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Bilateral medial medullary stroke: A rare stroke syndrome masquerading as myasthenia crisis in a young diabetic lady
J R Coll Physicians Edinb. 2022 Mar;52(1):30-33. doi: 10.1177/14782715221088914.ABSTRACTBilateral medial medullary stroke is a rare stroke syndrome. The clinical presentation of bilateral medial medullary stroke is heterogenous and often overlaps with other non-stroke neurology emergencies such as Guillain-Barrésyndrome, myasthenic crisis and acute vestibular syndrome, leading to misdiagnosis. We wish to present a case of a young lady with type 1 diabetes mellitus, who had presented with subacute neuromuscular weakness which was erroneously treated as myasthenic crisis. Her case was subsequently diagnosed as bilateral med...
Source: Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh - September 23, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Ng Han Sim Benjamin Teo Hock Gin Ong Yoke Ling Elora Wong Kee Yung Kelly Source Type: research

Forme fruste anti-GQ1b-negative Miller Fischer syndrome masquerading as posterior circulation stroke.
In this report, a case of MFS is highlighted that was mistakenly treated as posterior circulation stroke, as well as the challenges faced in reaching the correct diagnosis and hence the appropriate treatment. PMID: 31808458 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh - December 7, 2019 Category: General Medicine Tags: J R Coll Physicians Edinb Source Type: research