Severity-of-illness scoring systems and models: neurological and neurosurgical intensive care units.

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：INTRODUCTION:The endovascular modality of treatment is the preferred treatment modality for DAVF. In some circumstances, successful obliteration may not be possible by endovascular means, and such cases may require a direct surgical treatment. The authors report on their experience with the use of cranial base approach...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Kattner KA,Roth TC,Nardone EM,Giannotta SL

更新日期：2004-09-01 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：:Giant axonal neuropathy (GAN) is a disorder that affects both the peripheral and central nervous system with clinical and genetic heterogeneity. We describe the spectrum of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), MR-spectroscopy (MRS), and diffusion changes in two siblings from India. In addition to the described MRI findin...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Ravishankar S,Goel G,Rautenstrauss CP,Nalini A

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 3-year-old girl presented with features suggestive of compression of cauda equina. In addition, she had soft, fluctuant gluteal swelling, which on aspiration yielded pus, positive for acid-fast bacilli on staining and culture. She showed significant clinicoradiological improvement following aspiration of pus and ant...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Kumar R,Chandra A

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Organized neurosurgery in India started in 1951 with the formation of the Neurological Society of India (NSI). Essentially, this society was the first superspecialty group in medicine comprising of clinical neuroscientists of India. The character of the Society has changed over the years with the formation of the Indi...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Deopujari CE

更新日期：2016-11-01 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：Objective and Aims:To study hormonal axis (HA) dysfunction pre-operatively and at three months after surgery in patients with large (>3 cms) (Hardy's grade C) and giant (>4 cms) nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas (NFPA). Methods:One hundred thirty nine patients operated between 2006 and 2017, with 3 months post-operati...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Baldia M,Rajaratnam S,Rajshekhar V

更新日期：2020-05-01 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：BACKGROUND:Evidence from small case series suggests that the intrasinus thrombolysis (IST) is relatively safe and effective in rapid recanalization of thrombosed sinuses and reversal of neurological deficits in patients with cerebral venous and sinus thrombosis (CVST) However, in the absence of randomized controlled tr...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Kumar S,Rajshekher G,Reddy CR,Venkateswarlu J,Prabhakar S

更新日期：2010-03-01 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

abstract：:A 37 year old male presented with left hemiplegia, left below knee amputation, right partial foot amputation and claudication pain. The limitations in the rehabilitation management in such a high-risk patient are multiplied. The appreciable benefits from supervised rehabilitation and judicious goal setting can help in...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Handa G,Singh U

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A "Hot Cross Bun" sign on T2-weighted MRI was described as a result of selective loss of myelinated transverse pontocerebellar fibers and neurons in the pontine raphe with preservation of the pontine tegmentum and corticospinal tracts (CST). However, neuropathologic studies showed contradicting results with no sparing...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Loh KB,Rahmat K,Lim SY,Ramli N

更新日期：2011-03-01 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：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：:Delayed carpal tunnel syndrome is rare. We describe the electrophysiological findings in a patient with Colle's fracture, who developed carpal tunnel syndrome 22 years after a wrist injury. ...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Goyal V,Bhatia M,Behari M

更新日期：2003-03-01 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：Background:Anatomy of the temporal region is complex with controversy over the relationship of fascial planes with the upper division of the facial nerve. Objective:This study aimed to identify the safe surgical landmarks to preserve the frontotemporal branch of the facial nerve during surgery and define the safest ap...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Sihag RK,Gupta SK,Sahni D,Aggarwal A

更新日期：2020-11-01 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：Background:There is an ongoing research on the etiology of multiple sclerosis (MS). It is still unclear whether nutritional status and biochemical parameters such as serum 25(OH)D, magnesium, and potassium influence the development of disease. Aims:This study aimed to make contributions to the literature in terms of t...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Akbay GD,Karakullukçu E,Mutlu AA

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reflex epilepsy is the commonest form of epilepsy in which seizures are provoked by specific external stimulus. Photosensitive reflex epilepsy is provoked by environmental flicker stimuli. Video game epilepsy is considered to be its variant or a pattern sensitive epilepsy. The mean age of onset is around puberty and b...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Singh R,Bhalla A,Lehl SS,Sachdev A

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was undertaken to find out the profile of intractable epilepsy (IE) in a tertiary referral centre. 100 patients (males 67; females 33) with IE attending the epilepsy clinic were evaluated. Detailed history, examination, investigations like EEG and CT scan and details regarding pharmacotherapy were analysed....

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Singhvi JP,Sawhney IM,Lal V,Pathak A,Prabhakar S

更新日期：2000-12-01 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：: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：: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：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

abstract：Introduction:Neurologists spend a significant amount of time in providing out-patient services. No comprehensive studies are there from India which have looked into the real burden of these common disorders in the out-patient population. This study was done to get a clear data on the burden of these disorders. Objecti...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Nadig R,Namapally US,K Sarma GR,Mathew T

更新日期：2019-05-01 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：: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：: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