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DAS S, Pandit A, Ray BK, Santra A, Dubey S. Environmental cold exposure precipitating Moyamoya disease. J Neurosurg Sci 2024; 68:366-367. [PMID: 37930116 DOI: 10.23736/s0390-5616.23.06149-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Shambaditya DAS
- Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, India
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- Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, India
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- Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, India
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- Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, India
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- Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, India -
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Das S, Chakraborty AP, Dubey S, Ray BK. Cortical Blindness and Moyamoya Angiopathy in the Context of an Acute COVID-19 Infection. J Neuroophthalmol 2024; 44:e172-e173. [PMID: 36166773 DOI: 10.1097/wno.0000000000001633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Shambaditya Das
- Department of Neurology (SD), Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research, Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, Kolkata, India; Department of Neurology (AC), Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research, Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, Kolkata, India; Department of Neurology (SD), Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research, Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, Kolkata, India; and Department of Neurology (BKR), Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research, Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, Kolkata, India
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Das S, Ray BK, Pandit A, Dubey S. Headache Associated with Sexual Activity Unveiling Moyamoya Disease. Ann Indian Acad Neurol 2023; 26:1036-1038. [PMID: 38229636 PMCID: PMC10789421 DOI: 10.4103/aian.aian_637_23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2023] [Revised: 08/30/2023] [Accepted: 09/22/2023] [Indexed: 01/18/2024] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Shambaditya Das
- Department of Neurology, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Neurology, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Neurology, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Neurology, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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Das S, Mossa-Basha M, Dey M, Hazra A, Pandit A, Das G, Dubey S, Ray BK. High-resolution vessel wall magnetic resonance imaging in intracranial vasculopathies: an experience from eastern India. Br J Radiol 2023; 96:20230114. [PMID: 37066831 PMCID: PMC10161925 DOI: 10.1259/bjr.20230114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2023] [Revised: 03/08/2023] [Accepted: 03/09/2023] [Indexed: 04/18/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the role of high-resolution intracranial vessel wall imaging (HR-IVWI) in differentiation of various intracranial vasculopathies in addition to luminal and clinical imaging in the largest cohort of Indian stroke patients. METHODS A single-center, cross-sectional study was undertaken recruiting consecutive stroke or TIA patients presenting within a month of onset, with luminal irregularity/narrowing upstream from the stroke territory. The patients were initially classified into TOAST and Chinese ischemic stroke sub-classification (CISS) on the basis of clinical and luminal characteristics and reclassified again following incorporation of HR-IVWI findings. RESULTS In our cohort of 150 patients, additional use of HR-IVWI led to a 10.7 and 14% change in initial TOAST and CISS classification respectively (p < 0.001). In TOAST classification, 12 "undetermined aetiology" were reclassified into intracranial atherosclerotic disease (ICAD), 1 "undetermined aetiology" into CNS angiitis and 1 "undetermined aetiology" into arterial dissection. Similarly, in CISS 19 "undetermined aetiology" was reclassified into 16 large artery atherosclerosis (LAA) and 3 "other aetiology" consisting of one CNS angiitis, Moyamoya disease (MMD) and arterial dissection each. Two initial classification of MMD by CISS and TOAST were changed into ICAD. The observed change in diagnosis following incorporation of HR-IVWI was proportionately highest in ICAD (LAA) subgroup (TOAST-9.3%, CISS-12%). CONCLUSION Adjunctive use of HR-IVWI, to clinical and luminal assessment, can significantly improve diagnostic accuracy during evaluation of intracranial vasculopathies, with its greatest utility in diagnosing in ICAD, CNS angiitis and dissection. ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE HR-IVWI allows clearer etiological distinction of intracranial vasculopathies having therapeutic and prognostic implications.
