abstract：:Symptomatic hemorrhagic transformation is common in supratentorial and cerebellar infarction, but is rare in brainstem infarction. It is seldom reported in basilar artery occlusion. Although early arterial recanalization by thrombolytic agent has became the new trend of treatment, for some neurologists anticoagulant i...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Hsiao MC,Lee JD,Lee M,Weng HH

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Image-guided procedures such as computed tomography (CT) guided, neuronavigator-guided and ultrasound-guided methods can assist neurosurgeons in localizing the intraparenchymal lesion of the brain. However, despite improvements in the imaging techniques, an accurate diagnosis of intrinsic lesion requires tis...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Jain D,Sharma MC,Sarkar C,Gupta D,Singh M,Mahapatra AK

更新日期：2006-12-01 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：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：:Headaches are commonly associated with various psychiatric disorders. The comorbidity of migraine and psychiatric disorders has been well documented. Here we present a case of schizophrenia with comorbid headache treated with clozapine. The patient's headache fulfilled the diagnostic criteria for cluster headache (CH)...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Datta SS,Kumar S

更新日期：2006-06-01 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：: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：BACKGROUND:The effect of initiation of levodopa therapy on the memory functions in patients with Parkinson's disease remains poorly understood. AIMS:To evaluate the effect of initiation of levodopa therapy on memory, in patients with early Parkinson's disease. SETTINGS AND DESIGN:Prospective case control study. MATE...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Singh S,Behari M

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：:Prior to implantation, spinal implants are subjected to rigorous testing to ensure safety and efficacy. A full battery of tests for the devices may include many steps ranging from biocompatibility tests to in vivo animal studies. This paper describes some of the essential tests from a mechanical engineering perspectiv...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Goel VK,Ebraheim NA,Biyani A,Rengachary S,Faizan A

更新日期：2005-12-01 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：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：:Early myoclonic encephalopathy (EME) is a rare malignant epileptic syndrome. The erratic myoclonus with or without focal motor seizures, time of onset before 3 months of age, and suppression-burst (SB) pattern in EEG are accepted as the diagnostic criteria for EME. We report a 40-day-old infant with the diagnosis of n...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Ozyürek H,Turanli G,Aliefendioglu D,Coskun T

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies have shown the detrimental effect of increased temperature on brain injury. Fever is common after intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). The term 'central fever' is often used when no cause is identified. AIM:The aim of the study was to determine the correlation of fever with third ventricular shift in 61 ...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Deogaonkar A,De Georgia M,Bae C,Abou-Chebl A,Andrefsky J

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Positron emission tomography (PET) is the study of human physiology by electronic detection of positron-emitting radiopharmaceuticals. It is one of the noninvasive technologies that can measure the metabolic and functional activity of living tissue. Positron emission tomography finds its clinical applications in broad...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Kumar S,Rajshekher G,Prabhakar S

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Benign gliomas of the brain show decreased uptake of 18F fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) on positron emission tomography (PET). Malignant transformation is usually manifested by an increase of 18FDG uptake. A 45-year-old female has been followed up since 1987 by means of 18FDG-PET for a right hemispheric World Health Organiz...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Novak L,Molnar P,Lengyel Z,Tron L

更新日期：2005-03-01 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：:High-grade gliomas are relatively frequent in adults, and consist of the most malignant kind of primary brain tumor. Being resistant to standard treatment modalities such as surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy, it is fatal within 1 to 2 years of onset of symptoms. Although several gene therapy systems proved to be ef...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Mattei TA,Ramina R,Miura FK,Aguiar PH,Valiengo Lda C

更新日期：2005-03-01 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：BACKGROUND:Limb girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD) is a phenotypic expression of a heterogeneous group of diseases and sarcoglycanopathy is one of the causes of LGMD. There is only one study on sarcoglycanopathies in the Indian literature. No data is available from northern India. MATERIALS AND METHODS:All cases of musc...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Sharma MC,Mannan R,Singh NG,Gulati S,Kalra V,Sarkar C

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Kluver-Bucy syndrome (KBS) is a neurobehavioral syndrome and can be seen in association with a variety of neurological disorders. Case records of 6 patients with KBS seen during a period of 5 years in a university hospital were reviewed. During the study period 6 patients with KBS, aged between 4 and 14 years, wer...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Jha S,Patel R

