Nonepileptic seizures (NES) are neuropsychiatric disorders presenting with a combination of neurologic signs and underlying psychological conflicts. For more than a century, the medical community has accumulated data and insights about the phenomenology, epidemiology, risks, comorbidities, and prognosis of NES. However, we have not progressed much beyond anecdotal reports of treatments for NES,...

Wernicke encephalopathy is a neurologic disorder that results from thiamine deficiency. It is associated with a classic triad of symptoms consisting of ataxia, ocular motor cranial neuropathies, and changes in consciousness. We report 3 cases of Wernicke encephalopathy in which MR imaging, including diffusion-weighted imaging, was performed at the onset and during follow-up. MR imaging findings...

29 Epilepsy is considered one of the major public health problems and could have serious psychological and physical consequences, including mental health disorders, traumatic injury and premature death1. Epilepsy is a chronic and disabling neurologic disorder and affects approximately 1% of the population globally, especially in developing countries1,2. Although good prognosis has been seen in ...

A 32-year-old woman with a history of bipolar disorder, polycystic ovarian syndrome, and hypertension and a 4-year history of uncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) presented with bifrontal headache, elevated blood sugars (>500 mg/dL), and abrupt-onset left homonymous hemianopia upon awakening. Vital signs included temperature 98.0°F, blood pressure 160/89 mm Hg, and heart rate 67 bpm. Neur...

Dopa-responsive dystonia (DRD) is an autosomal dominant neurologic disorder characterized by incomplete penetrance and high variability of its phenotypic expression. The usual phenotype is defined by early-onset isolated dystonia, predominant in the lower limb, with marked diurnal fluctuations and a dramatic and sustained response to low doses of L-DOPA. We report 2 members of the same family (...

Hyperekplexia is a rare, nonepileptic, genetic, or sporadic neurologic disorder characterized by startle responses to acoustic, optic, or tactile stimuli. Genetic defects in glycine receptors as well as encephalitis, tumors, inflammation, and disgenesis are among the etiologic causes of the disease. The main problem in hyperekplexia is the incomplete development of inhibitory mechanisms or exag...

Congenital spherocytic anemia is a common disorder. but in most cases the nature of the underlying membrane lesion is unknown and the genetic defect has not yet been unequivocally mapped to a chromosome. We studied two dysmorphic siblings with neurologic findings and hemolytic anemia. Clinical and laboratory findings in these two siblings were consistent with the diagnosis of congenital spheroc...

THE SYNDROME of glossopharyngeal neuralgia associated with disturbances of cardiac and cerebral function is a rare disorder, having been reported to our knowledge in only 16 patients.1 '4 It is characterized by paroxysms of neuralgic pain in the throat and neck and accompanied by bradyeardia or asystole, hypotension, syncope, and sometimes seizures. The following report describes detailed cardi...

abnormalities of blinking in childhood are not uncommon. to determine the characteristics and causes of excessive blinking, this prospective, non–comparative consecutive case series study was carried out. in outpatient clinics of ophthalmology and neurology of our hospital, 60 children aging 2-16 years old with excessive blinking were examined. detailed ophthalmologic and neurologic evaluation ...