Disuse Left Hand Atrophy and Persistent Left Clenched Fist in an Adult with Catatonic Schizophrenia
Sherifa Ahmed Hamed
Schizophrenia is a clinical brain syndrome with neuroanatomical, biological and molecular complexities.
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Parkinson’s Disease Dyskinesias Possibly Relate to Greater Dopamine Transporter Losses in the Putamen Over Time
Andreas–Antonios Roussakis, David Towey, Marta Gennaro, et al…
The pathophysiology of levodopa-induced dyskinesias in Parkinson’s disease is incompletely understood.
Progress in Management of Essential and Parkinson Disease Tremor with Botulinum Toxin Injections-Established Efficacy and Less Adverse Effects
Bahman Jabbari
Tremor is a common movement disorder, and in severe cases, often disables the patients. Essential tremor (ET) and Parkinson-related tremor are two of the most common forms encountered.
Neurological Examination of Sheep (Ovis aries) with Unilateral and Bilateral Quinolinic Acid Lesions of the Striatum Assessed by Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Adam O’Connell, Brendan Sinnott, Timothy R. Kuchel, et al…
Acute toxic models of Huntington’s disease and Parkinson’s disease have been used extensively to study neuropathology and behavior in rodents and non-human primates, but not large animals.
Patients with Sensory Symptoms of Acral Paresthesia: Routine Laboratory Findings in Neuromuscular Consultation
Jin Jun Luo, Favio Bumanlag and Nae J. Dun
Introduction: Laboratory studies to uncover the underlying etiology for patients with neuropathy are essential in practice.
Encephalomyelitis Resulting from Chronic West Nile Virus Infection: A Case Report
Rafael Rodriguez, Liliana Rincon, Ahmed Yassin, et al…
West Nile virus (WNV) is a mosquito-borne RNA flavivirus and human neuropathogen. The overall mortality rate for WNV disease is < 0.1% for all patients infected with WNV.
Lymphocytes T Helper 17 in Multiple Sclerosis: Regulation by Intestinal Microbiota
Bruno Bagatin de Souza Moreira, André Eduardo de Almeida Franzoi, Marcus Vinícius Magno Gonçalves, et al…
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease with significant damage to the central nervous system (CNS). Despite many studies, it is not clear what triggers the mechanism for the disease to manifest or to exacerbate itself.
Wernicke’s Encephalopathy: An Overlooked Cause
Lloyd Godfrey Muzangwa, Carlos Rivera, Charlota Jurcik, et al…
A 66-year-old female patient with a past medical history of obesity and ORBERA@ intragastric balloon placement presented with Wernicke’s encephalopathy (WE) features without social history of alcoholism.
The Role of Mineral Serum Level in Risk Factor of Stroke. Babol, North of Iran
Alijan Ahmadi Ahangar, Soraya Khafri, Payam Saadat and Shayan Alijanpour
Vascular cognitive impairment is a process which is more frequent in patients with cardiovascular risk factors. The etiology of this kind of impairment could be related to different types of cerebrovascular disorders, given that silent cerebral infarctions or microinfarcts, correlated with small vessel disease, are one of the principal etiologies.
Citicoline in the Treatment of Cognitive Impairment
Julio J. Secades
Vascular cognitive impairment is a process which is more frequent in patients with cardiovascular risk factors. The etiology of this kind of impairment could be related to different types of cerebrovascular disorders, given that silent cerebral infarctions or microinfarcts, correlated with small vessel disease, are one of the principal etiologies.