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Spinal cord infarction. A case report and narrative review
Acta Biomed. 2021 Apr 30;92(S1):e2021080. doi: 10.23750/abm.v92iS1.8395.ABSTRACTSpinal cord infarction is a rare but severe disorder, consistently less frequent than ischemic brain injury. It constitutes only 1-2% of all neurological vascular emergencies. Here we describe a case of spinal cord infarction in a 68-year-old Caucasian man without any neurological problem in his clinical history. The patient presented to the Emergency Department complaining for sudden onset of lower limbs weakness, as well as pain and mild loss of sensitivity in both legs. These symptoms suddenly arose after a 10 minutes bicycle race. He underw...
Source: Acta Bio-Medica : Atenei Parmensis - May 4, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Federica Pigna Silvia Lana Carlotta Bellini Laura Bonfanti Michele Creta Gianfranco Cervellin Source Type: research

Suprascapular nerve block for the treatment of hemiplegic shoulder pain in patients with long-term chronic stroke: a pilot study
AbstractHemiplegic shoulder pain is the most common pain condition after stroke. Suprascapular nerve block is an effective treatment for shoulder pain. The aim of this pilot study was to evaluate the effects of suprascapular nerve block on pain intensity, spasticity, shoulder passive range of motion, and quality of life in long-term chronic stroke patients with hemiplegic shoulder pain. Ten chronic stroke patients (over 2  years from onset) with hemiplegic shoulder pain graded ≥30 mm on the Visual Analogue Scale underwent suprascapular nerve block injection with 1 mL of 40 mg/mL methylprednisolone and 10 mL 0.5% bup...
Source: Neurological Sciences - July 11, 2017 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Teaching NeuroImages: Takayasu arteritis: Neuroimaging progression after immunosuppressant treatment
A 29-year-old woman presented with a 2-year history of heel pain, constitutional symptoms, and increased acute phase reactants. CT and magnetic resonance (MR) angiography revealed a thickening of aortic walls and a thread-like appearance of bilateral subclavian and common carotid arteries. The findings were consistent with Takayasu arteritis (TA)1 and the patient was prescribed methylprednisolone, followed by azathioprine. Follow-up MR angiography, 6 years later, showed an important improvement with only a mild luminal narrowing of both common carotid arteries (figures 1 and 2, A and B). TA is a large-artery inflammatory d...
Source: Neurology - May 15, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Martinez Rodriguez, L., Caminal Montero, L., Pena Suarez, J., Garcia-Cabo Fernandez, C., Calleja Puerta, S. Tags: MRI, Vasculitis, All Cerebrovascular disease/Stroke RESIDENT AND FELLOW SECTION Source Type: research