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J Neurovirol ; 27(1): 12-25, 2021 02.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33367960

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With the growing number of COVID-19 cases in recent times. significant set of patients with extra pulmonary symptoms has been reported worldwide. Here we venture out to summarize the clinical profile, investigations, and radiological findings among patients with SARS-CoV-2-associated meningoencephalitis in the form of a systemic review. This review was carried out based on the existing PRISMA (Preferred Report for Systematic Review and Meta analyses) consensus statement. The data for this review was collected from four databases: Pubmed/Medline, NIH Litcovid, Embase, and Cochrane library and Preprint servers up till 30 June 2020. Search strategy comprised of a range of keywords from relevant medical subject headings which includes "SARS-COV-2," "COVID-19," and "meningoencephalitis." All peer reviewed, case-control, case report, pre print articles satisfying our inclusion criteria were involved in the study. Quantitative data was expressed in mean ± SD, while the qualitative date in percentages. Paired t test was used for analysing the data based on differences between mean and respective values with a p < 0.05 considered to be statistically significant. A total of 61 cases were included from 25 studies after screening from databases and preprint servers, out of which 54 of them had completed investigation profile and were included in the final analysis. Clinical, laboratory findings, neuroimaging abnormalities, and EEG findings were analyzed in detail. This present review summarizes the available evidences related to the occurrence of meningoencephalitis in COVID-19.


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COVID-19/fisiopatología , Tos/fisiopatología , Fatiga/fisiopatología , Fiebre/fisiopatología , Meningoencefalitis/fisiopatología , SARS-CoV-2/patogenicidad , Adulto , Anciano , Antivirales/uso terapéutico , Azitromicina/uso terapéutico , COVID-19/diagnóstico por imagen , COVID-19/virología , Confusión/diagnóstico por imagen , Confusión/tratamiento farmacológico , Confusión/fisiopatología , Confusión/virología , Tos/diagnóstico por imagen , Tos/tratamiento farmacológico , Tos/virología , Disnea/diagnóstico por imagen , Disnea/tratamiento farmacológico , Disnea/fisiopatología , Disnea/virología , Electroencefalografía , Fatiga/diagnóstico por imagen , Fatiga/tratamiento farmacológico , Fatiga/virología , Femenino , Fiebre/diagnóstico por imagen , Fiebre/tratamiento farmacológico , Fiebre/virología , Humanos , Hidroxicloroquina/uso terapéutico , Masculino , Meningoencefalitis/diagnóstico por imagen , Meningoencefalitis/tratamiento farmacológico , Meningoencefalitis/virología , Persona de Mediana Edad , Neuroimagen , SARS-CoV-2/efectos de los fármacos , Tratamiento Farmacológico de COVID-19
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Neurol Sci ; 41(10): 2681-2684, 2020 Oct.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32808174

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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Cerebral infarction in COVID-19 patients might be associated with a hypercoagulable state related to a systemic inflammatory response. Its diagnosis might be challenging. We present two critically ill patients with COVID-19 who presented acutely altered mental status as the main manifestation of multiple strokes. METHODS: Clinical presentation and diagnostic work-up of the patients. RESULTS: Two patients in their sixties were hospitalized with a bilateral pneumonia COVID-19. They developed respiratory failure and were admitted to ICU for mechanical ventilation and intense medical treatment. They were started on low-molecular-weight heparin since admission. Their laboratory results showed lymphopenia and increased levels of C-reactive protein and D-dimer. Case 1 developed hypofibrinogenemia and presented several cutaneous lesions with biopsy features of thrombotic vasculopathy. Case 2 was performed a CT pulmonary angiogram at ICU showing a bilateral pulmonary embolism. When waking up, both patients were conscious but with a remarkable global altered mental status without focal neurological deficits. A brain MRI revealed multiple acute bilateral ischemic lesions with areas of hemorrhagic transformation in both patients (case 1: affecting the left frontal and temporal lobes and both occipital lobes; case 2: affecting both frontal and left occipital lobes). Cardioembolic source and acquired antiphospholipid syndrome were ruled out. COVID-19-associated coagulopathy was suspected as the possible main etiology of the strokes. CONCLUSION: Acutely altered mental status might be the main manifestation of multiple brain infarctions in critically ill COVID-19 patients. It should be specially considered in those with suspected COVID-19-associated coagulopathy. Full-dose anticoagulation and clinical-radiological monitoring might reduce their neurological consequences.


