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Neurological Involvement in Primary Systemic Vasculitis
Conclusion Neurological involvement is a common complication of PSV (Table 1), and neurologists play an important role in the identification and diagnosis of PSV patients with otherwise unexplained neurological symptoms as their chief complaint. This article summarizes the neurological manifestations of PSV and hopes to improve neuroscientists' understanding of this broad range of diseases. TABLE 1 Table 1. Common CNS and PNS involvements of primary systemic vasculitis. Author Contributions SZ conceived the article and wrote the manuscript. DY and GT reviewed and edited the manuscript. All authors ...
Source: Frontiers in Neurology - April 25, 2019 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Clinical Features and Risk Factors of Mortality in Patients with Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome
CONCLUSIONS: Our results indicate that PRES could be considered as a sign of a very high-risk patient. We also demonstrated that heart failure and stroke were independent risk factors for death in patients with PRES; moreover, pregnancy was a protective factor.PMID:36419591 | PMC:PMC9678458 | DOI:10.1155/2022/9401661
Source: Behavioural Neurology - November 24, 2022 Category: Neurology Authors: Hong-Wei Cui Ru-Yi Lei Bo-Ai Zhang Source Type: research

Subarachnoid pharmacodialysis for central nervous system disorders
Abstract: We postulate that alternating use of microcontroller-regulated delivery and drain pumps connected to one or more sealed subarachnoid fluid exchange ports can maintain localized bi-directional molecular fluxes across pia mater covering multiple diseased areas of the cerebral cortex or spinal cord. This system enables local irrigation with drugs and drainage of endogenous neurotoxic molecules normalizing regional neurochemistry and restoring physiological function. Viewing the pia mater as an endogenous dialysis membrane, testing this hypothesis requires demonstrating: (a) benefits of removing neurotoxic molecules ...
Source: Medical Hypotheses - November 5, 2012 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: John G. Kral, Nandor Ludvig Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Health status of populations living in French overseas territories in 2012, compared with metropolitan France: An analysis of the national health insurance database.
CONCLUSION: This study highlights the utility of administrative database to compare and follow population health status considering healthcare use. Specific Public Health policies are justified for FOT, taking into account the specific context of each FOT, the necessity of prevention initiatives and screening to reduce the frequency of the chronic diseases. PMID: 27238162 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Revue d Epidemiologie et de Sante Publique - May 31, 2016 Category: Epidemiology Tags: Rev Epidemiol Sante Publique Source Type: research

Neurologic emergencies in HIV-negative immunosuppressed patients.
This article reviews the role of neuroimaging in HIV-negative immunodepressed patients with a neurologic complication that requires urgent management. PMID: 28012729 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Radiologia - December 20, 2016 Category: Radiology Authors: Guzmán-De-Villoria JA, Fernández-García P, Borrego-Ruiz PJ Tags: Radiologia Source Type: research

Etiology and Outcomes of Thrombotic Microangiopathies.
CONCLUSIONS: Secondary thrombotic microangiopathies represent the majority of thrombotic microangiopathies. Multiple thrombotic microangiopathies causes are present in one half of secondary thrombotic microangiopathies. The risks of dialysis, neurologic and cardiac complications, and death vary by the cause of thrombotic microangiopathies. PODCAST: This article contains a podcast at https://www.asn-online.org/media/podcast/CJASN/2019_03_12_CJASNPodcast_19_04_.mp3. PMID: 30862697 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN - March 11, 2019 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Bayer G, von Tokarski F, Thoreau B, Bauvois A, Barbet C, Cloarec S, Mérieau E, Lachot S, Garot D, Bernard L, Gyan E, Perrotin F, Pouplard C, Maillot F, Gatault P, Sautenet B, Rusch E, Buchler M, Vigneau C, Fakhouri F, Halimi JM Tags: Clin J Am Soc Nephrol Source Type: research

Kidney Disease and Epilepsy
The family of a 47-year-old man with end stage renal failure on hemodialysis brought him to the emergency room. He had missed 3 sessions of dialysis due to concerns for COVID-19 precautions. He had developed increasing confusion and generalized weakness. Examination showed altered mental status and disorientation to date and place. He had bilateral gaze evoked nystagmus and asterixis in his upper extremities. His lab work showed Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) of 75  mg/dL and Creatinine of 6.2 mg/dL. His EEG showed generalized triphasic waves (Fig. 1).
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - February 10, 2021 Category: Neurology Authors: Mona Sazgar Source Type: research