Clinical Neurology and Neuroscience

Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2021

  • Proptosis with Growing Skull Fracture of Orbit: A Lesser Known Entity

    Sudhir Suggala, Daljit Singh

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2021
    Pages: 10-12
    Received: 12 November 2020
    Accepted: 30 November 2020
    Published: 20 April 2021
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    Abstract: Growing skull fracture is a well known entity in neurosurgical literature. However growing skull fracture of the orbit is relatively rare and hence remains under diagnosed. Orbital fracture is more common in children. This fracture can even expand several months or years later by everting its edges. This can result in herniation of brain into orbit... Show More
  • Performance of Patients with Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis on the Wechsler Memory Scale-Fourth Edition (WMS-IV): Preliminary Clinical Findings

    Samuel Thomas Gontkovsky, Joseph John Ryan, Laura Glass Umfleet

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2021
    Pages: 13-17
    Received: 9 March 2021
    Accepted: 29 March 2021
    Published: 26 April 2021
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    Abstract: Historically, the Wechsler Memory Scales have been one of the most commonly used measures of memory in clinical neuropsychological evaluations. There are limited published reports, however, analyzing the performance of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) on the Fourth Edition of the test. The aim of this investigation was to describe the utility ... Show More
  • Ambiguous Presentations of Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Deficiency: Combined Case Studies

    Mariam Hassan, Ali Hassan, Ahmed Shatila, Sudhir Kumar Chirakarra

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2021
    Pages: 18-20
    Received: 10 April 2021
    Accepted: 23 April 2021
    Published: 30 April 2021
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    Abstract: Background: The pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH) complex is essential in the glycolytic conversion of pyruvate to acetyl-CoA. This reaction helps yield adenosine triphosphate (ATP) – a source for energy. Hence, PDH deficiency will lead to metabolic dysfunction. Case: The case report at hand unearths the perplexing presentation of two genetically predis... Show More
  • Neuropaludism in Children: Clinical and Evolving Aspects in a Prefectoral Hospital in Guinea

    Vamala Guilavogui, Nestor Onikoyamou, Seylan Diawara, Kemoko Camara, Foksouna Sakadi, Kezely Beavogui

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2021
    Pages: 21-24
    Received: 8 March 2021
    Accepted: 22 March 2021
    Published: 8 May 2021
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    Abstract: Introduction: Cerebral malaria is one of the spontaneously fatal clinical manifestations of malaria. The aim of our study was to describe the clinical aspects and the evolving profile of cerebral malaria in children at the Coyah prefectural hospital. Material and methods: This was a prospective study of descriptive type over a period of 6 months fr... Show More
  • A Case of Refractory Absence Epilepsy Precedes Anti-MOG Associated Optic Neuritis

    Katharina Blunschi, Pallavi Avasarala, John Schreiber, Neha Athale, Ilana Kahn, Tarannum Lateef

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2021
    Pages: 25-29
    Received: 5 April 2021
    Accepted: 11 May 2021
    Published: 27 May 2021
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    Abstract: Childhood absence epilepsy (CAE) is one of the most common forms of pediatric epilepsy. While most patients become seizure free with anti-epileptic drug therapy approximately 20% do not achieve seizure remission and are defined as having refractory CAE. Epilepsy is generally thought of as a grey matter disease but has also been associated with abno... Show More
  • Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio as a Predictor of Bacterial Meningitis in Children

    Ferry Yulianto, Dewi Sutriani Mahalini, I Gusti Ngurah Made Suwarba

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2021
    Pages: 30-34
    Received: 11 May 2021
    Accepted: 26 May 2021
    Published: 4 June 2021
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    Abstract: Diagnosis of bacterial meningitis in children is difficult. Both bacterial and aseptic meningitis have identical clinical presentation. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis and microbacterial culture are modalities to help physician distinguishing between both of them. However, lumbar puncture procedure to gain CSF sample could not always be done due... Show More
  • Assessment of the Quality of Life in Patients with Epilepsy in the Populous Region of Baku

    Asadova Ulker Asker

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2021
    Pages: 35-40
    Received: 13 May 2021
    Accepted: 28 May 2021
    Published: 7 June 2021
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    Abstract: An article establishes assessment of quality of life, severity of seizures and emotional condition 117 patients with epilepsy, over the age of 18 (35.13±1.19) with different form epilepsy what started from 0 to 69 years (14.22±1.26) in the Machtagа village. How showed analyzes of the survey results, the patients sub clinic 62 (52.9%) and clinic 29 ... Show More