Meniere's disease (MD) is a chronic characterized by spontaneous recurrent attacks of vestibular vertigo, hearing loss, tinnitus, ear congestion, and other symptoms. Patients with acutely developed vertigo in most cases seek medical help from neurologist. MD the presence endolymphatic hydrops, but there no clear correlation between severity hydrops clinical manifestations. The presentation vari...

Objective Autoimmune encephalitis, is a clinically challenging entity with varied neurological presentations. As autoimmune serology negative in over 50% cases, our objective was to prioritise the use of electroencephalography supported by MRI Brain or PET–CT imaging make definitive diagnosis encephalitis. Background encephalitis consequence an antibody mediated neuronal damage caused cell surf...

Fady Joseph*, Ken Dawson†, Samar Betmouni‡, Tim Moss§ and Philip Smith¶ *Specialist Registrar in Neurology, Institute of Clinical Neurosciences, Frenchay Hospital, Bristol; †Consultant Neurologist, Nevill Hall Hospital, Abergavenny; ‡Specialist Registrar in Neuropathology, Department of Neuropathology, Institute of Clinical Neurosciences, Frenchay Hospital, Bristol; §Consultant Neuropathologist...

The "new genetics" will require specialist physicians to deal with an increasing number of genetic issues. Huntington disease (HD) is a rare single gene adult-onset fatal neurodegenerative disorder. It provides a model to illustrate the role of the specialist physician in the new genetics. DNA testing options in HD include diagnostic DNA tests to confirm a provisional diagnosis, and predictive ...

The main aim of this paper was to present some pioneer women neurologist, their struggle to pursue their career and the barriers mainly encountered at the beginning of their professional lives. It was also presented the progressive increasing of the feminine participation in medicine and in the neurology with study based on data of the School of Medicine of the Federal University of Rio de Jane...