Spontaneous Bilateral Basal Ganglia Haemorrhage Secondary to Methanol Poisoning.

Methanol toxicity remains as major problem in the medical field. With its active metabolite, formic acid often leads to severe metabolic acidosis and to some extend brain damaged. We are reporting a case of brain hemorrhage at the right external capsule and left basal ganglia with mass effect and obstructive hydrocephalus in a methanol poisoning patient.

Effectiveness and tolerability of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for preventive treatment of episodic migraine: a single-centre, randomised, double-blind, sham-controlled phase 2 trial (Magnet-EM).

Background: This is a phase II randomised, double-blind, sham-controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness and tolerability of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for preventive treatment of episodic migraine amongst migraine subjects.

Methods: Subjects age 18 to 60 years will undergo a baseline evaluation to establish the diagnosis of migraine based on the International Classification of Headache Disorder 3rd Edition (ICHD-3). Those who fulfil the ICHD-3 criteria for episodic migraine and compliant to the headache diary during a month run-in period will be enrolled.

Stroke and Novel Coronavirus Infection in Humans: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

As the world witnessed the devastation caused by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, a growing body of literature on COVID-19 is also becoming increasingly available. Stroke has increasingly been reported as a complication of COVID-19 infection. However, a systematic synthesis of the available data has not been conducted.

Clinical and functional change in multifocal motor neuropathy treated with IVIg.

We determined the clinical progression, disability and outcome of 11 Multifocal Motor Neuropathy (MMN) patients from Malaysia. Mean patient age was 46.8 (SD 13.