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Ventrolateral pontomedullary junction ischaemic stroke imitating isolated facial nerve palsy
Pract Neurol. 2023 Aug 3:pn-2023-003839. doi: 10.1136/pn-2023-003839. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTA 75-year-old woman presenting with unilateral lower motor neurone facial weakness was ultimately diagnosed with an ischaemic stroke at the pontomedullary junction affecting the facial nerve fascicles. Isolated, unilateral, upper and lower facial weakness is typically caused by lesions affecting the facial nerve, such as Bell's palsy, though rarely can be a manifestation of acute ischaemic stroke. It is important for neurologists and emergency providers to determine appropriately which patients with facial weakness require n...
Source: Practical Neurology - August 3, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Patrick Hartnett Daniela Zambrano Source Type: research

Enteral feeding in neurological disorders.
Abstract Malnutrition and weight loss, due to suboptimal oral intake, are common in patients with neurological disorders and are associated with increased morbidity, disability and mortality. The nutritional management of neurological patients is crucial, and enteral feeding is commonly used to provide nutritional support. This review presents the different methods of enteral tube feeding and discusses its practice and efficacy in terms of clinical outcomes in the context of motor neurone disease, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, and stroke. PMID: 27152026 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Practical Neurology - May 4, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Stavroulakis T, McDermott CJ Tags: Pract Neurol Source Type: research