Spectrum of mutations in sarcoglycan genes in the Mumbai region of western India: high prevalence of 525del T.

abstract：:In the October of 1996, Lance Armstrong, celebrated cyclist and one of the greatest athletes the world has ever seen, at the age of 24, was diagnosed with metastatic testicular cancer with disease having already spread to his abdomen, lungs and brain. Lance underwent four cycles of chemotherapy, actually the pretty st...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Jalali R,Munshi A,Arora B

更新日期：2009-01-01 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：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:Multiplex ligation-dependant probe amplification (MLPA) is a highly sensitive and rapid alternative to multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Muscle biopsy should be reserved for mutation-negative cases. MATERIALS AND METHODS:An attempt was made to compare the sensitivity and pattern of mutations by mPC...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Manjunath M,Kiran P,Preethish-Kumar V,Nalini A,Singh RJ,Gayathri N

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The most common genetic neuromuscular disease of childhood, Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy (DMD/BMD) is caused by deletion, duplication or point mutation of the dystrophin gene located at Xp 21.2. In the present study DNA from seventy unrelated patients clinically diagnosed as having DMD/BMD referred from diff...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Basak J,Dasgupta UB,Banerjee TK,Senapati AK,Das SK,Mukherjee SC

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A Neuroepidemiological survey was carried at Malda district, 350 Km away from Calcutta; exactly at midpoint between Siliguri and Calcutta on a rural population of 37,286 (M 18,057; F 19,229; 1981 Census) under three Gram Panchayat areas with the help of non-professionals like Gram Panchayat members, ICDS workers, mult...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Das SK,Sanyal K

更新日期：1996-04-01 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：BACKGROUND:Evaluation of the degree of severity of injury, coma duration, and prediction of outcome are integral parts of present-day management of severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether evaluation and prediction of outcome in early phase after severe TBI is possible by means of single-v...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Du Y,Li Y,Lan Q

更新日期：2011-09-01 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：:Wilson's disease (WD) is an autosomal recessive disease involving a defect of copper transport by the hepatic lysosomes. It leads to excess copper deposition in the liver, the brain, the kidneys and the skeletal system, affecting most commonly children or young adults and running an invariably fatal course if not adeq...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Taly AB,Prashanth LK,Sinha S

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Leprosy is one of the most common causes of peripheral neuropathy, perhaps closely matched by diabetic neuropathy. Patterns of peripheral neuropathy in leprosy can be varied, which may include mononeuropathy, mononeuritis multiplex and symmetric polyneuropathy. Cranial nerves, especially facial and trigemina...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Kumar S,Alexander M,Gnanamuthu C

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:This prospective study analyzes the factors responsible for pre and postoperative persistent tinnitus following vestibular schwannoma (VS) surgery and discusses the possible etiopathogenetic mechanisms. Materials and Methods:Sixty-seven consecutive patients with unilateral VS operated via the retrosigmoid-s...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Sardhara J,Srivastava AK,Pandey SD,Keshri A,Mehrotra A,Das KK,Bhaishora K,Jaiswal A,Behari S

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:To determine the quality of life and its relationship with socio-demographic and medical factors in patients with stroke. SETTING AND DESIGN:Seventy patients with stroke seen in the neurology clinic on a follow-up visit; at least a period of 3 months of follow-up was included. MATERIALS AND METHODS...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Dayapoglu N,Tan M

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

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：:Spinal muscular atrophy constitutes one of the major disease entities amongst infantile neuro-muscular disorders. On the basis of morphological evidence, it had been suggested that the infantile spinal muscular atrophy (ISMA) is due to maturation arrest of the myofibres at 20 weeks gestation. Therefore, in the present...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Gayathri N,Das S,Gourie-Devi M,Ramamohan Y,Sarala D

