BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Dengue is a common arboviral disease, which uncommonly
involves the brain. There has been a recent surge in dengue cases and dengue-related …

Purpose Skull base osteomyelitis (SBO) is difficult to diagnose due to a wide array of clinical
presentations. It can be life threatening if not treated promptly. The objective of this study is …

Background Few treatment options exist for patients with severe central nervous system (CNS)
tuberculosis (TB) worsening due to inflammatory lesions, despite optimal antitubercular …

Temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) is the most prevalent form of human epilepsy, often accompanied
by neurodegeneration in the hippocampus. Like other neurological diseases, TLE is …

Acute necrotizing encephalopathy after an acute febrile illness, although initially described
exclusively in the pediatric age group, has been recently shown to have an adult onset as well…

Tuberculosis involving the spinal cord is associated with high mortality and disabling long-term
sequelae. Although tuberculous radiculomyelitis is the most frequent complication, …

Background: Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is a global health problem with important
complications such as acute infarcts secondary to vasculitis contributing to adverse outcomes. The …

We found a significant association between visual disturbance and elevated ICP in patients
with CCM. Based on our finding, we suggest formal assessment of visual acuity in patients …

A 12-year-old boy presented with painless, slowly progressive swelling over the dorsum of
the penis, evolving over 6 years. The swelling was present just underneath the penile skin. It …

Background: Depression in the elderly is a common and disabling condition. The aim of the
study was to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of a two-question screen to identify …