Browsing Neurology by Subject "Diagnosis"

Browsing Neurology by Subject "Diagnosis"

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  • Acute intermittent porphyria mimicking Guillain–Barré syndrome in a HIV patient 
    Soma, Prashilla; Ueckermann, Veronica; Sasikumar, S.S. (Sunayana); Mashoeshoe, K.S. (Sam) (Elsevier, 2016-01)
    The diagnosis of porphyria remains challenging as the condition is characterized by a myriad of clinical and biochemical features. More importantly, an acute attack is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. ...
  • Autoimmune encephalitis : epidemiology, pathophysiology and clinical spectrum (Part 1) 
    Hiesgen, Juliane; Schutte, Clara-Maria (South African Medical Association, 2023-03)
    Since the identification of anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antibodies about 15 years ago, many patients with rapidly progressing psychiatric symptoms, abnormal movements, seizures or unexplained coma have been ...
  • Autoimmune encephalitis : epidemiology, pathophysiology and clinical spectrum (Part 2) 
    Hiesgen, J.; Schutte, Clara-Maria (South African Medical Association, 2023-04)
    Autoimmune encephalitis (AE) represents a growing number of severe autoimmune-inflammatory diseases affecting both the white and grey matter of the brain. In part 1 of this series, we focused on the epidemiology, ...
  • Awaking a sleeping epidemic 
    Van Coller, Riaan; Van Rensburg, Elna; Schutte, Clara-Maria; Brink, Delene; Welthagen, Gerhard Frederick; Dove, Mike G. (South African Medical Association, 2007-04)
    Two patients with African sleeping sickness (SS) presented to the neurology unit, Pretoria Academic Hospital, during 2004 and 2005. SS has shown a recent resurgence, with epidemics in the Sudan, Angola and the Democratic ...
  • Meningitis in South African adults : an evaluation of prognostic indicators, impact of HIV-infection, and diagnostic dilemmas 
    Schutte, Clara-Maria (University of Pretoria, 2005-10-28)
    Meningitis remains a frightening disease with a high morbidity and mortality in spite of optimal treatment. In South Africa in particular, the incidence of HIV-infected patents with meningitis has risen considerably during ...