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- Shambaditya Das
- Department of Neurology, Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Radiology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Department of Radiology, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Neurology, Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Neurology, Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Neurology, Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Neurology, Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research, Kolkata, India
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Temporal lobe epilepsy with nocturnal wandering leading to discovery of Moyamoya Angiopathy. Acta Neurol Belg 2023; 123:279-281. [PMID: 34704169 DOI: 10.1007/s13760-021-01830-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2021] [Accepted: 10/21/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Profile of precipitating factors and its implication in 160 Indian patients with Moyamoya angiopathy. J Neurol 2023; 270:1654-1661. [PMID: 36477636 PMCID: PMC9734856 DOI: 10.1007/s00415-022-11499-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2022] [Revised: 11/20/2022] [Accepted: 11/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Moyamoya angiopathy (MMA) has been known to manifest with myriad of neurological manifestations, often in association with various precipitating factors. This is the first study to systematically analyze the precipitating triggers to neurological symptoms done on the largest cohort of MMA in India. METHODS A single-centered, cross-sectional observational study, recruiting 160 patients with consecutive angiographically proven MMA over a period of 5 years (2016-2021), was undertaken to evaluate the profile of immediate precipitating factors in temporal association to the neurological symptoms, along with their clinical and radiological characteristics. SPSS 25 was used for statistical analysis. RESULTS Among the 160 patients (Adult-85, children-75), precipitating factors were seen in 41.3%, significantly higher in children (52%) than adults (31.8%) (p value: 0.011). The commonest triggers included fever (18.8%), emotional stress (8.1%), heavy exercise and diarrhea (6.3% each). Cold bath triggered MMA symptoms in 1.3%. Fever (p value: 0.008) and persistent crying (p value: 0.010) triggered neurological symptoms more commonly in children than in adults. Amongst MMA patients with precipitating factors, the commonest MMA presentation included cerebral infarction type (37.9%) and TIA (31.8%). The majority of precipitating factors that preceded an ischemic event were BP-lowing ones (54.7%). CONCLUSION Neurological symptoms of MMA are commonly associated with several precipitating factors, including the lesser known triggers like cold bath. The frequency and profile precipitating factors varies with the age of presentation and type of MMA. It can serve as an early clue to the diagnosis of MMA and its careful avoidance can be largely beneficial in limiting the distressing transient neurological symptoms.
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Das S, Ray BK, Pandit A, Kumar S, Dubey S. Multiple sclerosis and Moyamoya angiopathy: Mimic and misdiagnosis. Mult Scler Relat Disord 2022; 66:104036. [PMID: 35858500 DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2022.104036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2022] [Revised: 06/24/2022] [Accepted: 07/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Moyamoya Angiopathy (MMA) is frequently not considered in differential diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis (MS). This is the first study to prospectively analyze rate of misdiagnosis of MMA as MS and its clinical implications. Of the 160 angiographically proven MMA, 5 patients had an initial misdiagnosis of MS (3.13%). These 5 cases had female-predominance (80%).Out of the 5 cases, 4 cases (80%) presented with hemiparesis; 3 cases (60%) had an immediate precipitating factor. Radiologically, presence of both periventricular and juxtacortical white-matter-lesions was seen in 4 out of 5 cases (80%);none had infratentorial/spinal lesion, while all 5 cases had presence of "Ivy" sign and abnormal flow voids. Differentiation relies on careful evaluation of clinico-radiological features. MMA should be considered as a rare but important differential to MS.
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Affiliation(s)
- Shambaditya Das
- Department of Neurology, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research, Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Neurology, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research, Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Neurology, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research, Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Neurology, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research, Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Neurology, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research, Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, Kolkata, India.
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“Asymptomatic” Moyamoya Angiopathy: Is it Truly Asymptomatic? J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2022; 31:106432. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2022.106432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2021] [Revised: 02/14/2022] [Accepted: 02/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Ghosh R, Das S, Roy D, Ray A, Benito-León J. Moyamoya angiopathy in a case of Klinefelter syndrome. Childs Nerv Syst 2022; 38:1195-1199. [PMID: 34628529 DOI: 10.1007/s00381-021-05371-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2021] [Accepted: 09/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
Moyamoya angiopathy, a rare cerebrovascular condition, can be primary (moyamoya disease) or secondary (moyamoya syndrome). Genetic factors, such as the ring finger protein 213 (RNF213), have been associated with moyamoya disease. However, X-linked moyamoya angiopathy/moyamoya syndrome and hypergonadotropic hypogonadism associated with moyamoya syndrome are rare. We report a case of a 14-year-old boy who presented with transient bilateral hemiparesis, recurrent seizures and cognitive decline. He previously had surgery for left-sided cryptorchidism and had been diagnosed with "epileptic attacks" or "functional movement disorders" in previous hospital admissions. Magnetic resonance angiography of the brain showed narrowing of supraclinoid portion of internal carotid arteries, as well as of middle and anterior cerebral arteries, and the presence of multiple collaterals. These findings were suggestive of moyamoya angiopathy. Laboratory investigations and karyotyping revealed a diagnosis of Klinefelter syndrome. This case presents a unique association of moyamoya angiopathy and Klinefelter syndrome in a boy from a poor socio-economic background, where the diagnosis and adequate treatment were delayed due to a lack of awareness and expertise.
