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A Rare Neurological Complication of Waldenstroms Macroglobulinemia (P5.183)
Conclusions:Diagnostic approach to bilateral FNP should evaluate for: traumatic (skull fractures), infectious (classically Lyme disease), metabolic (diabetes), autoimmune (sarcoidosis, Guillain-Barré syndrome), congenital (Moebius syndrome) and neoplastic (brainstem tumors) entities. WM is a rare cause, a condition due to low-grade B cell lymphoma where lymphoplasmacytoid cells infiltrate different tissues and secrete monoclonal IgM. Peripheral neuropathy develops in 15–30% of the cases, usually a chronic, progressive, symmetric, predominantly distal polyneuropathy. Facial nerve impairment is unusual, caused b...
Source: Neurology - April 17, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Acosta, G. T., Gadhia, R., Leslie-Mazwi, T. Tags: Neuro-oncology: Brain and CNS Metastases Source Type: research
After Moyamoya surgery, a back-to-normal birthday for Carolyn
Before Moyamoya surgery
Carolyn Milks turns 8 on August 21. It’s a big celebration. Carolyn and her family aren’t just celebrating her birthday — they’re celebrating Carolyn’s return to normal. For most of the summer, things like swimming, riding her bicycle and horsing around with her sisters and cousins had been out of the question for Carolyn.
But on August 11, Dr. Ed Smith, co-director of the Boston Children’s Hospital Cerebrovascular Surgery and Interventions Center, gave Carolyn the green light. She could go back to being a kid.
“This is what kids really want. They just want to ...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - August 18, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Joyce Choi Tags: Our Patients’ Stories Boston Children's at Waltham Cerebrovascular Surgery and Interventions Center Dr. Ed Smith moyamoya Source Type: news
The Case Files: Unusual Headache
By Al-Hashimi, Siddhartha DO; Leavens, John MD
A 23-year-old woman with a history of migraine headaches presented to the emergency department for a different-than-usual headache. She had a six-day history of intermittent headaches. The onset was at rest, and there was no history of trauma.
The headache was located behind her left eye, and it radiated into the posterior portion of her head. She characterized it as being 8/10 in intensity. Bright lights were reported as an exacerbating factor. The headache was associated with nausea and multiple episodes of emesis. She had 10 episodes of vomiting the evening prior to arri...
Source: The Case Files - June 5, 2014 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: research
