The Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine (MSPTM) takes great pleasure to invite you to attend the Golden Jubilee of MSPTM and 6th ASEAN Congress of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology (ACTMP) which will be held from 5-7 March 2014 at the Intercontinental Hotel Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
We report a patient with carcinomatous meningitis secondary to carcinoma caecum. The patient presented with multiple focal neurological signs and symptoms. Diagnosis was suggested by magnetic resonance imaging and confirmed by analysis of the cerebrospinal fluid.
Most common causes of lead poisoning in adults are occupational exposure and traditional medicine usage. In such patients encephalopathy is an uncommon presentation. We report two rare cases of chronic lead encephalopathy that occurred in battery manufacturing factory workers.
Acute ischemic stroke besides being a medical emergency is a significant social and economic problem as well. Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), which has diuretic, natriuretic, and vasodilatory effects, is a peptide-structured neurohormone released...