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- Ritwik Ghosh
- Department of General Medicine, Burdwan Medical College & Hospital, Burdwan, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Neuromedicine, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research, Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
- Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
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- R G Kar Medical College & Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital "12 de Octubre", Madrid, Spain.
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Sobre Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED), Madrid, Spain.
- Department of Medicine, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain.
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Sarkar P, Ray BK, Mukherjee D, Pandit A, Ghosh R, Benito-León J, Dubey S. Alien Limb Phenomenon After Diffuse Corpus Callosum Ischemic Stroke. Neurohospitalist 2022; 12:295-300. [PMID: 35419142 PMCID: PMC8995589 DOI: 10.1177/19418744211067033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
The alien limb is a phenomenon characterized by a cluster of clinical features wherein the limb behaves autonomously and as separated from a person's identity. We herein report a 36-year-old Indian female with multiple comorbidities who presented with recurrent episodes of limb-shaking transient ischemic attacks for 1 year, followed by left-sided hemiplegia. During recovering, the patient noticed a feeling that as if her left hand did not belong to herself and acted autonomously (alien limb phenomenon) along with visuospatial deficits. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain revealed ischemic stroke diffusely involving corpus callosum. Magnetic resonance angiography was suggestive of compromised right-sided anterior circulation. This was corroborated by digital subtraction angiography that revealed reduced flow in right internal carotid artery. Diffuse infarction of the corpus callosum requires involvement of both the anterior and the posterior circulation. Due to the lack of clinical features suggestive of chronic internal carotid artery dissection, occlusive atherosclerotic disease of the anterior cerebral circulation associated with possible steal phenomenon from the posterior circulation was the most probable underlying mechanism for the callosal stroke. Steal phenomenon has been proposed as a compensatory mechanism in hemodynamically compromised ischemic parenchyma and it can explain the co-existence of anterior and posterior circulation strokes. This case also highlights how both anterior and posterior types of the alien limb phenomenon can co-exist in a background of vascular insult, resulting from intra-cranial atherosclerotic disease.
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- Peyalee Sarkar
- Department of Neuromedicine, Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, Institute of Post Graduate
Medical Education and Research & SSKM Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal,
India
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- Department of Neuromedicine, Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, Institute of Post Graduate
Medical Education and Research & SSKM Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal,
India
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- Department of Neuromedicine, Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, Institute of Post Graduate
Medical Education and Research & SSKM Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal,
India
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- Department of Neuromedicine, Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, Institute of Post Graduate
Medical Education and Research & SSKM Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal,
India
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- Department of General Medicine, Burdwan Medical College and
Hospital, Burdwan, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital “12 de
Octubre”, Madrid, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en
Red Sobre Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED), Madrid, Spain
- Department of Medicine, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Neuromedicine, Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, Institute of Post Graduate
Medical Education and Research & SSKM Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal,
India
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Das S, Dubey S, Das S, Hazra A, Pandit A, Ghosh R, Ray BK. Epidemiology of Moyamoya Angiopathy in Eastern India. Front Neurol 2022; 13:837704. [PMID: 35309562 PMCID: PMC8931392 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2022.837704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2021] [Accepted: 01/31/2022] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
Abstract
