Stroke risk factors and subtypes in different age groups: a hospital-based study.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neuronal plasticity is expected to be different at different ages and adaptive changes developing after peripheral facial palsy (PFP) may provide a clue in this respect. AIMS:To investigate the difference in the reorganization developing after facial nerve damage between patients who developed PFP at childh...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Kiziltan ME,Uzun N,Kiziltan G,Savrun FK

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present report highlights an unusual presentation of vitamin B12 deficiency--recurrent seizures in a 26-year-old man. His symptoms responded to parenteral vitamin B12 therapy. The relevant literature is reviewed. ...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Kumar S

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plethsymographic recordings are used to evaluate changes in peripheral vascular tonus. Twenty-six volunteers (15 men, 11 women) with a mean age 31 years were included in this study. Plethsymographic recordings were done both at baseline and +40C temperatures bilaterally. Significant reductions in systemic blood flow w...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Bozdemir H,Sarica Y,Demirkiran M

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case of a boy with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) who presented with features of non-convulsive status epilepticus (NCSE). This case highlights the fact that NCSE, even though not a common occurrence in JME, should be kept in mind when a patient with previous history of seizures presents with subtle ch...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Chemmanam T,Pandian JD,Singh YP,Pandhi M

更新日期：2003-12-01 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：:This report describes a case of acute steroid-induced myopathy following a single dose of oral prednisolone. A 55-year-old man presented with an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, which was treated with prednisolone 40 mg daily in addition to bronchodilators. He developed features of myopathy...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Kumar S

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tuberculosis is endemic in developing countries. However, calvarial tuberculosis is rare, even in areas where tuberculosis is endemic. In the literature, only few case series of calvarial tuberculosis have been reported. AIM:To report a case series of 11 patients with calvarial tuberculosis, and discuss the...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Diyora B,Kumar R,Modgi R,Sharma A

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Spinal dural arteriovenous fistula (SDAVF) is a known cause of progressive myelopathy which can be treated either by surgery or embolization. Indocyanine green angiography videoangiography (ICG-VA) during surgery can locate the exact location of AV shunting. Objective:To determine the clinical outcome follo...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Koyalmantham V,Kale SS,Devarajan LJ,Phalak M,Chandra PS,Suri A,Kumar R,Tandon V

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An adult male presenting with acute onset opsoclonus, myoclonus and cerebellar ataxia is being reported. Patient had myoclonus involving limbs and palate. There are only a few reported cases associated with palatal myoclonus. Patient showed gradual spontaneous recovery. Possibility of underlying malignancy was exclude...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Srivastava T,Thussu A

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinal congenital dermal sinus is a rare entity, which supposedly results from the failure of neuroectoderm to separate from the cutaneous ectoderm during the process of neurulation. The present study was undertaken to know the clinical profile of these patients, to study associated anomalies and to assess the results...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Jindal A,Mahapatra AK

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:We have utilized lift-up laminoplasty to treat patients with myelopathy caused by ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) of the cervical spine. The preliminary surgical outcome with computer-assisted morphological assessment is presented. MATERIAL AND METHODS:The surgical techni...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Takami T,Ohata K,Goto T,Nishikawa M,Nishio A,Tsuyuguchi N,Hara M

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The choice of fluid is important in neurosurgical patients, who may be dehydrated due to the administration of diuretics in order to reduce cerebral edema. Normal saline, the infused fluid routinely used in neurosurgical patients, can cause hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis. A balanced crystalloid (BC) may h...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Dey A,Adinarayanan S,Bidkar PU,Bangera RK,Balasubramaniyan V

更新日期：2018-09-01 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：OBJECT:To evaluate the outcome of patients undergoing a decompressive craniectomy (DC) in traumatic brain injury (TBI) and the factors predicting outcome. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A total of 1,236 patients with TBI operated with a DC from January 2008 to December 2013 at a tertiary care hospital were included in the stud...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Sinha S,Raheja A,Garg M,Moorthy S,Agrawal D,Gupta DK,Satyarthee GD,Singh PK,Borkar SA,Gurjar H,Tandon V,Pandey RM,Sharma BS

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective analysis of 326 clinically diagnosed cases with meningitis over a period of five-and-a-half years was carried out to determine the prevalence of cryptococcal infection, its associated risk factors and therapeutic outcome. Fifty-four (16.6%) patients with cryptococcal meningitis were identified by smear...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Prasad KN,Agarwal J,Nag VL,Verma AK,Dixit AK,Ayyagari A

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is an entrapment neuropathy where the median nerve is compressed in the carpal canal. There are many variations of the distal branches of the median nerve at the wrist. Anatomical variations of this nerve have fundamental clinical importance to prevent injuries, especially during limited o...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Demircay E,Kabatas S,Cansever T,Yilmaz C

