Neurology
Pilot Mental Health Survey, Nepal: Lessons Learned for Survey Design and Instrumentation
by Sushma Dahal, MPH; Meghnath Dhimal, PhD; Sagun Ballav Pant, MD; Pawan Sharma, MD; Kedar Marahatta, MD; Nagendra Luitel, MA; Suraj Shakya, PhD; Sweta Labh, BSc Nursing; Saroj Prasad Ojha, MD; Anjani Kumar Jha, MD; and David V Sheehan, MD, MBA, DLFAPA Drs. Dhimal and Jha and Ms. Dahal and Ms. Labh are with […]
Multiple Cellular Therapies Along with Neurorehabilitation in Spastic Diplegic Cerebral Palsy: A Case Report
by Alok Sharma, MCh; Nandini Gokulchandran, MD; Pooja Kulkarni, MSc; Sandhya Kiran Mullangi, MPT; Khushboo Bhagawanani, BPT; Vishal Ganar, MPhil; Hemangi Sane, MD; and Prerna Badhe, MD Drs. Sharma and Gokulchandran are with the Department of Medical Services and Clinical Research at NeuroGen Brain and Spine Institute in Navi Mumbai, India. Ms. Kulkani and Drs. […]
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome: Can Be an Unrecognized Chronic Fatal Disease
by Kulwant Buttar, MD; Eileen Trigoboff, RN, DNS; and Jeffery J Grace, MD Dr. Buttar is with the Buffalo Psychiatric Center in Buffalo New York. Dr. Trigoboff is with the School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry and the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the State University of New York at Buffalo, and in […]
Meralgia Paresthetica Successfully Treated with Palmithoylethanolamide
by Rocco Salvatore Calabrò MD, PhD; Carmela Casella, MD; Alfredo Manuli, MSc; David Militi, MD; and Giuseppe Gervasi, MD, PhD Drs. Calabrò and Manuli are with IRCCS Centro Neurolesi “Bonino Pulejo” in Messina, Italy. Dr. Casella is with Policlinico University in Messina, Italy. Dr. Militi is with Stomato-dental Laboratory in Messina, Italy. Dr. Gervasi is […]
Latency to First Event is Shorter in Psychogenic Non-epileptic Seizures Than in Epileptic Seizures in an Epilepsy Monitoring Unit
by Vishwanath Sagi MBBS, MPH; Jaime Shoup MD; Ravikiran Chilukuri; and M. Steven Evans MD Drs. Sagi and Evans are with the Department of Neurology at the University of Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky. Drs. Shoup and Chilukuri are with the University of Louisville School of Medicine in Louisville, Kentucky. FUNDING: No funding was provided for […]
Frontiers in Detecting Consciousness: The Growing Use of EEG Analysis
Dear Editors: There is growing scientific interest regarding the use of electroencephalogram (EEG) and multivariate analysis as a means to classify states of consciousness. A recent work assessed the validity of 28 potential EEG markers of consciousness, using the Disorders of Consciousness (DoC)-Forest (the name of the algorithm) tool, to establish states of awareness in […]
Letter to the Editor: Is Dropped Head Syndrome in Sporadic Late-onset Nemaline Myopathy Always Untreatable?
Dear Editor: Dropped head syndrome (DHS) is a rare condition characterized by cervical paraspinal muscles weakness that causes a recognizable deformity with various degrees of “chin on chest” posture.1–3 Though the etiology of DHS is still unclear, some authors have suggested aging-related postural changes to be a mechanical cause of the disease.2,3 Moreover, DHS might […]
The Effects of G2013 (α-L-guluronic Acid) in a Pentylenetetrazole-induced Kindling Animal Model of Epilepsy
by Saeed Tahmasebi, PhD; Gholamreza Azizi, PhD; Hosein Miladi, MSc; Elham Shafiei, MD; Ali N. Kamali, PhD; Haleh Hamedifar PhD; Farimah Fayyaz, MD; Seyed Erfan Rasouli, BSc; Mostafa Kalvandi, MD; Hamed Mohammadi, PhD; Hadi Hassannia, PhD; Solat Eslami, PhD; Kabir Magaji Hamid, PhD; and Abbas Mirshafiey, PhD Dr. Tahmasebi is with the Research Center for […]
Neurological Aspects of Corona Virus Infectious Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
by Nitin Butala Dr. Butala is a Neurologist and Neurophysiologist at Baptist Health in Jacksonville, Florida and an Assistant professor of Neurology at the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in Bradenton, Florida FUNDING: No funding was provided. DISCLOSURES: The author has no conflicts of interest relevant to the content of this […]
CGRP Inhibitors for Migraine
by Diksha Mohanty, MD, and Steven Lippmann, MD Dr. Mohanty is a Neurology Resident Physician, and Dr. Lippmann is a Psychiatry Emeritus Professor at the University of Louisville School of Medicine in Louisville, Kentucky. FUNDING: No funding was provided for this study. DISCLOSURES: The author has no conflicts of interest relevant to the content of […]
