Cruciate hemiplegia: A clinical syndrome, a neuroanatomical controversy. Report of two cases and review of the literature

1990 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Ciappetta ◽  
M. Salvati ◽  
A. Raco ◽  
M. Artico
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Syndrome ◽  
Review Of The Literature

Nasopharyngeal Mucormycotic Osteitis: A New Syndrome Characterized by Initial Presentation of Multiple Cranial Nerve Palsies

1980 ◽  
Vol 88 (2) ◽  
pp. 146-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mamdouh S. Bahna ◽  
Paul H. Ward ◽  
Horst R. Konrad
Keyword(s):  
Cranial Nerve ◽  
Clinical Syndrome ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Eighth Cranial Nerve ◽  
Nerve Paralysis ◽  
Cranial Nerve Paralysis ◽  
Biopsy Specimens ◽  
Cranial Nerve Palsies ◽  
Base Of The Skull ◽  
Multiple Cranial Nerve

Rhinocerebral mucormycosis, a highly lethal fungal infection of the head and neck, is commonly recognized by its classic appearance. Two cases of this newly recognized clinical syndrome with isolated unilateral peripheral cranial nerve V, VI, VII, IX, X, XI, and XII palsies and initial sparing of the eighth cranial nerve are presented. Examination revealed that each patient had ulceration of the nasopharynx and osteitis of the base of the skull. Nose, orbits, paranasal sinuses, and intracranial nervous systems were initially spared. The cause of this obscure cranial nerve paralysis was diagnosed from biopsy specimens of the nasopharyngeal tissues and the demonstration of nonseptate hyphae. Review of the literature did not indicate that this syndrome had previously been recognized. The name nasopharyngeal mucormycotic osteitis is suggested.

scholarly journals Chorea: clinical correlates of 119 cases

1996 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
pp. 419-427 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Fernanda Mendes ◽  
Luiz Augusto Franco De Andrade ◽  
Henrique Ballalai Ferraz
Keyword(s):  
Developed Countries ◽  
Clinical Syndrome ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
World Federation ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Huntington's Chorea ◽  
Common Causes ◽  
The World ◽  
Different Parts

Chorea is a clinical syndrome characterized by abnormal involuntary arrhythmic movements, randomly distributed in time, affecting mainly the distal parts of the limbs. There are many diseases associated with chorea but the distribution of the etiologies vary too much in different parts of the world. We intended to study the etiologies of chorea in a Movement Disorders Unit of a university hospital-based outpatient clinic in Brazil. We studied the records of 119 patients with chorea based in the diagnostic criteria of the World Federation of Neurology. Sydenham's chorea (SC) was the most frequent cause of chorea (51.3%) of our sample. Other common causes were Huntington's chorea (18.5%) and chorea post-stroke (9.2%). SC is not commonly seen in developed countries nowadays but is not rare in Brazil. SC patients generally have the clinical manifestation of it in the first 20 years of age and girls are more affected than boys and this feature was observed in our sample. Based on our own experience and in the review of the literature we propose an etiological classification of chorea.

Ultrasonography in diagnosis of the common bile duct pathology and pathology of the major duodenal papilla, complicated by mechanical jaundice

2021 ◽  
pp. 5-17
Author(s):  
Vladimir Alexandrovich Ivanov ◽  
Roman Nikolaevich Malushenko ◽  
Alexander Evgenievich Denisov ◽  
Elena Nikolaevna Kondrashenko
Keyword(s):  
Bile Duct ◽  
Common Bile Duct ◽  
Bile Flow ◽  
Clinical Syndrome ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Duodenal Papilla ◽  
Important Place ◽  
Major Duodenal Papilla ◽  
The Common ◽  
Diagnostic Capabilities

