Unusual presentation of Takayasu's arteritis as posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome.

abstract：Background:Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs) are a group of chronic, autoimmune disorders which include a new entity, necrotizing autoimmune myopathy (NAM). NAM lacks inflammation and presents with markedly elevated creatinine phosphokinase (CPK) levels. It is associated with connective tissue diseases (CTDs), ...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Ayesha SM,Meena AK,Vangala N,Rajasekhar L,Kaul S,Borgahain R,Uppin MS

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is an immune-mediated inflammatory demyelinating disorder of the central nervous system with a predilection for the optic nerves and the spinal cord. Immunopathological evidence suggests that the target antigen of the disease is aquaporin-4. An IgG antibody against this protein has...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Unni N,Barhate K,Ahmad N,Ganeshan M,Singhal B

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the colloquium on drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE) at National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore on August 16-18, 2013, a number of presentations were made on the surgically remediable lesional epilepsy syndromes, presurgical evaluation, surgical techniques, neuropathology of drug r...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Rao MB,Arivazhagan A,Sinha S,Bharath RD,Mahadevan A,Bhat M,Satishchandra P

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is an inflammatory demyelinating disease that selectively affects the optic nerves and spinal cord and generally follows a relapsing course. Therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) appears to be effective in patients with central nervous system inflammatory demyelinating disease who do n...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Kumar R,Paul BS,Singh G,Kaur A

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article on p. 49 in vol. 18, PMID: 25745311.]. ...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

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更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuromyelitis optica is an inflammatory demyelinating disorder of the central nervous system. The discovery of a specific antibody (NMO IgG /aquaporin-4 antibody) in patients with this condition has led to a marked revival of research on the disease. This article summarizes the major advances in neuromyelitis optica, ...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Jacob A

更新日期：2009-10-01 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：:Movement disorders in childhood comprise a heterogeneous group of conditions that lead to impairment of voluntary movement, abnormal postures, or inserted involuntary movements. Movement disorders in children are frequently caused by metabolic disorders, both inherited and acquired. Many of these respond to vitamin su...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Sondhi V,Sharma S

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Cross sectional studies have reported a tremendous amount of stress in caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). The present study aimed at evaluating the perceived stress in caregivers of patients with AD and MCI compared to controls. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Ca...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Anand KS,Dhikav V,Sachdeva A,Mishra P

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Young onset dementia is a challenge. We describe a case, where a patient presented with psychosis, dementia and MRI showing pulvinar sign, all of this typical of variant Cruetzfelt Jacob disease (CJD). Subsequent investigations lead to the diagnosis of a treatable illness and patient was improved and MRI sign reversed...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Gopalakrishnan B,Ashraf V,Kumar P,Kiran K

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:There is paucity of reports on thyrotoxic periodic paralysis (TPP) from India. We report the patients with TPP and compare them with idiopathic hypokalemic periodic paralysis (IHPP). MATERIALS AND METHODS:Patients with hypokalemic periodic paralysis (HPP) treated during the past 11 years were evaluated retro...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Kalita J,Goyal G,Bhoi SK,Chandra S,Misra UK

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Role of antiplatelet therapy in secondary stroke prevention is of major significance. Antiplatelet agents predominantly in use are aspirin, clopidogrel, and combination regimes. The review focuses on the optimization of antiplatelet regimen based on evidence obtained from randomized-controlled trials, on different ant...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Srivastava P

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an acute inflammatory polyneuropathy commonly characterized by rapidly progressive, symmetric weakness and areflexia. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We retrospectively assessed the clinical manifestations, results of electrodiagnostic tests, functional status and prognosis of 36 chil...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Akbayram S,Doğan M,Akgün C,Peker E,Sayιn R,Aktar F,Bektaş MS,Caksen H

更新日期：2011-04-01 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：:A 60-year-old male with chronic lymphatic leukemia (CLL) after 6 months of fludarabine therapy was admitted with status epilepticus and developed left hemiplegia. His magnetic resonance imaging revealed multiple T2 hyperintense lesions in the right frontal and left parieto-occipital lesion, simulating progressive mult...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Kalita J,Patel NS,Misra UK

