frequency of common etiologies of adult onset epilepsy is different in various studies. the aim of this study is to evaluate the frequency of common ‎etiologies of late adult onset epilepsies. ‎ all patients referred to razi and imam khomeini hospitals ‎in the year 2003 with at least two seizure attacks beginning after age of 50 were evaluated. in the majority of cases neuroimaging, electroence...

Psychiatric illnesses following cerebrovascular accidents has been a popular area of research in recent times. Though poststroke anxiety and mood disorders including depression have been reported often, reports of poststroke psychosis have been considerably rarer. This case report documents an even rarer occurrence of a psychotic disorder in an 8-year-old child with moyamoya disease following a...

A sedentary lifestyle is a very serious worldwide problem, especially in North America and Europe. Unfortunately, physical inactivity, which has progressively increased over the past several decades, significantly increases the risk of numerous diseases/disorders, including several forms of cancer, diabetes, hypertension, coronary and cerebrovascular diseases, overweight/obesity, and all-cause ...

A 45-year-old female was brought with sudden loss of consciousness and mental confusion. Clinical background revealed obesity and hypertension. She presented with acute respiratory failures, hypertense and comatose without focal deficits. Serial ECGs disclosed dynamic ST segment changes and neurogenic T waves. Cranial CT evinced extensive intraparenchymal hemorrhage in left cerebral hemisphere ...

BACKGROUND Migraine aura may be difficult to differentiate from transient ischemic attacks and other transient neurological disorders in pregnant women. The aims of the present study were to investigate and diagnose all pregnant women with transient neurological disorders of suspected central nervous system origin, and to compare this group with a control group of pregnant women with regard to ...

Two hundred and thirty-one patients with cerebrovascular disease were examined by spectrophotometry of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and by computer tomography. Many were followed by repeated examinations. Specific diagnoses — bleeding as opposed to non-hemorrhagic or hemorrhagic infarctions — were indicated in 97% by spectrophotometry and in 65% by CT scan in 201 of the 231 cases (excluding 25...

Two hundred and thirty-one patients with cerebrovascular disease were examined by spectrophotometry of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and by computer tomography. Many were followed by repeated examinations. Specific diagnoses — bleeding as opposed to non-hemorrhagic or hemorrhagic infarctions — were indicated in 97% by spectrophotometry and in 65% by CT scan in 201 of the 231 cases (excluding 25...

OBJECTIVES Cerebrovascular mortality has declined in the general population of Sweden. The objective of the present study was to investigate causes of death among stroke patients in a long-term perspective. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS A population-based study was conducted of first-ever strokes in the municipality of Söderhamn, Sweden. Standardized mortality ratios were calculated for compari...

Two hundred and thirty-one patients with cerebrovascular disease were examined by spectrophotometry of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and by computer tomography. Many were followed by repeated examinations. Specific diagnoses --- bleeding as opposed to non-hemorrhagic or hemorrhagic infactions --- were indicated in 97% by spectrophotometry and in 65% by CT scan in 201 of the 231 cases (excluding...

Introduction: Epileptic seizures are one of the most emerging neurologic disorders worldwide. A number of etiologic factors are responsible for this. The major risk factors are cerebrovascular accidents and strokes followed by infections and tuberculosis. The goal of this study is to assess the prevalence of different etiologic agents in causation of epilepsy. Material and methods: The present ...