Focal neurological deficits associated with high altitude

Severe anemia associated with transient neurological deficits.

In two patients with carotid artery stenosis and anemia, neurological deficits appeared whenever the hemoglobin level fell below a critical level of 5-6 g/dl and resolved with correction of the anemia. Profound anemia should be considered as a cause of focal neurological deficit, especially if there is evidence of cerebral atherosclerosis.

Abnormal ECG, Seizures, and Associated Neurological Deficits.

In the early 1980s, a 17-year-old girl and her mother were referred to me. The mother had a life-long history of seizures—ultimately well controlled with phenytoin—but she had never had an ECG. Her daughter began to have seizures in late childhood, several times per year, 1 of which was particularly prolonged and left her with a new, permanent neurological disorder impairing motor skills, compr...

High-altitude corneal oedema associated with acetazolamide.

Neurological deficits in patients with celiac disease.

C eliac disease (CD) is an autoimmune enteropathy triggered by the ingestion of gluten in genetically susceptible individuals. Developments in the understanding of the pathogenetic basis of the disease and the introduction of serological diagnostic markers have enabled the delineation of its epidemiological features and its clinical spectrum. This, in turn, has led to increased interest in the ...

Metabolism in Takayasu's Arteritis with Neurological Deficits

no significant differences in the values of cerebral blood flow, oxygen extraction fraction, and cerebral blood volume in the infarcted and noninfarcted hemisphere. By contrast, the value of cerebral metabolic rate for oxygen in the infarcted hemisphere was markedly reduced (1.87 mL/100 mL per minute, P<.O1) compared with controls. Mean transit time in the infarcted hemisphere was significantly...