Diagnosis of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (sCJD) remains a challenge because of
the large variability of the clinical scenario, especially in its early stages, which may mimic …

E530 CMAJ| MAY 13, 2019| VOLUME 191| ISSUE 19 paroxysmal dizziness spells, but
faciobrachial dystonic seizures are especially helpful diagnostically as they are nearly …

The association of high levels of autoantibodies to glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD-ab)
and stiff-person syndrome (SPS) is well known. However, the full spectrum of neurological …

Diffusion-weighted MRI (DWI) and perfusion MRI (PI) have been mainly applied in acute
stroke, but may provide information in the peri-ictal phase in epilepsy patients. Both transient …

Introduction MRI abnormalities in the postictal period might represent the effect of the
seizure activity, rather than its structural cause. Material and Methods Retrospective review …

Objective: To review evidence on the assessment of the child with status epilepticus (SE).
Methods: Relevant literature were reviewed, abstracted, and classified. When data were …

Background and purpose Until now, stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA) have been
clinically based terms which describe the presence and duration of characteristic …

Objective: To report the frequency and type of antibodies against neuronal surface antigens
(NSA-ab) in limbic encephalitis (LE). Methods: Analysis of clinical features, neuropathologic …

Brain edema is defined as accumulation of excess fluid in cells or in the extracellular space.
Brain edema can be classified as cytotoxic (cellular), vasogenic [1] or interstitial. Cytotoxic …

Purpose Status epilepticus (SE) is a neurological emergency with multiple etiologies and a
complex pathophysiology, which is incompletely understood. Brain magnetic resonance …