Human immunodeficiency virus: Opportunistic infections and beyond

R Siripurapu, Y Ota - Neuroimaging Clinics, 2023 - neuroimaging.theclinics.com
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus that infects cells of the immune system
and destroys or disrupts their function. 1 Infection by HIV-1 accounts for most of the global …

Imaging of petrous apex lesions

GM Potter, R Siripurapu - Neuroimaging Clinics, 2021 - neuroimaging.theclinics.com
Petrous apex lesions are commonly encountered as incidental and asymptomatic findings
on CT and MRI performed for other clinical reasons. In addition to several common intrinsic …

Intraoperative diagnosis of facial schwannomas: a multicenter summation of clinical experience, preoperative avoidance, and intraoperative management protocol

D Lewis, CJ Hannan, AR Plitt, LR Snyder… - Journal of …, 2023 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Preoperative differentiation of facial nerve schwannoma (FNS) from vestibular
schwannoma (VS) can be challenging, and failure to differentiate between these two …

Factors influencing decision-making and outcome in the surgical management of trigeminal neuralgia

MB Ammori, AT King, R Siripurapu… - … Surgery Part B: Skull …, 2013 - thieme-connect.com
Objectives The aim was to optimize the algorithm of operative intervention for trigeminal
neuralgia (TN). Design A multivariate analysis was undertaken to determine factors that had …

Severe tumefactive rebound of multiple sclerosis following fingolimod cessation

S Salam, T Mihalova, R Siripurapu - Case Reports, 2016 - casereports.bmj.com
Fingolimod is an oral sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor modulator approved for the
treatment of active relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS). Recent reports have …

Calcifying pseudoneoplasm of the neuraxis (CaPNoN): an unusual cause of third nerve palsy in a teenager

J Ghaemi, M Wasimi, R Siripurapu, D McKee… - BJR| case …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Abstract An 18-year-old part-time teacher presented with headache and diplopia. Physical
examination showed partial left oculomotor palsy. Neurology examination was otherwise …

Does tumoral cavernous carotid stenosis predict an increased risk of future stroke in skull base meningiomas?

JI Macarthur, F O'Brien, CJ Hannan… - Journal of …, 2023 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Skull base meningiomas (SBMs) involving the cavernous sinus encase the
internal carotid artery (ICA) and may lead to stenosis of the vessel. Although ischemic stroke …

Relapsing CD8+ encephalitis—Looking for a solution

S Salam, T Mihalova, A Ustianowski, D McKee… - Case …, 2016 - casereports.bmj.com
CD8+ encephalitis (CD8+ E) is an emerging and incompletely understood HIV-associated
neurological syndrome, typically presenting as a steroid-responsive subacute …

Uncommon causes of ischaemic stroke: how to approach the diagnosis

R Hurford, R Siripurapu, HCA Emsley, J Lovett… - Practical …, 2023 - pn.bmj.com
Stroke is a common neurological emergency and although most cases are associated with
traditional vascular risk factors leading to cerebral ischaemia by well-recognised …

An unusual complication of varicella zoster

G Brittain, E McKee, R Siripurapu… - Journal of the Royal …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
2 Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh 0 (0) ogy including cerebral
vasculitis, RCVS and varicellaassociated vasculopathy of the intracranial vessels. VZV …