Neurophobia: causes and methods to reduce it by Š. Jukna, Rūta Mameniškienė

“…Neurophobia is thought to be caused by: too short a training period, poor study quality, complex neuroanatomy, difficult neurological examination, neurology training by a non-practicing neurologist, and the stigma that neurologists are dissatisfied with their profession. …”
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Minimizing the Diagnostic Delay in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: The Role of Nonneurologist Practitioners by Martin Matharan, Stéphane Mathis, Sarah Bonabaud, Louis Carla, Antoine Soulages, Gwendal Le Masson

“…The main objective of this study was to determine the average time to diagnose ALS and the role of each physician, general practitioner (GP), or specialist (neurologist or not) involved in the management of these patients. …”
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Paraneoplastic Neurological Syndromes: Severe Neurological Symptoms Resulting from Relatively Benign or Occult Tumours—Two Case Reports by M. Ghadiri-Sani, Mueez Waqar, Dave Smith, Mark Doran

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Identifying strokes in Nigerian children with sickle cell disease as part of clinical trials: training curriculum for healthcare professionals in low-income settings by Djamila L. Ghafuri, Halima Bello-Manga, Fenella J. Kirkham, Mariana Ciobanu, Edwin Trevathan, Edwin Trevathan, Mark Rodeghier, Michael R. DeBaun, Michael R. DeBaun, Lori C. Jordan

“…We successfully identified strategies for task shifting from a single pediatric neurologist in the region to multiple non-neurologist physicians.…”
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Comorbidities among Patients with Epilepsy Attending Imam Al-Sadiq General Hospital in Babylon Governorate, Iraq by Bilal Hadi Jawad, Khadija Shaban Hassan, Wahab Razzaq Ebdan

“…The samples were collected under the supervision of a neurologist. The mean age of epilepsy was 32.26 ± 13.94. 55.6% of the participants were males and 44.4% were females, the male to female ratio was 1.25:1. …”
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When the Patient Believes That the Organs Are Destroyed: Manifestation of Cotard’s Syndrome by Leonardo Machado, Luiz Evandro de Lima Filho, Liliane Machado

“…Cotard’s Syndrome (CS) is a rare clinical event described for the first time in 1880 by the neurologist and psychiatrist Jules Cotard and characterized by negation delusions (or nihilists). …”
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Sickness and peripheral dizziness: A review by Sergei V. Lilenko

“…The necessity of careful vestibulosensory reactions analysis by different physicians (ENT specialist, neurologist, internist, general practitioner) is emphasized. …”
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Smoking habits, awareness and support needs for cessation among people with multiple sclerosis in Australia: findings from an online survey by Roshan das Nair, Ron Borland, Claudia H Marck, Isabelle Weld-Blundell, Lisa Grech, Sarah L White

“…While most participants reported that their neurologist (n=126, 75.4%) or other healthcare providers (n=125, 74.9%) had assessed smoking status, very few neurologists (n=3, 1.8%) or other healthcare providers (n=14, 8.4%) had provided help with quitting. …”
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Levetiracetam-induced drug reaction: violaceous discrete maculopapular rash: A case report by Arvinpreet Kour, Ajaydeep Singh

“…Introduction:Levetiracetam, a newer second generation antiepileptic, is widely used now a days by physicians, neurologist, and neurosurgeons due to its lesser side effects. …”
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« A unique aura of ancient, elemental evil » : les migrations du feu dans The Great God Pan (1894) d’Arthur Machen by Anne-Sophie Leluan-Pinker

“…Machen’s nightmarish novella relates the aftermath of a failed scientific experiment on a young female patient by a neurologist strongly influenced by alchemical writings. …”
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Ausgewählte Bemerkungen zur Struktur des mentalen Lexikons aufgrund der Untersuchungen von aphasischen Patienten by Urszula Niekra

