Tropical Neurology

International issues: tropical neurology in Vietnam.

Sarah I. Sheikh, MD, MRCP During the last elective period of my neurology residency, I went to Vietnam. My reasons for choosing Vietnam were twofold. First, David Warrell, Professor of Tropical Medicine at Oxford, suggested Vietnam because of its abundance of tropical neurology and because he loves venomous snakes, such as kraits, cobras, and vipers, which flourish in the region. My other motiv...

The History of Tropical Neurology: Nutritional Disorders

The authors state in the preface that tropical neurological disorders are not diseases of particular latitudes, but of particular deprivations. These diseases occur in the tropics because war, famine, poverty and oppression occur in the tropics. They point out that neurological diseases common in the tropics today were once common everywhere. However, this opening view does not serve as a platf...

Neurology

tion has a function to fulfill; each phenomenon therefore has a significance. This does not mean that it has a purpose; it was not made as a "part of an intelligent design". Barcroft's book not only makes delightful reading but it is also distinctly useful. In order to understand the bodily functions it is important to memorize the facts of physiology, but this task is made easier if the facts ...

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Aducanumab reduces the burden of amyloid plaques in Alzheimer's disease, with significant improvement of clinical scores. Endovascular thrombectomy is recommended in patients with acute stroke with proximal occlusion of the anterior circulation. CGRP antagonists and botulinum toxin are effective in migraine. ZIKA virus infection has been linked to the Guillain-Barré syndrome. Edaravone has been...

Neurology