Administration of anticoagulation strategies for portal vein thrombosis in cirrhosis: network meta-analysis by Hui-Jun Li, Fu-Qiang Yin, Yu-Tong Ma, Teng-Yu Gao, Yu-Ting Tao, Xin Liu, Xian-Feng Shen, Chao Zhang

“…Heparin plus DOACs plus warfarin was recommended for reducing the occurrence of hepatic encephalopathy, and protocols that involve TIPS were generally associated with a higher risk of hepatic encephalopathy. …”
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Acute Kidney Injury and Atypical Features during Pediatric Poststreptococcal Glomerulonephritis by Rose M. Ayoob, Andrew L. Schwaderer

“…Most PSGN patients do not experience complications, but rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis and hypertensive encephalopathy have been reported. This paper reports 17 patients seen in 1 year for PSGN including 4 with atypical PSGN, at a pediatric tertiary care center. …”
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Psychosis Crisis Associated with Thyrotoxicosis due to Graves’ Disease by Lilibet Urias-Uribe, Emmanuel Valdez-Solis, Claudia González-Milán, Claudia Ramírez-Rentería, Aldo Ferreira-Hermosillo

“…These associations are extremely rare and may be confused with Hashimoto’s encephalopathy, especially in the presence of anti-thyroid antibodies in cerebrospinal fluid. …”
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Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus Complicating Epstein-Barr Virus Encephalitis in a Child by Filippo Greco, Maria Donatella Cocuzza, Pierluigi Smilari, Giovanni Sorge, Lorenzo Pavone

“…Children with acute encephalopathy show prolonged electrographic seizure activity consistent with nonconvulsive status epilepticus (NCSE). …”
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Adropin as an indicator of T2DM and its complications by Hu Zhang, Ning Chen

“…In this article, the underlying mechanisms of adropin for regulating obesity, T2DM and its complications including diabetic nephropathy, diabetic retinopathy, diabetic encephalopathy, diabetic vascular disease and diabetic cardiovascular disease were summarized. …”
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The Successful Use of Infliximab in a Relapsing Case of Susac’s Syndrome by Suran L. Fernando, Therese Boyle, Annika Smith, John D.E. Parratt

“…Susac’s syndrome is a rare and debilitating disease characterized by the triad of encephalopathy, branch retinal artery occlusions, and sensorineural hearing loss. …”
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Aseptic Meningitis Caused by Lassa Virus: Case Series Report by Peter O. Okokhere, Idowu A. Bankole, Christopher O. Iruolagbe, Benard E. Muoebonam, Martha O. Okonofua, Simeon O. Dawodu, George O. Akpede

“…Whereas Lassa fever encephalopathy and encephalitis are well described in the literature, there is paucity of data on Lassa virus meningitis. …”
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Vitamin B12 Deficiency due to Chlorofluorocarbon: A Case Report by Hemlata Bhaskar, Rekha Chaudhary

“…Deficiency of vitamin B12 clinically manifests as excessive daytime fatigue, memory difficulties, encephalopathy, myelopathy, peripheral neuropathy, and optic neuropathy. …”
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Statin-Associated Necrotizing Autoimmune Myositis Complicated by an Uncommon Adverse Effect to Treatment by Brian M. Fung, Emil R. Heinze, Andrew L. Wong

“…However, she subsequently developed acute bilateral vision loss and right side hemineglect; she was diagnosed with posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES), thought to be a possible delayed adverse reaction to IVIG. …”
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From Prion Diseases to Prion-Like Propagation Mechanisms of Neurodegenerative Diseases by Isabelle Acquatella-Tran Van Ba, Thibaut Imberdis, Véronique Perrier

