Unilateral mydriasis during temporal lobe seizures.

Autonomic signs and symptoms are a common feature of epileptic seizures. Although sympathetic activation responses are predominant, we can also find sympathetic inhibition and even an activation of the parasympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system, especially in partial seizures. These autonomic symptoms during seizures are thought to be the result of neuronal discharges arising from or spreading to cortical areas of the central autonomic network.

[Clinical pathways: bases, description and potential uses in neurology].

Over the last 10 years, we have witnessed the introduction of different procedures for coordinating clinical care, often shown as new tools in the hospital administration setting. Clinical or critical pathways are among these standardization methods of health care. In this article, we describe the characteristics of the clinical pathways and review their potential uses in neurology, especially in common conditions like stroke.

[Prognostic factors in benign intracranial hypertension].

The incidence of permanent visual loss in Benign Intracranial Hypertension (BIH) was assessed. 17 out of 100 patients with BIH had permanent visual loss which was severe in only three cases. We tried to identify the risk factors in this group of patients.