Seizures in encephalitis [2008] - 1,578KB
by UK Misra, CT Tan, J Kalita
A large number of viruses can result in encephalitis. However, certain viruses are more prevalent in certain geographical regions. For example, Japanese encephalitis (JE) and dengue in South East Asia...

Association of HLA-B*1502 allele and carbamazepine-induced severe adverse cutaneous drug reaction among Asians, a review [2008] - 775KB
by KS Lim, P Kwan, CT Tan
Strong association between HLA B*1502 and carbamazepine-induced Steven-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) was demonstrated among Han Chinese in 2004. Studies from Europe showe...

Differences in epidemiologic and clinical features of Nipah virus encephalitis between the Malaysian and Bangladesh outbreaks [2008] - 266KB
by HT Chong, MJ Hossain, CT Tan
Since the initial outbreak of Nipah encephalitis in Malaysia in 1998, the virus has reemerged in Bangladesh and the adjacent Indian state of West Bengal since 2001. To date more than 470 patients have...

Epilepsy in Lao PDR: From research to treatment intervention [2008] - 202KB
by H Barennes, D-S Tran, V Latthaphasavang, PM Preux, P Odermatt
Epilepsy in Lao Peoples’ Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) is a neglected condition. After 5 years of research, we established some baseline information for people living with epilepsy in Lao PDR. Preva...

Complication of acute stroke: A study in ten Asian countries [2008] - 279KB
by JC Navarro, E Bitanga, N Suwanwela, HM Chang, SJ Ryu, YN Huang, L Wong, D Arjundas, BS Singhal, SB Lee, BW Yoon, N Venketasubramanian, HC Chiu, N Poungvarin, KS Tan, SM Alam, DH Le
Background and Objective: There is a paucity of studies looking into the frequency of complications after stroke among Asians. We sought to determine the frequency and rate of complications among Asia...

A prospective incidence study of epilepsy in a rural community of West-Bengal, India [2008] - 480KB
by SP Saha, S Bhattachrya, BK Roy, A Basu, T Roy, B Maity, SK Das
Epilepsy is a major health problem in India, but community based incidence study is rare. This study was undertaken to determine the incidence rate in a rural community of the state of West Bengal, In...

Surgical outcome in patients with mesial temporal sclerosis, with and without associated temporal lobe pathology: A clinicopathological study [2008] - 5,093KB
by P Basu, P Satishchandra, A Mahadevan, PN Jayakumar, SL Rao, PR Kavita, BA Chandramouli, SK Shankar
Objective: Mesial temporal sclerosis with associated extra hippocampal pathology is considered ‘dual pathology’ that could influence the progression and clinical outcome of complex partial seizure...

Aetiology of viral central nervous system infection, a Malaysian study [2008] - 464KB
by YK Yong, HT Chong, KT Wong, CT Tan, S Devi
Over 100 viruses are known to cause acute viral encephalitis in human. In order to diagnose a viral central nervous system infection, various laboratory diagnosis methods have been used. In this study...

Isolated facial palsy in Iranian multiple sclerosis patients [2008] - 300KB
by A Soltanzadeh, M Sharifi, Y Ilkhchoui, H Sikaroodi
According to the World Health Organization, the prevalence of multiple sclerosis (MS) in Iran is 4 in 100,000. One of MS manifestations is peripheral facial palsy. There has not been any study of the ...

Central sleep apnea in a patient with Japanese encephalitis [2008] - 1,350KB
by S Miura, K Noda, M Kusumoto, R Tomioka, S Honda, M Ayabe, H Aizawa, T Taniwaki
We describe the first case of a patient with Japanese encephalitis suffering from central sleep apnea. The patient was a 58-year-old man who presented with high fever, semicomatose state, nuchal stiff...