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World Health Assembly approves resolution on hepatitis and mechanism to coordinate noncommunicable disease response
22 May 2014 -- The World Health Assembly approved a resolution to improve the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of viral hepatitis and proposals to improve global coordination of efforts to address noncommunicable diseases like diabetes, cancers, heart disease and stroke.
Source: WHO news - May 22, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Tags: cancer [subject], Diabetes, heart disease, Hepatitis, hepatitis [subject], leprosy [subject], NCDs, noncommunicable disease [subject], Press release [doctype], stroke, WHA67, Audio, Fact Sheets, media center, media centre, Notes for the Press, Photographs Source Type: news

What Causes Facial Nerve Palsy?
Discussion Facial nerve palsy has been known for centuries, but in 1821 unilateral facial nerve paralysis was described by Sir Charles Bell. Bell’s palsy (BP) is a unilateral, acute facial paralysis that is clinically diagnosed after other etiologies have been excluded by appropriate history, physical examination and/or laboratory testing or imaging. Symptoms include abnormal movement of facial nerve. It can be associated with changes in facial sensation, hearing, taste or excessive tearing. The right and left sides are equally affected but bilateral BP is rare (0.3%). Paralysis can be complete or incomplete at prese...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - June 3, 2019 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news

NeurologicManifestations of Neglected Tropical Diseases (P4.295)
CONCLUSIONS: Neurological manifestations of NTDs cause significant morbidity and mortality, although data are limited. The evidence for treatments of neurologic complications is limited for most NTDs. Increased awareness of neurologic manifestations of NTDs can promote early identification and treatment, thereby contributing to ongoing elimination and eradication campaigns.Study Supported by: NADisclosure: Dr. Raibagkar has nothing to disclose. Dr. Berkowitz has received royalty payments from Medmaster and Oxford University Press. Dr. Pritt has nothing to disclose. Dr. Headley-Whyte has nothing to disclose. Dr. Mateen has nothing to disclose.
Source: Neurology - April 9, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Raibagkar, P., Berkowitz, A., Pritt, B., Headley-Whyte, E. T., Mateen, F. Tags: Global Health and Infection Source Type: research

Neurology in Africa
"Ex Africa semper aliquid novi [Out of Africa always something new]," wrote the Roman historian Pliny the elder. Neurology in Africa is no different, with the recent emergence of new diseases ranging from HIV to konzo. Historically, neurology in Africa has been included under the heading tropical neurology or neurology in the tropics and is well-reviewed by Poser and Poser.1 Some of the earliest descriptions of the more common neurologic disorders (ND), including stroke, migraine, paralysis, and seizures, come from ancient Egypt and Greece. These accounts include diseases like lathyrism, which occurs in temperate as well a...
Source: Neurology - August 11, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Howlett, W. P. Tags: GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES Source Type: research

A case of acquired idiopathic pterygium inversum unguis.
We present an unusual case of acquired idiopathic PIU of the 10 fingernails in a 22-year-old man. PMID: 24966638 [PubMed]
Source: Annals of Dermatology - December 2, 2014 Category: Dermatology Tags: Ann Dermatol Source Type: research

Interosseous membrane window size for tibialis posterior tendon transfer–geometrical and m.r.i. Analysis
Tibialis posterior transfer was first reported by Ober in 1933.[1] He described the circumtibial technique. This transfer allows the foot to recover (at least partially) its dorsiflexion motion in pathologies such as Charcot-Marie-Tooth, leprosy, mononeuropathy, common peroneal nerve injury, stroke, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, [2–5,7] whenever the deformity is flexible.
Source: Foot and Ankle Surgery - September 17, 2015 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Pablo Wagner, Cristian Ortiz, Omar Vela, Paul Arias, Diego Zanolli, Emilio Wagner Source Type: research

Interosseous membrane window size for tibialis posterior tendon transfer—Geometrical and MRI analysis
Tibialis posterior transfer was first reported by Ober in 1933 [1]. He described the circumtibial technique. This transfer allows the foot to recover (at least partially) its dorsiflexion motion in pathologies such as Charcot-Marie-Tooth, leprosy, mononeuropathy, common peroneal nerve injury, stroke, Duchenne muscular dystrophy [2–5,7], whenever the deformity is flexible.
Source: Foot and Ankle Surgery - September 17, 2015 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Pablo Wagner, Cristian Ortiz, Omar Vela, Paul Arias, Diego Zanolli, Emilio Wagner Source Type: research

