Recurrent Chagas' disease meningomyelitis in an HIV-infected patient
We report a 59-year-old man native from the Northeast region of Brazil, with a second episode of subacute chagasic meningomyelitis. He had long-term multidrug-resistant HIV and had abandoned combined antiretroviral therapy (CD4+ lymphocyte count, 16 cells/mm³, and HIV viral load 169 403 copies/mL). He initially received benznidazole but switched to nifurtimox after developing myelotoxicity. He was discharged home having made a partial neurological improvement. Chagas' disease should be included in the differential diagnosis of meningomyelitis in people living with HIV/AIDS who are from endemic areas of this parasitic dise...
Source: Practical Neurology - April 23, 2024 Category: Neurology Authors: Igor Melo de Almeida Aline Borges Moreira da Rocha Jos é Angelo Lauletta Lindoso Vera L úcia Teixeira de Freitas Augusto Cp Oliveira Jose E Vidal Source Type: research
Recurrent Chagas' disease meningomyelitis in an HIV-infected patient
We report a 59-year-old man native from the Northeast region of Brazil, with a second episode of subacute chagasic meningomyelitis. He had long-term multidrug-resistant HIV and had abandoned combined antiretroviral therapy (CD4+ lymphocyte count, 16 cells/mm³, and HIV viral load 169 403 copies/mL). He initially received benznidazole but switched to nifurtimox after developing myelotoxicity. He was discharged home having made a partial neurological improvement. Chagas' disease should be included in the differential diagnosis of meningomyelitis in people living with HIV/AIDS who are from endemic areas of this parasitic dise...
Source: Practical Neurology - April 23, 2024 Category: Neurology Authors: Igor Melo de Almeida Aline Borges Moreira da Rocha Jos é Angelo Lauletta Lindoso Vera L úcia Teixeira de Freitas Augusto Cp Oliveira Jose E Vidal Source Type: research
Recurrent Chagas' disease meningomyelitis in an HIV-infected patient
We report a 59-year-old man native from the Northeast region of Brazil, with a second episode of subacute chagasic meningomyelitis. He had long-term multidrug-resistant HIV and had abandoned combined antiretroviral therapy (CD4+ lymphocyte count, 16 cells/mm³, and HIV viral load 169 403 copies/mL). He initially received benznidazole but switched to nifurtimox after developing myelotoxicity. He was discharged home having made a partial neurological improvement. Chagas' disease should be included in the differential diagnosis of meningomyelitis in people living with HIV/AIDS who are from endemic areas of this parasitic dise...
Source: Practical Neurology - April 23, 2024 Category: Neurology Authors: Igor Melo de Almeida Aline Borges Moreira da Rocha Jos é Angelo Lauletta Lindoso Vera L úcia Teixeira de Freitas Augusto Cp Oliveira Jose E Vidal Source Type: research
Foot surgery for adults with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
Pract Neurol. 2024 Apr 17:pn-2023-003825. doi: 10.1136/pn-2023-003825. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPeople with Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease often undergo foot and ankle surgery, as foot deformities are common and cause a degree of functional limitations impairing quality of life. Surgical approaches are variable and there are no evidence-based guidelines. A multidisciplinary approach involving neurology, physical therapy and orthopaedic surgery is ideal to provide guidance on when to refer for surgical opinion and when to intervene. This review outlines the range of foot deformities associated with CMT, their clinic...
Source: Practical Neurology - April 17, 2024 Category: Neurology Authors: Matilde Laur á James Barnett Joanna Benfield Gita M Ramdharry Matthew J Welck Source Type: research
Congenital myasthenic syndromes
Pract Neurol. 2024 Apr 17:pn-2024-004098. doi: 10.1136/pn-2024-004098. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38631903 | DOI:10.1136/pn-2024-004098 (Source: Practical Neurology)
Source: Practical Neurology - April 17, 2024 Category: Neurology Authors: Leighann Henehan David Beeson Jacqueline Palace Source Type: research
Foot surgery for adults with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
Pract Neurol. 2024 Apr 17:pn-2023-003825. doi: 10.1136/pn-2023-003825. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPeople with Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease often undergo foot and ankle surgery, as foot deformities are common and cause a degree of functional limitations impairing quality of life. Surgical approaches are variable and there are no evidence-based guidelines. A multidisciplinary approach involving neurology, physical therapy and orthopaedic surgery is ideal to provide guidance on when to refer for surgical opinion and when to intervene. This review outlines the range of foot deformities associated with CMT, their clinic...
