by Ket Patel | Jul 27, 2017 | All Articles For Psychiatry, Psychosis
Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease. About 30-40% of the cases have a positive family history, and genetic mutations are identifiable in an increasing proportion of cases. Although psychosis in FTD has been recognized for many...
by Ket Patel | Jul 27, 2017 | All Articles For Neurology, Neurosurgery
Intro: Cerebral cavernous malformations are benign lesions composed of abnormally stretched-out, thin-walled blood vessels clustered together and filled with blood. This paper reports a case of cerebral cavernous malformation located in the left subcortical nuclei...
by Ket Patel | Jan 12, 2017 | All Articles For Neurology, Movement Disorders
The causes of dystonia are not fully understood and although currently available treatments can provide effective symptomatic relief, they cannot provide curative disease modification. Botulinum neurotoxin type A injections are well established for the symptomatic...
by Ket Patel | Jan 12, 2017 | All Articles For Neurology, Stroke
Cardiovascular diseases, including stroke, are the leading cause of death in the European Union (EU), responsible for more than 4 million deaths in 2013 and accounting for 45% of all deaths. Coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke account for the majority CVD-related...
by Ket Patel | Jan 12, 2017 | All Articles For Neurology, Epilepsy
Infantile Spasms is a rare disorder consisting of epileptic spasms that occur before the age of one year. This severe epilepsy affects about 0.31 in 1000 births with an average age at onset of 6 months. Treatment usually consists of hormonal therapies...