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Diabetic striatopathy (DS) is a rare hyperglycaemic condition associated with one or both of the following criteria: (1) acute-onset chorea–ballism (random, flowing and nonsuppressible involuntary movements) and (2) striatal hyperdensity on computed tomography (CT) scan or T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (...
Spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH) is defined as a focal collection of blood within the brain parenchyma or ventricular system that is not caused by trauma.1 It is a heterogeneous condition resulting from several distinct underlying vasculopathies. Several interacting and overlapping ...
Lacunar ischaemic infarctions, white matter lesions (WML) (hyperintensities) or leukoaraiosis and cerebral microbleeds constitute the spectrum of ischaemic cerebral small-vessel disease (SVD) documented on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies. History of ischaemic SVD is frequently present in patients with cognitive ...
The first type of autoimmune limbic encephalitis, reported in 1968, was a paraneoplastic disorder occurring in association with small-cell lung cancer (SCLC).1 Until 2001, it was believed that ‘limbic encephalitis’ almost always associated with cancer and had a poor outcome. In 2001, a ...
Primary Angiitis of the Central Nervous System – Clinical Approaches, Challenges and Controversies
Primary angiitis of the central nervous system (PACNS) fascinates by the multiplicity of its clinical manifestations, the complexity of its investigation, and the extensiveness of its differential diagnosis (see Table 1). Immunosuppressive therapy is central in the management of PACNS, but ...
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