Publications by authors named "Mina Astejada"
Hemichorea-Hemiballismus as a Presentation of Cerebritis from Intracranial Toxoplasmosis and Tuberculosis.
Tremor Other Hyperkinet Mov (N Y)
January 2021
Background: There is limited literature documenting hemichorea-hemiballism (HCHB) resulting from co-infection of toxoplasmosis and tuberculosis (TB) in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Toxoplasmic abscess is the most common cause while TB is a rare etiology.
Case Description: We describe a 24-year-old male with AIDS-related HCHB as the presentation of cerebritis on the right subthalamic nucleus and cerebral peduncle from intracranial toxoplasma and TB co-infection.
A novel dysferlin gene mutation in a Filipino male with Miyoshi myopathy.
Clin Neurol Neurosurg
February 2021
Background: Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy, caused by EMD gene mutations, is characterized by humeroperoneal muscular dystrophy, joint contractures, and conduction defects and is often associated with sudden cardiac death, even without prior cardiac symptoms.
Objective: To describe the clinical and molecular features of 2 patients with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy with mutations in EMD.
Design: Case reports.