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BACKGROUND
Parry-Romberg syndrome is a clinical entity consisting of progressive hemifacial atrophy appearing at a young age. This syndrome has features of linear scleroderma 'en coup de sabre'. The aetiology of this affection is poorly understood. A number of neurologic disorders associations have
OBJECTIVE
To describe clinical results and complications derived from vagal nerve stimulation therapy in drug resistant epileptic patients unsuitable for other surgical treatments, since the first implant in an epilepsy national referral centre.
METHODS
A retrospective analysis of the patients
This study investigated behavioral management of dysphonia and laryngeal dyspnea secondary to use of vagal nerve stimulation (VNS) in an individual with medically refractory epilepsy.Retrospective chart review.Medical records OBJECTIVE
Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) has been reported to be a safe and effective treatment for drug-resistant epilepsy. The aim of this study is to describe the effect of VNS in patients with a history of repeated episodes of status epilepticus (SE) before implantation.
METHODS
From a total of
Functional electrical stimulation is a developing methodology that shows significant potential in the management of peripheral neuromuscular deficits. Potential applications in the head and neck area, including control of bilateral vocal fold paralysis and spasmodic dysphonia, have recently been
Introduction: Over the past 20 years, Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) has become one of the tools for surgical treatment of patients with refractory cryptogenic epilepsy. The objective of this study was to determine the feasibility of
A 1-year-old dog ingested a mixture of blood agar and Mycoplasma agar plates. The Mycoplasma agar plates contained thallium acetate, which resulted in an estimated minimum dose of 5 mg thallium acetate/kg bodyweight. Clinical signs over the course of 2-3 weeks included vomiting, diarrhea, weight
A 41-year-old woman presented with short-stepped gait from 20 years old and with repeated loss of consciousness from 21 years old. She had a deep cerebral white matter lesion on brain MRI at 34 years of age, but she did not reach a definitive diagnosis. At the age of 41, the gait disorder rapidly
HIV infection may affect cardiovascular system through different physio pathological patterns including viral vasculitis, thrombophilia induction, opportunistic infection, major HIV vasculo-tropic coinfections and secondary effects of antiretroviral therapy. Vessel pathology may Lipoid proteinosis (hyalinosis cutis et mucosae) is a rare, autosomal recessive disease. The main clinicopathological features comprise skin and mucous membrane infiltration and scarring with deposition of hyaline material. In this report, we describe a 6-year-old boy in whom a diagnosis of lipoid
Patients with medically intractable seizures who are not candidates for epilepsy surgery are left with few options. Vagal nerve stimulation therapy is often a viable alternative for these patients and can have a positive impact on quality of life. Rarely complications may occur. We report a case of
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this article was to present a retrospective case series of patients with symptoms and signs suggesting a stroke or prodrome and discuss the potential for health education and promotion initiatives in chiropractic that might affect this serious disease.
METHODS
A database and
Alexander Disease (AxD) is a "gliopathy" caused by toxic, dominant gain-of-function mutations in the glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) gene. Two distinct types of AxD exist. Type I AxD affected individuals develop cerebral symptoms by 4 years of age and suffer from macrocephaly, seizures, and
Japanese encephalitis, the commonest Arbovirus encephalitis, has been endemic in many parts of Asia, the Pacific Islands, and India; also, there have been many epidemics. Most of the post JE cases have been associated with neurological and neuropsychiatric deficits but have not been properly
OBJECTIVE
The Automatic Stimulation Mode (AutoStim) feature of the Model 106 Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) Therapy System stimulates the left vagus nerve on detecting tachycardia. This study evaluates performance, safety of the AutoStim feature during a 3-5-day Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU) stay