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Betacoronavirus , Confusión/psicología , Infecciones por Coronavirus/psicología , Enfermedad Crítica/psicología , Neumonía Viral/psicología , Enfermedad Aguda , Anciano , COVID-19 , Confusión/diagnóstico por imagen , Confusión/etiología , Infecciones por Coronavirus/complicaciones , Infecciones por Coronavirus/diagnóstico por imagen , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Pandemias , Neumonía Viral/complicaciones , Neumonía Viral/diagnóstico por imagen , SARS-CoV-2
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BMC Nephrol ; 21(1): 319, 2020 07 31.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32736529

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BACKGROUND: Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a common subtype of thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA), is characterized by microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and acute kidney injury. Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli infection is the most common cause of post-diarrheal HUS. Kidney and central nervous system are the primary target organs. CASE PRESENTATION: A 64-year-old male presented with HUS following bloody diarrhea. Nephrotic-range proteinuria and hypoalbuminemia were present at the acute stage and renal histology revealed common TMA features. Neurological involvement presented as confusion and impaired cognitive function. Cranial magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated bilateral T2 hyperintensities in the brainstem and insula. The patient received plasma exchange and supportive care. Both the renal and neurological impairments were completely recovered 3 months after the onset. CONCLUSION: We report an adult patient presenting with nephrotic-range proteinuria and central nervous system involvement at the acute phase of post-diarrheal HUS. The reversibility of the organ damages might predict a favorable outcome.


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Encefalopatías/fisiopatología , Encéfalo/diagnóstico por imagen , Disfunción Cognitiva/fisiopatología , Confusión/fisiopatología , Síndrome Hemolítico-Urémico/fisiopatología , Hipoalbuminemia/fisiopatología , Proteinuria/fisiopatología , Encefalopatías/diagnóstico por imagen , Encefalopatías/etiología , Disfunción Cognitiva/diagnóstico por imagen , Confusión/diagnóstico por imagen , Confusión/etiología , Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/complicaciones , Diarrea , Imagen de Difusión por Resonancia Magnética , Síndrome Hemolítico-Urémico/complicaciones , Síndrome Hemolítico-Urémico/metabolismo , Síndrome Hemolítico-Urémico/terapia , Humanos , Hipoalbuminemia/etiología , Imagen por Resonancia Magnética , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Intercambio Plasmático , Proteinuria/etiología , Recuperación de la Función
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Mod Rheumatol ; 27(2): 278-283, 2017 Mar.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27319397

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OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study is to explore the characteristics of brain MRI abnormalities in acute confusional state (ACS) in neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus (NPSLE). METHODS: Thirty-six patients with ACS admitted to our institutions from 1992 to 2015 were exhaustively enrolled. Their medical charts and brain MRI scans were reviewed. RESULTS: Eighteen of 36 ACS patients had MRI abnormalities, mostly high-intensity lesions of various sizes in the cerebral white matter. MRI abnormalities improved after treatment in 12 of 14 patients in follow-up studies. MRI abnormalities were not correlated with ages at the onset of ACS, disease durations of SLE, the presence of anti-DNA, anti-phospholipid or anti-ribosomal P antibodies, or IL-6 levels in sera or cerebrospinal fluid. Notably, MRI abnormalities were significantly associated with the presence of serum anti-Sm antibodies (p = 0.0067). Finally, eight of the 18 patients with MRI abnormalities, but none of the other 18 patients without MRI abnormalities, died from active SLE. Thus, MRI abnormalities significantly increased the mortality in ACS (p = 0.0013, HR =10.36 [95% CI: 2.487-43.19]). CONCLUSION: These results demonstrate that patients with ACS with MRI abnormalities have more severe diseases, resulting in poorer prognoses. The data also indicate that anti-Sm is involved in the development of MRI abnormalities in ACS.


