I used to always wonder why Temporal arteritis or Giant cell arteritis (GCA) only occurs above the age of 50. It turns out that a variant of temporal arteritis in younger patients below 50 yrs does exist. 🌟Juvenile temporal arteritis [JTA] is a benign and local disease

🔥 Optic Neuropathies — Stop calling every blurry eye “optic neuritis”! (High-impact X image ) “Sudden blur, painful move, pale disc? 👁️‍🗨️ Not all roads lead to neuritis. Optic neuropathies hide seven villains—miss the right one and vision’s gone for good. One image

Fascinating study. Brings light into why ALS is more common in former professional athletes, as has been shown in multiple epidemiologic cohorts. Extreme exercise in males is linked to mTOR signalling and onset of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis academic.oup.com/brain/article/…

🚩Anticuerpos en neuropatías autoinmunes: síndromes clínicos asociados y categorías diagnósticas, uso clínico, patogenicidad y pruebas diagnósticas. Neurology. 2025 Feb 11;104(3):e210298. #Neurología #MedicinaInterna

Which features are characteristic for temporal lobe seizures? Find out in a recent systematic review by Bartolomei et al! 🔗onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ep… Radhakrishna Giovanni Castellucci, MD, MS irfan sheikh 伊凡 Joana Ribeiro The AnPhy Lab Sandor Beniczky

Up to 1 in 10 GBS patients stall—or even slide backward—despite their “miracle” IVIG course. Overlooking this critical red-flag moment means neurons lost and precious opportunities missed. Let's carefully dissect why IVIG sometimes falls short, and how to swiftly pivot

Would you call a crab walk gait a functional neurological disorder? Not so fast. If you encounter someone walk with tiny, sideways shuffling steps, kinda like a crab, it could be a clue. In a striking case just published by Fraiman and colleagues, a crab walk-like helped to

In this case-control study of patients with diabetes, we show that GLP1 receptor agonists increase the risk of diabetic lumbosacral radiculoplexus neuropathy (diabetic amyotrophy) in 51% and peroneal mononeuropathy in 30% compared to controls Neurology Journal neurology.org/doi/10.1212/WN…

We have just updated our anti GAD antibody phenotypes checklist with this paper neurochecklists.com/explore/checkl…

Neurodiab created this excellent summary of Dr. Dyck’s Neurology Journal seminal manuscript on the epidemiology of diabetic neuropathy. Their youth committee connected with Dr. Dyck a few months ago, and he wrote a comment about the study. Thank you for doing this, Neurodiab!

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? "Who will watch the watchmen?" When anti-angiogenic therapy (Bevacizumab) given for radiation necrosis itself causes cerebral infarction. Check out our article on Symptomatic Bevacizumab-Induced Cerebral Infarction Following Treatment for Radiation

Do you know the 2025 updates for the diagnosis and treatment of ataxia? Can you identify the MRI hallmarks of ataxia? Do you know the new FDA approved drug for treatment? Do you know when and what to order for genetic testing? If you don't know about CANVAS and SCA 27b, you

We have just updated our NMDAR encephalitis outcomes checklist with this paper neurochecklists.com/explore/checkl…

While it's uncommon to encounter a patient presenting with both peripheral neuropathy and nephrotic syndrome (>3 grams of proteinuria daily), these conditions can sometimes occur together. The most frequent causes are: - Diabetes - Amyloidosis - Contactin-1 autoimmune nodopathy

Do you want to learn EEG? Read this seminar paper on EEG patterns! A comprehensive review of the EEG patterns with clinical relevance and many figures / examples. doi.org/10.1002/epd2.7… #EEG #epilepsy Epileptic Disorders International League Against Epilepsy yesILAE Fábio Nascimento The AnPhy Lab

🚨 La IA no va a sustituir a los médicos… pero sí puede impedir que aprendan a pensar. 🧠 Según el New England Journal of Medicine, si se introduce demasiado pronto, atrofia el razonamiento clínico. ✅ Al buen médico lo potencia ❌ Al malo lo empeora Nada sustituirá el

Lo que debería ser la colaboración científica En una época donde la inteligencia artificial puede escribir artículos, los telescopios ven el universo temprano y los laboratorios producen órganos en miniatura, la ciencia enfrenta un dilema silencioso: ha olvidado cómo colaborar.

How to Read an #EEG strikes back -- Now covering "#Epileptiform Abnormalities"! ⚡️🧠 Kaley Marcinski Nascimento Sandor Beniczky L J Hirsch tinyurl.com/EEGx2

Peripheral neuropathy, defined as damage to the peripheral nerves, affects approximately 1% of adults worldwide. This Review summarizes the pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of length-dependent peripheral neuropathy. 🧵 ja.ma/4oHDPO6

Diagnóstico y Manejo de la Encefalitis Autoinmune 🧠🧪 🔰📚Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry dx.doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2… Enlace a Artículo Completo 👇🏼✅🆓t.me/SoMELaguna