A case of doxycycline-resistant tsutsugamushi meningoencephalitis [2014] - 451KB
by SH Lee, EJ Chung, EG Kim, JH Sea
Here we report a case of doxycycline-resistant tsutsugamushi meningoencephalitis. A 63-year-old man with altered mental status was diagnosed with a tsutsugamushi infection by a local clinic and admini...

The first Korean case of adult-onset Alexander disease [2014] - 410KB
by YJ Jung, BS Jeon
Alexander disease (AxD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder caused by mutations in the gene encoding the glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP). Three subtypes of AxD have been identified base...

Elevated cerebrospinal fluid IgG index in acute cerebellitis presenting with sudden onset headache [2014] - 483KB
by KY Lee, KS Lee
Acute cerebellitis is a rare inflammatory syndrome and is one of the important causes of acute cerebellar dysfunction in children. The cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) IgG index is most often tested clinical...

Cauda equina-conus medullaris syndrome as an isolated presenting symptom of intravascular large B-cell lymphoma: Case report and review of the literature [2014] - 1,328KB
by MC Wu, CH Lin
Intravascular large B-cell lymphoma (IVLBCL) is a rare non-Hodgkin lymphoma with variable clinical manifestations. Although neurological symptoms are common in patients with IVLBCL, isolated cauda equ...

Leptomeningeal glioblastoma multiforme presenting as cauda equina syndrome [2014] - 3,655KB
by MLS Tai, K Rahmat, KH Teoh, R Karuppiah, HM Nor, FKA Bakar, CT Tan
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the commonest primary cerebral malignancy consisting of 12-20% of intracranial brain tumours.1 We report here a patient with GBM with very unusual marked and widesprea...

Primary central nervous system anaplastic large cell lymphoma presenting initially with meningitis [2014] - 778KB
by JA Kim, HJ Lee, H Kim, BH Cha, HD Kim, JS Lee, HS Kim, HC Kang
Primary or secondary anaplastic large-cell lymphoma (ALCL) is an uncommon type of T-cell lymphoma and is extremely rare.1-3 It was said that only 15-20 cases of primary CNS-ALCLs have been reported in...

Does FMF gene exist in multiple sclerosis and contribute to the progression? [2014] - 140KB
by N Ozaras, GA Demir, D Ustek, M Eraksoy, N Abaci, A Gul
Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an autosomal recessive hereditary disease seen frequently in Turkish, Armenian, Israeli and Arabian populations. The responsible gene has been identified on chrom...

Hemodynamic effects resulting from a common carotid to middle cerebral bypass with varying degrees of proximal internal carotid stenosis [2014] - 1,937KB
by SF Sia, Y Zhang, Y Qian, KA Abd Kadir, H Mohd Nor, MK Morgan
Objective: To investigate the degree of stenosis of the internal carotid artery required for continuous blood flow in an interposition vein bypass to the middle cerebral artery. Methods: Computational...

Assessment of quality of life in epilepsy in Andhra Pradesh [2014] - 409KB
by M Nagarathnam, B Vengamma, SAA Latheef, K Reddemma
Lower quality of life (QOL) was observed among people with epilepsy than those free from it. Identification of factors influencing QOL may be helpful in improving epilepsy care. Psychiatric morbiditie...

Treatment outcome of status epilepticus in Thammasat University Hospital, Thailand [2014] - 402KB
by K Kulkantrakorn, W Moonman
Background and Objective: Status epilepticus (SE) is an emergency condition with high mortality rate, particularly in patients whose treatment is delayed. This is to describe clinical characteristics,...