Background and Purpose—Ever since the seminal description of ataxic hemiparesis contralateral to a pontine lesion by Miller-Fisher, the question of why contralesional crossing pontocerebellar fibers do not more frequently produce ipsilesional hemiataxia was raised. The few cases of “quadrataxic hemiparesis” or bilateral leg ataxia remain exceptions. Summary of Case—We report an even more unusua...

A case of herpes zoster ophthalmicus was followed, after a latent period of four weeks, by contralateral hemiparesis. An attempt is made to clarify the anatomical relationships involved in the pathogenesis of postherpetic cerebral complications. Detailed presentation of neuropathological findings in this case may provide evidence of vasculitis in the syndrome, with better understanding of the p...

Dyke-Davidoff-Masson syndrome (DDMS) is a rare, but important cause of drug-resistant seizures. Dyke-Davidoff-Masson syndrome is a constellation of clinical features that consists of hemiparesis, seizure, facial asymmetry, and intellectual disability with distinct neuroimaging features. A 27-year-old lady presented to us with drug-resistant epilepsy, hemiparesis, and intellectual disability tha...

Intracranial hemorrhage is a rare devastating complication of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), mostly presenting as intraparenchymal or subarachnoid haemorrhage. Isolated chronic subdural haematoma (SDH) is still very rare and the optimal management is unsettled. Spontaneous resolution of chronic SDH in patients with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura is possible. We report a case of...

Case presentation: Female patient, 1 year and 7 months old, previously healthy, presented cervical adenomegaly, fever, periorbital edema after receiving MMR vaccine. She evolved with a deviation of the labial commissure to right, neck stiffness, bilateral edema. On hospital admission, she normal cranial tomography infectious cerebrospinal fluid negative culture. had generalized onset tonic-clon...

infective endocarditis can complicate with ischemic stroke. neurological complications develop in 20-40% of all patients with infective endocarditis. these are mainly due to vegetation embolism.this report represents a case of 30 years old female patient who presented with features of heart failure new york heart association (nyha) class iv with infective endocarditis and left hemiparesis. on e...

Basilar artery (BA) occlusion is a rare and devastating cause of ischemic stroke. Presenting symptoms are frequently non-specific include dizziness, vertigo, nausea, vomiting, headache, and, rarely, hypoacusis. Clinical history appropriate neurological evaluation essential for diagnosis. We present the case 65-year-old female with dysarthria, hearing loss, progressing to right-side hemiparesis ...