BACKGROUND The spectrum of neurologic disease attributable to Mycoplasma pneumoniae in children is incompletely understood in part because of limitations of microbiologic diagnostic methods. Our objective was to characterize the neurologic complications of M. pneumoniae in children using stringent diagnostic criteria. METHODS All children admitted to the Hospital for Sick Children over a 16-y...

Depression is commonly associated with neurologic disorders. Although depression in neurologic conditions often is associated with a negative impact on quality of life, it frequently is poorly managed. Some factors, such as a multidrug regimen, lack of efficacy, and side effects of antidepressants may explain why depression is not adequately treated in patients with neurologic disorders. Theref...

Thymoma is a rare tumor that commonly associated with autoimmune diseases. Of these, myasthenia gravis (MG) widely considered as the most common paraneoplastic condition. On other hand, dermatomyositis (DM) has been rarely reported first presentation of non-invasive thymoma. Hereby, we describe patient thymoma who initially presented painful symmetric proximal muscle weakness no signs ptosis or...

Aim: To establish the spectrum of neurologic disorders in patients with coronavirus disease 2019, and to clarify what are their clinical peculiarities? Materials Methods: We analyzed retrospectively clinical, radiological, neuropathological findings who entered our clinics between October 2020 end March 2021. Neurological syndromes developing during or after disease, which were likely be associ...