Organophosphate (OP) poisoning is a common occurrence in the rural areas of developing countries like India. Acute cholinergic crisis is one of the important causes of mortality related to OP poisoning. Delayed peripheral neuropathy, extrapyramidal syndromes and neuropsychiatric manifestations are the major consequences of secondary neuronal damage. This case illustrates a 14-year-old girl who ingested 50 mL of OP pesticide and developed extrapyramidal symptoms in the form of parkinsonism and hand dystonia in spite of immediate medical attention. MRI of the brain with T2, fluid attenuated inversion recovery and diffusion-weighted sequences revealed bilateral symmetrical basal ganglia hyperintensities. Further follow-up revealed a significant clinical improvement with marked resolutions of the brain lesions. The reversible extrapyramidal symptoms with disappearance of neuroimaging findings without neuropathy or neuropsychiatric manifestations are unusual in OP poisoning.
Background The Indian data concerning the endovascular mechanical thrombectomy (MT) in acute ischemic strokes (AIS) with large vessel occlusion (LVO) is still scarce and evolving. Tenecteplase (TNK) has been recently approved for intravenous stroke thrombolysis prior to the MT. Methods This study is a single-center retrospective study. We performed data analysis of the AIS patients who consecutively presented during the study period with LVO and underwent thrombectomy. Procedural success was defined by the post-thrombectomy angiographic picture of grades 2b and 3 on modified Thrombolysis in Cerebral Infarction (mTICI) scale. Primary efficacy outcome was defined as an improvement of ≥4 points in National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score at 24 h. Secondary efficacy outcome was based on modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score at 90 days. We also performed a comparative analysis of TNK and alteplase subgroups. Results Successful recanalization (mTICI 2b/3) was achieved in 65 (86.67%) patients. There was a significant mean difference between the NIHSS scores on admission and at 24 h ( P < .001). Likewise, mRS score at 3 months also showed a significant mean difference as compared to baseline ( P < .001). A faster recanalization was observed in those who were thrombolyzed with TNK, needed fewer number of passes, and if the procedure was performed under conscious sedation. Conclusion This study further strengthens the Indian data on efficacy and safety of MT in LVO ischemic strokes. Besides, whether the observation of TNK resulting in a faster revascularization is due to some factors unaccounted in our study, or an actual effect on thrombus due to a high fibrin specificity, needs to be tested further in larger randomized studies with matched sample sizes.
Background There is an apparently high incidence of stroke mimics in the present-day stroke code era. The reason being is the intense pressure to run with time to achieve the ̒̒time is brain”-based goals.Methods The present study was a retrospective analysis of the data collected over a duration of 6 months from April 2019 to September 2019. We observed the incidence of stroke mimics among the patients for whom rapid response stroke code was activated during the study period. We also performed a logistic regression analysis to identify the clinical features which can act as strong predictors of stroke and mimics. Results A total of 314 stroke codes were activated of which 256 (81.5%) were stroke and 58 (18.5%) were the mimics. Functional disorders and epilepsy were the most common mimics (24.1% each). Female gender (p = 0.04; odds ratio [OR] 2.9[1.0–8.8]), isolated impairment of consciousness (p < 0.01; OR 4.3[1.5–12.6]), and isolated dysarthria (p < 0.001) were the strong independent predictors for a stroke mimic. Hemiparesis was the strong independent predictor for a stroke (p < 0.001; OR 0.0[0.0–0.1]). Conclusion In the present epoch of rapid response stroke management, a streamlined assessment by the emergency physicians based on the above clinical predictors may help in avoiding the misdiagnosis of a mimic as stroke.
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