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Guillain-Barré Syndrome
Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an acute neuromuscular paralysis characterized by rapidly progressive, symmetric progressive weakness, ascending pattern, and areflexia. Cranial nerve involvement and need of r...
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Herpes Encephalitis
Encephalitis is the inflammation of the brain parenchyma resulting in neurological symptoms, with infectious etiologies being common. Herpes encephalitis is the most common cause of fatal encephalitis all arou...
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Japanese Encephalitis
Japanese encephalitis (JE) is a mosquito-borne flavivirus encephalitis, which is one of the common encephalitides found in clinical practice in South Asian countries. First outbreak of JE encephalitis was repo...
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Neurocysticercosis
Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is a parasitic infection of the nervous system and is caused by the ingestion of eggs of pork tapeworm (Taenia solium) by contaminated hands, food, and water. In most low-income nation...
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Neuromuscular Emergencies from a Low- and Middle-Income Countries Perspective
Decades of research have advanced the clinical practice, care delivery, and patient outcome for a range of neuromuscular emergencies in high-income countries. However, acute care of neuromuscular disorder in l...
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Open AccessSafety and efficacy of interleukin-6-receptor inhibitors in the treatment of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders: a meta-analysis
Interleukin-6-receptor inhibitors like Tocilizumab and Satralizumab are showing promising results in the treatment of Neuromyelitis Optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD). We aimed to investigate the efficacy and sa...
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Open AccessThe dangers of mass drug administration of albendazole in Nepal, a Neurocysticercosis-endemic region
The majority of cases of Neurocysticercosis (NCC) are asymptomatic. Injudicious use of antihelmintics like albendazole (ALB) can cause cyst degeneration and perilesional inflammation, thus rendering asymptomat...
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Open AccessThe diagnostic quandary of magnetic resonance imaging-negative Hirayama disease: a case report
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features are typical findings in Hirayama disease (HD) and are useful diagnostic entities but may not be present in all patients.
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Open AccessNeurological manifestations of COVID-19: a systematic review
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is responsible for the global spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Our understanding of the impact this virus has on the nervous system is limi...
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Open AccessStatus of prehospital delay and intravenous thrombolysis in the management of acute ischemic stroke in Nepal
Intravenous thrombolysis has been recently introduced in Nepal for the management of acute ischemic stroke. Pre-hospital delay is one of the main reasons that hinder thrombolytic therapy. The objective of this...
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Open AccessDistribution of ischemic infarction and stenosis of intra- and extracranial arteries in young Chinese patients with ischemic stroke
The distribution of cerebral ischemic infarction and stenosis in ischemic stroke may vary with age-group, race and gender. This study was conducted to understand the risk factors and characteristics of cerebra...
