HIV infection presenting with motor axonal variant of Guillain-Barré Syndrome [0.03%]
以运动性轴索型吉兰-巴雷综合征样表现首诊的艾滋病患者
Jeffrey C Wagner,Mark B Bromberg
Jeffrey C Wagner
Objectives: We present a case of acute motor axonal neuropathy in a patient with previously unrecognized human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Met...
Salah Keyrouz,Stacy A Rudnicki
Salah Keyrouz
Introduction: Nephrogenic fibrosing dermopathy causes fibrotic skin changes in the setting of renal failure. Although this condition was initially felt to be limited to the skin, recent studies have described widespread i...
Jin Jun Luo
Jin Jun Luo
A 71-year-old man developed clinical signs of Kennedy disease including dysarthria, dysphagia, palatal and oral mandibular fasciculations, lower-extremity weakness, gynecomastia, and testicular atrophy. Electrophysiologic studies showed sen...
Prevalence and characteristics of immunomediated neuropathies in a group of patients with autoimmune diseases [0.03%]
自身免疫性疾病患者中免疫介导性神经病的流行率和特点
Luisa Servioli,Cristina Pérez,Sandra Consani et al.
Luisa Servioli et al.
Objective: To determine the prevalence and the clinical-neurophysiological characteristics of immunomediated peripheral neuropathies (PN) in a group of patients with systemic autoimmune diseases. ...
David Lacomis,Sasa A Zivković
David Lacomis
Since vasculitic neuropathy is treatable and potentially debilitating, clinicians should develop an approach to neuropathy that increases the likelihood of uncovering existing systemic or nonsystemic vasculitis. The presence of a connective...
Acute axonal poly-radiculoneuropathy associated with partially treated brucellosis: a case report [0.03%]
与不完全治疗的布鲁氏菌病相关的急性轴突多神经根神经病一例报告
Afshin Borhani Haghighi,Behnam Sabayan
Afshin Borhani Haghighi
We report a case of partially treated brucellosis that developed quadriparesis, sixth and seventh cranial nerve palsy, and apnea. Electrodiagnostic studies were in favor of acute axonal poly-radiculoneuropathy. Crossreactive immunological r...
Recurrence of childhood Guillain-Barré syndrome after a long asymptomatic interval: a case report [0.03%]
儿童特发性吉兰-巴雷综合征长期无症状后复发的病例报告
Vesna Martic,Toplica Lepic
Vesna Martic
We present a patient who rapidly developed flaccid paralysis in all 4 limbs on 2 separate occasions 19 years apart. Each episode was accompanied by a respiratory failure that required intubation. Both times, clinical response to immunothera...
Myotonic dystrophy type 1 presenting with ventilatory failure [0.03%]
肌张力障碍型肌肉营养不良合并呼吸衰竭患者的临床特点及预后分析
Nizar Souayah,Peter Siao Tick Chong,Michael Dreyer et al.
Nizar Souayah et al.
Objective: To report a series of patients with adult onset myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) in whom the presenting symptom was ventilatory failure. Backgro...
Psoriatic arthritis-associated polyneuropathy: a report of three cases [0.03%]
三例银屑病关节炎相关的多发性神经病变病例报告
Pushpa Narayanaswami,Kristine M Chapman,Michele L Yang et al.
Pushpa Narayanaswami et al.
Psoriatic arthritis (PA) occurs in about 30% of patients with psoriasis. Although polyneuropathy is described in association with many connective tissue diseases, it is rarely reported in the autoimmune dermatoses. We describe 3 patients wi...
Brachial plexopathies: etiology, frequency, and electrodiagnostic localization [0.03%]
臂丛病变的病因、频率和电诊断定位
Ajit R Moghekar,Abhay R Moghekar,Necdet Karli et al.
Ajit R Moghekar et al.
Objectives: Brachial plexopathy is clinically, and electrodiagnostically, a well-recognized entity. However, the involvement pattern of different parts of the plexus with different etiologies has not been well-characteriz...