Longitudinal Extensive Transverse Myelitis due to Varicella-Zoster Virus Infection in an Undiagnosed HIV-Positive Patient.

Introduction: Longitudinal extensive transverse myelitis (LETM) has four main causes: inflammatory, malnutrition, vascular, and infectious causes. Among the commonly described viral causes leading to LETM are the family, HIV, and HTLV-1. .

Development of clinical-guideline-based mobile application and its effect on head CT scan utilization in neurology and neurosurgery departments.

Background: There is little evidence regarding the adoption and intention of using mobile apps by health care professionals (HCP) and the effectiveness of using mobile apps among physicians is still unclear. To address this challenge, the current study seeks two objectives: developing and implementing a head CT scan appropriateness criteria mobile app (HAC app), and investigating the effect of HAC app on CT scan order.

Methods: A one arm intervention quasi experimental study with before/after analysis was conducted in neurology & neurosurgery (N&N) departments at the academic hospital.

The Predicting Role of Neutrophil- Lymphocyte Ratio in Patients with Acute Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke.

Background And Aim: The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is considered as an independent and easy-to-measure inflammatory predictor of mortality in patients with acute stroke. However, it is unclear whether the NLR is related to other problems caused by stroke. This study evaluated the possible roles of the NLR in estimating mortality rate and health problems in patients with acute ischemic (IS) and hemorrhagic (H) stroke.