Diseases Neglected by the Media in Espírito Santo, Brazil in 2011–2012
Conclusions Media visibility acts as a strategy for legitimising priorities and contextualizing various realities. Therefore, we propose that the health problems identified should enter the public agenda and begin to be recognized as legitimate demands.
Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases - April 25, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Aline Guio Cavaca Source Type: research

Interosseous membrane window size for tibialis posterior tendon transfer —Geometrical and MRI analysis
Tibialis posterior transfer was first reported by Ober in 1933 [1]. He described the circumtibial technique. This transfer allows the foot to recover (at least partially) its dorsiflexion motion in pathologies such as Charcot-Marie-Tooth, leprosy, mononeuropathy, common peroneal nerve injury, stroke, Duchenne muscular dystrophy [2 –5,7], whenever the deformity is flexible.
Source: Foot and Ankle Surgery - September 16, 2015 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Pablo Wagner, Cristian Ortiz, Omar Vela, Paul Arias, Diego Zanolli, Emilio Wagner Source Type: research

Unusual association of leprosy with Lucio phenomenon with secondary antiphospholipid antibody syndrome and ischemic stroke
Surendra Kumar, Jayantee Kalita, RN Rao, Usha K MisraNeurology India 2019 67(7):150-151
Source: Neurology India - January 23, 2019 Category: Neurology Authors: Surendra Kumar Jayantee Kalita RN Rao Usha K Misra Source Type: research

Mirror therapy for improving motor functions in patients with leprosy with grade 2 disabilities
Conclusion Mirror therapy is a safe and cost-effective approach in the treatment of paretic limbs of patients with leprosy. Classification of evidence This study provides Class IV evidence that mirror therapy improves muscle strength in patients with leprosy associated with paresis.
Source: Neurology Clinical Practice - April 7, 2019 Category: Neurology Authors: Singh, M., Pawar, M. Tags: Bacterial infections, All Clinical Neurology, Clinical trials Observational study (Cohort, Case control), Class IV Research Source Type: research

De novo histoid leprosy - Further points of focus
In this report, we present a series of three cases of snakebites that evolved with hemorrhagic stroke due to delays in the access to antivenom in the Brazilian Amazon, being fundamental for diagnosis to validate the clinical suspicion and make decisions that would improve the treatment and prognosis of the patients.
Source: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - September 6, 2019 Category: Tropical Medicine Source Type: research

Causes of Death among Persons Affected by Leprosy in Korea, 2010-2013.
Abstract In addition to the complications of leprosy, people affected by leprosy (PALs) can suffer from chronic diseases. We evaluated the recent pattern of deaths among Korean PALs and compared it with that in the general population. We analyzed the death certificate data of 1,359 PALs from 2010 through 2013. The all-cause and cause-specific standardized mortality ratio (SMR) and standardized mortality with 95% CI were calculated. Malignancy had the highest standardized mortality, with 130.9 deaths per 100,000 persons, followed by cardiovascular diseases (CVDs; 85.5 deaths) and respiratory diseases (38.2 deaths)....
Source: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - November 24, 2019 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Ahn YH, Park H, Kweon SS Tags: Am J Trop Med Hyg Source Type: research

Infectious Diseases: Images in Clinical Medicine
Editor: V. Dimov, M.D., Cleveland ClinicHypoglossal Nerve Palsy during Meningococcal Meningitis. NEJM, 10/2014.Herpes Zoster Involving the S1 Dermatome. NEJM, 05/2014.Tinea Faciei. NEJM, 05/2014.Disseminated Cryptococcosis in a CLL patient. 05/2014.Scrofuloderma due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis. NEJM, 06/2012.Leonine Facies in Lepromatous Leprosy. NEJM, 04/2012.Intestinal Infestation with Ancylostoma ceylanicum. NEJM, 03/2012.Kerion celsi form of tinea capitis caused by a T-cell hypersensitivity reaction. NEJM, 03/2012.Eye can see a nest of worms! Thelazia callipaeda. Lancet, 03/2012.Madura Foot. NEJM, 01/2012.Paragonimia...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - August 22, 2009 Category: General Medicine Tags: Images Infectious Diseases Source Type: news