Atypical Parkinsonism: An Uncommon Presentation of Disseminated Coccidioidomycosis.

Coccidioidomycosis is endemic in the southwestern United States, Central America, and South America. Coccidioidomycosis has a variety of clinical presentations. Coccoidal meningitis is a feared form of disseminated coccidioidomycosis with high mortality and mobility rates.

Heart rate and autonomic biomarkers distinguish convulsive epileptic vs. functional or dissociative seizures.

Objective: 20-40% of individuals whose seizures are not controlled by anti-seizure medications exhibit manifestations comparable to epileptic seizures (ES), but there are no EEG correlates. These events are called functional or dissociative seizures (FDS). Due to limited access to EEG-monitoring and inconclusive results, we aimed to develop an alternative diagnostic tool that distinguishes ES vs.

Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma Presenting as Parkinsonism with Atypical MRI Findings and Elevated 14-3-3 Protein.

Primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) is a rare neoplasm with an incidence of 2 to 3% of all CNS malignancies. The diagnosis can be challenging, especially with atypical presentations. Movement disorders can be one of the rare presentations of PCNSL.

Lateralized Periodic Discharges are Predictive of Seizures in Patients with Intracerebral Hemorrhage.

Background: Patients with intracerebral hemorrhages (ICHs) have higher incidence of seizures. Previous studies have suggested that location and size of hemorrhage may increase epileptogenicity. We aim to evaluate seizure development risk factors from clinical examination, imaging, and continuous electroencephalography (cEEG) in critically ill patients with ICH.

Seizure prophylaxis in the neuroscience intensive care unit.

Background: Seizures are a considerable complication in critically ill patients. Their incidence is significantly high in neurosciences intensive care unit patients. Seizure prophylaxis with anti-epileptic drugs is a common practice in neurosciences intensive care unit.

The Benefit of Neuromuscular Blockade in Patients with Postanoxic Myoclonus Otherwise Obscuring Continuous Electroencephalography (CEEG).

. Myoclonus status epilepticus is independently associated with poor outcome in coma patients after cardiac arrest. Determining if myoclonus is of cortical origin on continuous electroencephalography (CEEG) can be difficult secondary to the muscle artifact obscuring the underlying CEEG.

Fovea and foveation in Parkinson's disease.

Nondemented Parkinson's disease (PD) patients report problems on nonmotor tasks that depend on visual or visuospatial abilities. In PD, foveal vision is impaired. Experimental studies in humans and monkeys established that foveal processing and visuospatial attention may be linked through saccadic eye movements.