1/1450. Combined peripheral facial and abducens nerve palsy caused by caudal tegmental pontine infarction.Isolated peripheral facial and abducens nerve palsy could theoretically be caused by a caudal pontine infarction, but as far as we know, there has been no published case history which has demonstrated this point. We describe the cases of two hypertensive patients who showed combined peripheral facial and abducens nerve palsy without other neurologic symptoms or signs. Other than hypertension, there was no identifiable etiology. magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated compatible isolated ipsilateral ischemic infarction of the caudal tegmental pons. The present cases indicate that a well-placed small pontine infarction can cause isolated peripheral facial and abducens nerve palsy.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = peripheral, nerve (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/1450. Neuropathy in two cobalamin-deficient breast-fed infants of vegetarian mothers.We describe the electrophysiological findings in 2 infants with deficient cobalamin intake. After normal development, psychomotor regression appeared after the 6th month, leading to severe hypotonia and apathy before the 12th month. Electrodiagnostic evaluation showed sensory neuropathy in both cases, associated with motor neuropathy in 1 case. Thus, in an acquired floppy infant syndrome, electrophysiological signs of peripheral neuropathy contributed to the diagnosis of a curable metabolic disorder.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.12792313424097keywords = peripheral (Clic here for more details about this article) |
3/1450. Statins and peripheral neuropathy.Within the past 3 years seven cases of reversible peripheral neuropathy apparently caused by statins have been reported. Here we report seven additional cases associated with long-term statin therapy, in which other causes of neuropathy were thoroughly excluded. The neuropathy was in all cases axonal and with affection of both thick and thin nerve fibers. The symptoms of neuropathy persisted during an observation period lasting from 10 weeks to 1 year in four cases after statin treatment had been withdrawn. We suggest that long-term statin treatment may be associated with chronic peripheral neuropathy.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.78247281406198keywords = peripheral, nerve (Clic here for more details about this article) |
4/1450. Vasculitis confined to the peripheral nerve and skin: a variant of non-systemic vasculitic neuropathy.We describe a patient presenting with vasculitic neuropathy associated with cutaneous vasculitis in the absence of other clinical or laboratory evidence of the underlying systemic vasculitis, and showing a favourable prognosis. Although the early proposed criteria for the diagnosis of non-systemic vasculitic neuropathy (NSVN) exclude the involvement of extraneural tissues, the condition observed in our patient might represent a variant of NSVN, with the vasculitis confined to the small vessels in both the peripheral nerve and the skin.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.71428571428571keywords = peripheral, nerve (Clic here for more details about this article) |
5/1450. peroneal nerve palsy caused by intraneural ganglion.A case of peroneal nerve palsy caused by an intraneural ganglion is presented. The cystic mass was located posterolateral to the lateral femoral condyle and extended along the common peroneal nerve distal to the origin of the peroneus longus muscle. The nerve was compressed in the narrow fibro-osseous tunnel against the fibula neck and the tight origin of the peroneus longus muscle. The nerve was decompressed by complete tumor excision and transection of the origin of the peroneus longus muscle. Full recovery of nerve function was obtained in 6 months.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.13440607754559keywords = nerve (Clic here for more details about this article) |
6/1450. Chronic steadily progressive central and peripheral predominantly motor demyelination, involving the cranial nerves, responsive to immunoglobulins.The association of central and peripheral demyelination was reported previously. Most of the cases refer to central chronic relapsing demyelination with clinical criteria for multiple sclerosis associated with later signs of peripheral nerve involvement. Other authors, described central lesions in patients with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy and in guillain-barre syndrome, as a seldom occurrence. We report a patient in which a chronic steadily progressive central and peripheral predominantly motor nervous system demyelination, involving the cranial nerves, was identified. The patient improved after intravenous immunoglobulin suggesting an immune-mediated mechanism. To our knowledge this presentation was not described before.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.98506599138382keywords = peripheral, nerve (Clic here for more details about this article) |
7/1450. sciatic nerve injury associated with fracture of the femoral shaft.The sciatic nerve escapes injury in most fractures of the femoral shaft. We report a case of sciatic nerve palsy associated with a fracture at the distal shaft of the femur. The common peroneal division of the sciatic nerve was lacerated by a bone fragment at the fracture site. Despite the delay in treatment, a satisfactory result was obtained.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.10453806031323keywords = nerve (Clic here for more details about this article) |
8/1450. Severance of the radial nerve complicating transverse fracture of the mid-shaft of the humerus.A case of radial nerve injury associated with a transverse fracture of the middle third of the humerus is reported. The radial nerve was found to be completely severed at the fracture site. Early exploration of the nerve and internal fixation of the fracture gave a satisfactory result.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.10453806031323keywords = nerve (Clic here for more details about this article) |
9/1450. styrene-induced peripheral neuropathy.CASE REPORT: styrene is a colorless, oily liquid most commonly found in paints, plastics, and resins. Like many solvents, styrene can cause intoxication and central nervous system depression when inhaled in high concentrations for extended periods. Rarely, styrene has been implicated as a cause of peripheral neuropathy. We describe a case of a previously healthy 57-year-old man who developed signs and symptoms consistent with a peripheral neuropathy after applying a fiberglass resin to the inside of a septic tank over a 2-day period. Nerve conduction tests verified examination findings. styrene exposure should be minimized through the use of respirators and protective clothing to prevent this type of toxicity.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.7675388054458keywords = peripheral (Clic here for more details about this article) |
10/1450. Successful treatment of hiv-related vasculitis with peripheral neuropathy with short-term steroids followed by the association of zidovudine and plasmapheresis.OBJECTIVE--treatment of hiv-related vasculitis, avoiding prolonged immunosuppressive therapy. DESIGN--prospective pilot study of hiv-related neurological vasculitis. patients--two hiv-infected patients with histologically proven vasculitis. INTERVENTION--short-term corticosteroid followed by zidovudine combined with plasmapheresis. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES--clinical, biological, immunological and electromyographic evaluation. RESULTS--complete neurological recovery. CONCLUSION--excellent tolerance and efficacy of combined zidovudine and plasmapheresis therapy in peripheral neurological hiv-related vasculitis.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.63961567120483keywords = peripheral (Clic here for more details about this article) |
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