Palatal tremor (PT) is an infrequent disorder characterized by abnormal movement distinguished into symptomatic palatal tremor (SPT) and essential palatal tremor (EPT). SPT can have various causes, including damage to the Guillain-Mollaret triangle and hypertrophy of the inferior olive. In contrast, EPT is often associated with clicking sounds in the ears with normal imaging results and may have a functional origin.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The management of epilepsy is mainly based on antiseizure medications (ASMs). More than 20 ASMs have been introduced in clinical practice, providing a multitude of prescription choices. To date, there are no published data on the trends in ASMs prescriptions in Morocco.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGray matter heterotopia (GMH) is caused by abnormal neuronal migration during brain development. Subcortical band heterotopia (SBH), or double cortex, is a rare variant of GMH that mainly affects female patients with epilepsy (PWE) with different degrees of mental retardation. We present the case of a 25-year-old woman who was admitted to the neurology department of our tertiary hospital with generalized tonic-clonic seizures.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSteroid-responsive encephalopathy associated with autoimmune thyroiditis (SREAT) is a rare condition defined as encephalopathy with a positive antithyroid antibody. We report the case of a 52-year-old woman who presented with Parkinsonism associated with Hashimoto's thyroiditis. A few similar cases have been reported.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIdiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is a rare condition characterized by increased intracranial pressure, with an unknown cause. However, the pathophysiology of antibiotic-induced IIH remains unclear. The clinical symptoms include headache, visual disturbances, and vomiting.
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