AbstractRelapsing polychondritis is a rare immune mediated systemic disorder which destroys cartilaginous structures such as the auricles, eyes, nose, joints and other parts of the body. Many cases of relapsing polychondritis are associated with other system.....
AbstractRespiratory distress by laryngospasm as an isolated manifestation of epileptic seizure is rare phenomenon. We report on a 1-month-old infant with recurrent respiratory distresses by laryngospasm as an isolated manifestation of status epilepticus and .....
AbstractMultiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory, demyelinating and degenerative disease of the central nervous system. In addition a close relationship between MS lesions and the cerebral vasculature has long been recognized. The cerebral hypoperfu.....
AbstractNeuroimaging in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is now dominated by Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). MRI has played a central role in the clinical management and scientific investigation of MS. Findings on MRI studies of the brain and spinal cord are critic.....
AbstractIn the past 20 years there have been many notable advances in the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS). This review provides an overview of the recent advances which have taken place in management of patients with MS, rather than just discussing in d.....
AbstractParoxysmal symptoms are common in Multiple Sclerosis. They include tonic spasms, paroxysmal dysarthria, ataxia and Lhermitte’s symptom. A rare manifestation is hemifacial spasm. We present a case of Multiple Sclerosis where the presenting symptom w.....
AbstractRecent advances in neuroimaging contribute to new insights regarding brain-behavior relationships and expand understanding of the functional neuroanatomy of language. Modern concepts of the functional neuroanatomy of language invoke rich and complex .....
AbstractBackground: Despite 50 years of research, prognostication post cardiac arrest traditionally occurs at 72 hours. We tested the accuracy of a novel bedside score within 24 hours of hospital admission, in predicting neurologically intact survival. Metho.....
AbstractIntroduction: Ischemic stroke has been associated with stunned myocardium and neurogenic pulmonary edema (NPE). We studied a population of patients with large vessel brainstem ischemic stroke to see if there was an increased risk of pulmonary edema a.....
AbstractThe interrelationship between stroke and cancer is complex. Cancer and stroke may occur independently in a given patient, or cancer may directly or indirectly lead to stroke via: hypercoaguability, non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE), direct.....
AbstractWe report the case of a young man with recurrent strokes over a four year period, all occurring after leaning forward. He had suffered damage to the right subclavian and right carotid arteries in a car accident 20 years prior. Review of history and i.....
AbstractBackground: Neurologists generally consider hemispatial neglect to be the primary cognitive deficit following right hemisphere lesions. However, the right hemisphere has a critical role in many cognitive, communication and social functions; for examp.....
AbstractBackground: Rapidly improving or mild symptoms is the most common reason that acute stroke patients arriving within the approved time window are not treated with intravenous tissue-type plasminogen activator (IV tPA). We reviewed outcomes at discharg.....
AbstractIntroduction: Intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (IV tPA) has revolutionized the treatment of acute ischemic stroke. However, there remain situations when administration is relatively contraindicated (eg. , arrival outside the accepted treatmen.....
AbstractRecombinant tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) is the only FDA approved therapy for acute ischemic stroke. Cerebral microbleeds (CMBs) or cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) are currently not contraindications, however, data regarding this complex iss.....