BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Fabry disease is an X-linked monogenic disorder caused by mutations in the GLA gene. Recent data suggest that stroke in young adults may be associated with Fabry disease. We aimed to ascertain the prevalence of this disorder among young adult patients with stroke in Portugal by GLA genotyping. METHODS: During 1 year, all patients aged 18 to 55 years with first-ever stroke, who were admit...
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Fabry disease is an X-linked monogenic disorder caused by mutations in the GLA gene. Recent data suggest that stroke in young adults may be associated with Fabry disease. We aimed to ascertain the prevalence of this disorder among young adult patients with stroke in Portugal by GLA genotyping. METHODS: During 1 year, all patients aged 18 to 55 years with first-ever stroke, who were admit...
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Fabry disease is an X-linked monogenic disorder caused by mutations in the GLA gene. Recent data suggest that stroke in young adults may be associated with Fabry disease. We aimed to ascertain the prevalence of this disorder among young adult patients with stroke in Portugal by GLA genotyping. METHODS: During 1 year, all patients aged 18 to 55 years with first-ever stroke, who were admit...
Chiropractic's popularity is rising among the general population. Moreover, few studies have been conducted to properly evaluate its safety. We report three cases of serious neurological adverse events in patients treated with chiropractic manipulation. The first case is a 41 years old woman who developed a vertebro-basilar stroke 48 h after cervical manipulation. The second case represents a 68 years old woman...
Among 293 subarachnoid hemorrhages admitted to the Neurology and Neurosurgery departments of Sta Maria Hospital, 108 patients had a normal cerebral angiography. Twenty-three meet the radiological criteria for perimesencephalic hemorrhage (center of the hemorrhage located in front of the mesencephalon, without blood in the interhemispheric and lateral sylvian fissures, nor significant intraventricular hemorrhage...
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