Seizure emergency code strategy: Improving treatment times and hospital outcomes for patients with urgent epileptic seizures.

Objective: Timely treatment is one of the most relevant prognostic factors in patients with urgent epileptic seizures. Despite the available evidence, treatment times remain suboptimal. The aim of this study was to demonstrate the impact of the "seizure code" in an emergency department, focusing on both treatment times and hospital outcomes of patients with urgent epileptic seizures.

Teaching Video NeuroImage: Status Epilepticus Manifesting as Belly Dancing Secondary to Subdural Hematoma.

A 74-year-old man developed involuntary rhythmic contractions of his left abdomen, after drainage of a chronic right frontoparietal subdural hematoma (Figure). These movements had electroencephalographic correlation with periodic lateralized discharges over the right posterior quadrant (Video 1, Figure) and were classified as clonic abdominal seizures. Clonic abdominal seizures are a rare clinical finding in patients with seizure disorders.

Acute HSV and anti-NMDA encephalitis occurring as a neurosurgical complication.

We present a 24-year-old man with a 2-year history of progressive right-sided monocular vision loss with no other symptoms. An MRI showed a meningioma compressing the right optic nerve and the cavernous sinus. The tumour was partially resected.

Time of Stroke Onset in Coronavirus Disease 2019 Patients Around the Globe: A Systematic Review and Analysis.

Introduction: Coronavirus disease 2019 has been associated with stroke, particular characteristics of these patients are not fully understood. The adequate management of these patients depends on the comprehension of factors such as temporality, clinical presentation and etiology. We hypothesize there is an important temporal relationship between COVID-19 severity and stroke onset.

Impact of a Formulation Containing Unusual Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids, Trace Elements, Polyphenols and Plant Sterols on Insulin Resistance and Associated Disturbances.

Introduction: To evaluate the effect of a lipid-based formulation containing unusual polyunsaturated fatty acids, trace elements, polyphenols and plant sterols on insulin resistance and its associated disturbances among adults at risk of diabetes.

Methods: This was an 8-week, three-arm, open-label randomized clinical trial. We studied individuals aged ≥ 18 years old with diabetes risk given by a body mass index ≥ 25 kg/m or a FinnRisc score ≥ 13/20.

NEW BIOTECHNOLOGICAL TREATMENTS FOR LIPID DISORDERS.

Disorders of lipid and lipoprotein metabolism play a central role in the pathogenesis of atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Despite the widespread use of efficacious lipid-modifying therapies, the residual risk of CVD remains unacceptably high. The purpose of this manuscript is to review the application of new technologies in the treatment of lipid disorders.