Neurosurg Focus Video
October 2024
This video showcases stereotactic radiofrequency lesioning of the caudal zona incerta (CZi) for parkinsonian tremor in a 70-year-old patient. The preoperative evaluation, including imaging and frame placement, is detailed. The surgical procedure involves meticulous targeting and trajectory planning.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe aim of this study was to assess the sensitivity and specificity of ultrasonography in the diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome. The cross-sectional area of the median nerve at the carpal tunnel for a positive diagnosis had a sensitivity of ∼ 98.6% but a specificity of 60%.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Epilepsy carries a lifetime risk of seizure-related accidents. The risk varies according to the socioeconomic profile of a place. Sufficient data is lacking for epilepsy-related accidents in the pediatric population.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPrimary hyperparathyroidism is not so uncommon a disease. In high-income countries, with the introduction of routine biochemical testing in 1980s, it is diagnosed early, and the majority are seen as asymptomatic disease. However, in India, a severe symptomatic form is still seen, and many times patients are undiagnosed, thus continuing to suffer debilitating disease.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAnn Indian Acad Neurol
October 2013
Background: Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is a rapidly progressive, fatal, transmissible neurodegenerative disorder caused by prion protein. It is still considered rare in countries like India. This is probably due to nonavailability of autopsy studies in majority of the center.
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