Cervico thoracic junction spinal tuberculosis presenting as radiculopathy.

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Middle cerebral artery (MCA) disease is the most common vascular lesion in stroke. Transcranial Doppler (TCD) is a non-invasive bedside screening method for assessing cerebral blood flow. AIM:To investigate the prevalence of MCA stenosis in asymptomatic but high-risk individuals for stroke. MATERIALS AND...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Sada S,Reddy Y,Rao S,Alladi S,Kaul S

更新日期：2014-09-01 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：: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：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：: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：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：: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：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：BACKGROUND:Postoperative diabetes insipidus (DI) is a significant cause of morbidity in craniopharyngiomas (CP) and its effective management improves outcome. OBJECTIVE:The objective was to determine the efficacy of a treatment protocol in the management of early postoperative DI in CP. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The qual...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Pratheesh R,Swallow DM,Joseph M,Natesan D,Rajaratnam S,Jacob KS,Chacko AG

更新日期：2015-09-01 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：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：:Accessory nerve schwannoma are extremely rare. The preoperative consideration of this diagnosis will lead to appropriate surgical management with preservation of motor nerve function. In this article we review the literature and report a case treated successfully based on preoperative MRI findings. ...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Agrawal A,Rao KS,Makannavar JH,Shetty L,Raveendra VM

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dermatomal somatosensory evoked potentials (DSSEP) from C5-T1 dermatomes were recorded in 20 normal healthy adult volunteers as controls and 61 patients with neck pain. The patients were divided into three groups. Group I : symptomatic patients withclinical signs of C5-T1 radiculopathy and radiological evidence of cer...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Abraham AP,Pandian JD

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) is a group of heritable connective tissue disorders characterised by hyperelasticity of the skin and hypermobile joints. In addition to those features it is often associated with many systemic complications. Though many neurological complications have been described, an association of spin...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Sadique SS,Ramasubramanian D

更新日期：1997-10-01 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：BACKGROUND:Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is a well described entity in adults. In pediatric age group the presentation of disease can vary depending on the age of patients and is less frequently reported. AIM:The aim of this study is to describe the clinical features, investigations, treatment and outcome...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Roy AG,Vinayan KP,Kumar A

更新日期：2013-09-01 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：: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：:Mirror therapy (MT) is a valuable method for enhancing motor recovery in poststroke hemiparesis. The technique utilizes the mirror-illusion created by the movement of sound limb that is perceived as the paretic limb. MT is a simple and economical technique than can stimulate the brain noninvasively. The intervention u...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Arya KN

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:"Telestroke" is emerging as a potential timesaving, efficient means for evaluating patients experiencing acute ischemic stroke. It provides an opportunity for administration of thrombolytic drugs within the short therapeutic time window associated with AIS. We describe our experiences of the feasibility and safety of ...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Muengtaweepongsa S,Dharmasaroja PA,Maungboon P,Wattanaruangkowit P

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral involvement is rare in polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) and is mostly characterized by ischemic events and intracranial hemorrhages secondary to cerebral aneurysms is extremely rare. We report two patients of PAN with multiple intracranial aneurysms. One patient presented with intracerebral hemorrhage and in the ot...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Sharma S,Kumar S,Mishra NK,Gaikwad SB

更新日期：2010-05-01 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：: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：INTRODUCTION:Rhinocerebral mycosis is a rapidly progressive fatal opportunistic infection, predominantly affecting people in an immunocompromised state. Aggressive surgical therapy, with repeated debridement in combination with intravenous amphotericin B can lead to a high rate of cure. AIM:To determine the predictors...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Jayalakshmi SS,Reddy RG,Borgohain R,Subramanyam C,Panigrahi M,Sundaram C,Meena AK,Mohandas S

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a critical and rapidly growing global health problem. Neurological complications occur in almost all patients with severe CKD, potentially affecting all levels of the nervous system, from the central nervous system (CNS) through to the peripheral nervous system (PNS). Patients with CKD ...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Renjen PN,Chaudhari D,Sagar G,Jasuja S

更新日期：2018-01-01 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：: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：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：: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：:Vertebro basilar insufficiency (VBI) is a well known cause of vertigo. Brain Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) is an important diagnostic tool to detect and to quantitate the perfusion abnormalities in different areas of the brain. Effect of an antivertigo drug Betahistine on improving the hypoperfusi...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Krishna BA,Kirtane MV,Sangeeta T,Gopinath G

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00