Tolosa-Hunt Syndrome is a rare condition characterized by painful ophthalmoparesis and idiopathic granulomatous inflammation of the cavernous sinus, classically extremely responsive to corticosteroid administration. We present a rare case of a 27-year-old man with Tolosa-Hunt Syn...
Introduction: Febrile convulsion is defined as seizures occurring in children with fever in the absence of any brain pathology. It is usually a frightening experience for the caregivers and parents who in the bid to stop the seizure can apply harmful substances on the child befor...
Novel drugs are available now for treating and preventing migraine attacks. Those new drugs have a special strategy to treat migraine by modifying the signaling of calcitonin gene- related peptide (CGRP) which is a strong neuropeptide released from the nerves. Monoclonal antibodi...
Aims: To determine the accuracy of the Filipino version of the Michigan Neuropathy Screening Instrument (MNSI) in detecting distal symmetric peripheral neuropathy (DSPN) among diabetic patients, by comparing it to electromyography-nerve conduction velocity (EMG-NCV) as a gold sta...
The presented clinical case describes a rare occurrence of progressive palsy with a tiger-eye effect on MRI. The issues of the workup and differential diagnosis were discussed. There was an argument that along with other MRI criteria for the diagnosis of Progressive Supranuclear...
There are a vast number of different types of brief neurological screening tests. Many clinicians are not aware of the vast number of scales and tests and some clinicians have specific realms that they want to investigate. This paper will cursorily review a number of these papers...
Background: The association between serum Prolactin (PRL) levels and disease activity in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) remains debated. Studies regarding the role of PRL in the immunology of MS (regardless of gender) have had conflicting results. Objective: This study aimed to compare...
Pseudotumoral acute hemi-cerebellitis is an inflammatory condition, a self-limited disease with good prognosis, which does not need treatment in most of the cases. It is very rare worldwide, and few cases have described it before. It has a unique presentation and a characteristic...
Aims: This study is part of a series aiming to evaluate the computational complexity used by the human brain while perceptually judging a logic proposition. Methods: In the present article we report a psychophysical study in which the hypothesis that efficiency and efficacy of th...
Aims: The article is devoted to the problem of complications of pulse therapy and long-term use of corticosteroids in patients with multiple sclerosis. Presentation of Case: There was described a case of aseptic necrosis of the femoral and humeral heads in a patient suffering fro...