Browsing Research Articles (Neurology) by UP Author "Hiesgen, Juliane"

Browsing Research Articles (Neurology) by UP Author "Hiesgen, Juliane"

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  • Acute obstructive hydrocephalus in posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome 
    Hiesgen, Juliane; Annor, T.N. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2023-01)
    Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is an uncommon, subacute neurological disorder that presents radiologically with a pattern of bilateral parieto-occipital areas of vasogenic oedema. Conditions commonly ...
  • 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, ...
  • Cryptococcal meningitis in a tertiary hospital in Pretoria, mortality and risk factors – a retrospective cohort study 
    Hiesgen, Juliane; Schutte, Clara-Maria; Olorunju, S.; Retief, J. (Sage, 2017-06)
    AIM : This retrospective cohort study analyzes the impact of possible risk factors on the survival chance of patients with cryptococcal meningitis. These factors include the patient's socio-economic background, age, gender, ...
  • Guest editorial : Autoimmune encephalitis 
    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 ...
  • Late-onset efavirenz toxicity : a descriptive study from Pretoria, South Africa 
    Munsami, Lyneshree; Schutte, Clara-Maria; De Villiers, Maryke; Hiesgen, Juliane (AOSIS, 2023-01-19)
    BACKGROUND : The neuropsychiatric side effects of efavirenz occur mainly early during treatment and are usually mild. A lesser-known and serious complication is late-onset efavirenz toxicity causing ataxia and encephalopathy. ...
  • Neuro-Behcet – clinical and radiological findings in a patient of sub-Saharan African origin 
    Pretorius, Johannes Jacobus; Hiesgen, Juliane; Myburgh, Michael; Suleman, Farhana Ebrahim (Elsevier, 2022-03)
    Behçet’s disease is a rare, systemic variable vessel vasculitis mostly seen in patients from the Middle East, Northern Africa and Central Asia. Neuro-Behçet disease (NBD) is often diagnosed in patients with known Behçet’s ...
  • Neuroendocrine tumour in a patient with neurofibromatosis type 1 and HIV 
    Hiesgen, Juliane; Variava, Ebrahim (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2015-06-26)
    We report the case of an HIV-positive female patient with neurofibromatosis type 1 who was treated for recurrent peptic ulcer disease and later developed diabetes mellitus and chronic diarrhoea. A metastasising somatostatinoma ...
  • Nicht – Ketotische Hyperglykämie induzierte Hemichorea-Athetose 
    Hiesgen, Juliane (Springer, 2014-08)
    Berichtet wird über eine 63 jährige Patientin mit Diabetes mellitus und einer unilateralen Hemichorea-Athetose, bei der eine nicht-ketotische Hyperglykämie als Ursache diagnostiziert wurde. Diese seltene Komplikation im ...
  • Severe neuropathy due to inhalant abuse in adolescents from Pretoria 
    Schutte, Clara-Maria; Naidoo, Jayendra; Kakaza, Mandisa; Pillay, M.; Hiesgen, Juliane (MedPharm Publications, 2015)
    Inhalation of volatile agents, or solvent abuse, is a dangerous pastime practised by many young adolescents in various parts of the world. Benzine, a distillate of petroleum, is a cheap and readily available solvent that ...