Introduction Moyamoya angiopathy (MMA) is a chronic, progressive intracranial vasculopathy with variation in prevalence and clinical manifestations across different populations. This study was aimed to estimate the frequency of MMA as an etiology of stroke and its epidemiological features in the largest cohort of MMA patients in India. Method A single-centered cross-sectional observational study over a period of 5 years (2016–2021) was undertaken among consecutive stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA) patients to look for the presence of MMA angiographically. Each patient with angiographically proven MMA was further evaluated for demographic, clinical, and radiological characteristics. Results Among 10,250 consecutive stroke and TIA patients (ischemic = 78%, hemorrhagic = 22%), frequency of MMA was 1.56% (n = 160); 15.3% among children. Female preponderance (Male:Female = 1:1.4) was noted among 160 MMA patients, with bimodal age distribution, first peak at 3–8 years, and a shorter second peak at 41–47 years. Childhood-onset MMA was seen in 75 (46.9%) with commonest initial neurological symptom of fixed-motor-weakness (44.0%), followed by TIA (26.7%); while 85 (53.1%) had adult-onset MMA with fixed-motor-weakness (50.6%) followed by headache (24.7%) as the predominant initial neurological symptom; seizure significantly higher in children (p < 0.001) and headache in adults (p = 0.012). Transient and fixed neurological manifestations constituted 87.5 and 69.4% respectively, of symptoms throughout the disease course. Cerebral infarction (45.0%) and TIA (21.9%) were the commonest types of MMA. On brain imaging, infarction was noted in 80.6%, hemorrhage in 11.3%, significantly higher among adults (p < 0.001). Cortical infarct and Gyral pattern were commoner in children (p = 0.004), subcortical infarcts in adults (p = 0.018). Frequent Suzuki staging observed was stage 4 (31.3%), followed by stage 3 (30.0%). Involvement of posterior circulation was detected in 55.6%, brain atrophy at the time of diagnosis was seen in 65.0%. Conclusion MMA is an important etiological consideration in patients with stroke, especially in children. It can present with a myriad of transient neurological symptoms, frequently overlooked, leading to delayed diagnosis, and contributing to socio-economic burden. Indian MMA showed aberrations in its gender predisposition, age distribution, frequency of familial cases, disease manifestation, and type of stroke, in comparison to its Japanese and Caucasian counterparts pointing to the inter- and intra-continent differences of MMA phenotype. Future development of the Indian MMA national registry is of essence.
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- Shambaditya Das
- Department of Neurology, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research, Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Neurology, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research, Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Neurology, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research, Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Neurology, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research, Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, Kolkata, India
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- Department of General Medicine, Burdwan Medical College and Hospital, Burdwan, India
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- Department of Neurology, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research, Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, Kolkata, India
- *Correspondence: Biman Kanti Ray
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Covid-19 vaccine (covishield) heralding Moyamoya angiopathy. NEUROIMMUNOLOGY REPORTS 2022. [PMCID: PMC9061582 DOI: 10.1016/j.nerep.2022.100100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Indroduction Thrombotic complications leading to cerebrovascular events occuring in conjunction with Covid-19 vaccination though rare, is well-documented. Moyamoya Angiopathy is a progressive intracranial vasculopathy leading to recurrent strokes. Case presentation We present two index cases of young patient presenting with stroke and TIA following Covid-19 vaccination (COVISHIELD) leading to unmasking of Moyamoya Angiopathy. Conclusion Arterial stroke following Covid-19 vaccination is documented, but uncommon. However, in the background of a vasculopathy, it may not be so rare. Moyamoya Angiopathy has been closely studied in the model of inflammatory pathophysiology in genetically predisposed patients leading to progressive vaso-occlusive disease. Few reports of Covid-19 infection potentiating Moyamoya Angiopathy symptoms are also documented. Thus, as an extrapolation of the inflammatory etiopathogenesis of Moyamoya Angiopathy, Covid-19 vaccination can similarly affect the Moyamoya symptomatology. These two index cases open new lines of enquiry regarding the interplay of Covid-19 vaccination and neurological destabilization in patients with underlying vasculopathy of inflammatory pathophysiology.
