Neurology Perspectives
Autoimmune-associated epilepsy in an outpatient epilepsy clinic: A retrospective study
Purpose To analyse cases with suspected autoimmune-associated epilepsy (AAEp) and to compare them to patients with acute symptomatic seizures secondary to autoimmune encephalitis (ASS-AEn). Methods Single-centre retrospective analysis of patients with suspected AAEp seen in […]
Preliminary investigation of semantic memory assessments in Colombian adults with and without post-stroke aphasia
Purpose This work evaluates clinical-standard semantic memory assessments in monolingual Spanish-speaking Colombian adults with and without aphasia, addressing 2 aims: (1) to examine whether event semantic memory is related to object and action semantic memory […]
Approach to non-compressive myeloneuropathy through a rendezvous of 11 cases from an Indian backdrop
Introduction Myeloneuropathy is a diagnosis ascribed to disorders that concomitantly affect the spinal cord and peripheral nerves. Recognizing this syndrome may sometimes be arduous, even for the most consummate clinicians, because symptomatology can mimic either […]
Neuropsychological profiles and neural correlates in typical and atypical variants of Alzheimer disease: A systematic qualitative review
Introduction Neuropsychological symptoms and cortical atrophy patterns show similarities between typical Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) and its variants. Thus, correct diagnosis is difficult, leading to errors in the therapeutic process. Indeed, the challenge in cognitive neuroscience […]
Description of the response to galcanezumab in 7 patients with refractory cluster headache. A review and a case series.
Introduction and objectives Cluster headache is the most frequent trigeminoautonomic headache, which, together with the high impact it produces on the patient's quality of life, has led to an in-depth study of its pathophysiology, thus […]
Stroke and intracardiac thrombus: A case series
Introduction Cardioembolism may cause 20%–40% of all ischemic strokes. Up to 22% of cardioembolic strokes are associated with intracardiac thrombi and occur in patients with a high burden of comorbid cardiac disease. Aim and methods […]