Isolated lingual involvement in Wilson's disease.

Lingual involvement can occur in a variety of neurological disorders including pyramidal, extrapyramidal and lower motor neuron disorders. It can be seen in the form of tremor, bradykinesia, dystonia, atrophy and weakness of tongue movements and can clinically present as difficulty in swallowing and dysarthria which can be a source of great discomfort to the patient. We describe a patient who presented with isolated lingual involvement and was diagnosed to have Wilsons's disease.

Hemifacial spasm: The past, present and future.

Hemifacial spasm is characterised by unilateral contractions of the facial muscles. Though considered to be benign by many people, it can lead to functional blindness and a poor quality of life due to social embarrassment for the suffering individual. Botulinum toxin therapy is an excellent noninvasive tool to treat this condition.

Correlation between peripheral arterial disease and coronary artery disease using ankle brachial index-a study in Indian population.

Objective: To study the prevalence of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) of the lower limbs in a high-risk population and its correlation with coronary artery disease (CAD), using the ankle brachial index (ABI).

Methods: The present study was conducted in randomly selected indoor patients >45 years of age with one or more risk factors for PAD admitted in the cardiology and medicine wards in a tertiary care institute.

Results: Based on ABI <0.

Lipid profile in non-diabetic stroke--a study of 100 cases.

Objective: To study serum lipid profile in patients with cerebrovascular disease and to determine significant correlation between them. To ascertain the effect of age and sex on serum lipid profile.

Design: Case Control study.