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Chatterjee S, Ghosh R, Ojha UK, Diksha, Biswas P, Benito-León J, Dubey S. Recurrent Facial Focal Seizures With Chronic Striatopathy and Caudate Atrophy-A Double Whammy in an Elderly Woman With Diabetes Mellitus. Neurohospitalist 2022; 12:147-150. [PMID: 34950404 PMCID: PMC8689538 DOI: 10.1177/19418744211035370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Seizures and involuntary movements are relatively rare, but well-known neurological complications of non-ketotic hyperglycemia. While hemichorea-hemiballism secondary to diabetic striatopathy is increasingly being reported, unilateral caudate atrophy resulting from chronic vascular insufficiency/insult in a backdrop of poorly controlled diabetes mellitus is sparsely described in literature. We herein report a 75-year-old woman with poorly controlled diabetes mellitus who presented with concurrent epilepsia partialis continua involving left side of her face and hemichorea on the right side in the context of non-ketotic hyperglycemia. Neuroimaging revealed a space-occupying lesion suggestive of low-grade glioma in the right superior frontal cortex and left-sided caudate atrophy as well. Possibly, space-occupying lesion in motor cortex acted as an inciting factor for seizures and non-ketotic hyperglycemia further lowered the seizures threshold. On the other hand, atrophied left caudate had led to persistent choreiform movements secondary to chronic uncontrolled hyperglycemia. The simultaneous presence of acute and chronic neurological complications of diabetes mellitus makes this case unique. It also highlights the need for strict control of blood glucose and utility of appropriate neuroimaging to rapidly diagnose and prevent further complications.
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- Subhankar Chatterjee
- Department of General Medicine, Patliputra Medical College & Hospital, Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India
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- Department of General Medicine, Burdwan Medical College & Hospital, Burdwan, West Bengal, India
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- Department of General Medicine, Patliputra Medical College & Hospital, Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India
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- Department of General Medicine, Patliputra Medical College & Hospital, Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India
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- Department of Radiodiagnosis, Apollo Gleneagles Hospital, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red sobre Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED), Madrid, Spain,Department of Medicine, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain,Julián Benito-León, Department of Neurology, University Hospital 12 de Octubre, Avenida de Córdoba km. 5,400, Madrid 28041, Spain.
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- Department of Neuromedicine, Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, Kolkata, India
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Das S, Ray BK, Ghosh R, Sengupta S, Pandit A, Dubey S. Impact of COVID-19 pandemic in natural course of Moyamoya Angiopathy: an experience from tertiary-care-center in India. THE EGYPTIAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY, PSYCHIATRY AND NEUROSURGERY 2021; 57:166. [PMID: 34924748 PMCID: PMC8665313 DOI: 10.1186/s41983-021-00412-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2021] [Accepted: 11/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Background COVID-19 mediated immune dysregulation and cytokine storm can precipitate and aggravate Moyamoya angiopathy (MMA), influencing its disease course. This index study was undertaken to prospectively evaluate the status of neurological symptoms of MMA in relation to COVID-19 affection. Methodology and results Follow-up MMA patients of institute’s Stroke-clinic were telephonically interview from 24th March to 30th September, 2020. The first call familiarized them with COVID-19 symptoms and neurological manifestations of MMA, followed by monthly-calls with predesigned questionnaire. Patients with suggestion of COVID-19 underwent nasopharyngeal-swab-testing for COVID-19 Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) positive cases were subjected to antibody levels for COVID-19 Enzyme-linked immunoassay (ELISA) 8–12 weeks after recovery. During symptomatic phase till 14 days of asymptomatic, they were contacted daily/alternate day. Any new onset/worsening of neurological symptoms were noted. The baseline clinico-radiological details were obtained from stroke-clinic registery. Subsequently, all data were analyzed and compared using descriptive statistics. Seventy four of 104 MMA patients could be contacted and enrolled. The mean age, time since last follow-up and compliance to previously prescribed medication were 23.5 ± 16.1 years, 9.2 ± 1.7 months and 90.5% (n = 67), respectively. Aggravation/new onset neurological symptom were seen in 64.3% (n = 9) of COVID-19 positive MMA (n = 14), of which 8 were seen among the 11 pediatric COVID-19 positive MMA [(Transient ischemic attacks) TIA-4, TIA with headache-1, seizure-2, stroke causing mortality-1]. Conclusion COVID-19 infection can potentiate MMA causing significant morbidity and mortality, especially in children. Providing optimal care for severe diseases (such as MMA) in developing countries during pandemic remains a challenge.
