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A large cardiogenic thrombus lodged at the carotid bifurcation mimicking severe carotid stenosis [2016] - 3,536KB
by Min Jung Kim, Da-Hye Jeong, Hye-Hun Kang, Soo-Kyoung Kim
A 62-year-old woman without vascular risk factors presented with left-sided weakness and numbness. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain depicted acute right hemispheric infarcts in the cortical and ...
TRODAT-1 and Tc-99m ECD observations in hyperglycemia hemichorea [2016] - 336KB
by Min-Chien Tu, Ching-Yuan Chen, Chung-Ping Lo, Chi-Chung Kuo
We describe two cases of right hyperglycemia hemichorea (HGHC) with identical Tc-99m TRODAT-1/ Tc-99m ECD scan findings. While the brain MRI showed signal alterations within the left putamen, there wa...
Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis with tremor as the initial symptom [2016] - 829KB
by Jin Park, Hyeon Jin Kim, Jae-Won Hyun, Ho Jin Kim, Tae-Kyung Kim, A-reum Jung, Hyang Woon Lee, Jung Hyun Park, Kyoung- Gyu Choi, Young-Joo Lee, Ji Young Yun
Multiple neurological deficits can occur in acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) but rarely movement disorders. A 24-year-old female patient was admitted because of tremor in bothupper limbs. A...
Multiple cranial nerve palsies caused by varicella zoster virus in the absence of rash [2016] - 288KB
by Chien-Fu Yeh, Wen-Huei Liao
Varicella zoster virus (VZV) is a widespread human herpesvirus which causes chickenpox (varicella). VZV infection can produce a broad spectrum of neurologic disorders including multiple cranial nerve ...
A rare case of traumatic arteriovenous fistula between middle meningeal artery and sphenoparietal sinus who presented with only chronic red eye and literature review [2016] - 562KB
by SengFai Tang, WeiLoon Ng, Umi Kalthum Mohd Noh, Bastion Mae-Lynn Catherine, Shahizon Azura Muhamed Mukari, Hazlita Mohd Isa
Traumatic middle meningeal arteriovenous fistula with sphenoparietal sinus involvement is very rare. It is usually associated with skull fracture and intracranial hemorrhage. Ocular manifestation as s...
Role of cerebrovascular risk factors in dementia [2016] - 410KB
by Shaun Hiu, Marissa Ong, Nagaendran Kandiah
With the rapid increase in the prevalence of dementia worldwide there has been significant research into modifiable risk factors for dementia. In this regard cerebrovascular diseases (CVD) represent a...
Suppression of inflammatory damage to the brain after global cerebral ischemia by transplanted mesenchymal stem cells via secretion of TSG-6 [2016] - 7,256KB
by Qingming Lin, Shirong Lin, Yisong Lv, Lili Zhou, Yue Fu, Xiangshao Fang, Feng Chen, Zitong Huang
Objective: Numerous studies have shown that bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) enhance neurological recovery after cerebral ischemia. However, the mechanisms are still not clear. The pr...
Role of conventional MRI rain for basilar artery plaque detection in solitary pontine infarct [2016] - 236KB
by Waristha Kantrakul, Arvemas Watcharakorn, Utairat Chaumrattanakul, Sombat Muengtaweepongsa
Background: Solitary pontine infarct is divided into paramedian pontine infarct (PPI) and small deep pontine infarct (SDPI). High-resolution MRI is currently the most useful imaging method to characte...
Homozygous mutations in NTRK1 gene underlie congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis in Pakistani families [2016] - 1,169KB
by Humaira Aziz Sawal, Muhammad Ikram Ullah, Arsalan Ahmad, Abdul Nasir, Ali Amar, Ejaz A Khan, Mamoon Rashid, Saqib Mahmood, Peter John, Wasim Ahmad, Christian A Hübner, Muhammad Jawad Hassan
Congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis is a rare autosomal recessive disorder presenting with loss of pain sensation, thermal sensation defects, and self-mutilating behavior. In the present ...
Impulse control behaviours in a Malaysian Parkinson’s disease population [2016] - 256KB
by Shahrul Azmin, Eng Liang Tan, Nik Jaafar Nik Ruzyanei, Zakaria Hazli, Azmawati Mohammed Nawi, Zhe Kang Law, Remli Rabani, Wan Yahya Nafisah, Ramesh Sahathevan, Hui Jan Tan, Nur Fadhlina M Pakarul Razy, Nor Azian Abdul Murad, King-Hwa Ling, Mohamed Ibrahim
Background: Impulse control behaviours are repetitive and excessive activities that may be sub-syndromal and not fulfil the criteria for impulse control disorder. These activities have potential to ne...
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