Keywords stroke, hypercoagulable states, sickle cell disease, stroke genetics, protein C, protein S, factor V Leiden deficiency, antithrombin III, antiphospholipid, homocysteine, malignancy Stroke is the fourth leading cause of…
Keywords nutritional deficiency, neuropathy, copper deficiency, vitamin B 12 , cobalamine, thiamine, pyridoxine, vitamin D, vitamin E, folate, niacin, vitamin A, myelopathy, myeloneuropathy, Lathyrism, Konzo, Wernicke encephalopathy, Korsakoff encephalopathy, beriberi…
Keywords neurogastroenterology, Wilson disease, malabsorption, gluten sensitivity, Crohn disease, bariatric surgery In recent years, the presence of gastrointestinal (GI) dysfunction in the setting of neurologic disease has received increasing…
Keywords acute liver failure, hepatic encephalopathy, cirrhosis-related parkinsonism, hepatic myelopathy, pancreatic encephalopathy Hepatic Encephalopathy Definition The term hepatic encephalopathy (HE) refers to any type of cerebral dysfunction that is…
Keywords cardiac arrest, anoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, EEG, myoclonus status epilepticus, neuron specific enolase, somatosensory evoked potentials, therapeutic hypothermia, prognosis Introduction Despite advances in the management of cardiac arrest, patients continue…
Keywords aneurysms, aortic aneurysm, aortic disease, aortic surgery, autonomic neuropathy, dissecting aneurysms, giant cell arteritis, ischemic neuropathy, spinal cord circulation, spinal cord ischemia, syphilitic aneurysm, Takayasu arteritis The aorta…
Keywords cardiac surgery, brain, heart transplantation, cardiopulmonary bypass, peripheral nerve, immunosuppression Neurologic complications of cardiac surgery have the potential to nullify or limit surgical benefits. The probability of these…
Keywords infective endocarditis, stroke, cerebral embolism, stroke management, mycotic aneurysm The relationship between infection of the heart valves and arterial embolization was first recognized by Rudolf Virchow in the…
Keywords cardioembolic, embolism, atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, cardiomyopathy, rheumatic heart disease, atrial myxoma, marantic endocarditis, syncope, coronary catheterization The neurologic manifestations of acquired cardiac disease include: (1) the sudden…
Keywords congential heart disease, stroke, seizures, right-to-left shunt, cardiac, chromosomal abnormalities, movement disorders In recent decades, major advances in intraoperative and critical care support have dramatically reduced mortality in…