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Affiliation(s)
- Shambaditya Das
- Department of Neurology, Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, IPGMER and SSKM Hospital, 52 1/A Sambhu Nath Pandit Road, Bhowanipore, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020 India
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- Department of Neurology, Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, IPGMER and SSKM Hospital, 52 1/A Sambhu Nath Pandit Road, Bhowanipore, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020 India
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- Department of General Medicine, Burdwan Medical College and Hospital, Burdwan, West Bengal India
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- Department of General Medicine, Apollo Gleneagles Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal India
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- Department of General Medicine, Burdwan Medical College and Hospital, Burdwan, West Bengal India
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- Department of Neurology, Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, IPGMER and SSKM Hospital, 52 1/A Sambhu Nath Pandit Road, Bhowanipore, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020 India
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Chakraborty AP, Dubey S, Sarkar P, Das S, Ray BK, Pandit A. A Case of Moyamoya Syndrome with Isolated Protein S Deficiency Unmasked by Pregnancy. Ann Indian Acad Neurol 2021; 24:628-630. [PMID: 34728978 PMCID: PMC8513990 DOI: 10.4103/aian.aian_833_20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2020] [Revised: 09/30/2020] [Accepted: 11/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Arka P Chakraborty
- Department of Neurology, Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Neurology, Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Neurology, Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Neurology, Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Neurology, Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Neurology, Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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Pilgram-Pastor S, Chapot R, Kraemer M. The angiographic presentation of European Moyamoya angiopathy. J Neurol 2021; 269:997-1006. [PMID: 34240321 PMCID: PMC8782787 DOI: 10.1007/s00415-021-10684-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2021] [Revised: 06/21/2021] [Accepted: 06/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Background and purpose Little is known about the angiographic presentation of Moyamoya angiopathy (MMA) in non-Asian patients. Methods Conventional cerebral angiograms from 155 Caucasian patients diagnosed as MMA were analyzed with respect to extracranial champagne bottle neck sign, Suzuki stages, collateral status, as well as presence of aneurysms and posterior cerebral artery stenosis. Results In 84 of 155 angiograms, the extracranial carotid artery was visualized, in 65 of them (77.4%), a champagne bottle neck sign was noted. Of the 278 analyzable hemispheres, 13.7%,11.2%, 37.8%, 27.3%, 8.6%, and 1.4% were classified as Suzuki stage I, stage II, stage III, stage IV, stage V, and stage VI, respectively. Among 280 hemispheres, in 53 hemispheres (18.9%) isolated basal collaterals (pathway I) and in 104 hemispheres (37.1%) choroidal and pericallosal collaterals (including basal collaterals, pathway II) were found. In 74 hemispheres (26.4%) ethmoidal collaterals (pathways III), and in 17 hemispheres (6.1%) vault collaterals were visualized. Patients with higher Suzuki stages IV–VI (p = 0.008) and ethmoidal collaterals (p < 0.001) suffered more often from cerebral hemorrhage. Transient ischemic attacks occurred more frequently in patients with Suzuki stage I to III (p < 0.001). In 10 of 155 patients (6.5%), the angiogram revealed a cerebral aneurysm. In 13 patients (8.4%), a stenotic P1 segment of the posterior cerebral artery was found. Conclusions This is so far the largest observational study about angiography in Caucasian European MMA patients. A comparison with Asian data indicates similarity of disease in Caucasian and Asian patients.
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- Sara Pilgram-Pastor
- Department of Neuroradiology, Alfried Krupp Hospital, Essen, Germany
- University Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Neuroradiology, Alfried Krupp Hospital, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany.
- Department of Neurology, Alfried Krupp Von Bohlen Und Halbach Hospital, Alfried-Krupp-Str. 21, 45117, Essen, Germany.
