DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
CSF examination
Limbic encephalitis
Limbic encephalitis is a form of encephalitis. In a small number of cases, the pathogens responsible for encephalitis attack primarily the limbic system (a collection of structures at the base of the brain responsible for emotions and many other basic functions), often causing memory deficits similar to those observed in Alzheimer's disease or Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (although limbic encephalitis does not cause the same cognitive deficits as these diseases. However, for 20% of people with the diagnosis of limbic encephalitis an MRI will not show any neurological abnormalities 60% of the time, limbic encephalitis is paraneoplastic in origin...
CSF examination - List of case studies
- List of Examinations
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in case studies throughout the site. click on an examination name to view a list of all articles it is mentioned in | A | ... CRP (C-Reactive Protein) CRP determination CSF analysis CSF examination CSF immunoblotting finding CSF test ...
- Motor Neuropathy
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clinically and all 4 limbs electrically. The neurologic examination showed left lower and left upper limb hyposthenia with mainly ... in serum and the anti-borrelia Igm in serum, as well as CSF immunoblotting finding of “ G type Paraproteinemia ” and the ...
- Cluster headache
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of vertigo, for which she carried out otorhinolaryngology examination and brain NMR. On NMR was detected a periventricular lesion of ... ( evoked potentials , blood tests but no CSF tests ) that have excluded a demyelinating disease. The neurologist has ...
- 3-year old boy with Medulloblastoma
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may be left in the site of the primary tumor and in the csf AND to delay irradiation therapy . The use of high dose chemotherapy, ... MRI, immunohistochemistry , classic immunostaining, examination of the cerebro-spinal fluid. Medicines : thiotepa ...
- Axonal and Demyelinative Sensorimotor Neuropathy
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testing or tendon reflexes), so the status of the motor examination is not entirely clear. I am inferring that motor function is ... component ). Regarding laboratory studies, the CSF protein is mildly elevated and raises the diagnostic possibility of CIDP ...
- Motor Neuropathy – additional opinion
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motor neuropathy affecting all 4 limbs. The neurologic examination showed left limb hyposthenia, left upper limb hypotrophy and ... in serum and the anti-borrelia Igm in serum, as well as CSF immunoblotting finding of “ G type Paraproteinemia ” and the ...
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
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sclerosis was suggested. An immunoelectrofocusing of CSF was negative. About two and a half years ago appearance of pain ... complications. At discharge, the neurological objective examination highlighted a clear reduction of the typical pain and of the ...
- Guillain-Barré Syndrome / Acute Myeloradiculoneuritis
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have reached their pick within less than a day. On examination the left lower limb was plegic and the right lower limb was ... the patient also underwent a lumbar spinal tap and CSF test : clear and colourless aspect; cells 2 mm^3; Pandy reaction +---; ... of the treatments, the following exams were performed: -CSF test: confirming the albumin-cytologic dissociation . Clear and ...
- 1st and 2nd Motor Neuron Disease of ALS-type
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fall in the ward . At a general objective examination: PA: 140/80; FC: 80 b/min R. No alterations on various ... the diagnosis. There is no need for lumbar puncture for CSF analysis. Treatment, unfortunately, is for the symptom relief ...
- Inflammatory Demyelinizing Disease
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level of the right semioval center. The conclusions of the examination gave evidence for: “compatibly with the clinical-anamnestic ... system in situ, within the norm. Regular width of the CSF subarachnoid spaces. After intravenous contrast medium treatment none of ...