Isolated Area Postrema Syndrome Preceding the Diagnosis of Giant Cell Arteritis: A Case Report. [PDF]
Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm, 2023 We report a case of biopsy-proven giant cell arteritis after an initial presentation of area postrema syndrome.A 65-year-old man was evaluated using MRI, temporal artery biopsy, and ultrasound.The patient presented with refractory nausea, vomiting, and hiccups that caused weight loss without any other neurologic or clinical symptoms.
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Area Postrema Syndrome as the Initial Presentation of Alexander Disease [PDF]
Neurology, 2021 A 16-year-old boy presented with 6 years evolution of anorexia, failure to thrive, nocturnal vomiting, and dysphagia. He was exhaustively explored. Neurologic examination was normal except hoarse voice. MRI revealed a hyperintensity of the area postrema (Figure).
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Area postrema syndrome: a neurological presentation of nausea, vomiting and hiccups. [PDF]
BMJ Case Rep, 2020 A 44-year-old, previously healthy, Asian woman presented with a 1-month history of daily, intractable nausea, vomiting, hiccups and a 7 kg weight loss. She had persistent dry heaves, with food triggering vomiting.
Chan KH, Vorobeychik G.
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The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery, 2021 Background Although area postrema syndrome (APS) is one of the core clinical features of neuromyelitis optic spectrum disorder (NMOSD), it is frequently misdiagnosed as gastrointestinal or systemic disorders.
Eman M. Khedr +6 more
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A rare cause of sinus node dysfunction: Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder with area postrema syndrome [PDF]
HeartRhythm Case ReportsXuyan Teoh, MBBS (UK), MRCP (UK) +4 more
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A case report on recurrent area postrema syndrome in AQP4-IgG-positive NMOSD. [PDF]
Oxf Med Case Reports, 2022 ABSTRACTNeuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is an inflammatory condition of the central nervous system caused by severe immune-mediated demyelination and axonal destruction, mainly affecting optic nerves and the spinal cord. We describe a 26-year-old Nepalese woman with recent onset of headache, nausea, vomiting and hiccups indicative of ...
Shrestha R, Kharel G.
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Isolated Area Postrema Syndrome Presenting as Intractable Nausea and Vomiting. [PDF]
Cureus, 2020 Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is a disease of central nervous system, characterized by demyelination and axonal damage mostly involving optic nerves and spinal cord. Usually these patients present with symptoms related to optic neuritis or myelitis with a typical relapsing course.
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Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder with area postrema syndrome. [PDF]
Neurol Clin Pract, 2019 Cardiac arrest may be accompanied with intractable hiccups and nausea or appear independently in patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder.
Okada K, Kobata M, Naruke S.
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A Missed Case of Area Postrema Syndrome Presenting with Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder. [PDF]
Am J Case Rep, 2022 BACKGROUND Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD), which is also known as Devic disease, is a chronic disorder of the brain and spinal cord that includes inflammation of the optic nerve and spinal cord. Area postrema syndrome (APS) is due to involvement of the bulbar emetic reflex center, and has previously been described in NMOSD.
Khan F, Sharma N, Ud Din M, Aziz M.
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Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorders (NMOSD); Diagnostic criteria (ORP-56) [PDF]
Neurology Letters, 2023 Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD) is an autoimmune astrocytopathy. The term NMOSD is used as an umbrella term that refers to Aquaporin-4 (IgG) positive NMO and some closely related clinical syndromes without AQP4-IgG. Core clinical features
Maryam Poursadeghfard
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