Early cortical atrophy in REM sleep behavior disorder.

Introduction: The presence of cortical atrophy (focal or diffuse) prior to the development of symptoms of cognitive impairment could predict the earliest cases of neurodegenerative disease in patients with REM sleep behavior disorder (RSBD). We reviewed the usefulness of cranial CT and MRI as early markers of cortical atrophy in patients with RSBD at our center.

Patients And Methods: Retrospective observational descriptive analysis of patients diagnosed with RSBD from October 2012 to October 2022.

Howl: Nightmare or REM Sleep Behavior Disorder?

Objective: Nightmare disorder consists of the appearance of unpleasant and vivid, repeated dreams, with a situation of discomfort and anguish on awakening. Its prevalence is 3%-4% in adults. They do not associate muscle mobilization during this phase.

Anxiety and depression in patients with narcolepsy.

We analysed the co-existence of psychopathology in patients with narcolepsy at our centre. We performed an observational retrospective descriptive analysis of patients with a diagnosis of narcolepsy, with and without psychopathology, who attended our sleep disorders unit from October 2012 to October 2021. A total of 51patients with narcolepsy (mean [SD] age 41.

Practical recommendations for the clinical evaluation of patients with hereditary ataxia and hereditary spastic paraplegia.

Hereditary ataxia (HA) and hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) are rare diseases; as such, they are rarely managed in general neurology consultations. We present a set of brief, practical recommendations for the diagnosis and management of these patients, as well as a standardised procedure for comprehensive evaluation of disability. We provide definitions for HA and "HA plus," and "pure" and "complicated" HSP; describe the clinical assessment of these patients, indicating the main complementary tests and clinical scales for physical and psychological assessment of the patients; and summarise the available treatments.

hyperinfection syndrome due to corticosteroid therapy after resection of meningioma: illustrative case.

Background: Strongyloidiasis is an underdiagnosed and preventable life-threatening disease caused by infection with the helminth . Chronic asymptomatic infection can be sustained for decades, and immunosuppression can lead to disseminated infection, with a mortality rate of 70%-100%. In the neurosurgical population, corticosteroids are the most consistent cause of hyperinfection.

Encephalopathy and encephalitis during acute SARS-CoV-2 infection. Spanish Society of Neurology COVID-19 Registry.

Objectives: Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Spanish Society of Neurology has run a registry of patients with neurological involvement for the purpose of informing clinical neurologists. Encephalopathy and encephalitis were among the most frequently reported complications. In this study, we analyse the characteristics of these complications.

[Neurological complications in critical patients with COVID-19].

Introduction: We analysed the neurological complications of patients with severe SARS-CoV-2 infection who required intensive care unit (ICU) admission.

Patients And Methods: We conducted a retrospective, observational, descriptive study of consecutive patients admitted to the ICU due to severe respiratory symptoms secondary to SARS-CoV-2 infection between 1 April and 1 June 2020.

Results: We included 30 patients with neurological symptoms; 21 were men (72.

Neurological complications in critical patients with COVID-19.

Introduction: We analysed the neurological complications of patients with severe SARS-CoV-2 infection who required intensive care unit (ICU) admission.

Patients And Methods: We conducted a retrospective, observational, descriptive study of consecutive patients admitted to the ICU due to severe respiratory symptoms secondary to SARS-CoV-2 infection between 1 April and 1 June 2020.

Results: We included 30 patients with neurological symptoms; 21 were men (72.

[Non-functioning pituitary adenomas: epidemiology, clinical and postoperative outcome].

Introduction: Non-functioning pituitary adenomas are the most frequent tumor group in the sellar region. They are usually benign neoplasms diagnosed after visual or hormonal symptoms, although it is not uncommon to detect them as a casual finding.

Aim: To analyze the clinical aspects found in this disease and its response after surgical treatment.

Encephalopathy in severe SARS-CoV2 infection: Inflammatory or infectious?

Concerning the letter by Moriguchi et al., we describe our experience with a case of encephalopathy with and atypical damage on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in a patient with severe infection due to the SARS-CoV2 virus. A 56-year-old woman, without previous pathologies, developed cough, fever, and respiratory failure for five days, after returning from a 6-day trip to Venice.