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... NMO immunoglobulin G or aquaporin-4 antibody positivity was included in the diagnostic criteria for NMO in 2006 and improved recognition of the disease. It should be noted that the sensitivity of NMO IgG varies in ... See full document

... Contrast CT scanning of the chest and neck revealed a 2.6-cm enhancing mass at the left carotid bifurcation, consistent with a carotid body tumor (CBT) (figure, C).. Scattered enhancing [r] ... See full document

... Surgical resection is recommended for patients who have had embolic events/complications, or for highly mobile or large (>1 cm) masses. 8,10 Given the typical peduncular appearance of PFEs, the majority of tumors can ... See full document

... gression may cause ophthalmoplegia, blindness, sensory loss, and meningeal carcinomatosis. Seizures, IHT, and cognitive impairment occur less often. Suspicion of neo- plastic etiology is established when there is ... See full document

... with transverse myelitis of unclear origin but based on radiologic features and initial positive PCR, HSV-1 was ...ANA, clinical worsening, ongoing enhancement, and substantial family history of ... See full document

... common cause of peripheral vertigo is benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), which arises from free-floating otoconia that settle in a semicircular ... See full document

... Multiple factors can influence the positivity of MR scans in myelitis. Normal spinal MR findings can not completely rule out the presence of demyelinating lesions. In fact, clinical evolution of MS was also ... See full document

... 2 are part of the reticular activating system, which is involved in maintaining consciousness and arousal. Perturbations in these portions of the thalamus can cause confusion, depressed levels of alertness, and ... See full document

... compressive cause is identified, a lumbar puncture should be performed to distinguish an inflammatory from a non-inflammatory condition (such as ischemia, epidural lipomatosis or fibrocartilagineous ...undertaken. ... See full document

... exception of acute methanol toxicity. Infiltration of the anterior optic disc can cause swollen optic discs and visual loss. It usually occurs from leukemia, lym- phoma, or conditions such as sarcoidosis. Compres- ... See full document

... pathic transverse myelitis. The name idiopathic indicates that the cause is unknown, and this clinical entity most certainly contains etiologic ...the clinical evaluation, including ... See full document

... infectious myelitis can be difficult to discern from an idiopathic etiology because the clinical presentation (fever and constitutional symptoms) and CSF findings can be ...to cause infectious ... See full document

... The 2 sisters with ITM both had acute onset of sensory loss in the legs, weakness, and bowel/ bladder dysfunction. The first developed ITM at age 15 years with a clinical nadir of complete paralysis, which slowly ... See full document

... can cause devastating and often permanent injury when they ...progressive transverse myelitis following combined therapy, which did not improve until treatment with ... See full document

... have clinical, neurophysiologic, or imaging evidence of ...her clinical response to plasma- pheresis supported an antibody-mediated ...her clinical phenotype was similar to other pa- tients, ... See full document

... Included studies were summarised using descriptive analyses to provide an overview of the information on populations studied, clinical presentations, underlying co-morbidity, and patient mortality outcomes. We ... See full document

... Both clinical features and peripheral blood cytokine production patterns of low-titer anti-AQP4 antibody patients were similar to those of anti-AQP4 antibody-negative OSMS patients with ... See full document

... her clinical presentation, history of organ transplantation, use of high-dose im- munosuppression with cyclosporine, persistence of EBV DNA on serial CSF analysis, and circulating levels of EBV DNA between 20,000 ... See full document

... Eight cases of “pure” acute transverse nwelitis (ATM) following varicella have previously been reported in the literature.. \Ve report the ninth case of postvaricella ATM in.[r] ... See full document

... ical reasoning skills of trainees. Residency programs, medical student preceptors, and individuals were in- vited to use this Mystery Case as an educational tool. Responses were solicited through a group e-mail ... See full document