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：:The present study focuses on the incidence of epileptic seizures in 1000 patients (200 children and 800 adults) with migraine. Very few patients with migraine had history of epileptic seizures. No patient had migraine-induced seizures and none had seizure-induced migraine like headaches. Occurrence of psychogenic non-...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Chakravarty A,Mukherjee A,Roy D

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Limb girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD) type 2A is caused by mutation in the gene encoding for calpain-3 resulting in total or partial loss of protein. Diagnosis of LGMD2A, the most prevalent form of LGMD, is established by analyzing calpain-3 protein deficiency or CAPN3 gene mutation. Since there is no data f...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Pathak P,Sharma MC,Sarkar C,Jha P,Suri V,Mohd H,Singh S,Bhatia R,Gulati S

更新日期：2010-07-01 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：BACKGROUND:The operative approaches for colloid cyst excision are varied with open microsurgical excision still being considered as the "gold standard". Endoscopic removal of these cysts is gaining in popularity. AIMS:To document the efficacy and safety of the endoscope for colloid cyst excision. MATERIALS AND METHOD...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Mishra S,Chandra PS,Suri A,Rajender K,Sharma BS,Mahapatra AK

更新日期：2010-05-01 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：: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：:Surgical options for suprasellar arachnoid cyst are cystoperitoneal shunt, craniotomy fenestration and endoscopic fenestration. Endoscopic management has been found to be safe and effective. We report our experience with endoscopic management in 12 (male five, female seven; age range 8 months to 42 years) patients wit...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Yadav YR,Parihar V,Sinha M,Jain N

更新日期：2010-03-01 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：:Intraosseous cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cysts, also known as intra-diploic arachnoid cysts, are usually of post-traumatic origin. Lesions presenting without a history of trauma are rare and are presumed to be of congenital origin. We report a young man with an intraosseous cystic lesion containing CSF and communicating...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Thomas TA,Rout D

更新日期：2010-01-01 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：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：: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: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：:Marchiafava-Bignami disease (MBD), a rare disorder most commonly seen in patients with a history of alcohol consumption, involves progressive demyelination and subsequent necrosis of the corpus callosum. Because clinical signs are nonspecific, the role of computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging is essential...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Bano S,Mehra S,Yadav SN,Chaudhary V

更新日期：2009-09-01 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：: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：:Traditional posterior approaches to the thoracic spine are done with either costo-transversectomy, lateral extracavitary approaches, or transpedicular approaches. The transpedicular approach is the only one that preserves the rib head. However, placing an expandable cage with this rib head intact poses special challen...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Chou D,Eltgroth M,Yang I,Lu D,Manley G

更新日期：2009-07-01 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：: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：BACKGROUND:Baclofen, a GABA-agonist, is currently available as an immediate release (IR) formulation for relieving neurogenic spasticity in a variety of disorders. Baclofen IR requires to be administered three times a day which inadvertently increases the chances of medication noncompliance among patients and is also a...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Sampat NG,Kulkarni RV,Sase N,Joshi NH,Vora PB,Bhattacharya AK,Lakhani JD,Bhowmik SS

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper we report an 18 year old woman with an intradural extramedullary tuberculoma mimicking en plaque meningioma located in the thoracic region. The patient was operated via thoracic laminoplasty and tumor was totally resected. On the follow-up examination the magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated the total...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Ozek E,Iplkcioglu AC,Erdal M

更新日期：2009-03-01 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：:Acute transverse myelitis (ATM) is an inflammatory demyelinating disorder that affects the spinal cord focally resulting in motor sensory and autonomic dysfunction. Establishing the diagnosis of ATM is not as difficult as determining the possible etiology. There is a difference in the perception of ATM seen in the Wes...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Pandit L

更新日期：2009-03-01 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：: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：BACKGROUND:Cryptococcal meningitis is a common opportunistic infection in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-infected individuals. There is little information specifically addressing cryptococcal meningitis in HIV-infected patients from North India. AIMS:To determine clinical presentation, hospital course, response to...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Kumar S,Wanchu A,Chakrabarti A,Sharma A,Bambery P,Singh S

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Long-term observations over a period of 22 years in an Indian family with primary dysferlinopathy are recorded, defining phenotypic variability. In the propositus, the dystrophy began distally in the tibialis anterior muscles, before involving the gastrocnemius. Transient painful calf hypertrophy, followed by calf was...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Khadilkar SV,Singh RK,Agarwal P,Krahn M,Levy N

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of the genetic metabolic myopathies remains generally unsatisfactory with the exception of a select few. Multiple Acyl Co-A Dehydrogenase Deficiency (Glutaric Aciduria type II), in particular, has been shown to respond well to riboflavin supplementation. Recently, studies have also confirmed the effectivenes...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Yee WC

更新日期：2008-07-01 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：:Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is a frequent hematological malignancy, with meningeal or peripheral nerve infiltrations being the most commonly encountered neurological complications. In this report, we describe a CLL patient with Miller-Fisher syndrome (MFS) who responded to immune modulation with plasmapheresis....

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Aki Z,Aksoy O,Sucak G,Kuruoğlu R,Yağci M

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:This study is designed to understand the pathophysiology of one of the most serious health problems, chronic tension-type headache (CTTH). Two polymorphic sites in serotonin transporter protein gene attracted much interest. These are: the variable number of tandem repeats (VNTR) and 5'-flankin...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Aylin A,Cengiz T,Emin E,Neriman A,Sacide P

更新日期：2008-04-01 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：BACKGROUND:Treatment of brain abscess is still a subject of controversy. Simple therapeutic approaches like twist drill/burr hole aspiration with or without insertion of a drain are also quite effective. There are reports of encouraging results following endoscopic treatment. We are reporting our results of endoscopic ...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Yadav YR,Sinha M,Neha.,Parihar V

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chordoid glioma is a rare low-grade tumor located in the third ventricle-hypothalamic region. Since its first report, 37 cases have been described in the literature. We report on an additional case that we considered significant because of its incidental detection and its uneventful surgical removal. ...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Gallina P,Pansini G,Mouchaty H,Mura R,Buccoliero AM,Di Lorenzo N

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:To translate and test the reliability and validity of the Multiple Sclerosis Quality of Life Questionnaire (MSQoL-54) in Iranian MS patients. SETTING AND DESIGN:Using a standard "forward-backward" translation, cognitive debriefing and cultural adaptation procedure, the English version of the MSQoL-...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Ghaem H,Borhani Haghighi A,Jafari P,Nikseresht AR

更新日期：2007-10-01 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：: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：:Recurrence of coiled aneurysm usually due to coil compaction is a known phenomenon. Extent of recurrence and its relation to re-bleeding is not known. The authors report a case of spontaneous asymptomatic extrusion of guglielmi detachable coils from the dome of a previously ruptured anterior communicating artery aneur...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Choudhari KA,Flynn PA,McKinstry SC

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Multi-minicore disease is a rare form of myopathy characterized by slowly progressive or nonprogressive muscle weakness and characteristic multiple cores within the muscle fibers. To the best of our knowledge, this is first documentation of the clinicopathological features of this rare entity from India. MA...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Sharma MC,Gulati S,Sarkar C,Jain D,Kalra V,Suri V

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00