Recently added articles from Neurology India:
Spinal epidural cavernous hemangioma with myelopathy: A rare lesion
Jan 01, 2009; ... Introduction Cavernous angioma, also known as cavernous malformation, cavernous angioma or cavernoma is a developmental vascular anomaly. It forms about 8-15% of all developmental cerebro-vascular malformations. Spinal cavernous angiomas are rare lesions and particularly so the epidural ...
Ruptured and unruptured aneurysms of the accessory anterior cerebral artery combined with a blood blister-like aneurysm of the anterior communicating artery
Jan 01, 2009; ... Introduction The accessory anterior cerebral artery (ACA) has been termed as the medial ACA, the median callosal artery (MACC), the superior callosal artery, and the third A2 artery. [1] But the accurate definition of the terms is still lacking. The incidence of triplicate ACA in ...
Ullrich congenital muscular dystrophy: Report of nine cases from India
Jan 01, 2009; ... Introduction Ullrich disease or Ullrich congenital muscular dystrophy (UCMD) was first described in 1930 as an unusual form of congenital muscular dystrophy in two boys and called as congenital hypotonic-sclerotic muscular dystrophy. [1] The predominant clinical manifestations include ...
Variation in the origin of the posterior cerebral artery in adult Sri Lankans
Jan 01, 2009; ... Introduction The posterior cerebral artery (PCA) is divided into two parts by the posterior communicating artery (PcomA), the proximal part is named as the pre communicating part (P1) and the distal part as the post communicating part (P2), three basic configurations of the PcomA has ...
Uncommon presentation of giant cell arteritis: Report of two cases with scalp necrosis
Jan 01, 2009; ... Introduction Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a disease with typical histopathologic findings which may be panarteritis and it may be granulomatous or lymphocytic arteritis, Arterial lumen may be compromised by arterial wall destruction and edematous swelling of the intima. [1],[2] ...
The influence of hypoglycemia on cerebral blood flow in cases of hypoglycemic coma
Jan 01, 2009; ... Introduction It is well known that hypoglycemia leads to various neurological symptoms, ranging from reversible focal deficits to irreversible profound coma and death. However, changes of cerebral blood flow (CBF) in hypoglycemic coma in human patients have received scant attention. We ...
D-dimer is useful in the diagnosis of cortical venous sinus thrombosis
Jan 01, 2009; ... Introduction Cortical venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) is a rare cause of headache and stroke but has a wide clinical spectrum, which includes headache, seizures, focal neurological signs, and alteration in consciousness in isolation or various combinations. [1] The reported incidence of ...
Re-canalization in acute ischemic stroke: The strategies
Jan 01, 2009; ... Introduction Over the last decade or so there have been rapid advances in the management of patients with acute ischemic stroke. Since the publication of the landmark trial, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) Study Group in 1995, a significant advance has ...
Integrity, immunity, reactivity, restorativity: Biolessons off brain abscess
Oct 01, 2008; ... A brain abscess (BA) as an ensconced pocket of pus is no more no less than an abscess on the toe or the torso. It begs to be drained along the Hiltonean maxim: wherever there is pus, let it out. It is BA's deep and 'dangerous' location that needs diagnostic and operative wizardry comprising ...
Platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors in acute ischemic stroke
Oct 01, 2008; ... Introduction Acute stroke is among the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. Data regarding stroke in India is limited, however, the estimated prevalence is 2 per 1000 population. [1] In a recently published review, the crude prevalence rate of stroke was estimated to be 40 ...
Advanced cerebral monitoring in neurocritical care
Oct 01, 2008; ... Introduction Monitoring the brain after acute injury is central to the practice of neurocritical care for patients with a wide range of disorders including traumatic brain injury (TBI), ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, as well as status epilepticus and acute brain infections. While ...
Prehospital care of head injured patients
Oct 01, 2008; ... Head injury afflicts millions of people throughout the world each year. Mortality following head injury has been reported in the range of 39-51%. [1],[2] Majority of the patients are in the prime of their lives. Those who do not succumb are often permanently disabled incurring staggering ...
Diabetic and non-diabetic lumbosacral radiculoplexus neuropathy
Oct 01, 2008; ... Introduction Lumbosacral radiculoplexus neuropathy (LRPN) is an uncommon but distinct condition characterized by asymmetrical lower extremity pain, weakness and muscle atrophy affecting commonly the thigh muscles; mild sensory symptoms are seen. Though originally described in patients ...
Clinical features, laboratory data, management and the risk factors that affect the mortality in patients with postoperative meningitis
Oct 01, 2008; ... Introduction Nosocomial meningitis is an uncommon hospital-acquired infection and is more frequently seen in neurosurgical clinics than in other clinics and is a life-threatening complication. Compared to community-acquired meningitis, nosocomial meningitis often has a more insidious ...
Central motor conduction in brachial monomelic amyotrophy
Oct 01, 2008; ... Introduction Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a useful tool to study the function of the motor pathways. Abnormalities of central motor conduction time (CMCT) may provide a clue to dysfunction of the corticospinal tracts, even when clinical or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) ...
Cryptococcal meningitis in HIV infected: Experience from a North Indian tertiary center
Oct 01, 2008; ... Introduction Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection was first reported in India in the state of Tamil Nadu in 1986. [1] This infection has since spread to the entire country. According to official estimates in 2006, adult HIV prevalence was 0.36% and 2.5 million were infected with ...
Proprioceptive loss in leprous neuropathy: A study of 19 patients
Oct 01, 2008; ... Introduction Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease of the skin, peripheral nerves and other tissues, resulting from interplay of immune responses of host to Mycobacterium leprae. It was believed that leprosy predominantly involved the skin with affectation of the cutaneous nerves. With ...
Epidermal growth factor receptor and proliferating cell nuclear antigen in astrocytomas
Oct 01, 2008; ... Introduction Astrocytic tumors comprise a wide range of neoplasms that differ in their location within the Central Nervous System (CNS), age and gender distribution, growth potential, extent of invasiveness, morphological features, tendency for progression and clinical course. These ...
Dysphagia in acute stroke: Correlation with stroke subtype, vascular territory and in-hospital respiratory morbidity and mortality
Oct 01, 2008; ... Introduction Swallowing dysfunction complicates acute strokes in 25-32% cases [1] and directly affects patients' prognosis and recovery. [2],[3],[4] Dysphagia was earlier hypothesized to result only with bi- cortical involvement or brainstem affection. [5],[6],[7],[8] However, it is now ...
A case of tactile agnosia with a lesion restricted to the post-central gyrus
Oct 01, 2008; ... Introduction Although much has been written on the subject of tactile agnosia since the time of the classical description by Dejerine, (" syndrome sensitif cortical"), [1],[2] it is not clear what is the exact nature of the clinical deficit when the lesion is confined to the post-central ...