Psychiatric morbidity in refractory mesial temporal lobe epilepsy before and after epilepsy surgery [2015] - 239KB
by Sawant Neena S, Wankhede Shrikant S
Background & Objective: Psychiatric disorders constitute a large part of illness burden in patients with refractory epilepsy. A careful presurgical psychiatric assessment is now an integral part of ev...

Seizures at the emergency department in Thailand and risk factors for recurrent seizures [2015] - 139KB
by Yuwares Sittichanbuncha, Chaiyo Chomrak, Waraporn Naksensin, Kittisak Sawanyawisuth
Background: Seizure is a common neurological presenting symptom at the emergency department (ED). Recurrent seizure may result in an overcrowded ED and affect morbidity. Factors associated with recurr...

Volume estimation of the subcortical structures in Parkinson’s disease using magnetic resonance imaging: A methodological study [2015] - 1,177KB
by Tolga Ertekin, Niyazi Acer, Semra İçer, Ümit Erkan Vurdem, Şerife Çınar, Özlem Özçelik
Background & Objectives: Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the most prevalent neurodegenerative disorder, beginning in the in the substantia nigra and spreading to the subcortical structures to the limbic...

Cognitive impairment among Indonesia HIV naïve patients [2015] - 272KB
by Riwanti Estiasari, Darma Imran, Diatri Nari Lastri, Pukovisa Prawirohardjo, Patricia Price
Background: Antiretroviral treatment (ART) can decreased the incidence of HIV dementia, but milder cognitive impairment may not resolve when patients receive ART. In Indonesia, cognitive screening of ...

Mimics and diagnostic pitfalls of intracranial lesions in conventional MRI: Clues on advanced MRI [2015] - 1,882KB
by Alan Basil Peter, Norlisah Ramli, Kartini Rahmat, Faizatul Izza Rozalli, Che Ahmad Azlan
Objective: To delineate and differentiate between late subacute hemorrhage and intracranial lipomas in clinically available conventional and advanced MR sequences. Methods: Two cases of late subacute...

EEG is sensitive in early diagnosis of anti NMDAR encephalitis and useful in monitoring disease progress [2015] - 965KB
by Suhailah Abdullah, Kheng Seang Lim, Won Fen Wong, Hui Jan Tan, Chong Tin Tan
Background& Objective: Investigation modalities, such as MRI and CSF examination, are neither sensitive nor specific in the early phase of anti-NMDAR encephalitis. Nuclear imaging may be useful to mon...

Stroke as an initial presentation of Takayasu’s arteritis [2015] - 633KB
by Chung-Yu Wen, Chih-Ju Chang, Cheng-Ta Hsieh
Takayasu’s arteritis is an idiopathic inflammatory disease involving the main vessels. Acute stroke as the initial presentation in patients with Takayasu’s arteritis is rarely reported. Herein, we...

Epilepsy and abnormal MRI brain findings in a patient with Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy – A rare association [2015] - 745KB
by Dinkar Kulshreshtha, Kiranpreet Malhotra, Pradeep Kumar Maurya, Ajai K Singh, Anup Kumar Thacker
Epilepsy in Duchene’s muscular dystrophy, though more prevalent than in general population, is seen in only 6-10% cases of DMD. Earlier studies have reported nonspecific MRI findings in DMD patients...

Masturbation and orgasm as migraine headache treatment: Report of a case [2015] - 127KB
by Ali Ulvi Uca, Hasan Hüseyin Kozak
This is a report of an unusual case, where the patient used clitoral and/or vaginal masturbation and orgasm for treatment of migraine attack. While the non drug treatment was effective, she subsequent...

Diabetic vagal mononeuropathy manifesting with isolated dysphagia [2015] - 130KB
by Yeo Jung Kim, Sung Hwha Paeing, Jong Seok Bae
Vagal mononeuropathy is very rare. Diabetes mellitus is one of the causes of this rare disease condition. Here we report a 44-year-old woman who presented with an idiopathic vagal mononeuropathy and w...