A case of late-onset allgrove syndrome presenting with predominant autonomic dysfunction.

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

abstract：Background and Aims:Intracranial atherosclerotic disease (ICAD) is common in the Asian population, but less studied in South Asians compared to East Asians. We compared risk factors, treatments, and outcomes among consecutive patients with symptomatic ICAD from India with a mixed-ethnic cohort from Chicago, Illinois. ...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Saraf U,Prabhakaran S,Arun K,Babiker A,Rajendran A,Kesavadas C,Sylaja PN

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rhabdomyolysis and myoglobinuria are a rare complication of dermatomyositis. Such patient can land up in acute renal failure. Recognition of this fact has important therapeutic implications as patients require immunotherapy in addition to the symptomatic treatment for renal failure. We report a case of dermatomyositis...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Joshi D,Kumar N,Rai A

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kleine-Levin syndrome (KLS) is a rare sleep disorder mainly affecting teenage boys in which the main features are intermittent hypersomnolence, behavioral and cognitive disturbances, hyperphagia, and in some cases hypersexuality. Each episode is of brief duration varying from a week to 1-2 months and affected people a...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Ramdurg S

更新日期：2010-10-01 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：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：: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：:[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：Objectives:Stress, anxiety, and depression are known to be associated with the development of neurodegenerative disorders through interactions with the underlying pathophysiology. We hypothesized that the presence of these symptoms contributes to cognitive disturbances and dementia in Parkinson's disease (PD). The pres...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Pal A,Pegwal N,Behari M,Sharma R

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Neurologists in their clinical practice are faced with inquiries about the suitability of stem cell approaches by patients with a variety of acute and chronic (namely neurodegenerative) disorders. The challenge is to provide these patients with accurate information about the scope of stem cell use as well ...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Devi MG,Sharma A,Mohanty S,Jain N,Verma K,Padma MV,Pal P,Chabbra HS,Khadilkar S,Prabhakar S,Singh G

更新日期：2016-07-01 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：: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：Background:Reduced hemoglobin concentration has an adverse impact on the ischemic penumbra in patients with ischemic stroke as it causes reduced oxygen delivery to neuronal tissue and predisposes to infarct expansion. There is a paucity of data on the impact of anemia on early functional outcomes. Aims:To determine th...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Chang T,Weeratunga P,Vithanage T,Wijewickrama P,Kularathne S,Fernando S,Arambepola C

更新日期：2020-07-01 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：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：: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：: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：OBJECTIVE:Frontal executive dysfunction (FED) and abnormalities in volumetric magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) have been described in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME). We aimed to compare JME patients with and without FED by group analysis of voxel-based morphometric (VBM) estimates of brain volume in MRI. SUBJECTS A...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Pillai SH,Raghavan S,Mathew M,Gopalan GM,Kesavadas C,Sarma S,Thomas SV

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Glutaric aciduria Type-I (GA-I) has characteristic clinical and neuroimaging features, which clinches the diagnosis in a majority of patients. However, there have been few case reports on GA-I from India. This study was undertaken to study the clinical presentations, metabolic profile, neuroim...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Kamate M,Patil V,Chetal V,Darak P,Hattiholi V

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Opercular myoclonic-anarthric status epilepticus (OMASE) is an uncommon disorder of diverse etiology. This condition is characterized by fluctuating cortical dysarthria associated with epileptic myoclonus involving glossopharyngeal musculature bilaterally. We report two cases of OMASE of vascular etiology in adults. I...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Bhaskara Rao JV,Vengamma B,Naveen T,Rao MS

更新日期：2013-10-01 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：: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：BACKGROUND:Mechanical thrombectomy (MT) is the most effective treatment in large vessel occlusion (LVO). We have analyzed our initial experience of MT of 137 patients in anterior circulation (AC) and posterior circulation (PC) LVO using Solitaire stent retriever device. METHODS:Retrospective cohort analysis of 112 AC ...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Singh RK,Chafale VA,Lalla RS,Panchal KC,Karapurkar AP,Khadilkar SV,Ojha PK,Godge Y,Singh RK,Benny R

更新日期：2017-07-01 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：Background:Migraine is a common cause of primary headache, with women being affected thrice as common as men. Very few studies are available on sexual dysfunction in female migraineurs. There are no published studies done on the same in India till now. This study was done to look for the prevalence and predictors of se...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Pradeep R,Sundarmurthy H,Karan V,Kulkarni P

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intrathecal methotrexate (ITMTX) is an important component in the treatment as well as prophylaxis of leukemia/lymphoma. ITMTX can cause chemical meningitis characterized by vomiting, headache, and fever lasting 2-5 days with spontaneous resolution of symptoms which differentiates this syndrome from bacteria...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Jacob LA,Sreevatsa A,Chinnagiriyappa LK,Dasappa L,Suresh TM,Babu G

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of rabies viral encephalitis in a 48-year-old male with an unusually long incubation period, historically suspected to be more than 20 years. The case was referred for histological diagnosis following alleged medical negligence to the forensic department. The histology and immunocytochemical demonstra...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Shankar SK,Mahadevan A,Sapico SD,Ghodkirekar MS,Pinto RG,Madhusudana SN

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background and Aims:Despite the evidence from randomized clinical trials, the effectiveness of intravenous tissue recombinant plasminogen activator (IV-tPA) for elderly patients (≥80 yrs) with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) is often an important consideration in clinical practice. We evaluated the effect of older age on a...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Sharma A,Sharma VK,Ahmad A,Gupta D,Khan K,Shuaib A,Alexandrov AV,Saqqur M

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Migraine is a chronic and disabling disorder. Treatment of migraine often comprises of symptomatic (abortive) and preventive (prophylactic) treatment. The current drugs used in migraine prophylaxis include antidepressant drugs (Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors, Tricyclic antidepressants), and anti-epileptic dru...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Sadeghian H,Motiei-Langroudi R

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Introduction:In Guillain Barre syndrome (GBS), worsening of weakness or disability after initial period of recovery or stabilization is described as treatment-related fluctuations (TRF). Aim:This study aims to describe the clinical characteristics and outcome of six patients with GBS and TRF. Patients and Methods:Six...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Ramakrishnan S,Mustare V,Philip M,Thennarasu K,Periyavan S

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00