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A case report on recurrent alternating Tolosa-Hunt syndrome due to bacterial sphenoid sinusitis: rediscussing the diagnostic terminology and classification

open access: yesBMC Neurology, 2023
Background Tolosa-Hunt syndrome (THS) is characterized by painful ophthalmoplegia caused by idiopathic granulomatous inflammation involving the cavernous sinus region. Patients respond well to steroid therapy.
Wei He   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

An autopsy study of a familial oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD) with distal spread and neurogenic involvement [PDF]

open access: yes, 1981
An 81-year-old man from a family with a history of oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD) involving 6 members over 4 generations is described. The patient first noted drooping of his eyelids at the age of 65.
Aarli   +49 more
core   +1 more source

Using Whole Genome Sequencing in an African Subphenotype of Myasthenia Gravis to Generate a Pathogenetic Hypothesis

open access: yesFrontiers in Genetics, 2019
Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a rare, treatable antibody-mediated disease which is characterized by muscle weakness. The pathogenic antibodies are most frequently directed at the acetylcholine receptors (AChRs) at the skeletal muscle endplate.
Melissa Nel   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Heroin and diplopia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Aims: To describe the eye misalignments that occur during heroin use and heroin detoxification and to give an overview of the management of persisting diplopia (double vision) which results from eye misalignment.
Firth, A.Y.
core   +1 more source

Mucocele of the sphenoid sinus: A rare cause of reversible 3 rd nerve palsy

open access: yesAnnals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2012
Ophthalmoplegia due to 3 rd nerve palsy is a common occurrence, and is usually a sign of diabetes mellitus or a serious intracranial disease. We report a rare case of pupil sparing 3 rd nerve palsy caused by mucocele of the sphenoid sinus.
Rashim Kataria   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A variable neurodegenerative phenotype with polymerase gamma mutation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
mtDNA replication and repair, causes mitochondrial diseases including autosomal dominant progressive external ophthalmoplegia (PEO),1 childhood hepato-encephalopathy (Alpers– Huttenlocher syndrome), adult-onset spinocerebellar ataxia, and sensory nerve
Baruffini, E.   +8 more
core   +1 more source

Campylobacter jejuni-Associated Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis and Guillain-Barre Syndrome: A Case Report

open access: yesFrontiers in Medicine, 2022
Campylobacter jejuni (C. jejuni), a Gram-negative bacterium, belongs to microaerobic bacteria. We reported a 21-year-old male patient diagnosed with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) due to C. jejuni infection, who presented with multiple clinical
Fang-e Shi   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Progression of myopathology in Kearns-Sayre syndrome [PDF]

open access: yes, 1992
We report on the progression of myopathology by comparing two biopsies from a patient with a Kearns-Sayre-Syndrome. The first biopsy was taken in 1979 and showed 10% ragged-red fibers.
B. Meurers   +11 more
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血管病相关性眼肌麻痹病因的研究进展 Study Progress of Etiology of Ophthalmoplegia Associated with Vascular Disease

open access: yesZhongguo cuzhong zazhi, 2018
眼肌麻痹是神经内科、眼科、神经眼科的常见体征。根据病变部位,血管病相关的眼肌 麻痹可分为核上型、核型、核间型、周围神经型,不同型别的眼肌麻痹有不同的病因。核上型、核型 及核间型眼肌麻痹多见于卒中,其中核型眼肌麻痹以动眼神经核受累最常见。周围神经型眼肌麻痹 病因众多,如糖尿病性眼肌麻痹、动脉瘤、颈内动脉海绵窦瘘等。糖尿病性眼肌麻痹多累及动眼神经, 瞳孔受累较轻,一般数周后开始恢复;动脉瘤和颈内动脉海绵窦瘘所致眼肌麻痹需行数字减影血管 造影(digital subraction angiography ...
李然,景筠
doaj   +1 more source

Flux control of cytochrome c oxidase in human skeletal muscle [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
In the present work, by titrating cytochrome c oxidase (COX) with the specific inhibitor KCN, the flux control coefficient and the metabolic reserve capacity of COX have been determined in human saponin-permeabilized muscle fibers. In the presence of the
Attardi, Giuseppe   +5 more
core   +1 more source

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