Neuralgic amyotrophy (Parsonage-Turner syndrome) is an idiopathic brachial plexus neuritis which commonly affects the upper trunks. Since the first description during World War II there have been multiple reports highlighting the manifestations of this syndrome. The clinical presentation may be individual mononeuropathy, multiple mononeuropathies or involvement of a single trunk, most commonly ...

OBJECTIVE To describe the ocular manifestations of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome/Toxic Epidermal Necrosis among inpatients at a tertiary care hospital. METHODS The retrospective observational descriptive study was carried out at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, and comprised data on age, gender, aetiology and ocular findings related to patients diagnosed with Stevens-Johnson Syndrome/Tox...

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Review s 7 Functional neurological disorders: the neurological assessment as treatment J Stone 18 Atraumatic needles for lumbar puncture: why haven’t neurologists changed? A Davis, R Dobson, S Kaninia, G Giovannoni, K Schmierer 23 Stroke in pregnancy: a case-oriented review M A O’Neal, S K Feske 35 Neoplastic cauda equina syndrome: a neuroimagingbased review S J Bennett, G L Katzman, R P Roos, ...

BACKGROUND Increased incidence of hypertension, non-insulin dependent diabetes (NIDDM) and coronary heart disease often cluster in the same individuals and there have been speculations that a common mechanism may be responsible for all of these pathological conditions. This risk factor constellation, which is associated with an enhanced risk for cardiovascular disease, is sometimes referred to ...

We reviewed the case records of all children admitted to the Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) with a diagnosis of Haemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS) over a 7 year period (July, 1988-June, 1995). A total of 33 patients were admitted to the Pediatric ward at (AKUH) with a median age of 16 months (range 4 months-9 years). 97% cases identified were of the classic variety and no familial case was i...