Publications by authors named "Afshan J Shaik"
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- A case study describes a patient with uncontrolled diabetes who initially showed symptoms resembling diabetic lumbosacral radiculoplexus neuropathy (DLRPN), including lower limb pain, weakness, and sensory loss.
- The patient was also found to be HIV-1 positive, prompting further diagnostic testing that revealed abnormal results in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and a nerve biopsy that suggested an alternative diagnosis.
- The study emphasizes the need for thorough diagnostic evaluations in cases where atypical presentations of neuropathy occur, especially when multiple medical conditions are present.
Electrical status epilepticus in sleep (ESES) is defined by near-continuous epileptiform discharges during sleep along with cognitive, behavioral, and/or imaging abnormalities. We studied the neurocognitive profile and their correlation with F fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG PET) brain abnormalities in children with ESES. Fourteen children with ESES with normal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) from March to December 2019 were included.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: and purpose: Neuron specific enolase (NSE) is an established biomarker of neuronal damage. It is not clear how much seizures contribute to the neuronal damage, morbidity or mortality in critically ill neurology patients. The aim of this study is to determine the impact of seizures on neuronal injury in critically ill neurology patients by using neuron specific enolase as a biomarker.
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