Neuropsychiatric manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus are varied. Presently nineteen in number, they are classified as whether affecting the central or the peripheral compartments of the nervous system. Its diagnosis however remains difficult, more so when two or more of the syndromes are found concomitantly in the same patient and when they occur in absence of the more classical rash...

BACKGROUND This study attempts to explore the clinical features, possible mechanisms and prognosis of the neurologic complications in patients with acute aortic dissection (AD). METHODS Medical records of 278 consecutive patients with AD (165 with type A and 113 with type B dissection) over 11.5 years were retrospectively analyzed for clinical history, CT findings, neurologic complications an...

PURPOSE Glufosinate poisoning can cause neurologic complications that may be difficult to treat due to delayed manifestation. Studies assessing possible predictors of complications are lacking. Although serum ammonia level is a potential predictor of severe neurotoxicity, it has only been assessed via case reports. Therefore, we investigated factors that predict neurologic complications in acut...

UNLABELLED Celiac disease (CD) is an immune-mediated enteropathy triggered by the ingestion of gluten in genetically susceptible individuals and neurologic manifestations may be one of the presentations form. The aim of this study was to report the incidence of neurologic manifestations in children with CD. MATERIAL AND METHODS Between 2000-2010, 48 children aged 2-18 years diagnosed with CD ...

Dear Editor, Leishmaniasis is an important insect borne infection that is endemic in South America, Africa and the Middle East. However, within the recent few years, the new infection due to Leishmania siamensis is observed in Southeast Asia1,2. This new species of Leishmania can cause both visceral and cutaneous forms of clinical manifestation. Focusing on neurological manifestation, Petersen ...

Intuitively, dynamic visual stimuli, such as moving objects or flashing lights, attract attention. Visual search tasks have revealed that dynamic targets among static distractors can indeed efficiently guide attention. The present study shows that the reverse case, a static target among dynamic distractors, allows for relatively efficient selection in certain but not all cases. A static target ...

Introduction: Oculogyric crisis (OGC) is a dystonic reaction characterized as conjugate and typically upward deviation of the eyes lasting from seconds to hours which seen an uncommon neurologic manifestation. Metoclopramide prokinetic agent that frequently prescribed in treatment nausea, vomiting prophylaxis, vomiting. One side effects after metoclopramide acute reactions.Case Presentation: We...

Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is an autosomal dominant disorder with multi-system involvement and variable manifestations. There has been significant progress in TSC research and the development of technologies used to diagnose this disorder. As a result, individuals with mild TSC are now being diagnosed, including many older adults who have not developed seizures or cognitive abnormalities....

The respiratory virus SARS-CoV-2, responsible for the multi-system illness known as COVID-19 and resulting global pandemic of 2020, is increasingly recognized  for its ability to cause cerebrovascular complications. This series four cases from a single institution during height presented illustrate virus’s uniquely diverse pathophysiology corresponding clinical radiologic manifestations. A...

Wegener's granulomatosis (WG) is a systemic vasculitis affecting small and medium-sized vessels with granulomatous formation. Though it is known for respiratory tract and kidney involvement, neurologic manifestation has been also reported. Herein we report a patient who suffered pansinusitis with multiple lower cranial nerve palsies but reached remission by immunosuppressant after the diagnosis...