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prescription writing has to be properly addressed with regard to its correctness and appropriateness. Any errors in the procedure have to be eliminated. Electronic prescribing has abolished most of typographical prescription errors but the rationality involved in prescription of drugs is more of a thought process, whi...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Batta A,Singh B

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Opinion is still divided over a standard surgical procedure to decompress lumbar canal stenosis. Both, laminectomy with or without facetectomy and foraminotomy and interlaminar fenestration have been advocated. In the present communication interlaminar decompression in lumbar canal stenosis has been discussed. Sixteen...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Patond KR,Kakodia SC

更新日期：1999-12-01 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：:Forty adult patients (age> 14 years) of generalised convulsive status epilepticus were studied prospectively. All the patients were subjected to detailed history, neurological examination and baseline investigations including haemogram and metabolicprofile. CT scan was carried out in 26 patients. All the patients were...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Swaminathan S,Sawhney I,Jain S,Garg SK

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The application of molecular diagnostic techniques has greatly improved the diagnosis, carrier detection, prenatal testing and genetic counseling for families with Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy (D/BMD) in India. The prediction of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) patients to have out-framed deletions and Beck...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Nadkarni JJ,Dastur RS,Viswanathan V,Gaitonde PS,Khadilkar SV

更新日期：2008-07-01 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

abstract：:Lipomatous meningiomas are an uncommon subtype of meningiomas. In the present report, the clinical characteristics, neuroimaing and pathological features of 5 patients (4 males, 1 female; age range, 17-45 years; mean age, 35.2 years) with lipomatous meningioma were analyzed. The neuro-pathological reevaluation of lipo...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Jaiswal AK,Mehrotra A,Kumar B,Jaiswal S,Vij M,Behari S,Pal L

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Head injuries account for significant proportion of neurosurgical admissions and bed occupancy. Patients with head injuries also consume significant proportions of neurosurgical resources. A prospective 6-month study has been carried out to evaluate the expenditure incurred on head injury patients in a modern neurosur...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Singh M,Vaishya S,Gupta S,Mehta VS

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to make a correct diagnosis of idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD), it is essential to exclude atypical parkinsonian features, such as early dementia, fall, and autonomic dysfunction. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), which is a systemic inflammatory disorder, although most patients present in a polyarticular manner...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Lee KW,Chien CF,Wu MN,Lai CL,Liou LM

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:To investigate the application value of using dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) with extended Tofts linear model for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) and its correlation with expanded disability status scale (EDSS) scores and disease duration. Materials and Methods:T...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Yin P,Xiong H,Liu Y,Sah SK,Zeng C,Wang J,Li Y,Hong N

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Restless leg syndrome (RLS) has negative effects on the quality of life of the patients. Epidemiological studies on RLS are limited. AIM:To determine the prevalence of RLS among people aged 40 years and above in Orhangazi district of Bursa, Turkey. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The study was carried out between 20...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Erer S,Karli N,Zarifoglu M,Ozcakir A,Yildiz D

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the value of susceptibility weighted imaging (SWI) in evaluating the histopathologic grade of cerebral astrocytomas and compare the relative value of SWI and conventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) sequences. MATERIALS AND METHODS:This is an analysis of 26 untreated patients with patholo...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Zhang H,Tan Y,Wang XC,Qing JB,Wang L,Wu XF,Zhang L,Liu QW

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The nervous system is among the most frequent and serious targets of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. The infection usually occurs in patients with profound immunosuppression. In 10 - 20% of the patients, the presence of a neurological disease is the first manifestation of symptomatic HIV infect...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Sharma SR,Hussain M,Habung H

更新日期：2017-01-01 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：CONTEXT:Computed tomographic angiography (CTA) is widely applied in the evaluation of cerebral vessels. Contrast enhancement in cerebral CTA without care or test bolus is not always sufficient for high-quality images. AIMS:Evaluation of the possibilities of calculation of scan delay for cerebral CTA in case of subarac...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Lukosevicius S,Basevicius A,Tamasauskas A

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00