When thyroid met brain: the enigma of steroid responsive encephalopathy associated with autoimmune thyroiditis a case report by Palash Kotak, Kashish Khurana, Sarang Raut, Saket Satyasham Toshniwal, Sourya Acharya

“…Steroid Responsive Encephalopathy Associated with Autoimmune Thyroiditis (SREAT), or Hashimoto’s encephalopathy, is a rare autoimmune neurological disorder linked to elevated antithyroid antibodies and presenting various neurological symptoms. …”
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Enhancing Patient Care Through Structured Assessment Of Supracondylar Fractures: A Quality Improvement Project At Holy Family Hospital, Rawalpindi Medical University by Hira Waris, Rahman Rasool Akhtar, Riaz Ahmed, Muhammad Haider, Mohammad Mohsin Javaid, Waqas Ali

“…Postoperatively, neurological status in 5(9.6%), vascular status in 23(44.2%), and "NVI" in 16 patients (30.8%). …”
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Evidence of Direct Toxicological Effects of Scorpion Venom on Central Nervous System in Tunisian Children by Mabrouk Bahloul, Basma Souissi, Olfa Turki, Mariem Dlela, Khaireddine Ben Mahfoudh, Mounir Bouaziz

“…Severe scorpion envenomation can lead to severe neurological manifestations, which are an indicator of the severity of the scorpion sting. …”
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Spontaneous Spinal Epidural Abscess Presenting in a Previously Healthy Young Adult Man by Andrew M. McDonald, Jason L. Rollins

“…We report a case of spontaneous spinal epidural abscess (SEA) with initial chief complaint of shoulder pain and no appreciable neurologic symptoms. Since outcomes of SEA appear to be related to the degree of neurologic deficit at the time of intervention, we explore opportunities for earlier diagnosis.…”
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Effect of frailty on the short-term functional outcome of elderly patients with traumatic brain injury by Yujing Gu, Huiqin Cui, Yang Gu, Xiaojiang Liu

“…[Methods] A retrospective analysis was conducted on 127 elderly patients with traumatic brain injury admitted to Hai’an People’s Hospital from April 2019 to April 2022.General information, demographics, clinical indicators and imaging results were collected.The clinical frailty scale that provides an assessment of the presence and severity of frailty was applied.The in-hospital mortality and neurological status at 3 months of onset were compared between the frail and non-frail groups.Multivariate logistic regression were used to clarify the factors affecting the prognosis of patients' neurological function, and clarify the predictive power of Glasgow coma scale and logistic regression model for neurological function prognosis through ROC curve analysis. …”
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Fahr's Syndrome With Hypoparathyroidism in a Patient With Schizophrenia and Iron Deficiency Anemia: A Case Report by Ali Haider, Ali Danish, Allahdad Khan, Atta Ur Rehman, Muhammad Haris Latif, Salman Abdul Basit, Aseel Kamal, Obaid Imtiyazul Haque

“…ABSTRACT Fahr's syndrome is a rare neurological disorder that shows up as calcium deposits in the brain, affecting motor control and cognitive functions. …”
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Paraneoplastic Mononeuritis Multiplex as a Presenting Feature of Adenocarcinoma of the Lung by Esra Ekiz, Abdullah Ozkok, Nazan Kader Ertugrul

“…Paraneoplastic neurologic syndromes are observed in less than 0.1% of cancer patients. …”
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Pus in Spinal Needle: Diagnosis and Management of a Long-Segment Spinal Epidural Abscess by B. M. Munasinghe, N. Pathirage, M. S. Hameed, C. T. Hapuarachchi

“…Early diagnosis and pertinent management invariably improve neurological outcomes. We report a case of long-segment SEA, which was suspected during subarachnoid anaesthesia, subsequently diagnosed and managed appropriately, averting irreversible neurological deficits.…”
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Stroke in the newborn. Clinical report and literature review by R. Jakuškienė, V. Joneliūnaitė, U. Jucevičiūtė

