Clinical characteristics and risk factors for seizures to recur in calcified neurocysticercosis : Prospective cohort Study
CONCLUSION: In our study, serial seizures, nocturnal seizures, and perifocal oedema were linked with the recurrence of seizures in calcified NCC lesions. Perilesional oedema should be treated aggressively with anti-inflammatory/immunosuppressive therapy as well as with anti-seizure medication.PMID:38030224 (Source: Acta Neurologica Taiwanica)
Source: Acta Neurologica Taiwanica - November 29, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Archana Verma Alok Kumar Divyata Sachan Source Type: research
Challenges in The Diagnosis of Ischemic stroke, Tuberculous Meningitis, and Co-Infection with HIV in a Socially Isolated Elderly Patient
CONCLUSION: Addressing social isolation and altered consciousness in elderly individuals requires a thoughtful approach. Reconsidering the differential diagnosis is crucial when it doesn't match the clinical severity. Clinicians should consider rare co-occurrences like ischemic stroke, TBM, and HIV infection in atypical TBM cases. A biopsychosocial perspective helps gather a comprehensive medical history for holistic care. Early diagnosis and timely intervention are vital for better outcomes in severe infections.PMID:38030228 (Source: Acta Neurologica Taiwanica)
Source: Acta Neurologica Taiwanica - November 29, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Han-Ke Huang Chieh-Sen Chuang Source Type: research
Taste Disorder and Tongue Numbness After Lithium Overdose
CONCLUSION: Drug-induced taste disturbances have a substantial impact on patients' quality of life and medication adherence. This case brings attention to taste disorders induced by lithium and suggests potential mechanisms that could contribute to taste alterations. It underscores the importance of conducting thorough assessments in patients experiencing gustatory symptoms, particularly during the ongoing pandemic.PMID:38030229 (Source: Acta Neurologica Taiwanica)
Source: Acta Neurologica Taiwanica - November 29, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Si-Yu Chu Huang-Chi Wang Ming-Hong Hsieh Cheng-Chen Chang Source Type: research
Treatment of Intracranial Hemorrhage Induced Hemichorea- Hemiballism by Low-Frequency Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
Acta Neurol Taiwan. 2024 Jun 30;33(2):93-94.ABSTRACTAn 80-year-old woman with a history of rheumatoid arthritis, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia, and no family history of hyperkinesis developed suddenly involuntary movement and visited our hospital two-day after onset. Neuro-examination revealed hemichorea-hemiballismus in the right side of the body, including the face (Suppl. video). Blood tests revealed neither hyperglycemia nor acanthocyte. Brain MRI showed acute microbleeding in the left subthalamic nucleus (Figure 1A-C). Although she was treated with haloperidol (max. 4.5 mg/day), hemichorea-hemiballismus did not sub...
Source: Acta Neurologica Taiwanica - November 29, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Yuka Nakaya Koji Hayashi Asuka Suzuki Rei Asano Kouji Hayashi Kazuki Fujita Kaori Kawabata Yasutaka Kobayashi Mamiko Sato Source Type: research
Clinical characteristics and risk factors for seizures to recur in calcified neurocysticercosis : Prospective cohort Study
CONCLUSION: In our study, serial seizures, nocturnal seizures, and perifocal oedema were linked with the recurrence of seizures in calcified NCC lesions. Perilesional oedema should be treated aggressively with anti-inflammatory/immunosuppressive therapy as well as with anti-seizure medication.PMID:38030224 (Source: Acta Neurologica Taiwanica)
Source: Acta Neurologica Taiwanica - November 29, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Archana Verma Alok Kumar Divyata Sachan Source Type: research
