An association between cognitive dysfunction, neurological soft signs, enlarged brain ventricles and widened cortical sulci has been reported in schizophrenia. The present work aimed to study the relevance of positive and negative dichotomy with relation to neuropsychological performance of the schizophrenic patients, and the presence of neurological soft signs. In 23 schizophrenics patients di...

Review s 7 Functional neurological disorders: the neurological assessment as treatment J Stone 18 Atraumatic needles for lumbar puncture: why haven’t neurologists changed? A Davis, R Dobson, S Kaninia, G Giovannoni, K Schmierer 23 Stroke in pregnancy: a case-oriented review M A O’Neal, S K Feske 35 Neoplastic cauda equina syndrome: a neuroimagingbased review S J Bennett, G L Katzman, R P Roos, ...

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. Soft neurological signs (SNS) are minor neurological abnormalities in motor performance, and are used as one evaluation method for neurodevelopmental delays in children with ADHD. Our aim is to establish a quantitative evaluation system for c...

There are numerous ocular and neurological lesions in ECCL, which occur ipsilaterally to the skin lesions. Particularly common, however, are what are called epibulbar choristomas; histologically these choristomas, like the skin lesions, are epibulbar dermoids10 or fibrolipomas. The severity of associated neurological disorders is important for the prognosis. These disorders, which do not correl...

Learning, attention, hyperactivity, and autism spectrum disorders have common neurological roots. They are manifested in differences the development functioning of processes involved maturation. Neurological maturation is a product cultural evolution Homo Sapiens. The transition to an agricultural, ranching lifestyle required behavior cognitive functions that were markedly different from previo...

We report neurological changes and circulatory and pulmonary symptoms after surgical intervention in cases of brainstem cavernous angioma. Eight patients who underwent surgical intervention for brainstem cavernous angiomas were retrospectively reviewed. Two of 4 patients who underwent total removal of the mass showed marked resolution of the preoperative signs including IX nerve palsy, MLF synd...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Despite progress in antibiotic therapy and intensive care, childhood pneumococcal meningitis remains a devastating disease, with morbidity and mortality rates among the highest of any cause of bacterial meningitis. We conducted this study to find the factors associated with disease outcome in clinical settings. METHODS All pediatric medical charts during the period from...

BACKGROUND Since the advent of computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging scans, neurological disorders have less often been falsely labeled as conversion disorder (CD). However, misdiagnosis of a neurological disorder as CD still occurs, especially in cases with insidious onset. Misinterpretation of la belle indifférence may contribute to such misdiagnosis. Here, we describe a case of ...