Mechanical jaundice is a clinical syndrome that develops due to the bile flow impairment along the bile ducts to the duodenum, remains one of the urgent problems of medicine. Of great importance among the causes of mechanical jaundice are diseases of the common bile duct and the major duodenal papilla, the diagnosis of which to this day remains a rather difficult task. The use of MRCP, ERСP, endo-ultrasonography and other highly informative bile tract imaging methods, despite great diagnostic capabilities, is associated with a number of limitations. In this regard, an important place, especially in the primary examination of patients, is occupied by transabdominal ultrasound, the advantages of which are non-invasiveness, portability, accessibility, safety, the possibility of multiple reiteration. A review of the literature presents domestic and foreign data of researchers regarding the possibility of ultrasonography in diagnostics of the common bile duct pathology and the pathology of the major duodenal papilla that are complicated by mechanical jaundice, as well as the greatest difficulties in diagnosing this pathology.

Calciphylaxis, A Poorly Understood Clinical Syndrome: Three Case Reports and a Review of the Literature

2001 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 470-473 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.C. Howe ◽  
J.D. Murray ◽  
R.T. Reeves ◽  
J.R. Hemp ◽  
J.H. Carlisle
Keyword(s):  
Case Reports ◽  
Clinical Syndrome ◽  
Review Of The Literature

scholarly journals Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome or Catatonia? A Case Report

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 190-193
Author(s):  
Sebastian Rodriguez ◽  
Keith A. Dufendach ◽  
Robert M. Weinreib
Keyword(s):  
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome ◽  
Marked Improvement ◽  
Early Recognition ◽  
Signs And Symptoms ◽  
Clinical Syndrome ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Case Presentation ◽  
Life Saving ◽  
Intravenous Diazepam ◽  
Autonomic Instability

AbstractIntroductionA review of the literature has shown that there are many similarities in the presentation of neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) and catatonia. Attempts to reconcile the differences have been made by suggesting that NMS and catatonia may represent different presentations of the same illness or that they lie within the same spectrum of a poorly understood clinical syndrome. The described case is of a patient who presented with NMS and catatonia which was difficult to diagnose, but which responded to treatment with intravenous diazepam.Case presentationThe case concerns a 22-year-old male admitted for pulmonary hypertension to an intensive care unit (ICU). Three days following admission, he developed a high fever that did not respond to antibiotics. The patient then developed rigidity, nocturnal agitation, decreased responsiveness, and somnolence. Without the use of bromocriptine (Novartis, Basel, Switzerland) or dantrolene (Par Pharmaceuticals, Chestnut Ridge, USA) discontinuation of neuroleptics combined with intravenous diazepam (Pfizer, NY, USA) led to a very rapid response and marked improvement in the case.ConclusionsEarly recognition and management of NMS and MC in a complex, gravely ill patient, may be accomplished in the ICU despite obfuscation of traditional signs and symptoms of the NMS and MC syndrome. Such interventions can have life-saving effects on patients in danger of fatal autonomic instability.

The clinical syndrome of primary tic disorder associated with dystonia: A large clinical series and a review of the literature

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 679-684 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joana Damásio ◽  
Mark J. Edwards ◽  
Araceli Alonso-Canovas ◽  
Petra Schwingenschuh ◽  
Georg Kägi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Syndrome ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Tic Disorder ◽  
Clinical Series

scholarly journals Historical aspects of the development of the theory of ventricular preexcitation

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 45-51
Author(s):  
G. R. Matsonashvili ◽  
T. R. Matsonashvili ◽  
S. Yu. Serguladze ◽  
V. G. Suladze ◽  
R. H. Faizaliev
Keyword(s):  
Surgical Procedures ◽  
Clinical Syndrome ◽  
Conducting System ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Historical Aspects ◽  
Electrophysiological Studies ◽  
Ventricular Preexcitation

The paper conducts a review of the literature on the problem of cognition of the nature of the syndrome of preexcitation of the ventricles. Despite the data of early publications, supporting the theory of bypass as a substrate of preexcitation, disputes and searches for the nature of this clinical syndrome continued until 1970, until surgical procedures and the first electrophysiological studies confirmed the “bypass” of the normal conducting system. Article describes the chronology of events related to the understanding of the syndrome, which bears the name Wolff-Parkinson-White.

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