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  1. Nair SR, Rahmat K, Alhabshi SM, Ramli N, Seong MK, Waran V
    Clin Neurol Neurosurg, 2013 Jul;115(7):1150-3.
    PMID: 23031746 DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2012.09.014
  2. Razali R, Ahmad F, Rahman FN, Midin M, Sidi H
    Clin Neurol Neurosurg, 2011 Oct;113(8):639-43.
    PMID: 21684679 DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2011.05.008
    Parkinson disease (PD) affects the lives of both the individuals and their family members. This study aims at investigating for clinical as well as socio-demographic factors associated with the perception of burden among the caregivers of individuals with PD in Malaysia.
  3. Ghani AR, Ariff AR, Romzi AR, Sayuthi S, Hasnan J, Kaur G, et al.
    Clin Neurol Neurosurg, 2005 Jun;107(4):318-24.
    PMID: 15885392
    Giant nerve sheath tumour is a rare tumour originating from the nerve sheath. It differs from the conventional nerve sheath tumour only by the size these tumours can reach. There are two main type of tumours that occur in the nerve sheath which include neurofibroma and schwannoma. The current views are that schwannomas arise from the progenitor of the schwann cell. Whereas the neurofibroma series probably arise from a mesenchymal origin closer to a fibroblast. We report on six cases of nerve sheath tumour that occur in the spinal and paraspinal region that presented to us over a 5 year period.
  4. Baharuddin A, Go BT, Firdaus MN, Abdullah J
    Clin Neurol Neurosurg, 2002 Sep;104(4):342-4.
    PMID: 12140102
    Bovine pericardium has widely been used for grafts in cardiac surgery and seems to have suitable properties for use as a dural graft. We report our experience of using locally processed bovine pericardium for dural grafts in 22 patients undergoing cranial operations.
  5. Gururaj AK, Chand RP, Chuah SP
    Clin Neurol Neurosurg, 1988;90(3):261-3.
    PMID: 3197355
    Cerebral involvement associated with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis is rare. It is not influenced by treatment and the presentation can be varied. We describe a case of cerebral infarction secondary to vasculitis in a child with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.
  6. Pratap RC
    Clin Neurol Neurosurg, 1987;89(4):237-42.
    PMID: 3690926
    The present study deals with observations on the "speech evoked potential"-a late positive potential evoked by word repetition. These potentials, evoked by "silent" repetition of polysyllabic words, were averaged and recorded from the scalp overlying the inferior frontal regions on both sides in 20 normal healthy subjects of ages ranging from 13-58 years. The potential had a triphasic negative, positive, negative morphology and was present over both hemispheres in left as well as right handed subjects. The main positive deflection and mean latencies of 219.2 msec and 221.6 msec and mean amplitude of 6.2 muv and 6.5 muv respectively on the left and right sides. Though there were interindividual variations in latency, amplitude and morphology, there was a high degree of intraindividual similarity and reproducibility in subjects. The variations in these parameters with age, sex and handedness are discussed. In 10 patients with cerebral lesions, the evoked potential was normal in 5 cases with right frontal lesions and showed abnormalities in 3 of 5 cases with left frontal lesions. The speech evoked potential may be useful in the further study of electrical correlates of speech output in speech disorders.
  7. Low HL, Ismail MNBM, Taqvi A, Deeb J, Fuller C, Misbahuddin A
    Clin Neurol Neurosurg, 2019 Oct;185:105466.
    PMID: 31466022 DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2019.105466
    OBJECTIVE: To compare posterior subthalamic area deep brain stimulation (PSA-DBS) performed in the conventional manner against diffusion tensor imaging and tractography (DTIT)-guided lead implantation into the dentatorubrothalamic tract (DRTT).

    PATIENTS AND METHODS: Double-blind, randomised study involving 34 patients with either tremor-dominant Parkinson's disease or essential tremor. Patients were randomised to Group A (DBS leads inserted using conventional landmarks) or Group B (leads guided into the DRTT using DTIT). Tremor (Fahn-Tolosa-Marin) and quality-of-life (PDQ-39) scores were evaluated 0-, 6-, 12-, 36- and 60-months after surgery.

    RESULTS: PSA-DBS resulted in marked tremor reduction in both groups. However, Group B patients had significantly better arm tremor control (especially control of intention tremor), increased mobility and activities of daily living, reduced social stigma and need for social support as well as lower stimulation amplitudes and pulse widths compared to Group A patients. The better outcomes were sustained for up to 60-months from surgery. The active contacts of Group B patients were consistently closer to the centre of the DRTT than in Group A. Speech problems were more common in Group A patients.

