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Methotrexate induced leucoencephalopathy: A stroke mimic

Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2013
With increasing usage of thrombolysis in the treatment of acute ischemic strokes within 4.5- hour window, it is becoming more important to recognize stroke mimics.
Tushar D Gosavi, Mohammed Tauqeer Ahmad, Lai-Heng Lee, Shih-Hui Lim   +3 more
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A guide to neuromodulation in drug‐resistant epilepsy

Epileptic Disorders, EarlyView.
Abstract Neuromodulation is approved for the treatment of drug‐resistant epilepsy. It has been increasingly utilized over the past two decades with the approval of deep brain stimulation (DBS) and responsive neurostimulation (RNS) in addition to vagus nerve stimulation (VNS)—particularly in patients who are not deemed to be good resective surgical ...
Prachi Parikh, Irena Dolezawa, Manu Hegde, Lukas Imbach, Brian N. Lundstrom, Francesca Pizzo, Vikram R. Rao, Jaysingh Singh, Derek Southwell, Satsuke Watanabe, Birgit Frauscher   +10 more
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Migratory vasodilatation of cerebral arteries in MELAS episodes: a case report and literature review

Frontiers in Immunology
Mitochondrial encephalomyopathy with lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes (MELAS) is the commonest inherited mitochondrial disorder. Dilation of the major cerebral arteries is seldom mentioned in MELAS because magnetic resonance angiography (MRA ...
Ying Luo, Quanhong Chu, Quanhong Chu, Taochun Yu, Xiaoqing Lu, Xiaoqing Lu, Yanmei Wang, Yanmei Wang, Jie Li, Jie Li, Lingfeng Wu, Lingfeng Wu, Yaoyao Shen, Yaoyao Shen   +13 more
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Exploring the efficacy and safety of perampanel in epilepsia partialis continua: A case series

Epileptic Disorders, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Epilepsia partialis continua (EPC) is a form of focal motor status epilepticus (SE), which is commonly drug‐resistant requiring treatment with multiple antiseizure medications (ASM). There are no established guidelines for pharmacological management.
Setareh Lahsaee, Kristin M. Ikeda, Stephanie Woodroffe, Benjamin P. Whatley   +3 more
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Elderly onset of MELAS carried an M.3243A >G mutation in a female with deafness and visual deficits: A case report

Clinical Case Reports
Key Clinical Message MELAS is a disorder with clinical variability that also responsible for a significant portion of unexplained hereditary or childhood‐onset hearing loss.
Lin Zijun, Yi Xu, Yang Yujia, Xu Zhiqiang   +3 more
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Modeling temporal lobe epilepsy with hippocampal sclerosis in rats using the selective neurotoxin stable substance P‐saporin

Epilepsia, EarlyView.
On day 0 adult male and female rats were injected with Stable Substance P‐Saporin (SSP‐SAP) at 4 unilateral sites along the longitudinal axis of the dentate gyrus. Rats exhibited spontaneous electrographic and behavioral reactive seizures between days 4‐6. There was a progressive loss of CA1 and CA3 neurons and a progressive increase in astrocytes over
Srijal Gupta, Mitchell T. Kesler, Morris H. Scantlebury, Robert S. Sloviter, G. Campbell Teskey   +4 more
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Strokes in mitochondrial diseases

Неврология, нейропсихиатрия, психосоматика, 2012
It is suggested that mitochondrial diseases might be identified in 22—33% of cryptogenic stroke cases in young subjects. The incidence of mitochondrial disorders in patients with stroke is unknown; it is 0.8 to 7.2% according to the data of some authors.
N V Pizova
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Does age influence diagnostic outcomes in an adult cohort referred to a first‐seizure clinic?

Epilepsia, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective The aging Danish population is associated with increasing morbidity and healthcare utilization. This study examines age‐related differences in resource utilization and diagnostic outcomes between older (65–95 years) and younger adults (18–64 years) evaluated for suspected epilepsy, including clinical management, diagnostic yield, and
Anne Line Lund Birkmose, Corinna Lackmann, Lars Hageman Pinborg, Kimmo Jensen   +3 more
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Mitochondrial encephalomyopathy with lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes in an older adult mimicking cerebral infarction: a Chinese case report

Clinical Interventions in Aging, 2018
Gao-Li Fang,1 Yang Zheng,2 Yin-Xi Zhang2 1Department of Neurology, Hangzhou Red Cross Hospital, Hangzhou, China; 2Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China Abstract: Few cases of ...
Fang GL, Zheng Y, Zhang YX
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Progress in Diagnosing Mitochondrial Myopathy, Encephalopathy, Lactic Acidosis, and Stroke-like Episodes

Chinese Medical Journal, 2015
Objective: Mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes (MELAS) is a progressive, multisystem affected mitochondrial disease associated with a number of disease-related defective genes.
Ying-Xin Wang, Wei-Dong Le
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