Prevalence and characteristics of migraine in medical students and its impact on their daily activities.

Background: Migraine is a common neurological disorder with significant impact on quality of life. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and characteristics of migraine headaches in medical students, to measure its impact on their life, and to assess their knowledge about the ailment. Information about lifestyle variables was also collected.

Cerebral venous thrombosis in ulcerative colitis.

Ulcerative colitis has been reported to show hyper coagulation leading to peripheral and rarely central thrombosis. A 35-year-old female was admitted with chief complaints of increased frequency of bloody diarrhea, abdominal pain, and weight loss for 2 months. The patient was diagnosed to have ulcerative colitis after sigmoidoscopy and biopsy and she was started on treatment.

Oxidative stress in patients with epilepsy is independent of antiepileptic drugs.

Purpose: Oxidative stress has been implicated in many pathological processes. The brain is highly susceptible to oxidative stress because of its high lipid content. In this study, the oxidative parameters in patients with epilepsy and those of a control group were measured.

Takayasu's disease presenting as convulsive syncope which had been misinterpreted as epilepsy: a case report.

Introduction: Takayasu's arteritis is a chronic vasculitis mainly involving the aorta and its main branches. The disease has protean clinical manifestation ranging from asymptomatic to catastrophic illness.

Case Presentation: A 19-year-old woman of Asian origin was referred to our neurology out-patient department for the management of refractory seizures.

Ischaemic stroke in adults and epilepsy.

Stroke is an important cause of symptomatic epilepsy especially in the elderly. Seizures in the setting of stroke will furthermore worsen the prognosis of stroke. Studies show that the frequency of seizures in stroke ranges between 2.