    CONCLUSION: DTIT-guided lead placement results in better and more stable tremor control and fewer adverse effects compared to lead placement in the conventional manner. This is because DTIT-guidance allows closer and more consistent placement of leads to the centre of the DRTT than conventional methods.

  8. Naserrudin NS, Mohammad Raffiq MA
    Clin Neurol Neurosurg, 2019 01;176:44-46.
    PMID: 30504098 DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2018.11.021
    INTRODUCTION: Dural arteriovenous fistula (dAVF) is a very rare disease characterized by an abnormal vascular communication between arteries and veins in dural mater. It frequently presents with intracranial haemorrhage. Common presenting symptoms are headache and seizures.

    CASE REPORT: Here we report a case of dAVF in which the patient's symptoms mimic a temporal arteritis in a 23-year-old woman. She presented with painful mass at forehead for 9 months with frontotemporal headache. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated dural arteriovenous fistula.

    CONCLUSION: Since both diseases have different prognosis but similar presentation, it is important to ensure that there is no dural arteriovenous fistula in patient with suspected temporal arteritis.

  9. Poh KW, Er CK, Hoh WH, Abd Wahab ZW, Kok CY
    Clin Neurol Neurosurg, 2020 04;191:105684.
    PMID: 31981997 DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2020.105684
    OBJECTIVES: Specific factors and its predictive parameters for neurological deterioration in total anterior circulation infarct (TACI) were not known. Our objective was to determine the risk factors and risk scores for neurological deterioration in TACI. The secondary objective was to determine the effect of antiplatelet therapy in TACI.

    PATIENTS AND METHODS: This was a single-center cohort study. 46 patients with TACI were enrolled and followed up for 30 days, discharged, or death; whichever earlier. The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) was performed daily by investigators who are NIHSS certified and radiological findings were confirmed by a certified radiologist. Neurological deterioration was defined by a drop in NIHSS by 2 points or Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) by 1 point. Clinical, laboratory and radiological variables were evaluated. Significant predictive variables were given a score based on its co-efficient values in multivariate analysis.

    RESULTS: Lower Alberta stroke program early CT score (ASPECTS) and higher numbers of early computed tomography (CT) sign of middle cerebral artery (MCA) infarct were significant risk factor for neurological deterioration with p 

  10. Hiew FL, Ramlan R, Viswanathan S, Puvanarajah S
    Clin Neurol Neurosurg, 2017 Jul;158:114-118.
    PMID: 28514704 DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2017.05.006
    OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to evaluate the clinical and electrophysiological characteristics of various distinctive classical and localised Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) subtypes.

    PATIENTS AND METHODS: Clinical characteristics and electrophysiological data of sixty-one consecutive patients admitted between 2012 and 2015 were systematically analysed and reclassified according to the new GBS clinical classification. Neurophysiology was evaluated with Hadden et al.'s vs recently proposed Rajabally et al.'s criteria. Functional severity and clinical outcome of various GBS subtypes were ascertained.

    RESULTS: All patients initially identified as GBS or related disorders can be sub-classified into having classical GBS (41, 67%), classic Miller-Fisher Syndrome (MFS) (6, 10%), Pharyngeal-cervical-brachial (PCB) (3, 5%), paraparetic GBS (4, 7%), bifacial weakness with paresthesia (3, 5%), acute ophthalmoparesis (AO) (1, 2%) and overlap syndrome (3, 5%): one (2%) with GBS/Bickerstaff brainstem encephalitis overlap and 2 (3%) with GBS/MFS overlap. Greater proportion of axonal classical GBS (67% vs 55%, p=0.372) seen with Rajabally et al.'s criteria and a predominantly axonal form of paraparetic variant (75%) independent of electrodiagnostic criteria were more representative of Asian GBS cohort. Classical GBS patients had lowest admission and discharge Medical Research Council Sum Score (MRCSS), greater functional disability and longest length of in-patient stay. Twenty (20/21, 95%) patients who needed mechanical ventilation had classical GBS. Patients required repeated dose of intravenous immunoglobulin (5/6, 3%) or plasma exchange (4/4, 100%) more frequently had axonal form of classical GBS.

    CONCLUSION: Phenotype recognition based on new GBS clinical classification, supported by electrodiagnostic study permits more precise clinical subtypes determination and outcome prognostication.

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