Elham Alizadeh
Department of Neurology, Rasoul Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
[ 1 ] - Stiff person case misdiagnosed as conversion disorder: A case report
Background: Stiff person syndrome (SPS) is a rare neurological disease resulting in stiffness and spasm of muscles. It initially affects the axial muscles and then spread to limb muscles. Emotional stress exacerbated the symptoms and signs of the disease. The pathophysiology of the disease is caused by the decreased level of the glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) activity due to an autoantibody ...
[ 2 ] - Symptomatic Rathke’s Cleft Cyst Presenting With Decreased Visual Acuity
Background and Importance: Symptomatic Rathke’s cleft cyst is a rare lesion that often presents without any symptoms. Case Presentation: We report a 40-year-old female with symptomatic Rathke’s cleft cyst located in the sellar and suprasellar region. She presented with visual disturbance, headache, weight gain, hypothyroidism and amenorrhea. The patient underwent surgery and ...
[ 3 ] - Symptomatic Unilateral Subdural Effusion as the First Presentation of Suprasellar Arachnoid Cyst
Background and Importance: Arachnoid cysts are benign nontumoral lesions that are usually found incidentally in brain imaging. Suprasellar Arachnoid Cysts (SSACs) are rare. They can cause hydrocephalus and increased intracranial pressure, lower cranial nerve impairment and endocrine disorder. Sometimes arachnoid cysts become complicated by subdural hematoma/hygroma. Case Presentation: We...
[ 4 ] - Comparison of the Effect of Core Stability Exercises with Otago Exercises on Quality of Life in Patients with Stroke
Abstract Introduction & Objective: A stroke is a chronic disease and has a lot of complications following a reduction in the quality of life from the common problems of these patients. The aim of this study was to Comparison of the effect of Core stability exercises with Otago exercises on quality of life in patients with stroke. Materials & Methods: This study is a clinical trial in which th...
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