Fig. 25.1 Astrocytomas grade II. Axial MRI images show a lesion hyperintense in T2 sequences without mass effect (a), slightly hypointense in T1 sequences (b) without contrast enhancement (c) located…

Fig. 36.1 Orthostatic hypotension and survival. This Kaplan-Meyer curve shows that patients with persistent orthostatic hypotension have a significantly shorter survival rate compared to those with no or mild orthostatic…

Electro-clinical syndromes arranged by age at onset a Neonatal period  Benign familial neonatal epilepsy (BFNE)  Early myoclonic encephalopathy (EME)  Ohtahara syndrome Infancy  Epilepsy of infancy with migrating focal seizures  West…

Pathogen Overall mortality rate in uncomplicated meningitis Overall mortality rate in complicated meningitis Residual disability essentially encountered in infants N. meningitidis S. pneumoniae H. influenzae L. monocytogenes 6 % 13.5…

Fig. 16.1 AD. Coronal T2-weighted images from anterior to posterior (a–d), and coronal FLAIR image (e). The T2 images show enlargement of the lateral ventricles and cortical sulci. Note the…

Fig. 21.1 ALS. In (a) and (b) T2-weighted images demonstrate slight hyperintensity along cortico-spinal tracts (arrows). In (c), note a slight hypointensity in both Rolando’s cortex (arrowheads) No specific biomarker…

Fig. 26.1 NF1. Coronal and axial T2-weighted images (a–d) show multiple, asymmetric plexiform neurofibromas of the bilateral brachial plexuses and of bilateral lumbar plexuses. Note the confluent aspect of the…

Fig. 23.1 SIH. Axial T2-weighted image and coronal T1-weighted image after contrast medium administration (a) and (b) demonstrated bilateral subdural fluid collections (arrows) and diffuse dural thickening and enhancement along…

Disease/syndrome Clinical features Genetics Prognosis Defects of mtDNA Chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia syndrome (CPEO) Mimicking KSS plus AD; AR Progressive disorder of variable severity, and phenotype. Onset: late teens-early 20s…

Fig. 9.1 Thickened great auricular nerve in a patient with borderline tuberculoid leprosy Cranial neuropathy in leprosy is not rare. There is clinical evidence of cranial nerve involvement in 18…