Hyperglycaemic chorea-ballism or unmasking of Huntington's chorea in a patient with diabetes.

Chorea-ballism is a neurological syndrome characterised by violent involuntary movements of one or both extremities. In the last decades, several patients with these involuntary movements were reported in association with hyperglycaemia. Here, we present a unique case of possible Huntington's disease, which could have been unmasked by the hyperglycaemic insult to the basal ganglia in a 64-year-old man who presented with chorea-ballism.

Hematoma Risk After Needle Electromyography in Patients Using Newer Oral Anticoagulants.

Purpose: To assess the safety of needle electromyography in patients on non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants (NOACs) compared with warfarin.

Methods: A retrospective chart review was done in patients who underwent needle electromyography studies while they were using warfarin and NOACs. After the needle electromyography, all the patients were monitored for 2 hours and ultrasound of high-risk muscle groups was done.

White Matter Hyperintensities in Patients with Sporadic Hemiplegic Migraine.

Background And Purpose: To identify the differences in overall occurrence, location, and disease burden of white matter hyperintensities (WMH) in patients with sporadic hemiplegic migraine (SHM) and patients with migraine headaches.

Methods: We included patients who met diagnostic criteria proposed by the third International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICHD-3) for SHM and migraine headache. WMHs were identified using T2 fluid-attenuated inversion recovery axial sequence and classified based upon the location.

Rapidly progressive global cerebral atrophy in the setting of anti-LGI1 encephalitis.

A 47-year-old man presented with complaints of breakthrough seizures, psychiatric and behavioural changes and catatonic features. MRI of the brain showed mild cerebral and right hippocampal atrophy, while the electroencephalogram showed intermittent right temporal slowing. With a presumed diagnosis of autoimmune encephalitis, he was treated with intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) and methylprednisolone, which significantly improved the symptoms.

Malignant Hyperthermia.

Malignant Hyperthermia (MH) is a life-threatening pharmacogenetic disorder which results from exposure to volatile anesthetic agents and depolarizing muscle relaxants. It manifests as a hypermetabolic response resulting in tachycardia, tachypnea, hyperthermia, hypercapnia, acidosis, muscle rigidity and rhabdomyolysis. An increase in the end-tidal carbon dioxide is one of the earliest diagnostic signs.

An Unusual Case of Antiphospholipid Syndrome Presenting as Chorea.

Movement disorders are rarely reported in association with antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). Although it is a rare manifestation in APS, chorea is the most common movement disorder. We report a case of APS in a patient who presented with hyperkinesia, tics, choreiform movements, and other dyskinetic movements involving the mouth and tongue along with behavioral changes.

Leucoencephalopathy with brain stem and spinal cord involvement and lactate elevation: a novel mutation in the DARS2 gene.

Leucoencephalopathy with brainstem and spinal cord involvement and lactate elevation (LBSL) is a very rare autosomal recessive, slowly progressive neurological disorder characterised by distinctive clinical findings including cerebellar, pyramidal and dorsal column dysfunction. This is caused by a mutation in the DARS2 gene, which encodes mitochondrial aspartyl-tRNA synthetase. MRI shows distinctive abnormalities in the cerebral white matter and specific brain stem and spinal cord tracts.

Rett Syndrome in Males: A Case Report and Review of Literature.

Rett syndrome (RTT) is a neurodevelopmental disorder in which a period of normal development is followed by regression of previously acquired skills. RTT was originally thought to be present exclusively in females. However, advances in genetic testing and phenotypic identification revealed that it is not a female-only disorder as cases of males with similar phenotype were reported.

Glia Maturation Factor and Mast Cell-Dependent Expression of Inflammatory Mediators and Proteinase Activated Receptor-2 in Neuroinflammation.

Parkinson's disease (PD) is characterized by the presence of inflammation-mediated dopaminergic neurodegeneration in the substantia nigra. Inflammatory mediators from activated microglia, astrocytes, neurons, T-cells and mast cells mediate neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration. Administration of neurotoxin 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP)-induces PD like motor deficits in rodents.

A Rare case of recurrent Guillain-Barré syndrome without albuminocytological dissociation.

Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an immune-mediated polyneuropathy, often preceded by an illness. It is a self-limiting illness in most of the cases, but recurrence is rare and can be seen in about 1%-6% of patients. GBS is characterised by progressive, symmetrical, proximal and distal weakness.

Infusion-rate-dependent Acute Neuropathic Pain with Duopa in a Patient with Parkinson's Disease and Pre-existing Neuropathy.

The association of peripheral neuropathy (PN) with the cumulative use of levodopa, presumably by vitamin B12 deficiency, has been well-documented in the literature. However, less is known about the L-dopa infusion-rate-dependent precipitation of pre-existing peripheral neuropathy. We report an unusual case of Parkinson's disease in a patient who presented with acute exacerbations of pre-existing peripheral neuropathy on exceeding certain rates of continuous Carbidopa-Levodopa Infusions (CLI).

Sleep Medicine: Restless Legs Syndrome.

Restless Legs Syndrome is a highly prevalent sensorimotor disorder characterized by urge to move the legs due to discomfort that primarily happens in the evening or at nights. Although the exact pathophysiology remains unclear, brain iron deficiency and altered dopaminergic function appears to play an important role in the pathogenesis of this condition. This disorder affects women more frequently and is associated with significant morbidity.

Delayed Hypoxic Reversible Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome.

We report a case of postanoxic leukoencephalopathy in a patient who started to have cognitive and behavioral changes weeks after the anoxic insult along with white matter lesions on neuroimaging and demyelination on brain biopsy. His disease course followed a steady decline initially both clinically and radiologically and assumed a steady plateau. Months after his decline, the patient was seen to be completely functional with substantially improved mental status examination and resolution of white matter changes on imaging.