it has been estimated that more than 1.7 million individuals suffer a traumatic brain injury (tbi) each year. tbi causes secondary biochemical and metabolic changes which contribute to subsequent tissue damage and associated neuronal cell death. two early and delayed events occur after tbi, which results in neurological deficits. primary injury events include the mechanical damage that occur at...

Abstract Introduction More than 80 million people have been infected with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection worldwide till date more 17,00000 fatalities. Although COVID-19 commonly affects respiratory system in the form of cough and dyspnea, a neurotropic presentation has described one-third patients. Objective We report an atypical case mild symptoms who presented to our hospital f...

superficial siderosis (ss) is a rare disease which affects people in all ages and both sexes, but three times more in men. pathological etiology is deposition of hemosiderin (a product of the breakdown of blood) in leptomeninges, subpial layer, ependymal surface and other parts of central nervous system (cns) and typically leads to neurological dysfunction and progressive irreversible signs and...

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Background: Hypotonia is a frequent neurological manifestation with numerous etiologies, but recognizing the cause challenge. First, it's necessary to differentiate hypotonia as peripheral, central or mixed. Signs of are normo/hyperreflexia, developmental delay, cognitive delay and/or epileptic seizures associated and normal creatine phosphokinase (CPK). After ruling out environmental risk fact...

Posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) is a potentially fatal complication of solid organ transplantation. The majority of PTLD is of B-cell origin, and 90% are associated with the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). Lymphomatoid granulomatosis (LG) is a rare, EBV-associated systemic angiodestructive lymphoproliferative disorder, which has rarely been described in patients with renal transpla...

Sarcoidosis is a granulomatous disease of unknown etiology that affects multiple organ systems. Neurological manifestations of sarcoidosis are less common and can include cranial neuropathies and intracranial lesions. We report the case of a 21-year-old man who presented with vertigo and uveitis. Extensive workup including brain imaging revealed enhancing focal lesions. A lacrimal gland biopsy ...