Utility of the RIPS Scale and 2CAN Score for In-Hospital Stroke Prediction.

Background: In-hospital strokes are a small but sizeable proportion of all strokes. Identification of in-hospital strokes is confounded by stroke mimics in as many as half of in-patient stroke codes. A quick scoring system based on risk factors and clinical signs during the initial evaluation of a suspected stroke might be helpful to distinguish true strokes from mimics.

Hypodensities within Hematoma is Time-Dependent and Predicts Outcome after Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage.

Background: Non-contrast CT (NCCT) brain imaging biomarkers of hematoma expansion in intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) has gained relevance in recent times. Though intra-hematoma hypodensities (IHH) can predict hematoma expansion and outcome, it is postulated to be time-dependent.

Aim: To assess the differential prevalence of IHH in spontaneous ICH over time and assess its predictive valve in early hematoma expansion and functional outcome at 3 months.

Homozygous sequestosome 1 () mutation: a rare cause for childhood-onset progressive cerebellar ataxia with vertical gaze palsy.

Mutations in sequestosome 1 () gene are associated with neurodegenerative diseases, such as frontotemporal dementia and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Recently, mutation in was also found to cause a progressive childhood-onset cerebellar ataxia. We describe here a case of progressive childhood-onset cerebellar ataxia with vertical supra nuclear gaze palsy with no family history and a normal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of brain.