Electroacupuncture efficacy in diabetic polyneuropathy: Study protocol for a double-blinded randomized controlled multicenter clinical trial.

Background: Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is the most common complication of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM); its diagnosis and treatment are based on symptomatic improvement. However, as pharmacological therapy causes multiple adverse effects, the implementation of acupunctural techniques, such as electroacupuncture (EA) has been suggested as an alternative treatment. Nonetheless, there is a lack of scientific evidence, and its mechanisms are still unclear.

[Neurological manifestations in patients with severe COVID-19 in a tertiary care center].

Background: The SARS-CoV-2 disease, called COVID-19, emerged in China has acquired pandemic dimensions. According to the WHO situational report of March 15, 2021, the global fatality rate is 2.2%; in Mexico, around 194 944 deaths have been confirmed by COVID-19.

[The neurology of COVID-19].

The clinical manifestations of COVID-19 are reminiscent of those of acute respiratory distress syndrome induced by cytokine release syndrome and secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis that is observed in patients with other coronaviruses such as SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV. Neurologists face the challenge of assessing patients with pre-existing neurological diseases who have contracted SARS-CoV-2, patients with COVID-19 who present neurological emergencies, and patients who are carriers of the virus and have developed secondary neurological complications, either during the course of the disease or after it. Some authors and recent literature reports suggest that the presence of neurological manifestations in patients who are carriers of SARS-CoV-2 may be associated with a greater severity of the disease.

Social Cognition in Patients with Early-Onset Parkinson's Disease.

Social cognition (SC) deficits have been linked to Parkinson's disease (PD) but have been less well researched than general cognitive processes, especially in early-onset PD (EOPD), despite this population often having greater social and family demands. Most studies focus on recognition of facial emotion, theory of mind (ToM), and decision-making domains, with limited research reporting on social reasoning. The main objective of this work was to compare SC ability across four domains: emotional processing, social reasoning, ToM, and decision-making between patients with EOPD and healthy controls.

[Experience of status epilepticus in the Neurology department of a tertiary-level hospital in Mexico].

Background: The status epilepticus is a neurological emergency that continues to be little identified early in emergency rooms and hospitalized patients, with significant morbidity and mortality. The aim of this paper was to establish the etiology and evolution of the status epilepticus in hospitalized patients in a tertiary-level hospital.

Methodology: Descriptive, cross-analytical study of adult patients hospitalized with the diagnosis of epileptic status at a tertiary-level hospital, between August 2010 and February 2016.

[Deep brain stimulation in Parkinson's disease. Preliminary outcomes].

Background: Parkinson's disease justifies the use of deep brain stimulation (DBS) in certain patients who suffer from this condition. We present mid-term and long-term post-surgical outcomes in a cohort of 60 patients, who underwent DBS in the Hospital de Especialidades at Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, in Mexico City.

Methods: Patients underwent conventional stereotactic surgery with FrameLink software (Medtronics Inc).