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Palliat Support Care
January 2025
Department of Psycho-Oncology, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, Saitama, Japan.
Objectives: Wernicke encephalopathy (WE) is an acute neuropsychiatric disorder caused by thiamine deficiency. The classical triad of symptoms for WE include mental status changes, ataxia, and ophthalmoplegia. In contrast, more uncommon symptoms include hallucinations.
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January 2025
Pediatric Neurology Division, Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, India.
Opsoclonus myoclonus ataxia syndrome (OMAS) is a rare neuroinflammatory disorder that is typically associated with paraneoplastic and postinfectious processes. Opsoclonus myoclonus ataxia syndrome has not been previously reported in association with tuberculous meningitis (TBM). This report presents a unique case in which TBM manifested as OMAS, highlighting the complex interplay between tuberculosis and autoimmune neurological conditions.
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December 2024
Department of Pediatric Anesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-091 Warsaw, Poland.
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) usually causes mild, self-limiting, or asymptomatic infection in children, typically infectious mononucleosis. The severe course is more common in immunocompromised patients. Neurological complications of primary infection, reactivation of the latent infection, or immune-mediated are well-documented.
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