Neurol Neurochir Pol
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Neurol Neurochir Pol · Mar 2002
Case Reports[Posttraumatic visual agnosia and epilepsy as a consequence of gunshot injury to the head. Case report].
Half million people in the world, each year have a gunshot injury to the head and eighty thousand of them are hospitalized. Gunshot injuries to the head have became in Poland second most frequent cause of death from head trauma, and in some countries during peace became the most frequent cause of death among patient with head injury. Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) is a useful prognostic factor for patients with gunshot injury to the head. ⋯ The report presents the history of treatment of a patient with gunshot injury to the head. During the treatment extremely infrequently occurring posttraumatic visual agnosia and posttraumatic epilepsy were observed. Twenty-two months after operation the patient is independent and professionally active.
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According to previous studies pain symptoms were a problem in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. This is an important issue since symptom control, especially pain, assume high priorities in MS. The aim of study was to assess the incidence and type of pain symptoms in MS. ⋯ Pain syndromes are common in MS patients. There was no correlation with age, sex, and duration of the disease. Pain occurred more frequent in MS patients with higher EDSS score and in patients with spinal cord involvement.