DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
Motor symptoms
Frontotemporal dementia and parkinsonism linked to chromosome 17
Frontotemporal dementia and parkinsonism linked to chromosome 17 (FTDP-17) is an autosomal dominant neurodegenerative disorder, which has three cardinal features: behavioral and personality changes, cognitive impairment, and motor symptoms. FTDP-17 was defined during the International Consensus Conference in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 1996. The prevalence and incidence remain unknown but FTDP-17 is an extremely rare condition. It is caused by mutations in the tau gene, which encodes a microtubule-binding protein. Over 100 families with 38 different mutations in the tau gene have been identified worldwide...
Motor symptoms - List of case studies
- Cerebral Atrophy
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providing clinical evidence for a cerebellar motor syndrome . The most recent examination showed ataxia, dysarthria, ... treated with Coumadin prior to the onset of these symptoms. ... 2008 and 2009 providing clinical evidence for a cerebellar motor syndrome. The examination from April 2009 is described as showing ...
- Recurrent metastases in malignant tumor of left forearm
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nerve to be isolated (superficial sensory branch and deep motor branch) and the latter one saved. The sensory branch was reconstructed ... Symptoms : malignant lesion on left forearm, palpable tumefaction (ventral ...
- Multiple fractures of the elbow – results of multifragmentary fracture of left elbow
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severely restricted range of motion and seriously painful symptoms in the left elbow. ... electromyography test , concluded: “voluntary motor activity is noted in the abductor muscle of Finger V of the left hand. ... To this date, the patient still has seriously painful symptoms in the left elbow that extend also to the fingers and restrict their ...
- List of Diseases and Conditions
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(encephalic trunk) Brainstem injury Brainstem motor dysfunction Breast cancer Brisk reflexes at the knees ... antagonist muscles Coagulation defects Coalition symptoms Cockayne Syndrome Cockayne syndrome Cognitive defect ...
- Knee Condition
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of the knee: swelling with consequent pain and motor activity difficulty. The first orthopaedist suspected a lesion of the ... as it was previously (swelling with consequent pain and motor activity difficulty). ... Symptoms : swelling of the left knee, consequent pain, motor activity ...
- Motor Neuropathy
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52-year-old male with a one year history of lower motor neuropathy affecting the limbs, left upper and lower limbs clinically and ... Symptoms : hyposthenia (left lower limb and left upper limb), distal motor ...
- Motor Neuropathy – additional opinion
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53-year-old male with lower motor neuropathy affecting all 4 limbs. The neurologic examination showed left ... Symptoms : hyposthenia (left lower limb and left upper limb), distal motor ...
- Guillain-Barré Syndrome / Acute Myeloradiculoneuritis
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legs and sensory level from the umbilicus downwards. The symptoms have reached their pick within less than a day. On examination the ... finding is indicative of a demyelinating sensory and motor neuropathy on the lower limbs. The examined nerve trunks on the left ...
- Possible Anorexia, Vomiting, Failure to Gain Weight and Linear Growth Retardation
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development has been normal for her corrected age. Both motor and cognitive. • In April, the patient was now 1 year of ... Symptoms : vomiting, feeding problems, apnea, bradycardia, poor feeding. ...
- Spinal column pathology
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intense low back pain after lifting weights at work. The symptoms resolved without further problems. The patient works as a ... therapy, the fact that there are already signs of upper motor neuron impairment makes surgery to be the preferable treatment. ...