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Brachial Plexus Neuritis as Presenting Manifestation of Disseminated Coccidioidomycosis. (P6.323)
CONCLUSIONS:This is the first reported case of coccidioidomycosis presenting with PNS involvement. Both remote inflammatory changes and direct local fungal invasion noted in this case highlight the wide spectrum of clinico-pathological presentations seen in coccidioidomycosis infection. As this fungal disease is identified with increasing frequency, clinicians should be aware of its atypical manifestations. Study Supported by: Disclosure: Dr. Shah has nothing to disclose. Dr. Liao has nothing to disclose. Dr. Shanina has nothing to disclose. Dr. Smith has nothing to disclose.
Source: Neurology - April 8, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Shah, R., Liao, B., Shanina, E., Smith, G. Tags: Fungi, Parasites, and Other Infectious Disorders Source Type: research

High-salt diet could protect against invading microbes
Most people consume more salt than they need and therefore have a higher risk of heart disease and stroke, which are the two leading causes of death worldwide. But a new study reveals that dietary salt could have a biological advantage: Defending the body against invading microbes. A high-salt diet increased sodium accumulation in the skin of mice, thereby boosting their immune response to a skin-infecting parasite.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - March 3, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news

Cerebral myiasis
An 85-year-old patient was admitted to the emergency room septic with fetid odor in the right orbit, where enucleation of the right eye had been performed 8 years prior. Physical inspection noted the presence of larvae within the right orbit. After a CT scan (figure 1), the patient underwent surgical treatment (figure 2). Intraoperative cultures revealed encephalitis caused by myiasis. The patient died due to complications caused by sepsis 2 weeks after the procedure.
Source: Neurology - January 26, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Holanda, L. F., Pereira, B. J. A., de Holanda, C. V. M., de Oliveira, J. G. Tags: CT, Parasitic infections, Coma, All Cerebrovascular disease/Stroke, Critical care NEUROIMAGES Source Type: research

The brighter (and evolutionarily older) face of the metabolic syndrome: evidence from Trypanosoma Cruzi infection in CD‐1 mice
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Source: Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews - January 1, 2015 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Wunnie Brima, Daniel J. Eden, Syed Faizan Mehdi, Michelle Bravo, Mohammad M. Wiese, Joanna Stein, Vanessa Almonte, Dazhi Zhao, Irwin Kurland, Jeffrey E. Pessin, Tomas Zima, Herbert B. Tanowitz, Louis M. Weiss, Jesse Roth, Fnu Nagajyothi Tags: Research Article Source Type: research

Posterior spinal cord infarctions due to neurosyphilis
An 86-year-old patient with multiple vascular risk factors including 3 previous strokes woke up with a sensation of wet lower limbs, with bilateral loss of proprioception in legs on examination. Cervical MRI showed 2 acute medullary ischemic lesions in the posterior columns at level C3 and C4 (figure 1, A–D). Biological screening including HIV serology, Treponema pallidum hemagglutination assay (TPHA), Venereal Disease Research Laboratory test (VDRL), and Lyme disease serology showed an increased TPHA titer of 1:320, with a negative VDRL.
Source: Nature Clinical Practice - December 8, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Bill, O., Du Pasquier, R. A., Michel, P. Tags: CT, Parasitic infections, Clinical neurology examination, All Cerebrovascular disease/Stroke, Spinal cord infarction Cases Source Type: research

Acute bacterial infection negatively impacts cancer specific survival of colorectal cancer patients.
CONCLUSION: Infection and high neutrophil counts are associated with a poorer cancer-specific survival in colorectal cancer patients. PMID: 25320529 [PubMed - in process]
Source: World Journal of Gastroenterology : WJG - October 14, 2014 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Attiê R, Chinen LT, Yoshioka EM, Silva MC, de Lima VC Tags: World J Gastroenterol Source Type: research

Cardiology leaders call for global prevention of heart disease, stroke
Heart disease and stroke contribute to 30 percent of global deaths, more than all infectious and parasitic diseases combined, and 11 cardiovascular organizations are calling for the United Nations to address prevention of heart disease and other non-communicable diseases.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - September 26, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news

Clinical Reasoning: A 32-year-old woman with right-sided numbness and word-finding difficulties
A 32-year-old right-handed woman from El Salvador was brought into the emergency department (ED) because of confusion, right-sided numbness, and word-finding difficulties.
Source: Neurology - August 25, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Busza, A., Cervantes-Arslanian, A. M., Kase, C. S. Tags: Stroke in young adults, Parasitic infections, All Cerebrovascular disease/Stroke, Cardiac, Embolism RESIDENT AND FELLOW SECTION Source Type: research

