Publications by authors named "J Benito-Leon"
Background: Scrub typhus is an acute febrile infectious disease highly prevalent in the Asia Pacific region, often referred to as the "tsutsugamushi triangle." This mite-borne rickettsial zoonosis is caused by , an intracellular Gram-negative organism that primarily targets endothelial cells. The resulting vasculitis leads to multisystem involvement.
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- Rapid correction of chronic hyponatremia can lead to osmotic demyelination syndrome (ODS), especially in patients with underlying conditions like Sheehan’s syndrome, a rare pituitary disorder following severe postpartum hemorrhage.
- A case report details a 40-year-old woman who experienced neurological decline due to the correction of her long-standing hyponatremia, which had been mismanaged for years, leading to extrapontine and then central pontine myelinolysis.
- The case emphasizes that even gradual correction of low sodium levels poses risks and highlights the need for careful management in patients with chronic hyponatremia and related conditions.
Crossed Wernicke's aphasia (CWA) following a stroke is a rare clinical phenomenon, particularly when associated with seizures. This case report presents a unique instance of crossed CWA accompanied by focal clonic cluster seizures affecting the left arm and face, with secondary generalization, in a monolingual Bengali-speaking patient following a right middle cerebral artery ischemic stroke. The patient, a 70-year-old male from rural India, presented with acute behavioral abnormalities and language impairment.
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- Brugada syndrome is a heart condition linked to sudden cardiac events, primarily caused by mutations in the sodium channel gene, SCN5A.
- A case study involved a 25-year-old woman with a heart defect who tested positive for a new variant of the SCN5A gene, despite having no prior symptoms or family history of the syndrome.
- The findings suggest that this new gene variant could have harmful impacts, further emphasizing the importance of genetic screening in asymptomatic individuals.
Background And Objectives: Despite its extensive utilization, research on Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer (ChatGPT)'s potential negative impact on specific cognitive processes is scarce. This article explores the widespread use of ChatGPT in educational, corporate, and various other sectors, focusing on its interaction with distinct cognitive domains such as attention, executive function, language, memory, visuospatial abilities, and social cognition.
Methods: A literature review was conducted using PubMed, identifying 256 articles, with 29 peer-reviewed articles analyzed after screening for relevance.