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Encéfalo/diagnóstico por imagen , Confusión/diagnóstico por imagen , Vasculitis por Lupus del Sistema Nervioso Central/diagnóstico por imagen , Imagen por Resonancia Magnética , Adulto , Anticuerpos Antinucleares/sangre , Encéfalo/patología , Femenino , Humanos , Interleucina-6/sangre , Vasculitis por Lupus del Sistema Nervioso Central/sangre , Vasculitis por Lupus del Sistema Nervioso Central/patología , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad
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Acta Neurol Taiwan ; 21(2): 84-6, 2012 Jun.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22879118

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PURPOSE: To illustrate the beneficial effect of zolpidem on the neuropsychiatric and motor symptoms in a patient with Parkinson disease (PD) after bilateral subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation. CASE REPORT: The 61-year-old housewife was diagnosed to have PD for 12 years with initial presentation of clumsiness and rest tremor of right limbs. She was referred to our hospital in March 2009 due to shortening of drug beneficial period since 3 years ago and on-phase dyskinesia in recent 2 years. Bilateral STN DBS was conducted on 18 June, 2009. Fluctuating spells of mental confusion were developed on the next day after surgery. Electric stimuli via DBS electrodes were delivered with parameters of 2 volts, 60 µs, 130 Hz on bilateral STN 32 days after DBS. The incoherent behaviors and motor fluctuation remained to occur. The beneficial effect of zolpidem on her neuropsychiatric and motor symptoms was detected incidentally in early July 2009. She could chat normally with her caregiver and walk with assistance after taking zolpidem. The beneficial period may last for 2 hours. Zolpidem was then given in dosage of 10 mg three times per day. The neuropsychiatric inventory was scored 56 during zolpidem 'off' and 30 during zolpidem 'on'. To understand the intriguing feature, we conducted FDG-PET during 'off' and 'on' zolpidem conditions. The results revealed that the metabolism was decreased in the right frontal, parietal cortex and caudate nucleus during zolpidem 'off'. These cool spots can be partially restored by zolpidem. CONCLUSION: Zolpidem ameliorated the neuropsychiatric and parkinsonian motor symptom in the PD patient. Since GABAA benzodiazepine receptors are widely distributed throughout the central nervous system, zolpidem probably acts via modulating structures lying within the cortico-subcortical loop or by direct effect on these cortical regions.


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Confusión/tratamiento farmacológico , Confusión/etiología , Estimulación Encefálica Profunda/efectos adversos , Hipnóticos y Sedantes/uso terapéutico , Actividad Motora/efectos de los fármacos , Piridinas/uso terapéutico , Confusión/diagnóstico por imagen , Femenino , Fluorodesoxiglucosa F18 , Humanos , Imagen por Resonancia Magnética , Persona de Mediana Edad , Enfermedad de Parkinson/terapia , Tomografía de Emisión de Positrones , Escalas de Valoración Psiquiátrica , Subtálamo/fisiología , Zolpidem
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West Indian Med J ; 60(5): 571-5, 2011 Oct.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22519236

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BACKGROUND: A retrospective review was undertaken of all patients referred for computed tomography (CT) scans of the head for acute onset of confusion, not consequent on head trauma, during the period June 1, 2004 to May 31, 2007. METHOD: Data were obtained by Microsoft Word search of the reports of the Radiology Department of the University Hospital of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica. Two hundred and twenty-one patients were reviewed: 103 men and 118 women. The mean age of the sample was 64 years; 168 patients (76%) were 50 years old or older. RESULT: Computed tomography scans were reported normal in 170 (76.9%) patients; 45 patients (20.4%) had definite acute intracranial CT findings. Findings were equivocal in three patients (1.4%) and unavailable for three (1.4%); 23.2% and 15.6% of patients above and below the age of 50 years respectively showed acute abnormalities on CT The most common acute finding on CT scan was an ischaemic infarct (68%). Other abnormalities included intracerebral haemorrhage and metastases 6.2% each, toxoplasmosis and primary brain tumour 4.2% each and subdural haematoma and meningitis 2.1% each. The diagnoses of toxoplasmosis were made based on appearances typical of toxoplasmosis on CT scans in patients whose request stated that they were HIV positive. CONCLUSION: In the sample reviewed, most patients who presented with acute confusion were above the age of 50 years. Overall, 20.4% of patients from all age groups had acute abnormalities on CT with a relative higher proportion, 23.2% versus 15.6% of those over 50 years, having acute pathology. The most common abnormality was an ischaemic infarct. This finding is similar to that in developed countries and unlike that seen in other developing countries where infectious aetiologies predominate.