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 2019 novel coronavirus (nCoV) pandemic is rapidly developing across the globe and new information is emerging expeditiously and constantly, particularly in relation to neurological illnesses. Both central and peripheral nervous system involvement has been reported including headache, dizziness, hyposmia/anosmia, t...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Garg D,Dhamija RK

更新日期：2020-04-01 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：:We report a case of primary Sjögren's syndrome presenting with multiple cranial nerve palsies and radiological evidence of cranial pachymeningitis and hypophysitis. A 47-year-old woman developed right sensory neural hearing loss followed, 2 months later, by right facial palsy. Cranial magnetic resonance imaging showed...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Ashraf VV,Bhasi R,Kumar RP,Girija AS

更新日期：2009-04-01 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：:West Nile Virus (WNV) is an arthropod-borne flavivirus, which causes flu-like illness and is sporadically associated with encephalitis. Transmission to humans occurs following a bite from an infected mosquito, which acquires the virus after feeding on dead birds. WNV meningoencephalitis is a rare infection with a neur...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Malhotra K,Ramanathan RS,Synowiec A,Rana S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurological complications following honey bee sting are rare. We report a case of a 3-year-old girl who developed acute polyradiculoneuropathy following honey bee sting, which was diagnosed by nerve conduction studies. ...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Poddar K,Poddar SK,Singh A

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The following article recommends guidelines for epilepsy surgery for India. This article reviews the indications, the various surgical options available and the outcome of surgery for drug resistant epilepsy based on current evidence. Epilepsy surgery is a well-established option for patients who have been diagnosed t...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Chandra PS,Tripathi M

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Headache is the most common symptom of cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT); however, the detailed underlying mechanisms and characteristics of headache in CVT have not been well described. Here, we report two cases of CVT whose primary and lasting presentation was orthostatic headache, suggestive of decreased intracrania...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Kim JB,Kwon DY,Park MH,Kim BJ,Park KW

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study is to assess the safety, feasibility and clinical value of transcranial motor evoked potential (MEP) monitoring by electrical stimulation. SETTING:Clinical neurophysiology department of tertiary reach hospital. MATERIALS AND METHODS:MEP monitoring was attempted in 44 "high risk" ...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Shah PA

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The aim of the study was to study the clinical profile of the patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) and psychosis. SETTINGS AND DESIGN:This was a prospective, cross sectional, hospital-based study done at the Department of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India from Se...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Amar BR,Yadav R,Janardhan Reddy YC,Pal PK

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 67-year-old male smoker had exertional headaches for 2 years. The headaches were holocephalic, very severe, excruciating, and occasionally accompanied by nausea. Physical examinations and neuroimaging were normal. Electrocardiogram (ECG) showed old infarct in inferior leads. Sublingual nitrate provided relief in hea...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Prakash S,Panchani N,Rathore C,Makwana P,Rathod M

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Meningitis and meningoencephalitis account for the majority of central nervous system infections by Listeria monocytogenes (Lm). Macroscopic listerial brain abscess is a rare infection. Early recognition of Listeria brain abscesses represents a major diagnostic challenge. Mortality from Listeria brain abscesses is hig...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Flores-Perez RO,Villarreal-Villarreal CD,Garza JAC,Galarza-Delgado DA

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

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：:Chronic relapsing inflammatory optic neuropathy (CRION) is a recently described recurrent optic neuropathy which is steroid responsive. Several features distinguish this entity from optic neuritis associated with demyelinating disorders and connective tissue diseases. The severe degree of visual loss, persistence of p...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Saini M,Khurana D

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recent supreme court of India judgment on autonomy makes it necessary for all practicing neurologists to appraise themselves of the changing legal framework for End-of-Life decision-making in India. A pathway has been prescribed for advance care planning and medical futility decision-making. This is an evolving la...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Gursahani R,Mani RK,Simha SN

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00