Applications of transcranial Doppler ultrasound in atherosclerotic ischaemic stroke: An Asian perspective [2005] - 32KB
by KS Tan, CT Tan, KS Wong
TCD (transcranial Doppler) technology has improved considerably in the last decade with a corresponding increase in research interest and clinical applications by neurologists in Asia and the rest of ...

Epidemiology of central nervous system infections in Asia, recent trends [2005] - 33KB
by HT Chong, CT Tan
Infections of the central nervous system are important because of the endemicity of many of pathogens, the emerging and reemerging of new infections, the heavy burden they impose on the health care sy...

Anticoagulant-related subdural hematoma in patients with mechanical heart valves [2005] - 462KB
by GVS Chowdary, T Jaishree Naryanan, P Syed Ameer Basha, TVRK Murthy, JMK Murthy
Introduction: There is uncertainty on the timing of surgery in patients with anticoagulant-related subdural hematoma (SDH) and also on the timing of reintroduction of anticoagulants. Methods: We retro...

Microsurgical anatomy of the anterior cerebral artery – anterior communicating artery complex: An Indian study [2005] - 277KB
by SB Pai, RN Kulkarni, RG Varma
Objective: The microsurgical anatomy of the anterior cerebral artery (ACA), anterior communicating artery (ACoA), distal anterior cerebral artery (DACA) and its branches is complex and is known for it...

New-onset seizures among HIV infected drug naïve patients from south India [2005] - 33KB
by S Sinha, P Satishchandra, A Nalini, V Ravi, DK Subbakrishna, PN Jayakumar, A Chandramukhi, SK Shankar
Objective: The purpose of the study is to analyze the frequency, etiology and clinical aspects of seizures occurring among HIV infected patients presenting with neurological disorders from south India...

Herpes simplex encephalitis in Hong Kong: A retrospective review [2005] - 25KB
by AC Hui, KF Cheung, C Lui, KY Mok, SH Li, KC Ng, KS Wong
We performed a retrospective study on the causes of acute viral encephalitis in Hong Kong and in particular we focused on the clinical, laboratory findings, imaging characteristics and outcome of Chin...

Effectiveness of immunotherapy in myasthenia gravis: Epidemiological evidence from Sri Lanka [2005] - 42KB
by PS Gunaratne, HA Larsen, AK Manatunga
Background and objectives: Myasthenia gravis (MG) has been treated with immunosuppressive agents over the last three decades. This study aimed to determine the change in disease pattern that coincides...

A case control study of environmental risk factors in Indians with multiple sclerosis [2005] - 33KB
by SV Khadilkar, AO Sahni, S Agarwal
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a multi-factorial disease with different epidemiological patterns in various populations. The prevalence of MS in India is low and the climatic and environmental situation i...

Prevalence of alcohol withdrawal syndrome in Port Harcourt, Niger-Delta region of Nigeria, January 1999 – December 2003 [2005] - 29KB
by PC Stanley, DU Nwaneri, E Bob-Yellowe
Background: This was a hospital-based study on the prevalence of alcohol withdrawal syndrome amongst patients admitted in the medical, surgical and psychiatric wards of the University of Port Harcourt...

Pathophysiology, clinical presentation and treatment of cerebral malaria [2005] - 61KB
by AM Dondorp
Infection with Plasmodium falciparum can cause severe disease in the non-immune individual. Cerebral malaria is in most cases just one of the organs affected by the disease. The direct cause of coma i...