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Encefalopatías/complicaciones , Encefalopatías/diagnóstico por imagen , Confusión/diagnóstico por imagen , Confusión/etiología , Tomografía Computarizada por Rayos X , Enfermedad Aguda , Adulto , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Distribución de Chi-Cuadrado , Niño , Femenino , Humanos , Jamaica , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Estudios Retrospectivos , Factores de Riesgo
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J Int Neuropsychol Soc ; 16(6): 1006-17, 2010 Nov.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20630119

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Several prominent models of confabulation characterize the syndrome as a failure in controlled aspects of memory retrieval, such as pre-retrieval cue specification and post-retrieval monitoring. These models have been generated primarily in the context of studies of autobiographical memory retrieval. Less research has focused on the existence and mechanisms of semantic confabulation. We examined whether confabulation extends to the semantic domain, and if so, whether it could be understood as a monitoring failure. We focus on post-retrieval monitoring by using a verification task that minimizes cue specification demands. We used the semantic illusion paradigm that elicits erroneous endorsement of misleading statements (e.g., "Two animals of each kind were brought onto the Ark by Moses before the great flood") even in controls, despite their knowing the correct answer (e.g., Noah). Monitoring demands were manipulated by varying semantic overlap between target and foils, ranging from high semantic overlap to unrelated. We found that semantic overlap modulated the magnitude of semantic illusion in all groups. Compared to controls, both confabulators and non-confabulators had greater difficulty monitoring semantically related foils; however, elevated endorsement of unrelated foils was unique to confabulators. We interpret our findings in the context of a two-process model of post-retrieval monitoring.


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Confusión/psicología , Ilusiones/psicología , Trastornos de la Memoria/psicología , Semántica , Adulto , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Mapeo Encefálico , Confusión/complicaciones , Confusión/diagnóstico por imagen , Femenino , Estudios de Seguimiento , Humanos , Ilusiones/fisiología , Imagen por Resonancia Magnética/métodos , Masculino , Trastornos de la Memoria/complicaciones , Trastornos de la Memoria/diagnóstico por imagen , Persona de Mediana Edad , Pruebas Neuropsicológicas , Tomografía Computarizada por Rayos X/métodos
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J Neuroimmunol ; 325: 29-31, 2018 12 15.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30366206

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We report the case of a pregnant female presenting with behavioral change and hallucinations followed by focal seizures with impaired awareness. EEG revealed generalized slowing interspersed with extreme delta-brush pattern and MRI brain was normal. Both Serum and CSF anti-N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) antibodies were positive. Patient had a prolonged hospital stay with full recovery and delivered a healthy baby, highlighting the significance of early diagnosis and management in this disorder.


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Encefalitis Antirreceptor N-Metil-D-Aspartato/complicaciones , Encefalitis Antirreceptor N-Metil-D-Aspartato/diagnóstico por imagen , Confusión/complicaciones , Confusión/diagnóstico por imagen , Complicaciones del Embarazo/diagnóstico por imagen , Adulto , Encefalitis Antirreceptor N-Metil-D-Aspartato/psicología , Confusión/psicología , Femenino , Humanos , Embarazo , Complicaciones del Embarazo/psicología
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PLoS One ; 13(3): e0193134, 2018.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29538407

