A Case Report of Malignant Melanoma of the Sphenoid Sinus by Kiyoaki Tsukahara, Kazuhiro Nakamura, Ray Motohashi, Minoru Endo, Hiroki Sato

“…When there is no improvement in postoperative visual acuity as in this case, in consideration of the possibility of neoplastic lesions, rigorous followup including monitoring for neurological symptoms is warranted.…”
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Marburg variant of multiple sclerosis: A young women case report by Mohammed Alaa Jameel, Wameth Alaa Jamel, Alaa Jameel Hasan, Riyam Amer Hammood Alkhuzaie

“…Therefore, aggressive therapies can be used to further suppress the inflammatory process to prevent further neurological damage.…”
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The possible therapeutic role of advanced glycation end-product inhibitors in ischemic stroke by Nada H. Aljarba, Hayder M. Al-Kuraishy, Ali I. Al-Gareeb, Mustafa M. Shokr, Marios Papadakis, Athanasios Alexiou, Mubarak Alruwaili, Mohammed Alrouji, Mohammed S. Alshammari, Gaber El-Saber Batiha

“…AGEs-induced cellular aging is implicated in the development and progression of different neurological disorders such as dementia, neuropsychiatric disorders, and cerebrovascular diseases. …”
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Recent advancements to enhance the therapeutic efficacy of antiepileptic drugs by Li Fuquan, Singh Akhilesh Vikram

“…Epilepsy is a multifactorial neurological disorder characterized by recurrent or unprovoked seizures. …”
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Two Rare Complications in One Patient: Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome Associated with Intracranial Plasmacytoma by H. Auge, C. Yguel, E. Schmitt, B. Frotscher, H. Busby-Venner, R. Morizot, C. Moulin, P. Feugier, A. Perrot, L. Filliatre-Clement

“…Our patient currently remains in very good partial response without neurological symptoms after 4 months of maintenance. …”
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Avian Influenza a (H5N1) Infection with Respiratory Failure and Meningoencephalitis in a Canadian Traveller by Naheed Rajabali, Thomas Lim, Colleen Sokolowski, Jason D Prevost, Edward Z Lee

“…The present case demonstrated the typical manifestation of H5N1 influenza but, for the first time, also confirmed previous suggestions from human and animal studies that H5N1 is neurotropic and can manifest with neurological symptoms and meningoencephalitis.…”
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One Health: potential synergy between infectious and toxic agents. The case of COVID-19 by Jorge Herkovits

“…For example, some conditions that influence the progression of COVID-19 could have toxicological causes such as cancer, endocrine, neurological, and inflammatory disorders, kidney failure, etc. …”
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A Fatal Case of Wernicke’s Encephalopathy after Sleeve Gastrectomy for Morbid Obesity by Dimitrios K. Manatakis, Nikolaos Georgopoulos

“…Aggressive supplementation with intravenous thiamine should not be delayed until confirmation of diagnosis, as it may fully reverse symptoms, but almost half the patients will still display permanent neurological deficit. We present our experience with a fatal case of Wernicke’s encephalopathy, following laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy for morbid obesity.…”
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CT Imaging of Craniofacial Fibrous Dysplasia by Zerrin Unal Erzurumlu, Peruze Celenk, Emel Bulut, Yakup Sancar Barıs

“…Despite lesions in the skull base, the patient had no abnormal neurological findings. The lesion was diagnosed as fibrous dysplasia based on radiological and histopathological examination. …”
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Pellagroid Dermatitis in an Alcoholic and Hypothyroid Patient. A Case Report by Graciela Cabrera Acea, Cynthia Gómez Cabrera, Claudia Soler Morfa

“…Pellagroid dermatitis is a condition resulting from the deficiency of niacin and/or tryptophan that causes dermatological, gastrointestinal and neurological symptoms. It is very rare in our country, a fact that motivated us to present this case. …”
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Anti-amphiphysin antibody-induced paraneoplastic-autoimmune encephalitis: case report and literature review by E. Kavaliauskaitė, R. Mameniškienė

