Postrema area syndrome in the context of systemic lupus erythematosus: Case report
HeliyonIntroduction: The area postrema, located on the floor of the fourth ventricle, regulates vomiting, fluid balance, osmoregulation, and immunomodulation. First documented in 1896, it has been a subject of scientific interest ever since.
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Wernicke's encephalopathy precipitated by area postrema syndrome of NMO-SD [PDF]
Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2023 Mahto Anuradha +5 more
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A concise historical perspective of the area postrema structure and function [PDF]
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2020 First described by Retzius at the end of the 19th century, the structure in the posterior medulla oblongata, then named area postrema, underwent an intense investigation into its function in the decades that followed.
Thiago Ferreira Simões DE SOUZA
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Postvaccination acute disseminated encephalomyelitis with area postrema syndrome and quasi benign paroxysmal positional vertigo: a case report [PDF]
Анналы клинической и экспериментальной неврологии, 2022 Area postrema syndrome (APS) develops in patients with lesions found in the floor of the fourth ventricle and manifests with nausea, intractable vomiting, and hiccup.
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Area postrema syndrome as frequent feature of Bickerstaff brainstem encephalitis. [PDF]
Ann Clin Transl Neurol, 2018 AbstractObjectiveArea postrema (AP) syndrome (defined as: nausea and/or emesis and/or singultus at onset of brainstem dysfunction) comprises complex pathophysiologic mechanisms triggered by different entities. The first objective was to assess the frequency of AP syndrome as a clinical feature in brainstem encephalitis (BE).
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Seronegative Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis with Area Postrema Symptoms
Case Reports in NeurologyIntroduction: Patients presenting with encephalopathy and longitudinally extensive myelitis pose a significant diagnostic challenge. Area postrema-related symptoms, such as intractable hiccoughs, can aid in narrowing the differential diagnosis.
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Diagnostic Challenges and Clinical Management of Area Postrema Syndrome: A Case Report on Persistent Nausea and Vomiting [PDF]
Clinical Case ReportsArea postrema syndrome (APS) is a rare neurological syndrome that presents a significant diagnostic challenge due to its nonspecific clinical manifestations, most commonly persistent nausea and vomiting, which frequently lead to initial misdiagnosis as a
Andreea‐Gabriela Manole +4 more
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Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders with recurrent syncope due to area postrema syndrome: a case report and literature review [PDF]
BMC NeurologyBackground Area postrema syndrome is one of the core clinical features of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD), characterized by intractable hiccups, nausea, and vomiting.
Hexiang Yin, Yingjie Wang, Yan Xu
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Area postrema syndrome: Another feature of anti-GFAP encephalomyelitis
Multiple Sclerosis Journal, 2019 Anti–Glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) encephalomyelitis is a recently described entity and while the spectrum of this disease has been explored, further research is needed to fully describe its phenotype. Area postrema syndrome (APS) is usually associated with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSDs), whereas no case of APS has been ...
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Stress cardiomyopathy associated with area postrema syndrome as a presentation of neuromyelitis optica: case report [PDF]
BMC Neurology, 2020 Background Stress cardiomyopathy (Takotsubo cardiomyopathy) is very rare in the central nervous system (CNS) demyelinating disorders. Although this dysfunction of the heart-brain axis has been reported in several case series related to multiple sclerosis
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