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Gabapentin is an effective treatment for chronic neuropathic pain but may cause dizziness, drowsiness, and confusion in some older adults. The goal of this study was to assess the association between gabapentin dosing and adverse outcomes by obtaining estimates of the 30-day risk of hospitalization with altered mental status and mortality in older adults (mean age 76 years) in Ontario, Canada initiated on high dose (>600 mg/day; n = 34,159) compared to low dose (≤600 mg/day; n = 76,025) oral gabapentin in routine outpatient care. A population-based, retrospective cohort study assessing new gabapentin use between 2002 to 2014 was conducted. The primary outcome was 30-day hospitalization with an urgent head computed tomography (CT) scan in the absence of evidence of stroke (a proxy for altered mental status). The secondary outcome was 30-day all-cause mortality. The baseline characteristics measured in the two dose groups were similar. Initiation of a high versus low dose of gabapentin was associated with a higher risk of hospitalization with head CT scan (1.27% vs. 1.06%, absolute risk difference 0.21%, adjusted relative risk 1.29 [95% CI 1.14 to 1.46], number needed to treat 477) but not a statistically significant higher risk of mortality (1.25% vs. 1.16%, absolute risk difference of 0.09%, adjusted relative risk of 1.01 [95% CI 0.89 to 1.14]). Overall, the risk of being hospitalized with altered mental status after initiating gabapentin remains low, but may be reduced through the judicious use of gabapentin, use of the lowest dose to control pain, and vigilance for early signs of altered mental status.


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Aminas/efectos adversos , Confusión , Ácidos Ciclohexanocarboxílicos/efectos adversos , Mareo , Neuralgia , Fases del Sueño/efectos de los fármacos , Tomografía Computarizada por Rayos X , Ácido gamma-Aminobutírico/efectos adversos , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Aminas/administración & dosificación , Confusión/inducido químicamente , Confusión/diagnóstico por imagen , Confusión/mortalidad , Ácidos Ciclohexanocarboxílicos/administración & dosificación , Supervivencia sin Enfermedad , Mareo/inducido químicamente , Mareo/diagnóstico por imagen , Mareo/mortalidad , Femenino , Gabapentina , Hospitalización , Humanos , Masculino , Neuralgia/diagnóstico por imagen , Neuralgia/tratamiento farmacológico , Neuralgia/mortalidad , Estudios Retrospectivos , Factores de Riesgo , Tasa de Supervivencia , Ácido gamma-Aminobutírico/administración & dosificación
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Brain Imaging Behav ; 12(1): 78-86, 2018 02.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28108945

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Disease-modifying treatments for Alzheimer's disease (AD) may require implementation during early stages of ß-amyloid accumulation, well before patients have objective cognitive decline. In this study we aimed to assess the clinical value of subjective cognitive impairment (SCI) by examining the cross-sectional relationship between ß-amyloid load and SCI. Cerebral ß-amyloid and SCI was assessed in a cohort of 112 cognitively normal subjects. Subjective cognition was evaluated using specific questions on memory and cognition and the MAC-Q. Participants had cerebral ß-amyloid load measured with 18F-Florbetaben Positron Emission Tomography (PET). No associations were found between measures of subjective memory impairment and cerebral ß-amyloid. However, by self-reported confusion was predictive of a higher global ß-amyloid burden (p = 0.002), after controlling for confounders. Regional analysis revealed significant associations of confusion with ß-amyloid in the prefrontal region (p = 0.004), posterior cingulate and precuneus cortices (p = 0.004) and the lateral temporal lobes (p = 0.001) after controlling for confounders. An in vivo biomarker for AD pathology was associated with SCI by self-reported confusion on cross-sectional analysis. Whilst there has been a large body of research on SMC, our results indicate more research is needed to explore symptoms of confusion.


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Péptidos beta-Amiloides/metabolismo , Disfunción Cognitiva/metabolismo , Confusión/metabolismo , Afecto/fisiología , Anciano , Envejecimiento/genética , Envejecimiento/metabolismo , Envejecimiento/patología , Envejecimiento/psicología , Compuestos de Anilina , Apolipoproteína E4/genética , Encéfalo/diagnóstico por imagen , Encéfalo/metabolismo , Disfunción Cognitiva/diagnóstico por imagen , Disfunción Cognitiva/genética , Estudios de Cohortes , Confusión/diagnóstico por imagen , Confusión/genética , Estudios Transversales , Autoevaluación Diagnóstica , Escolaridad , Femenino , Humanos , Estudios Longitudinales , Percepción , Tomografía de Emisión de Positrones , Radiofármacos , Autoinforme , Estilbenos
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Korean J Radiol ; 18(4): 710-721, 2017.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28670166

