Persistent deterioration in mental functions following electrical injury.

abstract：:Stroke is a common but under recognized complication of neurocysticercosis (NCC). We report six patients having NCC who presented with stroke. All patients were young with no vascular risk factors. The arteritis which resulted in ischaemic infarct in these patients was related to the presence and severity of arachnoid...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Jha S,Kumar V

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Even though many cases of pituitary fibrosarcoma (PF) have been reported, the etiologic classification of these tumors, however, remains undefined. Moreover, owing to the paucity of available case studies, the clinical characteristics of primary pituitary fibrosarcoma (PPF) have not been fully described. We report a 2...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Li ZJ,Sun P,Guo Y,Wang RZ

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endolymphatic sac tumors (ELST) are rare papillary tumors of the temporal bone. Previously named as aggressive papillary middle ear tumors, they have recently been shown to arise from the endolymphatic sac. They are a rare in cerebello-pontine angle (CPA). We present a case of an ELST who presented as a CPA tumor with...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Joseph BV,Chacko G,Raghuram L,Rajshekhar V

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amaurosis Fugax has not been described in relation to orbital Arterio-venous Malformation, which are tumours of rare occurrence. One such case is being reported. ...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Kaur A,Kohli A,Phadke RV,Jain VK,Chhabra DK

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical characteristics of aggressive craniocervical junction dural arteriovenous fistula (CCJDAVF) and effect treatment was studied in four patients and all four patients were treated endovascularly with liquid embolic agents. Post-embolization angiography documented complete obliteration in one patient and part...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Jiang P,Lv X,Wu Z,Li Y

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracranial epidermoids are generally seen as hypodense nonenhancing lesions on computed tomography scans; and, as T1 hypointense and T2 hyperintense lesions on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Unusual radiological findings have been reported earlier. The authors present the case of a 54-year old male patient who ha...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Sridhar K,Vij M

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cervical split cord malformations are extremely rare with less than 75 cases reported in the literature worldwide. The widely different terminologies used to describe the same pathoanatomy make the documentation of all reported cases a difficult task. We conducted a systematic review of 71 cases documented over 38 rep...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Sreenivasan R,Sharma R,Borkar SA,Arumulla S,Garg K,Chandra SP,Kale SS,Mahapatra AK

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bilateral optic nerve injury is a rare condition and is reported in 5-6 percent of all optic nerve injuries. However, there is no published series on bilateral optic nerve injury. Analysis of 31 cases of bilateral optic nerve involvement seen amongst 275 patients with optic nerve injury (11.5 percent) is discussed. Ro...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Mahapatra AK

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traumatic intracranial aneurysms constitute less than 1% of all intracranial aneurysms. A case of traumatic distal anterior cerebral artery aneurysm in 18 months old child, treated successfully by microsurgical excision of aneurysm is being reported, along with review of the literature. ...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Raju BS,Purohit AK,Murthy SR,Sundaram C,Sanjay T

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Comparative study of Class I drugs in central poststroke pain (CPSP) is lacking. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the safety and efficacy of pregabalin and lamotrigine in patients with CPSP. SETTING:Tertiary care teaching referral hospital. METHODS:We included consecutive patients with CPSP having ≥50 mm score on Vi...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Kalita J,Chandra S,Misra UK

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the aging population in our country, symptomatic osteoporotic compression fractures are increasingly common. Osteolytic compression fractures from spinal metastasis are also becoming more frequently seen because of the longer life expectancy from improvements in chemotherapy. Percutaneous vertebroplasty with PMMA...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Hee HT

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Department of Neurological Sciences at Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore was the first department to start neurosurgical and neurological services in India. Jacob Chandy started the department in 1949 against several odds. He started a formal training program in neurosurgery in 1958, for the first time in I...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Rajshekhar V

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The operative approaches for colloid cyst excision are varied with open microsurgical excision still being considered as the "gold standard". Endoscopic removal of these cysts is gaining in popularity. AIMS:To document the efficacy and safety of the endoscope for colloid cyst excision. MATERIALS AND METHOD...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Mishra S,Chandra PS,Suri A,Rajender K,Sharma BS,Mahapatra AK

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Despite dramatic advances in all medical era, cerebral vasospasm is still the major complication in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). The purpose of this study was to assess the influence of intraarterial (IA) nimodipine in the treatment of symptomatic vasospasm and in preventing neurological disab...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Dehdashti AR,Binaghi S,Uske A,Regli L

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the last 10 years from 1982-1992, we have diagnosed 29 cases of multiple sclerosis at our centre. In this hospital based retrospective study, 22 cases were definite (including 4 cases of Neuromyelitis optica) and the remaining 7 were probable cases of multiple sclerosis according to Poser's criteria (Poser et al ...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Pandit L,Subramanya R,Rao SN

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:While operating intracranial meningiomas, neurosurgeons commonly drill the hyperostotic bone and put the bone flap back. OBJECTIVE:To determine whether bony changes seen in meningioma are due to tumor invasion or reactionary changes. MATERIALS AND METHODS:This prospective study, conducted over 10 months (O...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Goyal N,Kakkar A,Sarkar C,Agrawal D

