Neurology Alert – January 1, 2014
January 1, 2014
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Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome: Diagnosis and Pathogenesis
Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome, consisting of the triad of mental status changes, ocular motility abnormalities, and ataxia, in the setting of thiamine deficiency, remains a clinical diagnosis. -
Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis
Hyperkalemic periodic paralysis has now been well characterized clinically, physiologically, and genetically. -
Iatrogenic Fungal Meningitis: Lessons Learned?
An outbreak of fungal meningitis and paraspinal infections occurred over the past year due to contaminated methylprednisolone injections. -
Optic Disc Cupping and Cognitive Decline: Three-year Prospective Study Demonstrates Association
This long-term epidemiological study shows an association between glaucoma and Alzheimer's disease. -
Brain Volume Abnormalities in Lesch-Nyhan Disease
Subjects with Lesch-Nyhan disease and Lesch-Nyhan variant have significant reductions in brain size in the basal ganglia as well as several cortical areas.