2023
Primary hypothyroidism presenting as neuropsychiatric symptoms and pituitary enlargement in a young woman: illustrative case
Haider S, Templeton K, Omay S, Inzucchi S. Primary hypothyroidism presenting as neuropsychiatric symptoms and pituitary enlargement in a young woman: illustrative case. Journal Of Neurosurgery Case Lessons 2023, 5: case22496. PMID: 36794728, PMCID: PMC10550602, DOI: 10.3171/case22496.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPituitary enlargementPrimary hypothyroidismPituitary hyperplasiaElevated thyroid-stimulating hormoneSevere primary hypothyroidismThyroid-stimulating hormoneComputed tomography scanMagnetic resonance imagingLevothyroxine replacementHormone replacementNeuropsychiatric symptomsRare presentationSellar massSurgical interventionTomography scanCommon causePituitary adenomasPhysiological causesResonance imagingPsychiatry departmentYoung womenHypothyroidismHyperplasiaSymptomsEnlargement
2011
Primary Central Nervous System Vasculitis Presenting as Spinal Subdural Hematoma
Fu M, Omay SB, Morgan J, Kelley B, Abbed K, Bulsara KR. Primary Central Nervous System Vasculitis Presenting as Spinal Subdural Hematoma. World Neurosurgery 2011, 78: 192.e5-192.e8. PMID: 22120304, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2011.07.043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary central nervous system vasculitisSpinal subdural hematomaCentral nervous systemSpinal cord vasculitisSubdural hematomaNervous systemAcute spinal subdural hematomaCentral nervous system vasculitisPrimary central nervous systemAcute hypertensive eventSystemic inflammatory disorderVascular inflammatory conditionsMagnetic resonance imagingEmergent laminectomyHypertensive eventsCerebral edemaVasculitic processIntracranial vasculitisInflammatory disordersTypical presentationInflammatory conditionsSpinal cordUnreported etiologyDifferential diagnosisVasculitis
2009
Unusual presentations of nervous system infection by Cryptococcus neoformans
Searls D, Sico JJ, Omay S, Bannykh S, Kuohung V, Baehring J. Unusual presentations of nervous system infection by Cryptococcus neoformans. Clinical Neurology And Neurosurgery 2009, 111: 638-642. PMID: 19541406, DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2009.05.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNervous system infectionHuman immunodeficiency virusSystem infectionCryptococcal meningitisNeurological manifestationsCryptococcus neoformansRecurrent cerebral infarctionSevere neurological disabilityC. neoformans infectionUnusual clinical presentationUnusual neurological manifestationsDetailed clinical descriptionMagnetic resonance imagingOphthalmic zosterCryptococcal infectionCerebral infarctionImmunocompetent patientsNeoformans infectionNeurological disabilityClinical presentationHodgkin's diseaseImmunodeficiency syndromeImmunocompetent hostsImmunodeficiency virusCSF analysis