Viva Levee, Karthikeyan Sivaganesh, Andrew Schaeffer, Kushan Karunaratne
{"title":"POLG epilepsy presenting as new-onset refractory status epilepticus (NORSE) in pregnancy.","authors":"Viva Levee, Karthikeyan Sivaganesh, Andrew Schaeffer, Kushan Karunaratne","doi":"10.1136/pn-2024-004232","DOIUrl":"10.1136/pn-2024-004232","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A 21-year-old woman developed explosive new-onset refractory status epilepticus when 18 weeks pregnant. She had been previously well with no history of seizures and a normal developmental history. She had initially presented with focal impaired awareness seizures but subsequently developed status epilepticus requiring intensive care unit admission and was successfully treated with multiple anti-seizure medications. Once stabilised she was stepped down to the inpatient neurology ward and then transferred to the tertiary centre for a planned late termination of pregnancy, which was the patient's choice. Following transfer, she again developed refractory status epilepticus, requiring intensive care readmission. Subsequent investigations identified a compound heterozygous POLG genetic mutation. We discuss the challenges in the acute clinical situation and important considerations in the diagnosis and management of POLG-related epilepsy.</p>","PeriodicalId":39343,"journal":{"name":"PRACTICAL NEUROLOGY","volume":" ","pages":"56-59"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142113094","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"What is rehabilitation?","authors":"Siobhan M Leary, Valerie L Stevenson","doi":"10.1136/pn-2024-004384","DOIUrl":"10.1136/pn-2024-004384","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":39343,"journal":{"name":"PRACTICAL NEUROLOGY","volume":" ","pages":"4-5"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142630174","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sowmya Saravanan, Rajeswari Aghoram, Sunil K Narayan, Jayaram Saibaba, R Madhan
{"title":"Central nervous system vasculopathy: inherited or acquired? The DADA2 conundrum.","authors":"Sowmya Saravanan, Rajeswari Aghoram, Sunil K Narayan, Jayaram Saibaba, R Madhan","doi":"10.1136/pn-2024-004441","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1136/pn-2024-004441","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Young people with stroke require detailed investigation because uncommon causes are more likely. A 19-year-old woman presented with multiple cortical and subcortical infarcts, arterial aneurysms, anaemia and hypertension. Further evaluation identified a systemic vasculopathy secondary to a deficiency of adenosine deaminase 2, a rare treatable monogenic disorder.</p>","PeriodicalId":39343,"journal":{"name":"PRACTICAL NEUROLOGY","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142956446","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
José Manuel Alcalá Ramírez Del Puerto, Maddalena Elena Urbano, Pablo Abizanda Saro, Adela María Maruri Pérez, Vicente Gajate García
{"title":"Mediterranean spotted fever presenting with rash and meningism.","authors":"José Manuel Alcalá Ramírez Del Puerto, Maddalena Elena Urbano, Pablo Abizanda Saro, Adela María Maruri Pérez, Vicente Gajate García","doi":"10.1136/pn-2024-004438","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1136/pn-2024-004438","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":39343,"journal":{"name":"PRACTICAL NEUROLOGY","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142927606","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sarah Katherine Morgan, Kuhilan Gounder, Constantine Phatouros, Tom Jenkins
{"title":"Infratentorial superficial siderosis due to a spinal dural tear.","authors":"Sarah Katherine Morgan, Kuhilan Gounder, Constantine Phatouros, Tom Jenkins","doi":"10.1136/pn-2024-004382","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1136/pn-2024-004382","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":39343,"journal":{"name":"PRACTICAL NEUROLOGY","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142923596","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Bilateral femoral neck fractures and fixation failure due to stiff-person syndrome.","authors":"Daniel Whittam, Anthony Helm, Harry Tucker","doi":"10.1136/pn-2024-004391","DOIUrl":"10.1136/pn-2024-004391","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We describe a woman with stiff-person syndrome (SPS), whose muscle spasms resulted in sequential bilateral femoral neck fractures. Orthopaedic fixation of the first fracture was complicated by increased muscle spasm, fracture nonunion and ultimately metalwork fracture. SPS was diagnosed following the fracture of the contralateral femoral neck, neurology assessment and detection of high-titre antibodies to glutamic acid decarboxylase. Multidisciplinary management with high-dose benzodiazepines, intravenous immunoglobulin infusions, and bilateral total hip replacements achieved a good functional outcome. Spasms associated with SPS are a rare cause of pathological fractures and may cause orthopaedic fixation to fail. Early recognition and multidisciplinary care are essential to prevent additional morbidity.</p>","PeriodicalId":39343,"journal":{"name":"PRACTICAL NEUROLOGY","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-12-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142898958","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cavernous sinus thrombosis: then and now.","authors":"Christopher Y Itoh, Eelco F M Wijdicks","doi":"10.1136/pn-2024-004396","DOIUrl":"10.1136/pn-2024-004396","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":39343,"journal":{"name":"PRACTICAL NEUROLOGY","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-12-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142883174","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}