“…In animals, the most frequent prion diseases are scrapie in sheep and goat, bovine spongiform encephalopathy in cattle, and the emerging chronic wasting disease in wild and captive deer in North America. …”
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Nephrological problems in a child with Aicardi-Goutières syndrome by Małgorzata Piejak, Zuzanna Hus, Adam Bujanowicz, Piotr Skrzypczyk, Joanna Samotyjek, Beata Jurkiewicz, Hanna Szymanik-Grzelak, Mariusz I. Furmanek, Małgorzata Pańczyk-Tomaszewska

“…Aicardi-Goutières syndrome (AGS) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by excessive interferon-alpha production, leading to central nervous system damage, manifesting as subacute encephalopathy in infancy. Moreover, the phenotype includes frostbite-like skin lesions, hepatosplenomegaly, and endocrinopa­thies. …”
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Polyarteritis Nodosa Presenting with Ischemic Stroke: A Case Report by Samaher Almousa, Ritta Muhamad, Farah Salameh, Abdallah Alahmad, Bana Kasem, Hala Wannous

“…Central nervous system (CNS) involvement is rare in this disease, manifesting as encephalopathy, headache, seizures, and stroke. However, stroke can be ischemic or hemorrhagic, and it is extremely rare as an initial manifestation of PAN. …”
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Brain magnetic resonance imaging findings in Mitochondrial Neurogastrointestinal Encephalomyopathy (MNGIE): A case-based review by Maria Veatriki Christodoulou, MD, MSc, Nikoletta Anagnostou, MD, MSc, Anastasia K. Zikou, MD, PhD

“…Mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalopathy (MNGIE) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder, manifesting with gastrointestinal dysmotility, cachexia, ptosis and peripheral neuropathy. …”
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A Case Report on Chikungunya Virus-Associated Encephalomyelitis by Harsh Khatri, Heli Shah, Dhara Roy, Kaushalendra Mani Tripathi

“…The neurological manifestations are uncommon and incorporate meningoencephalitis, myelitis, Guillain–Barre syndrome, cranial nerve palsies, myelopathy, and neuropathy; MRI abnormalities in patients with encephalopathy from India have been reported in the form of multiple punctuate white matter lesions that are more prominent on diffusion-weighted MRI than on T2 or T1. …”
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Legionnaires' Disease with Facial Nerve Palsy by Shailesh R. Basani, Salwa Mohamed Ahmed, Eyassu Habte-Gabr

“…The most common manifestation is encephalopathy suggesting a generalized brain dysfunction but focal neurological manifestations have been reported. …”
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Hemiataxia: A Novel Presentation of Anti-NMDA Receptor Antibody Mediated Encephalitis in an Adolescent by Greg D. Phillips, Gillian N. Jones, Maureen Callaghan, Marc P. DiFazio

“…Clinical signs often include encephalopathy, new-onset psychosis, and movement phenomenon. …”
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Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease as a Cause of Cognitive Decline and Seizures in the Elderly: Diagnostic Pointers and Strategy for Investigation by R. Williams, F. Cresswell, M. McClure, R. Lane

“…Postmortem brain histology confirmed a typical spongiform encephalopathy. Establishing an underlying aetiology is dementia is important not only for prognostic reasons but in order to detect potentially reversible causes. …”
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Prolonged Ileus in an Infant Presenting with Primary Congenital Hypothyroidism by Caroline Chua, Shilpa Gurnurkar, Yahdira Rodriguez-Prado, Victoria Niklas

“…Universal newborn screening (NBS) has virtually eliminated the static encephalopathy and devastating neurodevelopmental syndrome known as cretinism. …”
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Arv1; a “Mover and Shaker” of Subcellular Lipids by J. Jose Corbalan, Karla K. Frietze, Joseph Nickels, Stephen L. Sturley

“…Multiple human ARV1 variants have been associated with epileptic encephalopathy, cerebellar ataxia, and severe intellectual deficits. …”
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Acute Kidney Injury, Recurrent Seizures, and Thrombocytopenia in a Young Patient with Lupus Nephritis: A Diagnostic Dilemma by Hector Alvarado Verduzco, Anjali Acharya

“…Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a constellation of clinical and radiologic findings. …”
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