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Superior mesenteric artery syndrome in acute traumatic quadriplegia: case reports and literature review.

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Superior mesenteric artery syndrome is a condition in which the third portion of the duodenum is intermittently compressed by the overlying superior mesenteric artery, resulting in gastrointestinal obstruction. Predisposing factors include rapid weight loss, prolonged supine positioning, and using a

Quadriplegia due to lead-contaminated opium--case report.

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OBJECTIVE Utilization of lead-contaminated opium may lead to severe motor neuron impairment and quadriplegia. METHODS Forty years oriented old male, opium addict, was admitted to the ICU, with headache, nausea and abdominal pain, and weakness in his lower and upper extremities without definitive

[Adult identical twins with moyamoya disease].

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Adult identical twins with Moyamoya disease are reported. Laboratory examinations such as blood types, AB, Rh(+), HLA (human leucocytic antigen) analysis [AW26(9), A26(10), BW62(15), BW61(40), CW3], and finger prints, and hairs confirmed that two patients were identical twins. Both had normal serum

Myelitis due to Coccidioidomycosis in an Immunocompetent Patient.

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Myelitis of the spinal cord is an uncommon presentation of disseminated coccidioidomycosis. Most infected patients present subclinically, but patients, especially those who are immunocompromised, may progress to disseminated disease. We present a 50-year-old immunocompetent patient with no

Somatosensory Evoked Potentials as a Tool to Evaluate Brainstem Herniation in the Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit.

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Somatosensory evoked potentials (SSEPs) are a sensitive, minimally invasive technique used to localize dysfunction of myelinated peripheral and central axons in the nervous system. The utility of SSEPs in acutely assessing central nervous system function in brainstem herniation in the neuroscience

Superior mesenteric artery syndrome in a tetraplegic patient, 11 years after a spinal cord injury: a case report.

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METHODS Case report. OBJECTIVE To report on the need to consider the possibility of the superior mesenteric artery syndrome (SMAS) even after a long time from the initial spinal cord injury. METHODS Ulsan, South Korea. METHODS A 41-year-old man with complete tetraplegia was evaluated for nausea and

Colonic obstruction in a tetraplegic patient: a common symptom from an uncommon cause

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Introduction: It is difficult to diagnose an acute abdomen condition in people with spinal cord injury due to abnormal sensation below the injured level and multiple co-morbidities. These issues can mislead the exact diagnosis and delay

Slow recovery from severe inorganic arsenic poisoning despite treatment with DMSA (2.3-dimercaptosuccinic acid).

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A 39-year-old woman was hospitalized for nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, and weakness of unknown etiology. Her condition progressively deteriorated and she developed multiple organ failure and tetraplegia. The diagnosis of inorganic arsenic poisoning was established by measurements of arsenic in urine

Osmotic demyelination and hypertonic dehydration in a 9-year-old girl: changes in cerebrospinal fluid myelin basic protein.

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A 9-year-old girl was admitted for the treatment of hyper-natremic dehydration. Her history was significant for psychogenic polydipsia, hyponatremia, and a renal concentrating defect. She presented with a 2-day history of altered mental status, ataxia, lethargy, fever, nausea, vomiting, and

Basilar Artery Infarct

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The basilar artery (BA) is formed over the surface of pons by two vertebral arteries to supply the critical areas of the brain and brainstem. Anatomically, it can subdivide into three arbitrary segments: proximal form vertebral artery (VA) to anterior inferior cerebellar arteries (AICA), middle from

Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty of stenotic primitive hypoglossal artery--case report.

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A 76-year-old female presented with vertebrobasilar insufficiency due to a severe stenosis of the right primitive hypoglossal artery (an unusual carotid-basilar anastomosis) manifesting as recurrent transient ischemic attacks (TIA) associated with quadriparesis and cerebellar ataxia with vertigo,

Pathological contrast enhancement of the oculomotor and trigeminal nerves caused by intracranial hypotension syndrome.

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The typical symptom of intracranial hypotension syndrome is orthostatic headache. The headache may also be accompanied by neck pain and stiffness, low backache, radicular symptoms, quadriplegia, interscapular pain, nausea/vomiting, and cranial nerve involvement symptoms (hearing and visual problems,

Thyrotoxicosis presenting as hypokalaemic paralysis and hyperlactataemia in an oriental man.

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A 35-year-old Malaysian man presented with rapid onset of flaccid quadriparesis associated with nausea and vomiting. General blood tests revealed severe hypokalaemia (serum potassium 1.5 mmol/L) and hypophosphataemia (serum phosphate 0.29 mmol/L) as a potential cause of the flaccid paralysis.

[Autonomic dysfunctions in acute intermittent porphyria].

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A young woman with acute intermittent porphyria is described. She was admitted in a prolonged attack and had developed a flaccid quadriplegia. During the course she showed various manifestations of the autonomic nervous system, including pupils, gastrointestinal tract, cardiovascular system and

Radiation-induced spinal cord glioblastoma subsequent to treatment of medulloblastoma: case report

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Medulloblastomas are one of the most common malignant pediatric brain tumors. Therapy has evolved into multimodality treatments consisting of surgery, radiation, and adjuvant chemotherapy. While craniospinal radiation remains standard for patients older than 3 years of age, it is not free of side

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