Tarig Mohammed Abkur
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View article: Dissecting the Phenotypic Spectrum and Complexity of Movement Disorders in 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome
Dissecting the Phenotypic Spectrum and Complexity of Movement Disorders in 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome Open
Background and Purpose Movement disorders are increasingly recognized as late‐occurring neurologic manifestations of 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11.2DS). We aimed to dissect the spectrum of relevant movement disorders in 22q11.2DS, inclu…
View article: Tics and Parkinson's Disease: Clinical and Pathophysiological Insights from a Rare Syndromic Association
Tics and Parkinson's Disease: Clinical and Pathophysiological Insights from a Rare Syndromic Association Open
Background The coexistence of tics with Parkinson's disease (PD) is rare, as they often emerge at different ages, follow different trajectories and involve contrasting pathophysiological mechanisms related to dopamine availability and func…
View article: Clonic Perseveration in Neurodegenerative Parkinsonism
Clonic Perseveration in Neurodegenerative Parkinsonism Open
Data sharing not applicable to this article as no datasets were generated or analysed during the current study.
View article: Neurophobia: challenges and solutions
Neurophobia: challenges and solutions Open
T he unfavorable attitude toward neurology, a phenomenon commonly referred to as neurophobia, is prevalent among medical students and junior doctors at times in their medical education. Professor Ralph Jozefowicz, in 1994, coined the term …
View article: Herpes simplex encephalitis mimicking a primary intracerebral haemorrhage
Herpes simplex encephalitis mimicking a primary intracerebral haemorrhage Open
View article: The value of systemic examination in the diagnosis of POEMS (Polyneuropathy, Organomegaly, Endocrinopathy, Monoclonal gammopathy, Skin disease)
The value of systemic examination in the diagnosis of POEMS (Polyneuropathy, Organomegaly, Endocrinopathy, Monoclonal gammopathy, Skin disease) Open
View article: Clinical Reasoning: Complex ataxia
Clinical Reasoning: Complex ataxia Open
A 20-year-old right-handed woman was seen in neurology clinic for evaluation of progressive unsteadiness. Her symptoms began at age 10, with clumsiness and frequent falls. Her toes gradually became clawed, requiring bilateral cavovarus foo…
View article: Pontine infarction resulting in bilateral gaze evoked upbeat nystagmus
Pontine infarction resulting in bilateral gaze evoked upbeat nystagmus Open
A 77-year-old man was referred with a sudden-onset horizontal diplopia post-transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Oscillopsia (a visual disturbance in which objects appear to oscillate) was only noted by the patient on looking up. Examin…
View article: Isolated peripheral facial nerve palsy in multiple sclerosis
Isolated peripheral facial nerve palsy in multiple sclerosis Open
A 63-year-old man, who was on treatment with interferon beta-1a for relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis for the last 14 years, presented with a new isolated right-sided lower motor neuron facial palsy. He was diagnosed with a right-side…
View article: Correcting hypotension: be careful!
Correcting hypotension: be careful! Open
A 42-year-old woman presented with a 2-day history of vomiting. She was drowsy, dehydrated, tachycardic and hypotensive with a blood pressure (BP) of 52/37. The immediate management included infusion of 4 L of normal saline and inotropic s…
View article: Getting a handle on complicated migraine
Getting a handle on complicated migraine Open
We describe a case of a 45-year-old man who presented with a transient syndrome consisting of headache with neurological deficits. Neuroimaging including brain angiography was normal. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis revealed an elevated…
View article: When it matters that a ‘Stroke’ is not a stroke
When it matters that a ‘Stroke’ is not a stroke Open
An 81-year-old right-handed woman developed right-sided headache, focal motor seizures and left hemiparesis 10 days postendarterectomy for 80% stenosis of the right internal carotid artery. She was admitted to a local hospital. Her backgro…
View article: Neurosyphilis presenting with a stroke-like syndrome
Neurosyphilis presenting with a stroke-like syndrome Open
Neurosyphilis results from infection of the central nervous system (CNS) by Treponema pallidum . Neurosyphilis can occur at any time after initial infection, particularly in immunocompromised patients. We describe a case of a 47-year-old m…
View article: Pneumocystis jiroveci prophylaxis in patients undergoing Bendamustine treatment: the need for a standardized protocol
Pneumocystis jiroveci prophylaxis in patients undergoing Bendamustine treatment: the need for a standardized protocol Open
Key Clinical Message The decision for PJP prophylaxis depends on a physician's evaluation of multiple variables. The high rate of PJP infection described in this article combined with the known impaired T‐cell function post Bendamustine tr…