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Itraconazole associated quadriparesis and edema: a case report.

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BACKGROUND Itraconazole is an anti-fungal agent widely used to treat various forms of mycosis. It is particularly useful in allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis and severe asthma with fungal sensitization. Side effects are uncommon and usually mild. Mild neuropathy is noted to occur very rarely.

Simultaneous upper and lower extremity complex regional pain syndrome type I in tetraplegia.

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METHODS Clinical case report. OBJECTIVE To present the first case of incomplete tetraplegic spinal cord injury (SCI) in which complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) type I was present in all four of the patient's extremities. METHODS Ankara Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Education and Research

Cervical fracture with transient tetraplegia in a youth football player: case report and review of the literature.

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OBJECTIVE Serious cervical spinal injuries in organized youth football are rare. Cervical fracture with neurologic injury is rarely reported in organized youth football players with no pre-existing risk fractures for transient tetraplegia. METHODS Case report and literature review. RESULTS After

Cervical Intradural Disc Herniation Causing Progressive Quadriparesis After Spinal Manipulation Therapy: A Case Report and Literature Review.

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Cervical intradural disc herniation (IDH) is an extremely rare condition, comprising only 0.27% of all disc herniations. Three percent of IDHs occur in the cervical, 5% in the thoracic, and over 92% in the lumbar spinal canal. There have been a total of 31 cervical IDHs reported in the literature.

Predominant vasogenic edema in a patient with fatal cerebral air embolism.

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Cerebral air embolism (CAE) is a rare neurologic complication that can occur in patients undergoing various medical procedures or trauma. CAE can sometimes result in death caused by severe brain edema. In spite of these implications, the pathophysiologic mechanisms and radiologic features of fatal

Upward transtentorial herniation: a complication of postoperative edema at the cervicomedullary junction.

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Local edema at the operative bed developed a few hours after uneventful subtotal removal of a lesion occupying the lower medulla and upper cervical cord. The patient experienced apnea, quadriplegia, and circulatory collapse followed by acute respiratory insufficiency. Hydrocephalus secondary to

Quadriplegia recovery after hemi-section and transplant model of spinal cord at the level of C5 and C6.

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A spinal cord hemi-section with a homologous transplant of medullar tissue at the level of C5-C6 and preservation of the anterior spinal artery was used to evaluate the histological characteristics such as quantity and quality of axons, myelin index and blood vessels after quadriplegia recovery.

Cervicomedullary injury after pneumococcal meningitis with brain edema.

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OBJECTIVE To demonstrate a rare but potential mechanism of quadriplegia in a patient with fulminant pneumococcal meningitis complicated by severe intracranial hypertension. METHODS Case report. METHODS Intensive care unit. METHODS A 21-year-old man who presented with 3 days of headache,

Transient Cardiomyopathy and Quadriplegia Induced by Ephedrine Decongestant.

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Ephedrine decongestant products are widely used. Common side effects include palpitations, nervousness, and headache. More severe adverse reactions include cardiomyopathy and vasospasm. We report the case of an otherwise healthy 37-year-old woman who presented with acute-onset quadriplegia and heart

Hemorrhagic intramedullary hemangioblastoma of the cervical spinal cord presenting with acute-onset quadriparesis: case report and review of the literature.

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BACKGROUND Hemangioblastomas of the spinal cord are uncommon vascular tumors. Patients commonly present with subtle neurologic findings that are thought to represent growth of the lesion over time. Hemorrhage of an intramedullary hemangioblastoma presenting as acute neurologic deficit is an

Acute quadriplegia due to bilateral cerebral metastases.

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A 51-year-old man developed severe quadriparesis without sensory loss after a fall on the occiput. When he was treated with corticosteroids, the weakness worsened slightly for 2 days, but he then progressively improved and ultimately walked unassisted. Two months later, postmortem examination

Spinal cord edema: unusual magnetic resonance imaging findings in cervical spondylosis.

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OBJECTIVE Spinal cord edema is a rare radiological finding in chronic degenerative disorders of the spine. Between 1997 and 2001, the authors treated six patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy in whom postoperative spinal cord edema was demonstrated. The authors describe the radiological and

Survival after pulmonary edema due to enterovirus 71 encephalitis.

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BACKGROUND A distinctive pattern of enterovirus 71 (EV71) infection, characterized by fever, exanthem, acute pulmonary edema (PE), brainstem encephalitis, and flaccid paresis, affects infants and young children. Most die rapidly owing to respiratory failure and fulminant PE. METHODS The authors

"White cord syndrome" of acute tetraplegia after anterior cervical decompression and fusion for chronic spinal cord compression: a case report.

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Paralysis is the most feared postoperative complication of ACDF and occurs most often due to an epidural hematoma. In the absence of a clear etiology, inadequate decompression or vascular insult such as ischemia/reperfusion injury are the usual suspects. Herewith we report a case of complete loss of

Sudden quadriplegia after a minor trauma. The role of preexisting spinal stenosis.

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Three patients are described who became quadriplegic after a minor trauma to the spine without suffering a spinal fracture dislocation. Radiologic investigation revealed marked stenosis of the spinal canal, due to developmental stenosis with superimposed degenerative changes in two patients, and

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