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HYPOKALEMIC PERIODIC PARALYSIS IN A PATIENT WITH EUTHYROID GRAVES DISEASE AND…
Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis is a sporadic form of hypokalemic periodic paralysis (HPP) that is most commonly seen in patients with Graves disease (GD) in association with acute thyrotoxicosis. A very few cases of HPP have been reported in patients with GD while the patient was euthyroid
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Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis due to Graves Disease
Hypokalemic thyrotoxic periodic paralysis is a potentially life-threatening complication of hyperthyroidism, defined by 3 characteristic features: thyrotoxicosis, hypokalemia, and acute painless muscle weakness. In this case, a 25-year-old Malaysian man presented with acute, painless lower extremity weakness immediately after a meal. His associated symptoms included palpitations, tremor, and a…
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Evaluation of Long-term Risk of Epilepsy, Psychiatric Disorders, and Mortalit…
Febrile seizures occur in 2%to 5%of children between the ages of 3 months and 5 years. Many affected children experience recurrent febrile seizures. However, little is known about the association between recurrent febrile seizures and subsequent prognosis
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Febrile seizures: an overview
Febrile seizures are the most common neurologic disorder in childhood. Physicians should be familiar with the proper evaluation and management of this common condition
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The Pathogenesis of Fever-Induced Febrile Seizures and Its Current State
Febrile seizures, commonly in children between the ages of 3 months to 5 years, are a neurological abnormality characterized by neuronal hyper-excitability, that occur as a result of an increased core body temperature during a fever, which was caused by an underlying systemic infection. Such infections cause the immune system to elicit an inflammatory response resulting in the release of cyto…
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Deep brain stimulation for aggressiveness: long-term follow-up and tractograp…
Initial studies applying deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the posteromedial hypothalamus (PMH) to patients with pathological aggressiveness have yielded encouraging results. However, the anatomical structures involved in its therapeutic effect have not been precisely identified. The authors’ objective was to describe the long-term outcome in their 7-patient series, and the tractography analysi…
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The WHO World Mental Health Surveys International College Student Project: Pr…
Increasingly, colleges across the world are contending with rising rates of mental disorders, and in many cases, the demand for services on campus far exceeds the available resources. The present study reports initial results from the first stage of the WHO World Mental Health International College Student project, in which a series of surveys in 19 colleges across eight countries were carried …
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How mental health care should change as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic
The unpredictability and uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic; the associated lockdowns, physical distancing, and other containment strategies; and the resulting economic breakdown could increase the risk of mental health problems and exacerbate health inequalities. Preliminary findings suggest adverse mental health effects in previously healthy people and especially in people with pre-exist…
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Collaborative care for child and youth mental health problems in a middle-inc…
Child and youth mental health problems are leading causes of disability and particular problems in low- and middle-income countries where populations are young and child mental health services are in short supply. Collaborative care models that support primary care providers’ efforts to detect and treat child mental health problems offer one way to address this need. However, collaborative ca…
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Impact of Comorbidities and Frailty on Early Shunt Failure in Geriatric Patie…
Older patients are considered to bear a higher perioperative risk. Since idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) predominantly concerns older patients, identifying risk factors for early shunt failure for preoperative risk/benefit assessment is indispensable for indication and/or consultation of patients for ventriculoperitoneal shunting (VPS)
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