Source: Practical Neurology - April 17, 2024 Category: Neurology Authors: Matilde Laur á James Barnett Joanna Benfield Gita M Ramdharry Matthew J Welck Source Type: research
Congenital myasthenic syndromes
Pract Neurol. 2024 Apr 17:pn-2024-004098. doi: 10.1136/pn-2024-004098. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38631903 | DOI:10.1136/pn-2024-004098 (Source: Practical Neurology)
Source: Practical Neurology - April 17, 2024 Category: Neurology Authors: Leighann Henehan David Beeson Jacqueline Palace Source Type: research
Brown's syndrome: a rare cause of vertical diplopia
Pract Neurol. 2024 Apr 8:pn-2023-004028. doi: 10.1136/pn-2023-004028. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38589214 | DOI:10.1136/pn-2023-004028 (Source: Practical Neurology)
Source: Practical Neurology - April 8, 2024 Category: Neurology Authors: Karamala Yalapalli Manisha Sruthi Sivaraman Nair Adarsh Anil Kumar Soumya Sundaram Source Type: research
Management of carotid atherosclerosis in stroke
Pract Neurol. 2024 Apr 8:pn-2023-003918. doi: 10.1136/pn-2023-003918. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTInternal carotid artery atherosclerosis is a major risk factor for stroke, accounting for 15-20% of ischaemic strokes. Revascularisation procedures-either carotid endarterectomy or carotid artery stenting-can reduce the risk of stroke for those with significant (>50%) luminal stenosis but particularly for those with more severe (70-99%) stenosis. However, advances in medical pharmacotherapy have implications for the relative benefit from surgery for symptomatic carotid atherosclerosis, as well as our approach to asymptoma...
Source: Practical Neurology - April 8, 2024 Category: Neurology Authors: Nicholas Richard Evans Shiv Bhakta Mohammed M Chowdhury Hugh Markus Elizabeth Warburton Source Type: research
Brown's syndrome: a rare cause of vertical diplopia
Pract Neurol. 2024 Apr 8:pn-2023-004028. doi: 10.1136/pn-2023-004028. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38589214 | DOI:10.1136/pn-2023-004028 (Source: Practical Neurology)
Source: Practical Neurology - April 8, 2024 Category: Neurology Authors: Karamala Yalapalli Manisha Sruthi Sivaraman Nair Adarsh Anil Kumar Soumya Sundaram Source Type: research
Management of carotid atherosclerosis in stroke
Pract Neurol. 2024 Apr 8:pn-2023-003918. doi: 10.1136/pn-2023-003918. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTInternal carotid artery atherosclerosis is a major risk factor for stroke, accounting for 15-20% of ischaemic strokes. Revascularisation procedures-either carotid endarterectomy or carotid artery stenting-can reduce the risk of stroke for those with significant (>50%) luminal stenosis but particularly for those with more severe (70-99%) stenosis. However, advances in medical pharmacotherapy have implications for the relative benefit from surgery for symptomatic carotid atherosclerosis, as well as our approach to asymptoma...
Source: Practical Neurology - April 8, 2024 Category: Neurology Authors: Nicholas Richard Evans Shiv Bhakta Mohammed M Chowdhury Hugh Markus Elizabeth Warburton Source Type: research
Brown's syndrome: a rare cause of vertical diplopia
Pract Neurol. 2024 Apr 8:pn-2023-004028. doi: 10.1136/pn-2023-004028. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38589214 | DOI:10.1136/pn-2023-004028 (Source: Practical Neurology)
Source: Practical Neurology - April 8, 2024 Category: Neurology Authors: Karamala Yalapalli Manisha Sruthi Sivaraman Nair Adarsh Anil Kumar Soumya Sundaram Source Type: research
Management of carotid atherosclerosis in stroke
Pract Neurol. 2024 Apr 8:pn-2023-003918. doi: 10.1136/pn-2023-003918. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTInternal carotid artery atherosclerosis is a major risk factor for stroke, accounting for 15-20% of ischaemic strokes. Revascularisation procedures-either carotid endarterectomy or carotid artery stenting-can reduce the risk of stroke for those with significant (>50%) luminal stenosis but particularly for those with more severe (70-99%) stenosis. However, advances in medical pharmacotherapy have implications for the relative benefit from surgery for symptomatic carotid atherosclerosis, as well as our approach to asymptoma...
Source: Practical Neurology - April 8, 2024 Category: Neurology Authors: Nicholas Richard Evans Shiv Bhakta Mohammed M Chowdhury Hugh Markus Elizabeth Warburton Source Type: research
Brown's syndrome: a rare cause of vertical diplopia
Pract Neurol. 2024 Apr 8:pn-2023-004028. doi: 10.1136/pn-2023-004028. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38589214 | DOI:10.1136/pn-2023-004028 (Source: Practical Neurology)
Source: Practical Neurology - April 8, 2024 Category: Neurology Authors: Karamala Yalapalli Manisha Sruthi Sivaraman Nair Adarsh Anil Kumar Soumya Sundaram Source Type: research
Management of carotid atherosclerosis in stroke
Pract Neurol. 2024 Apr 8:pn-2023-003918. doi: 10.1136/pn-2023-003918. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTInternal carotid artery atherosclerosis is a major risk factor for stroke, accounting for 15-20% of ischaemic strokes. Revascularisation procedures-either carotid endarterectomy or carotid artery stenting-can reduce the risk of stroke for those with significant (>50%) luminal stenosis but particularly for those with more severe (70-99%) stenosis. However, advances in medical pharmacotherapy have implications for the relative benefit from surgery for symptomatic carotid atherosclerosis, as well as our approach to asymptoma...
Source: Practical Neurology - April 8, 2024 Category: Neurology Authors: Nicholas Richard Evans Shiv Bhakta Mohammed M Chowdhury Hugh Markus Elizabeth Warburton Source Type: research
