abstract：:Parasitic twin is a rare occurrence, with rachispagus being the rarest. The surgical approach and timing are not standardized. We describe the management of two cases of rachispagus and review the sparse literature on this entity. Both cases were operated early because of the social burden on the family as well as dif...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Pati AB,Mahalik SK,Naik S,Das K

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To retrospectively analyze hydrocephalus and lateral ventricular asymmetry by measuring the midline shift, Evans index, right and left semi-Evans index, Right and left semi-callosal angles, superior ophthalmic vein (SOV) diameters, and to compare these findings with the control group. Methods:The study include...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Arslan G,Ozdemir NBU

更新日期：2020-11-01 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:Vagal nerve stimulation (VNS) is a form of neuromodulation for patients with drug-refractory epilepsy (DRE), in whom extensive preoperative evaluation fails to localize the epileptogenic zone. VNS is often compared to Corpus callosotomy (CC) in terms of both indications and efficacy. However, VNS represents ...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Chandra PS,Samala R,Agrawal M,Doddamani RS,Ramanujam B,Tripathi M

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epilepsy surgery currently offers the best treatment for patients with drug-refractory epilepsy (DRE). Resective surgery, in the presence of a well-localized epileptogenic focus, remains the best modality towards achieving seizure freedom. However, localization of the focus may not be possible in all the cases of DRE,...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Doddamani RS,Agrawal M,Samala R,Ramanujam B,Chandra PS,Tripathi M

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Facial spasms are of various types. Hemifacial spasm (HFS) is characterized by unilateral tonic-clonic contractions of facial muscles, following a specific pattern of disease progression. It has well-delineated clinical, radiological and electrophysiological features. We have conducted an extensive review of existing ...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Bhagwat AA,Deogaonkar M,Deopujari CE

更新日期：2020-11-01 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：Background:The clinical phenotypes of myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) antibody disease, its disease course, and treatment are poorly understood and much work needs to be done towards this. Objective:To characterize the clinico-radiologic spectrum and treatment outcomes of MOG antibody disease and differentia...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Ojha PT,Aglave VB,Soni G,Jagiasi KA,Singh RK,Singh RK,Nagendra S

更新日期：2020-09-01 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

abstract：:Scedosporium apiospermum is a filamentous fungus causing a broad spectrum of clinical diseases especially in those who are immunocompromised. The common sites involved are lungs, skin, sinuses, eyes, bones, joints, and central nervous system (CNS). CNS is involved in invasive Scedosporiosis in the form of a cerebral a...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Sudke AY,Shaikh ST,Deopujari CE,Sakle AS

更新日期：2020-07-01 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：Background:Traumatic injury to the spine can be a complex diagnostic and therapeutic entity often with devastating consequences. Outside of the isolated vertebral column injury costs; annual costs associated with spinal cord injury (SCI) are estimated to exceed $9.7 billion. Objective:To identify the 100 most-cited ar...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Tariq MB,Wu OC,Agulnick MA,Kasliwal MK

更新日期：2020-07-01 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：:Pituitary tumors may well be the most common brain tumors with a mean incidence of 16.7%. Even small tumors become symptomatic when they arise from functioning cells and produce devastating effects on the body. The nonfunctioning tumors may become quite large before producing symptoms due to raised intracranial pressu...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Deopujari CE,Shaikh ST

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A suction pressure control valve (SPCV) for microneurosurgery is designed to place control of safe suction pressure in the hands of an operating neurosurgeon. Tumor tissue needs more negative suction pressure as compared to normal brain tissue, cranial nerves, and vessels in the neurosurgical operating field. The auth...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Barath AS,Thakur OP,Garg M,Bhaskar S,Jha DK

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background and Aims:DNA methylation and demethylation play a crucial role in the regulation of gene expression, though their interplay during pathogenesis of hippocampal scelerosis (HS) remains elusive. The present study was designed to investigate the DNA methylation regulated changes in expression of HS patients. Me...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Dixit AB,Srivastava A,Sharma D,Tripathi M,Paul D,Lalwani S,Doddamani R,Sharma MC,Banerjee J,Chandra PS

