Agrypnia excitata as the main feature in anti-leucine-rich glioma-inactivated 1 encephalitis: a detailed clinical and polysomnographic semiological analysis.

Background And Purpose: The core manifestations of leucine-rich glioma-inactivated 1 (LGI1) autoantibody-mediated encephalitis are limbic encephalitis and faciobrachial dystonic seizures. Agrypnia excitata (AE) is a rare syndrome characterized by sleep-wake cycle disruption, autonomic hyperactivation and episodes of oneiric stupor. Only a few diseases are known to present with AE.

Neurocysticercosis-related seizures in the post-partum period: two cases and a review of the literature.

Neurocysticercosis, the infection of the CNS with larval cysts of Taenia solium, is a leading cause of seizures in low-income countries. The clinical presentation of neurocysticercosis is variable and depends on the number, size, and location of cysticerci, and on the immune response of the host. In most patients, the affected site is the brain parenchyma, where cysts can precipitate seizures.

Carotid stenosis as predictor of stroke after transient ischemic attacks.

ABCD2 score identifies high-risk TIAs but its validity in different countries and hospitals is unknown. Doubts remain also about the role of diagnostic work up for patients with TIAs in the emergency department. The present study was undertaken to confirm the usefulness of ABCD2 score in the emergency department of Trento Hospital and to evaluate if other exams (carotid ultrasound or CT scan) commonly performed in TIA patients are helpful.