INTRODUCTION Cardiac myxoma is an important but uncommon cause of stroke in younger patients. Few published case series analyse the frequency and clinical presentation of neurological complications in patients with myxoma. OBJECTIVE To list all neurological complications from cardiac myxoma recorded in our hospital in the past 28 years. PATIENTS AND METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the n...

Introduction: Neurological disorders are observed in about 70% of HIV/AIDS cases, which intracranial mass lesions characterize 10-20%. In addition, the incidence intracerebral hemorrhage is frequently associated with several etiologies, including toxoplasmosis and cerebral tuberculosis. This manifestation has been attributed most common opportunistic infections developing countries. Therefore, ...

Atonic seizures have traditionally been described in patients with generalized epilepsies; however, ictal atonia is increasingly recognized as a phenomenon of focal seizures. Recognition of atonia as a manifestation of focal seizures is crucial in order to not mislabel these events as non-epileptic. In addition, a large number of patients, who undergo presurgical investigations due to focal pha...

Abstract Background Isolated seizure as a manifestation of myelin oligodendrocyte antibody-associated disease (MOGAD) has rarely been reported previously. Case presentation A 16-year-old-male presented with single episode left focal onset motor secondary generalization and impaired awareness, without any other neurological deficits. There was history right generalized tonic–clonic awareness 4 y...

OBJECTIVE To analyze the spectrum of neurological manifestations in children hospitalized with pandemic influenza A H1N1 virus of 2009 (pH1N1). DESIGN Retrospective case series of children hospitalized from May 1, 2009, through November 30, 2009. SETTING Tertiary-care children's hospital in Colorado. PATIENTS All hospitalized patients with pH1N1 with neurological consult or diagnosis, lum...