New approaches to recovery after stroke.

After a stroke, several mechanisms of neural plasticity can be activated, which may lead to significant recovery. Rehabilitation therapies aim to restore surviving tissue over time and reorganize neural connections. With more patients surviving stroke with varying degrees of neurological impairment, new technologies have emerged as a promising option for better functional outcomes.

Encephalomyelitis in a patient with monkeypox: an unusual complication.

A new outbreak of monkeypox has been reported worldwide with CNS complications like encephalitis or myelitis being extremely rare. We present a case of a 30-year-old man with PCR-confirmed diagnosis of monkeypox who developed rapid neurological deterioration with extensive inflammatory involvement of the brain and spinal cord on MRI. Because of the clinical and radiological resemblance to acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM), it was decided to indicate treatment with high-dose corticosteroids for 5 days (without concomitant antiviral management due to lack of availability in our country).

Psychosis associated with suspected SARS-CoV-2 encephalitis with response to steroids: a case report.

Introduction: The SARS-Cov-2 infection has multiple neurologic manifestations including encephalitis in multiple cases reported, however the psychosis as principal manifestation of this condition is infrequently.

Case Report: We report the case of a 48-year-old woman with a confirmed diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 who developed paranoid and self-referential ideas with behavioural alteration and multiple findings on mental examination. Encephalitis associated with Covid-19 was suspected due to the neurological clinical presentation (persistent despite resolve hypoxaemia and systemic symptoms) and brain magnetic resonance image (MRI) that showed asymmetric hippocampal hyperintensities, although cerebrospinal fluid and electroencephalogram (EEG) were normal.

[SARS-CoV-2 infection and ischemic stroke].

The new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 is causing a huge impact on health, economy, and social dynamics. The world is facing an emerging viral disease for which no specific treatment is available, and many aspects of the clinical behavior of the disease are still unknown, which makes the diagnosis and management a big challenge. Various neurological manifestations have been described and associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Stroke as a complication of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

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Tobacco consumption in the population of Risaralda, Colombia.

IntroducciÓn: El tabaquismo tiene una alta prevalencia en todo el mundo, y genera alta mortalidad, morbilidad e inequidad social.

Objetivo: Determinar la prevalencia e identificar las características del tabaquismo en la población del departamento de Risaralda, Colombia.

Material Y MÉtodos: Estudio de corte transversal que incluyó 2084 personas mayores de 18 años residentes en los municipios del departamento de Risaralda, en la región cafetalera de Colombia.

Multivariable prediction model of drug resistance in adult patients with generalized epilepsy from Colombia: A case-control study.

Introduction: Patients with drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE) account for most of the burden of epilepsy, and they have poor prognosis in seizure control, higher morbidity, and mortality.

Objectives: The objective of the study was to develop a prognostic model of drug resistance in adult patients with generalized epilepsy from Colombia.

Methods: In this case-control study of patients with generalized epilepsy, patients were separated into two groups: one group with DRE (cases) according to the new International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) definition after a complete evaluation performed by an epileptologist and the other group without DRE (control).