Clinical Neurology and Neuroscience

Volume 4, Issue 1, March 2020

  • A Case of VACTERL Association Complicated with Multiple Rib Abnormalities

    Zeng Zhiguo, Zhang Guowei, Ji Zhisheng, Yang Yuhao, Yang Hua, Lin Hongsheng

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 1, March 2020
    Pages: 1-4
    Received: Dec. 17, 2019
    Accepted: Dec. 27, 2019
    Published: Feb. 04, 2020
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    Abstract: VACTERL association is an acronym that includes vertebral anomalies (V), anal atresia (A), cardiac defects (C), tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) or esophageal atresia (EA), renal anomalies (R), and limb defects (L). Rib abnormalities have rarely been reported with the VACTERL association. The second case of VACTERL association complicated with multi... Show More
  • LVIS Blue as a Stand-alone “Flow Diverter”

    Matthew Koch, Mehr Nasir-Moin, Scott Raymond, Christopher Stapleton, Thabele Leslie-Mazwi, James Rabinov, Aman Patel

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 1, March 2020
    Pages: 5-10
    Received: Dec. 26, 2019
    Accepted: Jan. 10, 2020
    Published: Feb. 04, 2020
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    Abstract: Flow diversion fundamentally changes the treatment approach towards intracranial aneurysms. Most currently available devices established efficacy and safety data in the proximal anterior circulation; the distal and posterior circulations remain areas of active research. LVIS Blue is a stent with 28% metal coverage approved for use as a coil adjuvan... Show More
  • Hemorrhagic Breakdown of the Cerebral Bridge: A Report of 5 Observations at Lomé Teaching Hospital, Togo

    Komi Assogba, Michel Faustin Tassa-Kayem, Kossivi Martin Apetse, Damelan Kombate, Jean Joel Tajeuna Dongmo, Josué Euberma Diatewa, Komi Agbotsou, Abdullah Blakime, Veronique Afiwa Agbobli, Kolou Dassa, Koffi Agnon Ayélola Balogou

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 1, March 2020
    Pages: 11-17
    Received: Feb. 13, 2019
    Accepted: Jul. 04, 2019
    Published: Feb. 10, 2020
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    Abstract: Introduction: Intracerebral hemorrhage is a major public health problem in Africa. The care is well codified in developed nations but the medical outcome and the technical platform remains a thorny challenge in African countries. It is responsible for a heavy handicap and a high mortality. The corpus callosum is an anatomical structure that connect... Show More
  • Therapeutic Itinerary of the Patients Followed for Myasthenia Gravis in Dakar

    Kaba Yacouba, Mourabit Salaheddine, Atsa Kouda Daniel, Affognon Cadnelle Christelle, Bugeme Marcellin, Fall Maouly, Seck Lala Bouna, Ndiaye Moustapha, Diop Gallo Amadou

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 1, March 2020
    Pages: 18-23
    Received: Jun. 19, 2019
    Accepted: Feb. 06, 2020
    Published: Feb. 14, 2020
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    Abstract: Introduction: Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune disease caused by specific autoantibodies that induce dysfunction of neuromuscular transmission. The diagnostic procedure is similar regardless of the age of the subject. As in any disease, the management starts with the diagnosis, which is often unduly delayed. The purpose of our study was to evalua... Show More