Clinical Neurology and Neuroscience

Volume 2, Issue 2, June 2018

  • Dopa-Responsive Dystonia with Diurnal Fluctuation: A Case Report of an 18 Year Old Nigerian

    Olusegun Adesola Busari, Paul Olowoyo, Segun Oladele Adeniyi, Bidemi Olayemi Onipede, Olisa Joseph, Solomon Ogunniran

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 2, June 2018
    Pages: 23-26
    Received: Oct. 25, 2017
    Accepted: Feb. 03, 2018
    Published: Jul. 04, 2018
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    Abstract: Dopa-responsive dystonia, also known as hereditary progressive dystonia with diurnal variation, is a genetic disease characterized by childhood or adolescent onset of dystonia and sometimes associated with parkinsonian features. This is a case report of an 18 year old Nigerian University undergraduate with features of difficulty in speaking, stiffn... Show More
  • Clinical Implications Related to the Use of Drugs Illicit and Licit During the Pregnancy

    Jair Alves Maia, Alesandro Lima Rodrigues, Denisa Rosa de Souza, Mediã Barbosa Figueiredo

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 2, June 2018
    Pages: 27-32
    Received: Jun. 15, 2018
    Accepted: Jun. 27, 2018
    Published: Jul. 24, 2018
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    Abstract: Introduction: the use of drugs has been growing quickly and continuously in the general population, where teenagers, young, old and even children are entering this world intense and devastating. Already in women users this picture is even more worrying when it comes to consumption during pregnancy. Objective: to identify the most commonly used drug... Show More
  • Primary Leptomeningeal Lymphoma Presenting as Low Back Pain and Dementia: A Case Report

    Vida Margarette de Vera Andal, Julette Marie Feliciano Batara, Joven Racpan Cuanang

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 2, June 2018
    Pages: 33-40
    Received: May 31, 2018
    Accepted: Jul. 04, 2018
    Published: Jul. 30, 2018
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    Abstract: Primary leptomeningeal lymphoma (PLL) is an extremely rare condition, with only a handful of cases reported in literature. Most often, these are misdiagnosed as other disease entities that are more commonly observed in practice. Currently, there are no clinical algorithms that may guide clinicians to clinching a diagnosis of PLL. This paper discuss... Show More
  • Cerebral Hydatitosis: About 12 Observations at the University Hospital Center of Conakry

    Fodé Abass Cisse, Foksouna Sakadi, Amina Sakho, Naby Camara, Barry Souleymane Djigué, Arcel Steven Nitcheu Woga, Nana Rahamatou Aminou Tassiou, Baldé Amadou Talib, Bi Krah Jean Bedel Ballo, Mohamed Lamine Touré, Ibrahima Sory Souaré, Amara Cisse

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 2, June 2018
    Pages: 41-45
    Received: May 28, 2018
    Accepted: Jul. 03, 2018
    Published: Aug. 01, 2018
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    Abstract: Cosmopolitan disease, hydatidosis is caused by the hydatid larvae of a tapeworm of Echinococcus granulosus canes developing in the liver, lungs, heart and central nervous system. The biological certainty of brain damage in West Africa is difficult to confirm because of the supposed rarity of this affection and the difficulties of accessibility to M... Show More