Neurology Training

A colleague of mine is organising an interesting meeting:

Seizure and Stroke – Conference Cerebrovascular disease is one of the most common causes of epilepsy and a frequently encountered comorbidity in epilepsy practice. Recent studies have demonstrated that poststroke epilepsy (PSE) is common and associated with an increased risk of death. Seizures can also be the first manifestation o...

Dr. Bastiaan Bloem will be leading the discussion of Session VI on "Personalized Medicine" for the first ever WPC Scientific Update. This FREE online webcast will be available for you to watch from the comfort of your home or office via live webcast from September 30- October 2nd.

Learn more about this new exciting program: http://bit.ly/2014wpcwebcast

REGISTRATION WILL OPEN SOON!

Interesting online course from Uppsala on Pharmaceutical Bioinformatics http://www.pharmbio.org/ - What could this area contribute to Parkinson's Research? Let us know if you are into signing up :-)! We'd like to hear about your experiences!

Pharmbio Pharmaceutical bioinformatics is a new discipline in the area of the genomics revolution. It is central to biomedicine with application in areas like pharmacy, medicine, biology and medicinal chemistry. The genomics revolution has given high throughput methods for massive gene sequencing, chemical s...

http://www.ted.com/talks/stacey_kramer_the_best_gift_i_ever_survived.html - speechless

Stacey Kramer: The best gift I ever survived | Video on TED.com Stacey Kramer offers a moving, personal, 3-minute parable that shows how an unwanted experience -- frightening, traumatic, costly -- can turn out to be a priceless gift.

New Mystery Case! A 29-year-old man with dizziness and headache

A 29-year-old man presented with dizziness and headache for two months. MRI revealed a mass in the lateral ventricle with attachment to the septum pellucidum. MRS (TR 1600 ms, TE 135 ms) showed high glycine, decreased N-acetylaspartate, and increased choline peaks.

Questions for consideration:

1. What is the differential diagnosis for the MRI lesion?

2.How is MR spectroscopy contributing to the diagnosis?

Post answers by February 14. Select answers will be published with the article