Hemimasticatory spasm misdiagnosed as other mimickers: Report of two cases [2015] - 187KB
by HH Yuan, WW Lee, BS Jeon
Hemimasticatory spasm is a rare neurologic disorder characterized by unilateral, paroxysmal involuntary contraction of the masticatory muscles. It can be confused with other unilateral facial spasms. ...

Primary angiitis of the central nervous system with myelopathy as initial clinical presentation [2015] - 528KB
by CY Tan, G Lingam, K Rahmat, S Abdullah, AH Tan, MLS Tai, N Ramli, WK Thong, CT Tan
Primary angiitis of the central nervous system (PACNS) is a rare vasculitis restricted to the central nervous system without systemic involvement. Delay in diagnosis and treatment is common due to its...

Acute encephalopathy with callosal, subcortical and thalamic lesions [2015] - 538KB
by Y Nakano, Y Monden, M Mizuguchi, M Nagashima, Y Koike, Y Gunji, N Takahashi, H Sugie, M Momoi, T Yamagata
Acute encephalopathy is classified into multiple syndromes, such as acute encephalopathy with biphasic seizures and late reduced diffusion (AESD), clinically mild encephalitis/encephalopathy with a re...

Posterior reversible encephalopathy associated with HELLP syndrome: A case report and review of the literature [2015] - 553KB
by S Ates, R Kemerdere, O Sevket, T Molla, B Dane
We report a case of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome in association with hemolysis-elevated liver enzymes-low platelet counts (HELLP) syndrome. A 29-year-old primigravida presented at 35 w...

A 3-year-old girl with Wernicke’s encephalopathy due to a severely unbalanced diet [2015] - 599KB
by S Kubota, T Fuchigami, W Ishii, Y Kawamura, Y Kamiyama, A Fukuda, R Kohira, M Takahashi, Y Fujita, S Takahashi
Wernicke’s encephalopathy, an acute neuropsychiatric syndrome caused by thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency, is associated with serious clinical disease and can be fatal. It has rarely been reported in...

Ultrasound-guided trigeminal nerve block: A new technique via the pterygopalatine fossa [2015] - 279KB
by HY Shin
Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is a neuropathic pain syndrome which, in the first instance, is usually managed by pharmacotherapy with medications such as carbamazepine and oxcarbazepine. Non-pharmacologic...

Childhood brain injury: A review [2015] - 290KB
by Chee Piau Wong, Ee Lin Tay
Childhood brain injury is an important and complicated public health issue worldwide. Extensive work has been done in this field. This review highlights issues that are frequently misinterpreted or ov...

Anti-epileptic drugs: Is terminology appropriate? A change might be needed [2015] - 154KB
by Devender Bhalla, Sina Ros, Elham lotfalinezhad, Saloni Kapoor, LyKheng Heng, Prak Piseth Raingsey, Samleng Chan
The term “anti-epileptic drug” refers to the currently available medical treatment against epilepsy. A discussion amongst the authors was sought to critically examine the term and identify possibl...

Comments on Dhevender Bhalla et al. “Anti-epileptic drugs: Is terminology appropriate: A change might be needed” [2015] - 172KB
by Ernest Somerville
Devender Bhalla and his international colleagues1 raise some valid objections to the term “anti-epileptic drug” on the grounds that it is stigmatizing and inaccurate. The term “epileptic” is c...

High prevalence of diabetes in stroke patients and its association with lacunar infarction [2015] - 297KB
by Zhe Kang Law, Wan Nur Nafisah, Ramesh Sahathevan, Jee Yong Hing, Mohd Firdaus Zakaria, Nurul Munirah Mohd Shuhari, Nur Fathihah Ahmad, Teong Kui Ting, Hui Jan Tan, Shahrul Azmin, Rabani Remli, Azmawati Mohammed Nawi, Norlinah Mohamed Ibrahim
Background & Objectives: The burden of stroke is increasing, in part due to increasing prevalence of diabetes mellitus. Given the high prevalence of diabetes in the Malaysian population (22.6%), we ai...