Medium-chain triglyceride ketogenic diet for drugresistant epilepsy in Taiwan: A prospective study in a single center [2016] - 301KB
by Yi-Shan Wang, Meng-Ying Hsieh, Po-Cheng Hung, Min-Liang Chou, Jainn-Jim Lin, I-Jun Chou, Wan-Ling Huang, Huei-Shyong Wang, Kuang-Lin Lin
Objective: This study aimed to determine the efficacy of a medium-chain triglyceride ketogenic diet on patients with drug-resistant epilepsy over a period of 1 year and 8 months. Methods: Patients wit...

Relationship between serum high-sensitivity C-reactive protein levels and cognitive function in patients with Parkinson’s disease [2016] - 265KB
by Seong-Min Choi, Byeong C Kim, Kyung Wook Kang, Kang- Ho Choi, Tai-Seung Nam, Joon-Tae Kim, Seung-Han Lee, Man-Seok Park, Myeong-Kyu Kim, Ki-Hyun Cho
Inflammation might be associated with cognitive impairment and be involved in the pathogenesis of Parkinson’s disease (PD). High-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) is a sensitive biomarker of s...

Clock drawing test to screen for dementia in parkinsonian patients with low educational backgrounds [2016] - 782KB
by Han-Yeong Jeong, Jee-Young Lee, Hee Kyung Park, Sohee Oh, Jun-Young Lee
Objectives: This study was aimed to assess the usefulness of the quantitative assessment of clock drawing test (CDT) combined with the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) compared to that of the Mont...

A 5-year follow-up visual evoked potentials and nerve conduction study in young adults with type 1 diabetes mellitus [2016] - 279KB
by Heon-Seok Han, Heon Kim, Sang-Soo Lee
Central nervous system impairment is common in diabetic patients, even in the early stages of the disease, and could be associated with peripheral neuropathy. The aims of this study were to prospectiv...

Bilateral thalamic internal medullary lamina involvement in a case of dengue encephalitis [2016] - 385KB
by Sherrini Bazir Ahmad, Chin Sum Cheong, Shen-Yang Lim, Kartini Rahmat, Faizatul Izza Rozalli, Shamala Devi Sekaran, Helmi Sulaiman, Sasheela Ponnampalavanar, Kheng Seang Lim, Chong Tin Tan
There are 50-100 million dengue infections each year, but dengue encephalitis is relatively uncommon. The aetiology of neuronal injury is proposed to be due to direct viral neurotropism or host immune...

Identification of Ganglion cyst causing suprascapular nerve neuropathy by high resolution neurosonography [2016] - 561KB
by Seena Vengalil, Veeramani Preethish-Kumar, Kiran Polavarapu, Kajari Bhattacharya, Atchayaram Nalini
Suprascapular neuropathy is a rare cause of non-specific shoulder pain affecting all age groups. Magnetic resonance imaging is the most common modality utilized to investigate the cause of suprascapul...

Foreign body granuloma after bone cement augmentation of pedicle screws for osteoporotic spinal surgery: A case report [2016] - 1,814KB
by Seung-Wook Baek, Ho Jung Chung, Byung Kwan Kim
Osteoporosis causes a decrease in bone mineral density. To overcome the decrease in fixation strength, a variety of techniques and devices have been developed, including cement augmentation of pedicle...

Brain infarction in a young patient with Buerger’s disease -- a case of cerebral thromboangiitis obliterans [2016] - 752KB
by Elçin Aydın, Celal Çınar, Halil Bozkaya, İsmail Oran
Buerger’s disease (BD) or thromboangiitis obliterans is a vasculitis that most commonly affects the small and medium-sized arteries and veins in the extremities.1 It is most frequently seen in the y...