“…Amphiphysin antibodies are associated with various paraneoplastic neurological syndromes and tumours. The absence of a particular clinical pattern and pathognomonic features makes diagnosing paraneoplastic-autoimmune encephalitis complicated, especially when a malignancy is not initially apparent. …”
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Cognitive Rehabilitation for Executive Dysfunction in Parkinson's Disease: Application and Current Directions by Jessica Calleo, Cristina Burrows, Harvey Levin, Laura Marsh, Eugene Lai, Michele K. York

“…Because PD involves progressive heterogeneous physical, neurological, and affective difficulties, future cognitive rehabilitation programs should aim for flexibility and individualization, according to each patient's strengths and deficits.…”
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A Novel Mutation in the Adult-Onset Alexander’s Disease GFAP Gene by Dhillon B. Zaver, Nathan T. Douthit

“…She was also found to have pancytopenia and dysautonomia. A full neurologic and hematologic workup yielded very little results, until a thorough literature search of her presenting complaints and radiologic findings pointed to adult-onset Alexander’s Disease. …”
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Endometrial Carcinoma Presenting as Vasculitic Sensorimotor Polyneuropathy by Marketa Vasku, Thomas Papathemelis, Nicolai Maass, Ivo Meinhold-Heerlein, Dirk Bauerschlag

“…We present a case of a premenopausal woman with severe vasculitic, asymmetric sensorimotor polyneuropathy that developed in conjunction with an endometrial carcinoma responding to surgical therapy of primary tumor combined to steroid therapy. Neurological symptoms such as asymmetrical sensorimotor deficits and painful paresthesias are suspicious when they occur in otherwise healthy women with no medical history. …”
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Recurrent Acute Neurogenic Pulmonary Edema after Uncontrolled Seizures by Daniel C. Sacher, Erika J. Yoo

“…Commonly seen after significant neurological trauma, NPE has also been described after seizure. …”
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Protocol for correlating the gut microbiome and metabolomics in patients with intracranial aneurysms by Hongyu Xu, Zetian Jia, Junhui Liu, Runming Liu, Wei Wei, Xiang Li

“…Summary: Gut-microbiome-combined metabolomics studies in cerebrovascular disease highlight the microbiota-gut-brain axis in neurological disorders. Here, we present a protocol for correlating the gut microbiome and metabolomics in patients with intracranial aneurysms. …”
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Controversies in the Anesthetic Management of Intraoperative Rupture of Intracranial Aneurysm by Tumul Chowdhury, Andrea Petropolis, Marshall Wilkinson, Bernhard Schaller, Nora Sandu, Ronald B. Cappellani

“…In addition, little data exists to guide the anesthetic management of intraoperative aneurysm rupture (IAR), though intraoperative management may have a significant effect on overall neurological outcomes. This review highlights the various controversies related to different anesthetic management related to aneurysm rupture. …”
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SSRI induced hypnic jerks: A case series by Rakesh Kumar, Syed Naiyer Ali, Shatabdi Saha, Subir Bhattacharjee

“…Various physiological and stressful stimuli can precipitate hypnic jerks with no further neurological sequelae. Although selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) medications are well known to disturb the normal sleep cycle and cause rapid eye movement sleep behavioral disorders, there were only a few case reports of them causing hypnic jerks and those were reported due to Escitalopram only. …”
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Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Suppress Hippocampal Neuron Autophagy Stress Induced by Hypoxic-Ischemic Brain Damage: The Possible Role of Endogenous IL-6 Secretion by Miao Yang, Wuqing Sun, Lu Xiao, Mulan He, Yan Gu, Ting Yang, Jie Chen, Xiaohua Liang

“…Increasing evidence has revealed that mesenchymal stromal cell (MSC) transplantation alleviates hypoxic-ischemic brain damage (HIBD) induced neurological impairments via immunomodulating astrocyte antiapoptosis effects. …”
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Ischemic stroke as a manifestation of atrial myxoma. A case presentation by María Gabriela Balarezo García, Diego Armando Suárez, Olivia Elizabeth Altamirano Guerrero

“…It was decided to refer the patient to cardiovascular surgery for carotid endarectomy with excision of the cardiac tumor, which progressed satisfactorily. Neurological damage persisted due to the time elapsed between diagnosis and treatment. …”
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