Optimization of antiplatelet/antithrombotic therapy for secondary stroke prevention.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Congenital myopathies (CMs) though considered distinct disorders, simultaneous occurrence of central nucleus, nemaline rods, and cores in the same biopsy are scarcely reported. OBJECTIVE:A retrospective reassessment of cases diagnosed as CMs to look for multiple pathologies missed, if any, during the initia...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Dhinakaran S,Kumar RS,Thakkar R,Narayanappa G

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Allgrove Syndrome or triple A syndrome is a rare familial multisystem disorder characterized by achalasia, alacrima and adrenal insufficiency. The objective was to describe a case of 4A syndrome where autonomic dysfunction was the presenting feature. A 22-year-old male presented with erectile dysfunction and loss of s...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Sanyal D,Bhattacharjee S

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nosology, classification and pathophysiology of ophthalmoplegic migraine (OM) remains complex and debatable. A recently proposed classification of OM leaves several caveats. A critical analysis of all reported cases of OM (1993-2010) has been made incorporating the authors' own experience to arrive at a simple, un...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Chakravarty A,Mukherjee A

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stent retrieval system is an established treatment modality in acute ischemic stroke with large vessel occlusion. Here, we describe a complication which occurred during mechanical thrombectomy in three cases where the clot dislodged during retrieval. There was a possibility of the clot getting reinjected into the arte...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Huded V,Nambiar V,De Souza R,Bohra V,Ramankutty R

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is a non-invasive and relatively painless tool that has been used to study various cognitive functions as well as to understand the brain-behavior relationship in normal individuals as well as in those with various neuropsychiatric disorders. It has also been used as...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Mishra BR,Sarkar S,Praharaj SK,Mehta VS,Diwedi S,Nizamie SH

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lumbar puncture in the presence of an intracranial tumor with raised intracranial pressure is known to have catastrophic consequences due to herniation of intracranial contents through the tentorial hiatus or foramen magnum. There are relatively few case reports about the same sequence of events when lumbar puncture i...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Krishnan P,Roychowdhury S

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Hyponatremia is a common electrolyte disorder encountered in patients of neurological disorders which is usually either due to inappropriate secretion of Antidiuretic hormone (SIADH) or cerebral salt wasting syndrome (CSWS). We conducted this study in a tertiary care hospital to determine the incidence and...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Saleem S,Yousuf I,Gul A,Gupta S,Verma S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Limbic encephalitis (LE) is a neurological syndrome that may present in association with cancer, infection, or as an isolate clinical condition often accompanying autoimmune disorders. LE associated with glutamic acid decarboxylase antibodies (anti-GAD) is rare in children. Here, we characterized the clinical and labo...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Incecik F,Hergüner OM,Yıldızdaş D,Horoz O,Besen S

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This cross-sectional case control study included subjects aged between 18 and 65 years with diagnosis of myasthenia gravis (MG) in Osserman's Stage I and Stage IIa and those in remission with positive and negative acetylcholine receptor antibody (AChRAb). They were evaluated for heart rate variability (HRV) and other ...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Puneeth CS,Chandra SR,Yadav R,Sathyaprabha TN,Chandran S

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of Nicolau syndrome (NS) in a 36-year-old adult taking an unusual and devastating hyperacute irreversible paraplegia after an intramuscular injection of benzathine penicillin as a part of routine chemoprophylaxis of her rheumatic heart disease is reported. Although this syndrome is a considerably rare, iatrogen...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Shelley BP,Prasad P,Manjunath MM,Chakraborti S

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:The guideline recommended dose of intravenous (i.v) recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator (rt-PA) for acute ischemic stroke is 0.9 mg/kg in the European and American populations. In Asiatic population, some studies have shown that a lower dose of i.v rt-PA is equally efficacious. AIMS:To assess if ther...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Abraham SV,Thaha F,Krishnan SV,Shajan A,Balakrishnan JM,Palatty BU

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is a rapidly progressive, fatal, transmissible neurodegenerative disorder caused by prion protein. It is still considered rare in countries like India. This is probably due to nonavailability of autopsy studies in majority of the center. The recent European diagnostic criterion for ...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Biswas A,Khandelwal N,Pandit A,Roy A,Guin DS,Gangopadhyay G,Senapati A

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extratemporal lobe epilepsies (ETLE) are characterized by the epileptogenic foci outside the temporal lobe. They have a wide spectrum of semiological presentation depending upon the site of origin. They can arise from frontal, parietal, occipital lobes and from hypothalamic hamartoma. We discuss in this review the sem...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Dash D,Tripathi M

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to assess the effect of sodium valproic acid (SVA) on the sleep quality of patients with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME). MATERIALS AND METHODS:Standardized sleep questionnaires viz. Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) were administered to 30 ...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Nayak C,Sinha S,Ramachandraiah CT,Nagappa M,Thennarasu K,Taly AB,Satishchandra P

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the first steps toward the correct diagnosis of dementia is to segregate out the nondegenerative dementias from possible degenerative dementias. Nondegenerative dementias could be due to traumatic, endocrine, metabolic, nutritional, toxic, infective, and immunological causes. They could also be caused by tumors...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Ghosh A

