Endovascular Therapy in Large Core Ischemic Strokes: Real-World Indian Experience.

Background: Large core acute ischemic strokes have predominantly been excluded from endovascular therapy (EVT) studies due to perceived higher risks of hemorrhage and poorer functional outcomes. However, recent randomized controlled trials (RCTs) indicate that EVT for large vessel occlusion (LVO) strokes improves functional outcomes compared to medical management alone, despite higher hemorrhagic transformation rates, with no corresponding increase in symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage (sICH) rates. The real-world outcomes of this intervention in Indian patients remain underexplored.

Myoclonus-Ataxia Syndrome Associated with COVID-19.

Neurological manifestations of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have increasingly been reported since the onset of the pandemic. Herein, we report a relatively new presentation. A patient in the convalescence period following a febrile illness with lower respiratory tract infection (fever, myalgia, nonproductive cough) presented with generalized disabling myoclonus, which is phenotypically suggestive of brainstem origin, along with additional truncal cerebellar ataxia.

Cryptococcal Postinfectious Inflammatory Response Syndrome in an Immunocompetent Host.

Cryptococcal-postinfectious inflammatory response syndrome (c-PIIRS) in an immunocompetent host is a rare entity. Unlike cryptococcal-immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome, in c-PIIRS, macrophage clearance defect can be persistent, and the patient requires prolonged immunosuppressants to control inflammation. Early identification and treatment can reduce the mortality and morbidity in cryptococcal meningitis (CM).