更新日期：2004-09-01 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：:We report two rare cases of primary intracranial plasma cell granuloma. The tumors probably arose from the dura and involved the cerebral parenchyma. These patients presented with clinical features of raised intracranial pressure and there was focal neurological deficit. The management issues are discussed. ...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Shenoy SN,Raja A

更新日期：2004-06-01 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：BACKGROUND:No Indian studies have focused on the clinical aspects of tremor. AIMS:To study the distribution of various etiological types of tremor disorders at a Movement Disorders clinic of a large, tertiary care hospital in India and to study the clinical characteristics of essential tremor [ET]. SETTING AND DESIGN...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Shukla G,Behari M

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

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：:Isolated intracranial hypertension is a common manifestation of intracranial sino-venous thrombosis (ISVT). Markedly elevated intracranial tension presents with unusual features including cranial neuropathies and radiculopathy. We report two cases with ISVT, which presented with headache, papilledema, progressive visu...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Moosa A,Kishore A,Gupta AK,Radhakrishnan K

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:We have utilized lift-up laminoplasty to treat patients with myelopathy caused by ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) of the cervical spine. The preliminary surgical outcome with computer-assisted morphological assessment is presented. MATERIAL AND METHODS:The surgical techni...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Takami T,Ohata K,Goto T,Nishikawa M,Nishio A,Tsuyuguchi N,Hara M

更新日期：2004-03-01 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：:We present a case of a boy with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) who presented with features of non-convulsive status epilepticus (NCSE). This case highlights the fact that NCSE, even though not a common occurrence in JME, should be kept in mind when a patient with previous history of seizures presents with subtle ch...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Chemmanam T,Pandian JD,Singh YP,Pandhi M

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tropical Spastic Paraparesis (TSP) is an uncommon myeloneuropathy with an insular geographic distribution. In 1985, Human T-lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-1) was reported to be a possible etiological factor. We did an epidemiological, clinical and virological study of 25 cases of TSP. They were predominantly young ad...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Oomman A,Madhusoodanan M

更新日期：2003-12-01 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：:Neuronal migration disorders are an important differential diagnosis to be considered in the evaluation of intractable epilepsy. Though the underlying causative factors which govern their development are many and varied, genetic factors have been found to be contributory in a few forms of these disorders. An X-linked ...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Panda S,Tripathi M,Jain S,Sharma P

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective analysis of 326 clinically diagnosed cases with meningitis over a period of five-and-a-half years was carried out to determine the prevalence of cryptococcal infection, its associated risk factors and therapeutic outcome. Fifty-four (16.6%) patients with cryptococcal meningitis were identified by smear...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Prasad KN,Agarwal J,Nag VL,Verma AK,Dixit AK,Ayyagari A

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stem cells are self regenerating multipotential cells, found in the human brain which have the potential to differentiate into neurons, astrocytes and oligodendrocytes, and to self renew sufficiently to provide adequate number of cells in the brain. Neural stem cell grafts have been studied in a variety of animal mode...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Joshi D,Behari M

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rare case of a lobar holoprosencephaly with cyclopia, associated with non-nervous system anomalies is being reported. ...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Arathi N,Mahadevan A,Santosh V,Yasha TC,Shankar SK

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report two siblings with Allgrove's syndrome and extrapyramidal features. Though various neurological abnormalities have been described in this disorder, we report the first patient of Allgrove's syndrome associated with dystonia and chorea. ...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Jacob A,Parameswaran K,Kishore A

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seventy cases of primary degenerative cerebellar ataxias in ethnic Bengalees from southern West Bengal, India, were studied by the authors. Of these, 50 cases were of the familial type (hereditary ataxias) encountered in 23 families and the remaining 20 were of sporadic onset. 18 cases (from 11 families) were of "prob...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Chakravarty A,Mukherjee SC

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Corpus Callosum (CC) abnormalities have been described in schizophrenia. Review of CC measurement methods in schizophrenia reveals inconsistency and lack of neuroanatomical basis. AIMS:The aims of the study are to describe a new CC measurement method with valid a neuroanatomical and cytoarchitectural basis ...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Venkatasubramanian G,Jayakumar PN,Gangadhar BN,Janakiramaiah N,Subbakrishna DK,Keshavan MS

更新日期：2003-06-01 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