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Takayasu's arteritis is a chronic, idiopathic, inflammatory disease primarily affecting aorta and its branches. It mainly affects young females in the age group of 10-30 years. Various atypical presentations of Takayasu's arteritis have been described in children. These atypical presentations can cause delayed diagnos...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Zaki SA,Chavan V,Shanbag P

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three cases with manifestations of right heart failure, shock, metabolic acidosis, and renal failure in varying combination were admitted with paraparesis. Nerve conduction study suggested predominantly motor and mainly axonal type of neuropathy. Rapid reversal of shock, acidosis, and multi-organ dysfunction with time...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Prakasha SR,Mustafa AS,Baikunje S,Subramanyam K

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:18-Fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose(FDG) is a structural analog of 2-deoxyglucose and accumulates in malignant tissues but also at sites of infection and inflammation. For this reason, FDG PET or PET/CT has great advantage in understanding of underlying pathology in assessment of FUO (Fever of unknown origin). However, till t...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Tewari A,Padma S,Sundaram PS

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis is an autosomal recessive inborn error of metabolism that is an often missed but treatable cause of hereditary ataxia. We report a case of cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis (CTX) that was diagnosed only after the development of cognitive decline and adult onset ataxia in a 35-year-old man. ...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Shaji B,Srikumar B,Ramachandran D

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a young patient of acute transverse myelitis (ATM) who developed true lower motor neuron (LMN) type flaccid paraplegia as a result of anterior horn cell damage in the region of cord inflammation that extended from conus upwards up to the D4 transverse level. We infer that flaccidity in acute phase of ATM i...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Pradhan S,Kumar A

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stroke in young poses a major health problem. Thrombophilic factors have been implicated in 4-8% of the young strokes worldwide. Protein S deficiency is a rare cause of recurrent ischemic stroke in young population. Only a few sporadic cases have been described in the literature. We are reporting a case of protein S d...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Hooda A,Khandelwal PD,Saxena P

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oxidative stress has been implicated in various disorders including epilepsy. We studied the antioxidant status in patients with epilepsy and aimed at determining whether there was any difference in the antioxidant levels between patients and controls, patients who are not on antiepileptic drugs (AEDs), and ...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Menon B,Ramalingam K,Kumar RV

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Stroke survivors suffer from significant neuropsychiatric disturbances and these disturbances act as barrier in the motor recovery. Medication is the common treatment but it has adverse effects. Hence, there is a need to find out effective treatments with or without minimal side effects for gross motor recov...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Bhardwaj M,Arumugam N,Gambhir S

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fazio Londe Syndrome is a rare neurological disorder presenting with progressive bulbar palsy with respiratory failure. Initially considered to have an unrelenting course, is now found to be due to mutations in the SLC52A3 gene which encodes the intestinal (hRFT2) riboflavin transporter in some children. We report an ...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Varadarajan P,Thayanathi V,Pauline LC

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Microbleeds (MBs) are observed frequently in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and suggested to play a crucial role in the pathophysiology, but their clinical significance remains unclear. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The study recruited 100 patients with AD who were diagnosed at the memory clinic in Seoul Medical Center i...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Heo JH,Im DG,Lee SH,Ahn JY

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this work was to assess the respiratory functions of ambulatory Duchenne patients and to propose an earlier time period for intervention. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Lung functions and North Star Ambulatory Assessment (NSAA) scores of Duchenne patients were evaluated simultaneously. RESULTS:Thirty ambulatory...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Ekici B,Ergül Y,Tatlı B,Bilir F,Binboğa F,Süleyman A,Tamay Z,Calışkan M,Güler N

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Wasp and bee sting are commonly encountered worldwide. Local reactions are more common, generally are self-limiting and settle within a few hours. Multiple stings can lead to various clinical manifestations like vomiting, diarrhea, dyspnea, generalized edema, hypotension, syncope, acute renal failure, and even death. ...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Wani M,Saleem S,Verma S,Yousuf I,Wani M,Asimi R,Daga RA,Shah I,Aejaz

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:There are few community-based neuroepidemiological studies based in tribal communities. This cross-sectional community-based study explored the prevalence rates of neurological disorders in the tribal region of Kaparada in Gujarat. Methodology:A two-stage methodology was used. Door-to-door surveys were cond...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Mansukhani KA,Barretto MA,Donde SA,Wandrekar J,Nigudkar A,Nair R

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In India, various groups have studied different regions to find out deletion pattern of dystrophin gene. We have investigated its deletion pattern among Duchenne/Becker muscular dystrophy (D/BMD) patients across Gujarat. Moreover, in this study we also correlate the same with reading frame rule. However, we t...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Rao MV,Sindhav GM,Mehta JJ

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stroke is a major health problem world-wide and its burden has been rising in last few decades. Until now tissue plasminogen activator is only approved treatment for stroke. Angiogenesis plays a vital role for striatal neurogenesis after stroke. Administration of various growth factors in an early post ischemic phase,...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Talwar T,Srivastava MV

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00