“…According to American Heart Association’s studies in 2019, two thirds of perinatal victims have neurological disability or delayed mental performance. …”
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Modified iris system: initial experience with a new technology for safety in hiatal surgery in pediatric patients by Joel Cazares, Eduardo De la Rosa-Bustamante, Jorge Colín-Garnica, Arturo Guillen-Cárdenas, Marbella Sepulveda-Valenzuela, Miguel Torres-Salas, Jorge Alberto Cantú-Reyes

“…Three patients had neurological impairments, one had trisomy 21, and one had no neurological issues. …”
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Pregnancy in an Asymptomatic Woman with Porencephalic and Arachnoid Cysts by Franco Pepe, Gianmarco Marchese, Gabriele Giuseppe Pepe, Elisabetta Zambrotta, Giulio Insalaco, Claudia Garraffo, Valeria La Rosa

“…The patient had no neurological symptoms during pregnancy or obstetric complications and delivered at term a healthy baby through a caesarean section. …”
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An Atypical Case of Taravana Syndrome in a Breath-Hold Underwater Fishing Champion: A Case Report by Andrea Cortegiani, Grazia Foresta, Giustino Strano, Maria Teresa Strano, Francesca Montalto, Domenico Garbo, Santi Maurizio Raineri

“…The reappearance of neurological signs after an uncommon 21-hour symptom-free interval may suggest an atypical case of Taravana syndrome.…”
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Disseminated Necrotizing Leukoencephalopathy Complicating Septic Shock in an Immunocompetent Patient by Pedro Gaspar-da-Costa, Sofia Reimão, Sandra Braz, João Meneses Santos, Rui M. M. Victorino

“…A 90-year-old immunocompetent woman with no previous neurological impairment presented with septic shock and drowsiness that responded well to therapy with clinical improvement and a full neurological recovery. …”
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Panspinal Epidural Abscess: A Devastating Complication of Group B Streptococcal Bacteremia by Rehmat Ullah Awan, Ambreen Nabeel, Mohammed Alsaggaf

“…Prompt diagnosis of SEA is critical in the preservation of neurological function. Anyone presenting with fevers, back pain, and neurological changes should have urgent MRI evaluation of the spine.…”
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An Unusual Case of Asystole following Penetrating Neck Trauma and Anoxic Brain Injury by Matthew Nayor, Alissa J. Berliner, Grant V. Chow, David D. Spragg

“…Bradycardia and transient asystole are well-described sequelae of a myriad of neurologic insults, ranging from focal to generalized injuries. …”
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Tension Pneumocephalus Related to Radiotherapy for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma by Esther Jimenez-Jimenez, Sebastià Sabater Martí, M. Victoria Villas

“…With medical treatment the patient recovered neurological status but died two days later. Discussion. …”
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A Unique Presentation of Occult Primary Breast Cancer with a Review of the Literature by Inaya Ahmed, Kavita Dharmarajan, Amy Tiersten, Ira Bleiweiss, Hank Schmidt, Sheryl Green, Richard L. Bakst

“…The case presented is unique due to the rarity of occult primary breast cancer, especially in light of her initial confounding neurological signs and symptoms, which highlights the importance of careful staging.…”
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The Rare Large Common Peroneal Nerve’s Schwannoma—A Case Report and Literature Review by Rudiansyah Harahap, Nurmaliannysa Dwinandia Harahap

“…It is often misdiagnosed with connective tissue tumors or with neurological disorders originating in the spine or disorders of the peroneal nerve. …”
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Steroid Pulse Therapy for Severe Central Nervous System Involvement in Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli-Related Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome by Chiara Rosazza, Alberto M Cappellari, Cristiano Gandini, Elisa Scola, Gianluigi Ardissino

“…Following this therapeutic scheme, neurologic involvement resolved with no sequelae. This case offers several points of discussion on the clinical presentation and the diagnostic approach to STEC-HUS, on the related neurologic complications, and on a novel approach to their management.…”
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Effectiveness of Thrombolytic Therapy in Acute Embolic Stroke due to Infective Endocarditis by Siva P. Sontineni, Aryan N. Mooss, Venkata G. Andukuri, Susan Marie Schima, Dennis Esterbrooks

“…He was given intravenous tissue plasminogen activator with significant resolution of the neurologic deficits without complications. Main Outcome Measures. …”
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