更新日期：2020-03-01 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：: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：Introduction:Craniosynostosis (CS) syndrome is an autosomal dominant condition (ADC) classically combining with CS and nonsyndromic CS (NSCS) including digital anomalies of the hands and feet. The majority of cases caused by a heterozygous mutation (HM) in the third immunoglobulin-like domain (IgIII) of fibroblast grow...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Barik M,Bano R,Bajpai M,Tripathy M,Das S,Dwivedi S

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 40-day-old female child presented to us with an oral cavity mass, noticed at birth and progressively increasing in size. Preoperative computed tomography revealed intracranial extension of the lesion. Airway management, securing and maintaining invasive vascular access peri-operatively and transport of the patient t...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Bidkar PU,Bangera R,Ramjeevan R,Dey A,Mishra SK

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Spinal dural arteriovenous fistula (SDAVF) is a known cause of progressive myelopathy which can be treated either by surgery or embolization. Indocyanine green angiography videoangiography (ICG-VA) during surgery can locate the exact location of AV shunting. Objective:To determine the clinical outcome follo...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Koyalmantham V,Kale SS,Devarajan LJ,Phalak M,Chandra PS,Suri A,Kumar R,Tandon V

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Introduction:Genetic factors may play a role in the susceptibility of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). The present case-control study hypothesized that genetic polymorphisms in tumor necrosis factor- α (TNF-α) gene may affect the risk of ICH. Materials and Methods:In this study, we investigated the association of four ...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Kumar P,Misra S,Kumar A,Faruq M,Vivekanandhan S,Srivastava AK,Prasad K

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumefactive demyelination is a phenomenon involving the radiographic resemblance of an acute demyelinating process in the central nervous system to neoplasia. Although this has been described and characterized for multiple sclerosis, it has been reported in a few cases in patients with acute disseminated encephalomyel...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Z Ghali MG

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Until now, only one gestational tumefactive demyelinating lesion (TDL) has been described. Here we report two TDL cases occurring during and after the pregnancy. A 26-year-old 6-week pregnant woman developed a 3-cm left frontotemporoparietal subcortical TDL with inhomogeneous partial enhancement. Brain biopsy revealed...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Plantone D,Piantadosi C,Ruggieri S,Anelli V,Koudriavtseva T

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pericallosal lipomas (PCLs) are rare tumors of the central nervous system. They may be associated with some parenchymal and vascular anomalies of brain. Magnetic resonance imaging is the modality of choice to assess the extent of the PCLs and possible concomitant malformations such as callosal agenesis/disgenesis. Com...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Erbay MF,Tecellioglu M

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:A number of pharmacological agents have been tried to circumvent the problem of delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI) with ozagrel sodium being one such agent aimed at the prevention of DCI. Ozagrel is an inhibitor of thromboxane synthetase. It has anti-platelet aggregation action and it dilates vessels. Ozagrel w...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Narayan V,Shukla D,Bhat DI,Prabhuraj AR,Devi BI

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Neurological manifestations are an important cause of morbidity in antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) associated vasculitis (AAV). It is not clear whether or not they are indicative of a severe disease course with multiple organ involvement and shortened survival. Aims and Objectives:To characterize...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Sharma A,Rajan R,Modi M,Pinto B,Dhooria A,Rathi M,Mittal T,Kumar S,Sharma K,Dhir V,Nada R,Minz RW,Singh S

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objectives:Aspirin is a drug that has been found to be useful in reducing the incidence of infarctions. This systemic is aimed at review evaluating the benefits of aspirin in the management of tuberculous meningitis. Methods:A systematic literature search was performed using PubMed, Cochrane Central Register of Contro...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Rizvi I,Garg RK,Malhotra HS,Kumar N,Uniyal R

