Efficacy of Cranial Electrical Stimulation and Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy in Improving Psychological Illness among Chronic Stroke Survivors: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.

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：: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：: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：OBJECTIVES:To study the clinical profile and predictors of outcome in children with status epilepticus (SE) during resuscitation in pediatric emergency department. MATERIALS AND METHODS:This retrospective study was carried out in a tertiary care teaching hospital. Admission and resuscitation data of children, aged bet...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Santhanam I,Yoganathan S,Sivakumar VA,Ramakrishnamurugan R,Sathish S,Thandavarayan M

更新日期：2017-04-01 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：:Tension type headaches are common in clinical practice. Earlier known by various names, the diagnosis has had psychological connotations. Recent evidence has helped clarify the neurobiological basis and the disorder is increasingly considered more in the preview of neurologists. The classification, clinical features, ...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Chowdhury D

更新日期：2012-08-01 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：: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

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：BACKGROUND:There is paucity of methodologically sound published studies on intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) from India, on pub med/embase search. AIMS:To explore etiology of ICH and correlate the causes, location, and size of hemorrhage to clinical outcome. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A hospital-based descriptive study from ...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Narayan SK,Sivaprasad P,Sushma S,Sahoo RK,Dutta TK

更新日期：2012-10-01 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：:The case of an 82-year-old female with probable Alzheimer's disease (AD), who developed unusual artistic creativity after development of her disease, is described. The possible pathogenetic mechanism is discussed. The patient showed no inclination toward visual arts during her premorbid years. However, 4 years after d...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Chakravarty A

更新日期：2011-10-01 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：: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：: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：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：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：: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：:Henoch-Schonlein purpura (HSP) is a small vessel vasculitis that is rare in adults. Here, we present a case of a woman who presented with palpable purpura, abdominal pain, arthritis and ischemic stroke. The patient met the diagnostic criteria of HSP. However, cerebrovascular disease is reported as an uncommon, yet fat...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Ghosh K,Chatterjee A,Sau JT,Dey S

更新日期：2012-10-01 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: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：: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:Data is scarce on prevalence of extracranial carotid atherosclerosis (ECA) in strokes <50 years and its association with lifestyle factors. OBJECTIVE:Study role of (a) ECA in non-cardio-embolic anterior circulation young strokes, and (b) smoking and alcohol in ECA. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Cardiovascular risk...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Hassan KM,Verma A,Prakash S,Chandran V,Kumar S,Banerji A

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Only few papers have investigated the impact of multiple sclerosis (MS), especially MS-related fatigue and the impact of the quality of sleep on the quality of life (QoL) in MS patients. OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to measure the quality of life in MS patients and the impact of disability, fat...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Ghaem H,Borhani Haghighi A

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Rules and regularities are embedded in all the language structures. Extracting these helps in speech-language acquisition and processing. Sentence processing relies on transitional probability of the dependencies and its distance which are present within the sentence. Aim:To investigate the effect of distan...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Darshan HS,Goswami SP

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review is on ultrastructure and subcellular physiology at normal and abnormal neuromuscular junctions. The clinical and electrophysiological findings in myasthenia gravis, Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS), congenital myasthenic syndromes, and botulinum intoxication are discussed. Single fiber electromyogr...

journal_title：Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

authors： Cherian A,Baheti NN,Iype T

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：: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