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The corpus callosum (CC) is the largest white matter structure in the brain, consisting of more than 200-250 million axons that provide a large connection mainly between homologous cerebral cortical areas in mirror image sites. The posterior end of the CC is the thickest part, which is called the splenium. Various diseases including congenital to acquired lesions including congenital anomalies, traumatic lesions, ischemic diseases, tumors, metabolic, toxic, degenerative, and demyelinating diseases, can involve the splenium of the CC and their clinical symptoms and signs are also variable. Therefore, knowledge of the disease entities and the imaging findings of lesions involving the splenium is valuable in clinical practice. MR imaging is useful for the detection and differential diagnosis of splenial lesions of the CC. In this study, we classify the disease entities and describe imaging findings of lesions involving the splenium of the CC based on our experiences and a review of the literature.


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Cuerpo Calloso/diagnóstico por imagen , Imagen por Resonancia Magnética , Encefalopatías/diagnóstico por imagen , Confusión/diagnóstico por imagen , Confusión/patología , Cuerpo Calloso/anatomía & histología , Humanos , Infarto/diagnóstico por imagen , Infarto/patología , Lipoma/diagnóstico por imagen , Lipoma/patología , Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas/diagnóstico por imagen , Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas/patología
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J Clin Neurosci ; 37: 43, 2017 Mar.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27865819

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The use of synthetic cannabinoids is becoming more widespread. Familiarity with the potential toxicities associated with these agents will grow in importance. We present a case of a woman who developed onset of confusion, visual hallucinations, and ataxia after vaporizing synthetic cannabinoids. MRI imaging demonstrated restricted diffusion and increased T2/FLAIR signal in the corpus callosum and cerebellar peduncles.


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Encéfalo/diagnóstico por imagen , Cannabinoides/efectos adversos , Leucoencefalopatías/inducido químicamente , Insuficiencia Multiorgánica/inducido químicamente , Adulto , Ataxia/inducido químicamente , Ataxia/diagnóstico por imagen , Encéfalo/efectos de los fármacos , Cannabinoides/farmacología , Confusión/inducido químicamente , Confusión/diagnóstico por imagen , Trastornos de la Conciencia/inducido químicamente , Trastornos de la Conciencia/diagnóstico por imagen , Femenino , Humanos , Leucoencefalopatías/diagnóstico por imagen , Imagen por Resonancia Magnética , Insuficiencia Multiorgánica/diagnóstico por imagen
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J Alzheimers Dis ; 60(2): 707-719, 2017.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28869474

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Orientation to time, date, and place is commonly utilized in clinical settings to aid in diagnosis, staging, and monitoring of Alzheimer's disease (AD). This study aimed to identify the cerebral metabolic correlates of orientation in patients with AD, and the degree to which regions associated with orientation overlap with memory-related structures. Eighty-five patients with a diagnosis of probable AD underwent fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) and neuropsychological testing. Orientation items from the Dementia Rating Scale and recognition performance from the Consortium to Establish a Registry for AD (CERAD) Word List Learning test were correlated with cerebral glucose metabolism. Post-hoc analyses examined neuropsychological predictors of orientation. Better orientation performance related to greater cerebral metabolism in the bilateral middle-inferior temporal lobes, bilateral middle-posterior cingulate, left angular gyrus, and left middle occipital gyrus. In comparison, higher CERAD recognition discriminability score was associated with greater metabolic activity in left medial temporal lobe regions including the hippocampal and parahippocampal gyri, and the left fusiform gyrus. Post-hoc behavioral analyses revealed multiple cognitive functions to be related to orientation, including list learning, recognition memory, visuospatial functioning, attention, and language. Findings from the present study suggest that disorientation in AD results from dysfunction of a network of structures and cognitive abilities commonly found to be implicated in AD. The study supports the notion that memory is necessary but not sufficient for successful orientation.


