The article describes clinical, including neurological manifestations, of giant cell arteritis (GCA) - granulomatous vasculitis of large and medium-sized vessels, predominantly craniofacial, including precerebral and cerebral, arteries. Histopathological features of GCA are illustrated by the schemes of panarteritis and «postarteritis» (proliferative and fibrotic changes in the intima, underlyi...

with the continued widespread use of combination antiretroviral therapy, the incidence of various neurological complications remains low. However, some complications continue to have a serious impact on the lives of hiv-infected patients. The diagnosis of these neurological complications has become even more complex in recent years. Adverse events, stemming from the long-term use of antiretrovi...

609 IntroductIon Endocrine diseases have protean manifestations and present with a wide variety of symptoms pertaining to different bodily systems. This results, at times, in diagnostic delays and dilemmas; hence it is important for the clinician to be familiar with the neurological manifestations of endocrinopathies. Amongst various endocrinal disorders, the thyroid diseases are common and to ...

In the 21 years since the description of the antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), neurological features have become recognised as some of the most important and common aspects of the syndrome. Recognition of the relationship between APS and central nervous system impairment could open the door to improved treatment and outcomes in some neurological syndromes.

Objective Ethylmalonic encephalopathy (EE) is a severe mitochondrial disease of early infancy clinically characterized by a combination of developmental delay, progressive pyramidal signs, and vascular lesions including petechial purpura, orthostatic acrocyanosis, and chronic hemorrhagic diarrhea. Biochemical hallmarks of the disease are persistently high level of lactate, and C4-C5-acylcarniti...

INTRODUCTION: The incidence of dengue has increased throughout the 2000s with a consequent global increase in atypical clinical forms. METHODS: This study reports a series of cases of neurological dengue out of 498 confirmed cases of laboratory dengue in Goiânia, Brazil. Cases were confirmed based on viral RNA detection via polymerase chain reaction or IgM antibody capture. RESULTS: Neur...