Prevalence of headache in Kashmir Valley, India [2016] - 220KB
by Zarka Amin Masoodi, Parvaiz A Shah, Irfan Iqbal
Background: Headache disorders represent a major public health problem globally. It is more so in developing countries with rising trend in young adults affecting negatively their quality of life. The...

Headache attributed to acute pyelonephritis [2016] - 220KB
by Bong Soo Park, Si Hyung Park, Jin Han Park, Kang Min Park
Objective: This study identified the incidence and risk factors for headache attributed to acute pyelonephritis. Methods: The inclusion criteria were patients who were admitted with acute pyelonephrit...

Employment among multiple sclerosis patients in Hong Kong [2016] - 234KB
by Kwok-Kwong Lau, Alexander YL Lau, Ellen LM Yu, Kam-Mei Lau, Alma Au, Iris Chan, Wing-Chi Fong, Tak-Hon Tsoi, Ping-Wing Ng, Patrick CK Li
Objective: Employment is important for patients with chronic illness, and to remain employed is a robust support to them. This study aimed to examine the employment rate and to identify factors associ...

Evaluation of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome from different aspects: What is the role of serum LDH and albumin level in pathogenesis? [2016] - 308KB
by Ayse Guler, Seyma Ciftci, Cenk Eraslan, Nese Celebisoy, Hadiye Sirin
Background: Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES), is characterized by headache, lethargy, visual complaints and epileptic seizures. Brain imaging findings include abnormalities of the w...

Post-operative ipsilateral occipital hematoma in a patient with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy: A case report [2016] - 461KB
by Lichao Sun, Yang Lv, Zhanpeng Zhu, Weihong Lin, Jiqing Qiu
We report a case of a 35-year-old right-handed male patient with drug-resistant mesial temporal lobe epilepsy who developed ipsilateral occipital hematoma after right temporal anterior lobectomy and a...

Acute encephalopathy in Dravet syndrome: Case reports and literature review [2016] - 271KB
by Thi Thu Hang DO, Thi Thuy Kieu HUYNH, Thi Khanh Van LE
Dravet syndrome is a rare and catastrophic type of epilepsy in infants. Acute encephalopathy has been sporadically reported in patients with Dravet syndrome; however, the risk factors for this serious...

Importance of proper window setting in visual assessment of dopamine transporter imaging: A case of early-onset Parkinsonism related to Park2 gene mutation [2016] - 252KB
by Aryun Kim, Han-Joon Kim, Beomseok Jeon
In the early stages or atypical manifestation of parkinsonism, dopamine transporter imaging can assist the early diagnosis. We describe a 19 year-old man presenting with progressive gait disturbance, ...

Spontaneous remission without progression to limbic encephalitis in a patient with LGi1 seropositive faciobrachial dystonic seizure [2016] - 245KB
by Sherrini Bazir Ahmad, Suhailah Abdullah, Chong Tin Tan, Kheng Seang Lim, Khean Jin Goh
Faciobrachial dystonic seizures are pathognomonic of leucine-rich glioma inactivated-1 (LGi1) antibody, non-paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis. Faciobrachial dystonic seizures usually precede limbic e...

Cerebral air embolism during endoscopic band ligation with liver cirrhosis [2016] - 241KB
by Dong-Eun Kim, Sae-Young Lee, Eun-Sung Jung, Kyung-Wook Kang, Kang-Ho Choi, Joon-Tae Kim, Man-Seok Park, Ki-Hyun Cho
Cerebral air embolism is an uncommon disorder, but it can result in significant morbidity and even mortality. Cerebral air embolism during esophago-gastro-duodenoscopy is also rare, but has in recent ...

Adult-onset metachromatic leukodystrophy with compound heterozygous ARSA gene mutation presented with mania and cognitive decline [2016] - 177KB
by Kok-Yoon Chee, Nor Azimah Abd Azize, Norzaini Rose Mohd Zain, Phaik-Yee Ooi, Loi-Khim Chin, Affandi Omar, Yusnita Yakob, Julaina Abdul Jalil
Adult-onset metachromatic leukodystrophy is often a diagnostic challenge to many clinicians. It may be presented with psychiatry symptom before other evidences of leukodystrophy are uncovered. We repo...