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Functional outcome at three months was studied in 72 patients with ischemic stroke. The Canadian Neurological Scale was used to assess the severity of stroke at admission and functional outcome at 3 months was assessed using modified Rankin scale. The size and site of the infarct was noted from the initial CT. Risk fa...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Paithankar MM,Dabhi RD

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To evaluate the role of diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) in the differentiation of neoplastic and non-neoplastic brain lesions, on the basis of DTI parameters, fractional anisotropy (FA) and mean diffusivity (MD) from the lesion (L) and the perilesional edema (PE). Material and Methods:Patients with newly diagno...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Soni N,Srindharan K,Kumar S,Bhaisora KS,Kalita J,Mehrotra A,Mishra P

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hirayama disease (HD)/cervical flexion-induced myelopathy (CFIM) is a lower motor neuron disease conventionally affecting a single upper extremity. We describe three men progressing after a long stable period to develop severe spastic paraparesis and bladder disturbances as a protracted implication of HD. The age at o...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Preethish-Kumar V,Polavarapu K,Nashi S,Bhattacharya K,Saini J,Vengalil S,Pruthi N,Bhat DI,Nalini A

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Positron emission tomography (PET) is the study of human physiology by electronic detection of positron-emitting radiopharmaceuticals. It is one of the noninvasive technologies that can measure the metabolic and functional activity of living tissue. Positron emission tomography finds its clinical applications in broad...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Kumar S,Rajshekher G,Prabhakar S

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are more than 10 million persons with epilepsy (PWE) in India. Despite availability of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs), there is a large treatment gap varying from 50 to 70% among PWE. For treatable epilepsy, this gap can be attributed to poor education, poverty, cultural beliefs, stigma, and poor healthcare infrastr...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Dixit AB,Banerjee J,Chandra PS,Tripathi M

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Giant cell arteritis (GCA), the most common form of systemic granulomatous vasculitis in adults, preferentially involves large and medium-sized arteries. Scalp necrosis is a rare complication and can be the presenting feature. This report presents two patients of GCA with severe scalp necrosis as the presenting sympto...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Mucke T,Kesting MR,Holzle F,Wolff KD

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background and Aims:DNA methylation and demethylation play a crucial role in the regulation of gene expression, though their interplay during pathogenesis of hippocampal scelerosis (HS) remains elusive. The present study was designed to investigate the DNA methylation regulated changes in expression of HS patients. Me...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Dixit AB,Srivastava A,Sharma D,Tripathi M,Paul D,Lalwani S,Doddamani R,Sharma MC,Banerjee J,Chandra PS

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peripheral nerve and brachial plexus injuries typically cause severe impairment in the affected limb. The incidence of neuropathic pain is high, reaching up to 95% of cases, especially if cervical root avulsion has occurred. Neuropathic pain results from damage to the somatosensory system, and its progression towards ...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Lovaglio AC,Socolovsky M,Di Masi G,Bonilla G

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diagnosis of myasthenia gravis is difficult, especially when the disease is restricted to ocular muscles. It is a well-known observation that myasthenic ptosis improves with cold and based on this, the ice pack test has been used as a tool in its differential diagnosis. The aim of the study is to investigate...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Natarajan B,Saifudheen K,Gafoor VA,Jose J

更新日期：2016-11-01 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：BACKGROUND:Earthquake is one of the most devastating natural disasters that threaten human lives. Worldwide more than 3 million deaths have been caused by earthquakes in recent 20 years. AIM:To analyze clinical features of head injuries after Sichuan earthquake. MATERIALS AND METHODS:From May 12 to June 12, 2008, Dep...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Jia L,Li GP,You C,Li H,Huang SQ,Yang CH,Xiong H,Zeng YJ

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fungal infections of the central nervous system (CNS) are being increasingly diagnosed both in immunocompromised and immunocompetent individuals. Sinocranial aspergillosis is more frequently described from countries with temperate climates, more often in otherwise immunocompetent individuals. The clinical syndromes wi...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Murthy JM

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Early restoration of flow to perfuse salvageable brain tissue has been shown to significantly reduce the morbidity and mortality of ischemic stroke. Several mechanical devices have shown promising results in patients with large vessel occlusive stroke. Solitaire revascularization device (ev3, Inc., Irvine, California)...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Huded V,Rajesh KN,Netravathi S,Iyer R

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) has been implicated as a potential therapeutic target in temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). However, whether BDNF exerts an epileptogenic or antiepileptogenic function remains controversial. MATERIALS AND METHODS:BDNF/tyrosine kinase receptor B (trkB) expression levels we...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Hou X,Wang X,Zhang L

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00