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Enfermedad de Alzheimer/complicaciones , Enfermedad de Alzheimer/patología , Corteza Cerebral/metabolismo , Trastornos del Conocimiento/etiología , Confusión/etiología , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Enfermedad de Alzheimer/diagnóstico por imagen , Corteza Cerebral/diagnóstico por imagen , Trastornos del Conocimiento/diagnóstico por imagen , Confusión/diagnóstico por imagen , Femenino , Fluorodesoxiglucosa F18 , Humanos , Imagen por Resonancia Magnética , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Pruebas Neuropsicológicas , Tomografía de Emisión de Positrones , Tomógrafos Computarizados por Rayos X
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BMJ Case Rep ; 20172017 May 15.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28512099

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Oesophageal ultrasound with bronchoscope (EUS-B) is designed to evaluate mediastinal structures. We describe a case of a 78-year-old woman who presented with altered mental status for 2 weeks. CT head revealed a subacute infarct in the right middle cerebral artery distribution. She was also found to have a lung mass on chest imaging. EUS-B-guided fine needle aspiration demonstrated the presence of adenocarcinoma in station 7 lymph node and in the mass. Immunohistochemistry confirmed it to be a lung primary as the Thyroid Transcription Factor-1 (TTF-1) was strongly positive. During the procedure, the cardiac valves were evaluated, and a mitral valve vegetation was noted. Formal echocardiography confirmed the presence of the vegetation. During hospital stay, the patient developed fever. Her blood cultures grew oxacillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. She was subsequently treated for infective endocarditis. We suggest that the use of EUS-B to routinely scan adjacent structures during a procedure may help obtain additional clinical information that may be critical to patient management.


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Broncoscopía/métodos , Confusión/diagnóstico por imagen , Endocarditis Bacteriana/tratamiento farmacológico , Esófago/diagnóstico por imagen , Arteria Cerebral Media/patología , Válvula Mitral/diagnóstico por imagen , Ultrasonografía/métodos , Adenocarcinoma/inmunología , Adenocarcinoma/patología , Adenocarcinoma del Pulmón , Administración Intravenosa , Anciano , Antibacterianos/uso terapéutico , Biopsia con Aguja Fina/métodos , Confusión/etiología , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Ecocardiografía , Endocarditis Bacteriana/microbiología , Femenino , Humanos , Neoplasias Pulmonares/inmunología , Neoplasias Pulmonares/patología , Ganglios Linfáticos/patología , Arteria Cerebral Media/diagnóstico por imagen , Válvula Mitral/patología , Staphylococcus aureus/crecimiento & desarrollo , Staphylococcus aureus/aislamiento & purificación , Factor Nuclear Tiroideo 1/metabolismo , Tomografía Computarizada por Rayos X/métodos , Resultado del Tratamiento , Vancomicina/administración & dosificación , Vancomicina/uso terapéutico
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BMJ Case Rep ; 20162016 Oct 13.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27737869

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Limbic encephalitis is a group of immune-mediated disorders that includes the classic paraneoplastic encephalitic syndrome and the recently described non-paraneoplastic autoimmune encephalitis most of which target the extracellular antigens. We present a case of 70-year-old man who presented with rapidly progressive cognitive decline and refractory faciobrachial dystonic seizures and demonstrated seropositivity for leucine-rich, glioma-inactivated protein 1 antibodies. After immunomodulation, the patient had dramatic improvement in the cognitive functioning and in seizure control.


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Confusión/etiología , Encefalitis Límbica/complicaciones , Tics/etiología , Anciano , Trastornos de Ansiedad/diagnóstico por imagen , Trastornos de Ansiedad/etiología , Confusión/diagnóstico por imagen , Confusión/terapia , Trastornos Distónicos/diagnóstico por imagen , Trastornos Distónicos/etiología , Humanos , Inmunomodulación , Encefalitis Límbica/diagnóstico por imagen , Encefalitis Límbica/terapia , Masculino , Tomografía Computarizada por Tomografía de Emisión de Positrones , Convulsiones/diagnóstico por imagen , Convulsiones/etiología , Tics/diagnóstico por imagen , Tics/terapia
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Am J Psychiatry ; 154(12): 1670-5, 1997 Dec.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9396944