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:The natural history of glucose intolerance (GI) in patients with acromegaly undergoing surgical treatment has not been fully understood. This study was aimed to unravel the prevalence and predictors of recovery from GI in these patients in a prospective multivariate model. Materials and Methods:Patients with...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Dutta P,Hajela A,Gupta P,Rai A,Sachdeva N,Mukherjee KK,Pathak A,Dhandapani S

更新日期：2019-05-01 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：:Space exploration exposes astronauts to a variety of gravitational stresses. Exposure to a reduced gravity environment affects human anatomy and physiology. Countermeasures to restore homeostatic states within the human body have begun. The pathophysiological effects of exposure to microgravity, on the neurological sy...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Mann V,Sundaresan A,Mehta SK,Crucian B,Doursout MF,Devakottai S

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Achanta Lakshmipathi Neurosurgical Center (ALNC) and Post Graduate Institute of Neurological Surgery is a private teaching neurosurgical institution located in the VHS (Voluntary Health Services) Hospital Chennai. It has been a leader and trendsetter among the private academic neurosurgical training institutions, ...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Sridhar K,Vasudevan MC,Krishnan SS,Pande A,Jain PK

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Fluid management during intracranial surgery is an important concern. The type of fluid used can have biochemical and metabolic effects during intraoperative management. However, it is yet to be known whether biochemical and metabolic effects have an influence on the clinical outcome of a patient. Objective...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Bhagat H,Singhal V,Dash HH,Mahajan S,Mishra N,Pandia MP

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peripheral nerve and brachial plexus injuries typically cause severe impairment in the affected limb. The incidence of neuropathic pain is high, reaching up to 95% of cases, especially if cervical root avulsion has occurred. Neuropathic pain results from damage to the somatosensory system, and its progression towards ...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Lovaglio AC,Socolovsky M,Di Masi G,Bonilla G

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Acute ischemic stroke therapy is time sensitive, and optimum treatment is missed due to pre-hospital and/or in-hospital delay. Materials and Methods:A prospective observational (before and after) study was conducted for 1 year.The study period was defined as phase-I or pre-education phase, phase-II or immed...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Puri I,Bhatia R,Vibha D,Singh MB,Padma MV,Aggarwal P,Prasad K

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurosurgery residency is daunting and all-consuming to those who undergo it, and the spouses of those residents are not exempt from the challenges it presents. In light of our institution's implementation of a wellness initiative in neurosurgery residency education, the spouses of various participants offer their ins...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Estrella M,Henderson BG,Porto SC,Vargas M,Buchholz EH,Ellens SM,Spiotta V,Spiotta AM

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To evaluate the role of diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) in the differentiation of neoplastic and non-neoplastic brain lesions, on the basis of DTI parameters, fractional anisotropy (FA) and mean diffusivity (MD) from the lesion (L) and the perilesional edema (PE). Material and Methods:Patients with newly diagno...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Soni N,Srindharan K,Kumar S,Bhaisora KS,Kalita J,Mehrotra A,Mishra P

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The choice of fluid is important in neurosurgical patients, who may be dehydrated due to the administration of diuretics in order to reduce cerebral edema. Normal saline, the infused fluid routinely used in neurosurgical patients, can cause hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis. A balanced crystalloid (BC) may h...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Dey A,Adinarayanan S,Bidkar PU,Bangera RK,Balasubramaniyan V

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hirayama disease (HD)/cervical flexion-induced myelopathy (CFIM) is a lower motor neuron disease conventionally affecting a single upper extremity. We describe three men progressing after a long stable period to develop severe spastic paraparesis and bladder disturbances as a protracted implication of HD. The age at o...

journal_title：Neurology India

authors： Preethish-Kumar V,Polavarapu K,Nashi S,Bhattacharya K,Saini J,Vengalil S,Pruthi N,Bhat DI,Nalini A

更新日期：2018-07-01 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