Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome in patients of orthostatic intolerance symptoms: an ambispective study.

Background: A Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is infrequently diagnosed in routine practice because of the variable range of symptoms that could be seen in cardiac rhythm disorders, vertigo, chronic fatigue syndrome and anxiety panic disorder. POTS is a chronic debilitating condition that affects day to day efficient working of an individual. We have planned a study to look for POTS in patients who are having orthostatic intolerance symptoms and underwent a head-up tilt table test (HUTT).

Neurological Symptoms as Initial Manifestation of Covid-19 - An Observational Study.

Background: Respiratory system involvement and fever are considered as a cardinal manifestation of Covid-19 infection for the screening of case detection. We (India) are into the fourth month of Covid-19 and cases are still rising, this could mean that fever and respiratory symptoms may not be the only initial symptoms. Therefore, we intend to investigate whether neurological symptoms can precede the cardinal symptoms.

Twenty-and-a-half syndrome: a case report.

Background: In the list of named numerical neuro-ophthalmological syndromes, such as one-and-a-half syndrome and others, we report for the first time twenty-and-a-half syndrome, which is characterized by one-and-a-half syndrome with bilateral seventh and right fifth nerve palsy (1.5 + 7 + 7 + 5 = 20.5) in a patient with ischemic stroke.

Outcome of Myasthenia gravis treated with high-dose prednisolone and azathioprine: A single centre ambispective study from India.

Purpose: Myasthenia gravis (MG) is treated with many disease modifying therapies, namely corticosteroids, thymectomy and immunosuppressants, alone or in various combinations. But still, till today no consensus over the optimum therapy for MG has been made.

Methods: Out of total 101 patients with MG, 37 patients fulfilled the inclusion criteria and in them we ambispectively studied factors affecting the outcome in MG treated, to induce leukopenia, with prednisolone (PSL) plus azathioprine(AZA), from January 1993 through July 2014.

Guillain-Barre Syndrome following Tuberculosis: A Rare Association.

The co-occurrence of Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) and tuberculosis is rare. Even in countries like India, where tuberculosis is common, there is only one case report of co-occurrence of GBS with tuberculosis. We report a case of GBS in association with sputum-positive pulmonary tuberculosis.