Preservation, Snake Venoms and Stroke in the Tropics
Fig. 1 Salted Tilapia (“koobi”) on sale at a Ghanaian market stall Dietary salt intake plays a critical role in blood pressure regulation. However the question as to whether high…
Neurology of a Permanent and Non-progressive Motor Neuron Disorder Associated with Food (Cassava) Toxicity
Fig. 1 Spastic stance and fixed joint (ankle ankylosis) in a young boy moderately affected by konzo. Subjects moderately affected by the disease use sticks to walk while those mildly…
Disease: Neurology and Neurobiology
Fig. 1 The plate illustrates T. cruzi circulating in the blood (a); pseudocyst formation (b); lesions in cardiac fibers (c); healing with fibrosis (d) Besides direct parasite infection, another main…
Impairment and Behavioural Disturbances Following Malaria or HIV Infection in Childhood
Fig. 1 Probable pathways of neurocognitive impairment in falciparum malaria The effects of falciparum malaria on cognition have been documented for wide range of exposures to the parasite (Fernando et…
Causes of Epilepsy?
Koszewski W (1991) Epilepsy following brain abscess. The evaluation of possible risk factors with emphasis on new concept of epileptic focus formation. Acta Neurochir 113:110–117PubMedCrossRef Lang B, Newbold CI, Williams…
Neuroschistosomiasis
Fig. 1 Schistosoma mansoni egg surrounded by productive stage granuloma in a spinal cord section. Haematoxylin and eosin stain (courtesy of Prof. E A Bambirra, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais,…
Neurobiology
Fig. 1 Rabies virus (RABV) tricky travel. Propagation of RABV particles (green dots) from the site of entry (muscle) up to the brainstem and the exit site (salivary glands) is…
African Trypanosomiasis: A Highly Neglected Neurological Disease
Fig. 1 Transmission and epidemiology of human African trypanosomiasis (HAT). Top: the two subspecies of Trypanosoma brucei (T. b.), T. b. gambiense and T. b. rhodesiense, causing the two forms…
Health Problems Associated with the Use and Abuse of Khat (Catha edulis)
Mion G, Ruttimann M, Oberti M, Aversenq C (1997) Acute Khat-induced psychotic crisis. Ann Fr Anesth Reanim 16:201–202PubMedCrossRef Mohammed A, Engidawork E (2011) Reproductive parameters are differentially altered following subchronic…
in Leprosy: Insights from Model Systems and Patients
Fig. 1 Molecular, cellular and pathological as well as neuroregeneration events that follow the initial interaction of M. leprae with Schwann cell-axon units within the adult peripheral nerves. These events…
