Bahram Haghi-Ashtiani
Department of Neurology, Firoozgar Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
[ 1 ] - A Mitochondrial Disorder in a Middle Age Iranian Patient: Report of a Rare Case
Introduction: Mitochondrial encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes (MELAS) can involve multiple systems and cause stroke-like episodes and status epilepticus. Case Presentation: A 48-year-old female with history of early fatigability, migraine-type headaches, and bilateral sensory-neural hearing loss presented 3 episodes of serial seizures. On admission she was affected by W...
[ 2 ] - Progressive visual and hearing loss as looming manifestations of spinal meningeal melanocytoma
Abstract Meningeal melanocytoma is a rare tumor of nervous system, which originates from leptomeningeal melanocytes. The locations of melanocytoma in the nervous system are most frequently in the posterior fossa or along the spinal cord, and usually appear as an extra-axial mass. The manifestations of tumor are most often due to its compressing effect on adjacent nervous structures that c...
[ 3 ] - Transverse myelitis and heroin abuse: a case report
Abstract The usage of heroin is associated with a variety of neurologic disorders, including acute transverse myelitis. In this study we present a 19 year old man who was suffered from insufflated heroin after several months of abstinence, and admitted to hospital emergency department, unconscious. He responded to fluid therapy and Naloxone, but could not move his legs on examinatio...
[ 4 ] - Early outcome of subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation (STN-DBS) in advanced parkinson disease in first trial of Iranian patients
Abstract Background: To improve the debilitating features of Parkinson disease (PD) different medical and surgical approaches are available. Subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation (STN-DBS) was appeared to be a promising method during last two decades. This study aimed to evaluate early motor outcomes of this procedure in first trial of Iranian patients . Methods: Thirty-seven...
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