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. 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…
1 Continuing pain, which is disproportionate to any inciting event 2 At least one symptom in three (clinical diagnostic criteria) or four (research diagnostic criteria) of the following categories: (a)…