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Instrumentation in patients with osteoporosis is challenging. Bone cement-augmented fenestrated pedicle screw fixation is a new procedure for fixation in the osteoporotic bone; and, applying minimally invasive techniques to the above is a challenging and novel concept. AIMS:To evaluate the clinical and radi...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Chandra Vemula VR,Prasad BC,Jagadeesh MA,Vuttarkar J,Akula SK

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of the genetic metabolic myopathies remains generally unsatisfactory with the exception of a select few. Multiple Acyl Co-A Dehydrogenase Deficiency (Glutaric Aciduria type II), in particular, has been shown to respond well to riboflavin supplementation. Recently, studies have also confirmed the effectivenes...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Yee WC

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Facial spasms are of various types. Hemifacial spasm (HFS) is characterized by unilateral tonic-clonic contractions of facial muscles, following a specific pattern of disease progression. It has well-delineated clinical, radiological and electrophysiological features. We have conducted an extensive review of existing ...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Bhagwat AA,Deogaonkar M,Deopujari CE

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rosai Dorfman disease (RDD), also known as sinus histiocytosis with massive lymphadenopathy, is a benign histiocytic proliferative disorder mainly affecting the lymph nodes. Although several cases of extra-nodal involvement have been reported previously, central nervous system involvement, particularly in the absence ...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Krishnamoorthy V,Parmar CF,Panikar D

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 72-year-old male was admitted with subarachnoid hemorrhage associated with a ruptured cerebral aneurysm. The aneurysm was treated with clipping soon after radiological examination. Eight weeks after the treatment, the patient suffered from secondary hydrocephalus resulting from blockage of the subarachnoid space due...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Horita Y,Imaizumi T,Hashimoto Y,Niwa J

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracranial schwannoma is a kind of benign intracranial tumors, derived from neuron myelin sheath, growing slowly and curable. Olfactory schwannoma is an exceedingly rare kind of schwannoma, whose origin is still uncovered. Although several theories have been put up for pathogenesis of olfactory schwannoma, till now,...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Wang Z,Zhang W,You G,Wang J,Li G,Gao Z,Xie J

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical symptoms and radiologic characteristics of gliomatosis cerebri (GC) are non-specific and the condition may be confused with other central nervous system diseases. We report three patients with GC; all the three patients had involvement of more than three lobes and the deep white matter, as well as bilateral i...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Brandão RA,de Carvalho GT,de Azeredo Coutinho CA,Christo PP,Santiago CF,Santos Mdo C,de Sousa AA

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to conduct a retrospective analysis of the clinical characteristics of 20 individuals with intramedullary cavernous angiomas (ICA) presented with serious pain complaints. This study was to investigate the efficacy of short- and long-term pain relief following surgical resection...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Qing HS,Shuhui G,Jiagang L

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To study and compare the electrophysiological changes in neuroparalytic or vasculotoxic snakebites. MATERIALS AND METHODS:40 patients who had a definite history of snakebite, either vasculotoxic or neuroparalytic, were selected. They were grouped as Group A, 20 patients having a neuroparalytic snakebite with defi...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Panduranga P,Sangle SA,Mane AA,Doshi S,Kadam DB

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three patients of delayed extradural hematoma (EDH) were seen in the last one year among forty eight consecutively treated cases of EDH. All the three hematomas were evacuated. Awareness of this entity and a high degree of vigilance are strongly recommended to detect such cases. Repeat CT should always be done, especi...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Alappat JP,Baiju,Praveen,Jayakumar K,Sanalkumar P

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Space exploration exposes astronauts to a variety of gravitational stresses. Exposure to a reduced gravity environment affects human anatomy and physiology. Countermeasures to restore homeostatic states within the human body have begun. The pathophysiological effects of exposure to microgravity, on the neurological sy...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Mann V,Sundaresan A,Mehta SK,Crucian B,Doursout MF,Devakottai S

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tropical Spastic Paraparesis (TSP) is an uncommon myeloneuropathy with an insular geographic distribution. In 1985, Human T-lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-1) was reported to be a possible etiological factor. We did an epidemiological, clinical and virological study of 25 cases of TSP. They were predominantly young ad...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Oomman A,Madhusoodanan M

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this report, we describe a new mutation located in the coiled 1B domain of desmin and associated with a predominant cardiac involvement and a high degree of cardiac sudden death in a large Indian pedigree with 12 affected members. The index cases was 38-year-old man who presented with progressive difficulty in grip...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Nalini A,Gayathri N,Richard P,Cobo AM,Urtizberea JA

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with severe head injury with bilateral dilated unreactive pupils are considered to have a grave prognosis. Hence proper planning and aggressive management becomes mandatory for achieving good results. We present the outcome of consecutive 166 patients with severe head injury, admitted between January 1996 and...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Sousa J,Sharma RR,Pawar SJ,Mahapatra A,Lad SD

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00