“…The term ‘aphasia’ was introduced by a French paediatrician and neurologist, Armand Trousseau, in 1865 to describe disorders in verbal expression of thoughts. …”
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Breaking New Ground: A Seropositive Neuromyelitis Optica (NMOSD) in Ethiopian Patients: A Case Series by Yegzeru Belete, Abera Kuma, Wasyihun Habtamu, Munewer Fulas, Abdulkerim Girma, Sinetibeb Tadesse, Amanuel Anegagregn

“…It emphasizes the importance of high index of suspicion, early neurologist referral for improved outcomes, the consequences of delayed referral, and the challenges and treatment potential in low‐income countries with limited resources.…”
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When the Stomach Pain Is Literally “In Your Head” by D. Jakubauskas, M. Sarafinaitė, R. Mameniškienė

“…After a thorough gastroenterological examination, consultations with a psychiatrist and a neurologist, an MRI and an EEG were performed and the patient was diagnosed with focal temporal lobe epilepsy. …”
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A High-Performance Lossless Compression Scheme for EEG Signals Using Wavelet Transform and Neural Network Predictors by N. Sriraam

“…Of the different 1D medical signals, electroencephalography (EEG) data is of great importance to the neurologist for detecting brain-related disorders. The volume of digitized EEG data generated and preserved for future reference exceeds the capacity of recent developments in digital storage and communication media and hence there is a need for an efficient compression system. …”
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Successful thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke in the presence of hyposphagma: a clinical case report by G. Ulianskaitė, A. Timinskaitė, J. Valaikienė

“…Cerebral computed tomography revealed hyperacute ischemia in the left frontal-parietal area. The neurologist diagnosed an acute ischemic stroke in the left middle cerebral artery with mild right-sided hemiparesis, and the ophthalmologist diagnosed subconjunctival haemorrhage (i.e. hyposphagma). …”
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Bilateral Numb Chin Syndrome as the Initial Presentation of Burkitt’s Lymphoma/Leukemia: A Report of Two Cases and Review of the Literature by Hussein Algahtani, Bader Shirah, Wafaa Bassuni, Reem Adas

“…In fact, an astute neurologist and internist who realizes that chin numbness is a potentially significant symptom can then exclude serious underlying malignancies. …”
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ACUPUNCTURE AND SELF ACUPRESSURE TREATMENT OF HEMIFACIAL SPASM: A CASE REPORT by Maya Septriana, Yudi Perdana

“…This   69-year-old  man with hyperlipidemia and hypertension had diagnosed with hemifacial spasm by neurologist. Purpose: To prove the effect of acupuncture on Fengchi (GB 20), Neiguan (PC 6) and Taichong (LR 3) accompanied with acupressure on Taichong (LR 3)  and auricular acupressure on the Ear Shenmen point in patient with hemifacial spasm. …”
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Cardiopulmonary Arrest and Pulmonary Hypertension in an Infant with Pertussis Case Report by Patrick Ovie Fueta, Harry Onoriode Eyituoyo, Oghogho Igbinoba, Jon Roberts

“…She was discharged on room air after a hospital course of 7 weeks with care coordination between her primary care provider, pulmonologist, and neurologist. Despite the positive outcome in this case, it is important to note that managing severe pertussis involves multidisciplinary care, and the morbidity and cost implications can be mitigated on a population scale through vaccine optimization strategies.…”
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Hashimoto’s Encephalopathy Presenting with Unusual Behavioural Disturbances in an Adolescent Girl by Murugan Selvaraj Karthik, Kulothungan Nandhini, Viswanath Subashini, Ramasamy Balakrishnan

“…On further investigation, patient was found to have high serum anti-TPO antibodies of about 1261 U/mL with euthyroid status, which supported a suspicion of HE. Our consultant neurologist confirmed the diagnosis and she was started on injection of methylprednisolone 750 mg OD. …”
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When Stroke Disguises as Dementia: A Case of Missed Cerebral Venous Thrombosis by Tina Moghadam Fard, Mehrnaz Hosseinzadeh, MohammadAli Shokri, Mostafa Almasi‐Dooghaee, Fatemeh Sadat Mirfazeli

“…She was reevaluated by a neurologist, and her cognitive test results were impaired. …”
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