The Rhino Without It's Sugar (P2.324)
We present a case of a non-diabetic patient with stroke like symptoms that was determined to be due to mucormycosis invading the sphenoid sinus.A 64 year old female was admitted for slurred speech and right-sided weakness. She was brought to the ER after being found unresponsive. Family members stated she had been experiencing difficulty speaking, and mild right facial weakness. She has been complaining of headaches for the past seven months and 15 pound weight loss. On admission, temperature was 98.4°F, BP 122/77, PR 78, and RR 18. Exam was significant for right-sided facial asymmetry/droop, expressive aphasia, and sl...
Source: Neurology - April 9, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Kahlon, J., Gahley, H., Sonpal, N., Graham, R. Tags: Fungi, Parasites, and Other Pathogens Source Type: research

Pacific and Atlantic Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Krlatin small letter o with strokeyer, 1838) are allopatric subspecies: Lepeophtheirus salmonis salmonis and L. salmonis oncorhynchi subspecies novo
Conclusions: Lepeophtheirus salmonis from the Pacific and Atlantic oceans are reproductively compatible at least until adults at the F2 hybrid stage, and should not be regarded as separate species based on reproductive segregation or sequence divergence levels. Reported biological and genetic differences in L. salmonis seen in conjunction with the reported genetic diversity commonly observed between and within species demonstrate that Atlantic and Pacific L. salmonis should be regarded as two subspecies: Lepeophtheirus salmonis salmonis and L. salmonis oncorhynchi subsp. nov.
Source: BMC Genetics - Latest articles - March 14, 2014 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Rasmus Skern-MauritzenOle TorrissenKevin Glover Source Type: research

Neuregulin-1 attenuates mortality associated with experimental cerebral malaria
Conclusions: This study suggests that NRG-1 attenuates ECM-associated brain inflammation and injuries and may represent a novel supportive therapy for the management of CM.
Source: Epidemiologic Perspectives and Innovations - January 17, 2014 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Wesley SolomonNana O WilsonLeonard AndersonSidney PittsJohn PatricksonMingli LiuByron D FordJonathan K Stiles Source Type: research

Safety of IV thrombolysis in acute ischemic stroke related to Chagas disease
Conclusion: In the largest published series of patients with CD-related stroke treated with IV TPA, we have observed that IV thrombolysis was safely performed and showed no increase of SIH. The diagnosis of CD should not preclude IV thrombolysis in these patients.
Source: Neurology - November 11, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Cougo-Pinto, P. T., dos Santos, B. L., Dias, F. A., Camilo, M. R., Alessio-Alves, F. F., Barreira, C. M. A., Santos-Pontelli, T. E. G., Abud, D. G., Leite, J. P., Pontes-Neto, O. M. Tags: Parasitic infections, Clinical trials Observational study (Cohort, Case control), Cardiac, Embolism, Infarction ARTICLE Source Type: research

Neurocognitive sequelae following hippocampal and callosal lesions associated with cerebral malaria in an immune-naive adult
We report a case of a 36-year-old immune-naive Caucasian female who sustained a brain injury with neurocognitive sequelae, after a severe bout of falciparum malaria. On admission, she was unconscious, febrile, hypoglycaemic and passing black urine. She had returned from Ghana 2 days earlier. Her initial parasite count was 22%,...
Source: Postgraduate Medical Journal - October 15, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Laverse, E., Nashef, L., Brown, S. Tags: Immunology (including allergy), Drugs: infectious diseases, Travel medicine, Tropical medicine (infectious diseases), Epilepsy and seizures, Stroke, Memory disorders (psychiatry), Adult intensive care, Epidemiology, Diabetes, Metabolic disorders Images Source Type: research

Aging aggravates ischemic stroke‐induced brain damage in mice with chronic peripheral infection
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Source: Aging Cell - June 3, 2013 Category: Cytology Authors: Hiramani Dhungana, Tarja Malm, Adam Denes, Piia Valonen, Sara Wojciechowski, Johanna Magga, Ekaterina Savchenko, Neil Humphreys, Richard Grencis, Nancy Rothwell, Jari Koistinaho Tags: Original Paper Source Type: research