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OBJECTIVE: Attentional deficits are a prominent aspect of cognitive dysfunction in schizophrenia. The anterior cingulate gyrus is proposed to be an important component of frontal attentional control systems. Structural and functional abnormalities have been reported in this region in schizophrenia, but their relationship to attentional deficits is unknown. The authors investigated the function of the anterior cingulate gyrus and the related neural systems that are associated with selective attention in patients with schizophrenia. METHOD: While subjects performed multiple blocks of a single-trial Stroop task, [15O]H2O positron emission tomography scans were obtained. Fourteen patients with schizophrenia were compared with 15 normal subjects matched for age, gender, and parental education. RESULTS: The patients with schizophrenia responded at the same rate but made more errors in color naming during the color-incongruent condition. Consistent with the authors' hypothesis, patients with schizophrenia showed significantly less anterior cingulate gyrus activation while naming the color of color-incongruent stimuli. CONCLUSIONS: Patients with schizophrenia fail to activate the anterior cingulate gyrus during selective attention performance. This finding adds to the understanding of the functional significance of the structural and metabolic abnormalities in schizophrenia that have been previously reported in this region of the brain.


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Atención , Confusión/diagnóstico , Giro del Cíngulo/fisiopatología , Pruebas Neuropsicológicas , Esquizofrenia/diagnóstico , Tomografía Computarizada de Emisión , Adulto , Percepción de Color , Conflicto Psicológico , Confusión/diagnóstico por imagen , Femenino , Giro del Cíngulo/diagnóstico por imagen , Humanos , Masculino , Radioisótopos de Oxígeno , Esquizofrenia/diagnóstico por imagen , Esquizofrenia/fisiopatología , Psicología del Esquizofrénico , Conducta Verbal , Agua
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Psychopharmacology (Berl) ; 164(4): 401-6, 2002 Dec.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12457270

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RATIONALE: A glutamate-dopamine interaction has been implicated in the psychosis-like effects of glutamate N-methyl- D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonists, such as phencyclidine and ketamine. However, recent imaging studies addressing striatal glutamate-dopamine interaction directly in vivo in man have been controversial. OBJECTIVES: To examine whether the NMDA receptor antagonist ketamine in high subanesthetic concentrations decreases striatal [(11)C]raclopride binding potential in man. To further evaluate whether changes in striatal [(11)C]raclopride binding are associated with ketamine-induced behavioral effects. METHODS: The effect of computer-driven subanesthetic ketamine infusion on striatal dopamine release was studied in healthy male subjects using a controlled study design. Dopamine release was studied using positron emission tomography and the [(11)C]raclopride displacement paradigm. A conventional region of interest-based analysis and voxel-based analysis were applied to the positron emission tomography data. RESULTS: The average plasma ketamine concentration was 293+/-29 ng/ml. Ketamine did not alter striatal [(11)C]raclopride binding. Ketamine induced typical behavioral effects, such as hallucinations but there was no correlation between these effects and displacement of [(11)C]raclopride binding. CONCLUSIONS: This controlled study indicates that ketamine does not decrease striatal [(11)C]raclopride binding. Striatal dopamine release is of minor importance in the psychosis-like effects of ketamine.


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Cuerpo Estriado/efectos de los fármacos , Antagonistas de Aminoácidos Excitadores/farmacología , Ketamina/farmacología , Receptores de Dopamina D2/efectos de los fármacos , Receptores de N-Metil-D-Aspartato/efectos de los fármacos , Tomografía Computarizada de Emisión , Adulto , Confusión/inducido químicamente , Confusión/diagnóstico por imagen , Cuerpo Estriado/diagnóstico por imagen , Dopamina/metabolismo , Euforia/efectos de los fármacos , Alucinaciones/inducido químicamente , Alucinaciones/diagnóstico por imagen , Humanos , Procesamiento de Imagen Asistido por Computador , Masculino , Escalas de Valoración Psiquiátrica , Racloprida/farmacocinética , Receptores de Dopamina D2/metabolismo
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