POST-STROKE WRITING AND READING DISORDERS

Post-stroke writing and reading disorders

The writing and reading disorders in stroke patients (alexias, agraphias and acalculias) are more frequent than verified in routine exam, not only in the less developed but also in large neurological departments.Alexia is an acquired type of sensory aphasia where damage to the brain causes a patient to lose the ability to read.It is also called Cas

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Trichosporon asahii: A Potential Growth Promoter for C. gallinacea? Implications for Chlamydial Infections and Cell Culture

The cultivation of Chlamydia gallinacea, a recently identified species, is challenging due to the lack of an optimized protocol.In this study, several infection protocols were tested, including different cell lines, incubation temperatures, centrifugation methods and culture media.However, none were successful in field samples.The only exception wa

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Exogenous Insulin Injection-Induced Stiff-Person Syndrome in a Patient With Latent Autoimmune Diabetes: A Case Report and Literature Review

Stiff-person syndrome (SPS) is highly associated with anti-glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) antibody.However, GAD antibodies alone appear to be insufficient to cause SPS, and they possibly are involved in only part of its pathophysiology.It is suspected that the symptoms of SPS get precipitated by external stimuli.Here, we briefly introduce the ca

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