acute necrotizing encephalopathy of childhood (anec) is a specific type of encephalopathy. after viral infection, it  can be diagnosed by bilateral symmetrical lesions that are predominantly observed in thalami & brainstem of infants & children. although, it is commonly occurred in japanese and taiwanese population. the goal of this article is to report a rare case of anec in  north part of ira...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Hashimoto's encephalopathy is considered as a treatable dementia, but it is often misdiagnosed. We investigated cognitive impairment and the MRI pathology of Hashimoto's encephalopathy patients. METHODS The study comprised eight patients with Hashimoto's encephalopathy, 16 patients with mild Alzheimer's disease and 24 healthy subjects. A neuropsychological battery included ass...

INTRODUCTION Minimal hepatic encephalopathy refers to a mild neurocognitive impairment not detectable by clinical examination that can be present in cirrhotic patients. AIM To determine the prevalence of minimal hepatic encephalopathy in a secondary healthcare center in Northern Portugal. MATERIAL AND METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted. Cirrhotic outpatients were included. EXCL...

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com Abbreviations: CC, callosum corpus; MERS, mild encephalitis/encephalopathy with a reversible isolated splenium callosum corpus lesion; LHECC, hypodense lesion in the splenius of the corpus callosum; BBB, blood-brain barrier; NU, neurology ́s unit; ED, emergency department; CT, computer tomography; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; HD, hemodialysis ; E...

The AASLD/EASL Practice Guideline Subcommittee on Hepatic Encephalopathy are: Jayant A. Talwalkar (Chair, AASLD), Hari S. Conjeevaram, Michael Porayko, Raphael B. Merriman, Peter L.M. Jansen, and Fabien Zoulim. This guideline has been approved by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the European Association for the Study of the Liver and represents the position of both a...

Occlusion of cerebral capillaries due to acute swelling of the endothelial cells has been demonstrated in the brains of turkeys with encephalopathy caused by Mycoplasma gallisepticum (S-6 strain) infection. Similar capillary lesions were seen in rats with rolling disease, caused by M. neurolyticum toxin. Such lesions may be the basis of ischemic necrosis of the brain.

64 Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) or Portosystemic encephalopathy (PSE) in end-stage liver disease (ESLD) such as cirrhosis of the liver is a reversible and recurrent disorder of neurological function caused by liver disease or portosystemic shunting of blood or both. In this article only hepatic encephalopathy (HE) in chronic end-stage liver disease (ESLD) will be discussed. Hepatic encephalopath...

(1) A form of familial presenile dementia with spastic paralysis (including the pathological examination of a case). By C. Worster-Drought, J.G. Greenfield and W.H. McMenemey. Brain 1940: 63; 237–254. Plates VIII–XII. With (2) A form of familial presenile dementia with spastic paralysis. By C. Worster-Drought, J.G. Greenfield and W.H. McMenemey. Brain 1944: 67; 37–43. Plate 1. With (3) Subacute...

background: some evidence has shown benefits of probiotics in the management of minimal hepatic encephalopathy (mhe). we evaluated the efficacy of a multistrain probiotic compound, alone and in combination with lactulose, in the treatment of mhe. materials and methods: h   is study has two parts. first, consecutive adult patients with mhe were randomized to receive lactulose (30–60 ml/day) + pr...