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Das S, Ghosh R, Dubey S, Pandit A, Ray BK, Kraemer M. Limb-shaking TIA in Moyamoya angiopathy. Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2021; 207:106783. [PMID: 34225004 DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2021.106783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2021] [Revised: 06/06/2021] [Accepted: 06/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Limb shaking TIA(LS-TIA) is an rare manifestation seen in high grade steno-occlusive carotid disease. LS-TIA is rarely recognized as a presenting manifestation of MMA and has never been previously studied prospectively in MMA cohort. METHODS Of 104 cases of MMA collected in our Indian center in last 4 years, 5 new patients had LS-TIA. MMA was diagnosed by MR angiography and LS-TIA was confirmed by three different neurologist by detailed scrutiny of history, neurological examination and EEG-recording (to rule out seizure). Seven previously reported cases of LS-TIA in MMA were retrieved by literature search in PubMed using keywords "Moyamoya" AND "Limb shaking TIA", "Moyamoya" AND "Limb shaking". Subsequently all data were analyzed and compared using descriptive statistics. RESULTS Analysis of our 5 cases and those 7 found in the literature showed mean age at the time of diagnosis of MMA was 12.2 ± 8.9(Mean ± S.D.) years in our cases and 32.7 ± 13.6 years in previous cases. The commonest precipitating factors included prolonged crying and hyperventilation(3 of 5 our cases each) and exercise (3 of 7 previous cases). CT-perfusion demonstrated frontal white matter hypoperfusion in 2 of our 5 cases, corroborative with fronto-parietal hypoperfusion in previous cases. Medical management showed decreased symptoms in 4 of our 5 cases in a follow-up of 15.8 ± 11.6 months, while all previous patients had underwent revascularization surgery with resolution of symptoms. CONCLUSION LS-TIA in MMA may not be so uncommon, especially in children. Early recognition is imperative to avoid future catastrophe. Steno-occlusive posterior circulation lesions might be an independent predictor of development of LS-TIA in MMA. In a resource-limited setting, careful avoidance of triggers and anti-platelet therapy can lead to decreased symptomatology of LS-TIA in MMA.
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- Shambaditya Das
- Department of Neurology, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research, Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, Kolkata, India.
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- Department of General Medicine, Burdwan Medical College and Hospital, Burdwan, India.
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- Department of Neurology, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research, Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, Kolkata, India.
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- Department of Neurology, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research, Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, Kolkata, India.
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- Department of Neurology, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research, Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, Kolkata, India.
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- Department of Neurology, Alfried Krupp Von Bohlen Und Halbach, Hospital, Alfried-Krupp-Str. 21, 45117 Essen, Germany; Heinrich Heine University of Duesseldorf, Medical Faculity, Duesseldorf, Germany.
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Das S, Karmakar K, Mukherjee R, Panda S, Dubey S, Sarkar N, Ray BK. Acute stroke in young adult secondary to moyamoya angiopathy unveiling HbE-β thalassemia. Ann Hematol 2021; 101:449-451. [PMID: 33864135 DOI: 10.1007/s00277-021-04519-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2021] [Accepted: 04/07/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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- Shambaditya Das
- Department of Neurology, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research, Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, 52/1A Shambu Nath Pandit Street, Kolkata, India
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- Department of General Medicine, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research, Kolkata, India
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- Department of General Medicine, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research, Kolkata, India
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- Department of General Medicine, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Neurology, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research, Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, 52/1A Shambu Nath Pandit Street, Kolkata, India.
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- Department of General Medicine, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Neurology, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research, Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, 52/1A Shambu Nath Pandit Street, Kolkata, India
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Das S, Dubey S, Pandit A, Ray BK. Moyamoya angiopathy unmasking systemic lupus erythematosus. BMJ Case Rep 2021; 14:14/1/e239307. [PMID: 33504534 PMCID: PMC7843324 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2020-239307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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A 47-year-old woman with history of seizure disorder (semiology of seizure unknown), not well controlled with antiepileptic drugs since last 30 years presented with 1-year history of intermittent throbbing headache. On the day prior to admission, she experienced worst headache, followed by loss of consciousness. On regaining consciousness, she had neck pain without any focal neurological deficit, but examination was marked by positive meningeal signs. She had history of oral ulceration, photosensitivity and small joints pain for which no medical consultancy was sought until. Following relevant investigations, this case came out to be moyamoya angiopathy secondary to underlying systemic lupus erythematosus. She was put on immunosuppressive and immunomodulator as per recommendations. Among neurological symptoms, headache improved dramatically without any further seizure recurrence till the 6 months of follow-up.
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- Shambaditya Das
- Department of Neurology, Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Neurology, Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Neurology, Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Neurology, Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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