Rib head disarticulation for multilevel transpedicular thoracic corpectomies and expandable cage reconstruction.

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：: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：BACKGROUND:A cerebral aneurysm with incomplete treatment may re-grow and cause new bleeding. This meta-analysis calculates the sensitivity and specificity of computed tomographic angiography (CTA) in the detection of the residual or recurrent cerebral aneurysms after clipping, in comparison with digital subtraction ang...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Sun H,Ma J,Liu Y,Lan Z,You C

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To summarize our experience in treating patients with spinal angiolipomas. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We conducted a retrospective review of the case records of patients with spinal angiolipoma who underwent surgery between March 1992 and March 2013. RESULTS:Of the 12 patients seen during the study period, 10 pati...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Wang B,Yang Z,Yang J,Wang G,Xu Y,Liu P

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The issue of stroke in young in India has long been of interest to neurologists in the country. The age group for stroke in young has been variable between different studies but perhaps should be restricted to 15-49 years as this age group tends to have a unique set of causes and risk factors. There is no evidence ind...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Prasad K,Singhal KK

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neuropathy is often an associated feature woth long-standing type II diabetes mellitus. Neuropathy may occur even in subjects with impaired glucose tolerance. OBJECTIVE:To study the prevalence of neuropathy using different electrophysiological techniques in subjects with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Kannan MA,Sarva S,Kandadai RM,Paturi VR,Jabeen SA,Borgohain R

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) is well known to present with lobar intracerebral hemorrhage, dementia or transient neurological events. White matter changes with CAA have only been recently described and can be seen with either sporadic or familial CAA. We present a 50-year-old man with rapidly progressive dementia...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Maramattom BV,Maramattom LV

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study comprised of 340 cases of extradural haematomas (EDHs) treated during a period of 10 years (1984-1994) in the division of Neurosurgery, Institute of Medical Sciences, Varanasi. Majority of them were rural patients (55.9 percent). The commonest mode of injury was blunt impact to the head mainly by lathi in r...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Sharma V,Mohanty S,George PJ

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Moyamoya disease, Japanese for 'puff of smoke', is a rare disease that presents most commonly with recurrent TIAs (transient ischemic attacks) / stroke in childhood. Ischemic symptoms in patients with moyamoya disease are usually due to hemodynamically-mediated perfusion failure. Identification of abnormal tissue perf...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Khanna PC,Lath C,Gadewar SB,Patkar DP

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

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：:Predicting the outcome of critically ill patients admitted to intensive care units (ICU) has undergone considerable evolution over the last two decades. Various general purpose severity-of-illness scoring systems, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation score (APACHE II, APACHE III), Mortality Predicting Model ...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Murthy JM,Meena AK,Kumar SR

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parasitic twin is a rare occurrence, with rachispagus being the rarest. The surgical approach and timing are not standardized. We describe the management of two cases of rachispagus and review the sparse literature on this entity. Both cases were operated early because of the social burden on the family as well as dif...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Pati AB,Mahalik SK,Naik S,Das K

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Hypophysitis occurs predominantly in women, usually during pregnancy or postpartum period. Hypophysitis involving the anterior pituitary often presents with adrenal insufficiency. Design/Methods:We describe a 43-year-old woman who presented with recurrent episodes of alteration of sensorium due to hyponatre...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Baby N,Varghese P,Kunnathuparambil SG,Kuriakose AM

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurosurgery residency is daunting and all-consuming to those who undergo it, and the spouses of those residents are not exempt from the challenges it presents. In light of our institution's implementation of a wellness initiative in neurosurgery residency education, the spouses of various participants offer their ins...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Estrella M,Henderson BG,Porto SC,Vargas M,Buchholz EH,Ellens SM,Spiotta V,Spiotta AM

更新日期：2019-01-01 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：:A prospective study was undertaken in 459 cases, undergoing open heart surgery which necessitated media sternotomy, to see the frequency of brachial plexus and peripheral nerve related complications in the upper limbs. Seven cases (1.53) had such complications. These included lower trunk injury (3 cases), ulnar neurop...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Reddy KV,Satyanarayana PV,Murthy J,Rao P,Rao CM,Rama RP,Rao CM

更新日期：1997-07-01 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:Paroxysmal occipital discharges (PODs) demonstrating the phenomena of fixation-off sensitivity have classically been described in childhood epilepsies with occipital paroxysms. AIM:We attempted to delineate the demographic, clinical and imaging characteristics of patients whose interictal electroencephalogr...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Kaul B,Shukla G,Goyal V,Srivastava A,Behari M

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective study was done to evaluate the role of short-term Video EEG (VEEG) recording in assessing the nature of clinical behaviour and in classification of seizures in children with frequent intractable seizure episodes. Forty five children upto 12 years of age with frequent intractable seizure episodes (> or =3...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Srikumar G,Bhatia M,Jain S,Maheshwari MC

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relative frequency of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) among the patients referred for electrophysiological studies was studied. The case material included both inpatients and outpatients with various peripheral nerve disorders during the study period. CTS constituted 7 percent of all the peripheral nerve disorders an...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Murthy J,Meena AK

更新日期：1995-01-01 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：:Herpes simplex virus (HSV) encephalitis complicated by cerebral hematoma is extremely rare. We report a 54-year-old man with hepes simplex encephalitis complicated by intracerebral hematoma and review the literature and describe the characteristics of HSV encephalitis complicated by intracerebral hematoma. ...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Takeuchi S,Takasato Y

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 59-year old man developed perioperative stroke following left carotid endarterectomy seconday to thrombosis at the endarterectomy site. Transcranial Doppler ultrasonography revealed very frequent microembolization in the left middle cerebral artery territory. The patient was successfully treated with intravenous abc...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Sylaja PN,Setiawan M,Hill MD,Demchuk AM,Wong J

更新日期：2009-11-01 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：:Pericallosal lipomas (PCLs) are rare tumors of the central nervous system. They may be associated with some parenchymal and vascular anomalies of brain. Magnetic resonance imaging is the modality of choice to assess the extent of the PCLs and possible concomitant malformations such as callosal agenesis/disgenesis. Com...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Erbay MF,Tecellioglu M

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:While the clinical and immunocytochemical features of sarcoglycanopathies have been reported from India, genetic aspects have not been studied. There is large variation in the sarcoglycan mutations among the studied populations. AIM:To study the spectrum of mutations in sarcoglycan genes (SG). MATERIALS AN...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Khadilkar SV,Singh RK,Hegde M,Urtizberea A,Love DR,Chong B

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endoscopic third Ventriculostomy (ETV) is one of the surgical options for obstructive hydrocephalus. There are varying opinions about results of ETV in infants. We are therefore presenting the results of ETV in 54 infants. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A prospective study of 54 infants undergoing ETV in our institu...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Yadav YR,Jaiswal S,Adam N,Basoor A,Jain G

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary intraventricular haemorrhage secondary to thrombolytic therapy has not been reported. A 55 years male who received i.v. streptokinase (STK) followed by heparinization for an acute myocardial infraction developed an extensive primary intraventricular haemorrhage from which he made an uneventful recovery over th...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Borgohain R,Radhakrishna H,Bordoloi A,Singh AK,Mohandas S

更新日期：1996-01-01 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：:We present an unusual case of primary diffuse craniospinal leptomeningeal gliomatosis (PGDL), who was initially diagnosed on the basis of imaging, laboratory findings, and cranial meningeal biopsy as tuberculous meningitis and showed clinical deterioration while on anti-tuberculous treatment for 2 months. The patient ...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Vishal J,Patir R,Ahlawat S,Gupta RK

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00