Trauma-induced adiposis dolorosa (Dercum's disease).

We present a case of a 39-year-old man who presented with chronic bilateral upper extremity pain associated with innumerable angiomyolipomas that developed 5 years after a motor vehicle accident involving his upper extremities. Our case notes the rare nature of painful adipose tissue deposits and the diagnostic challenges.

Taking it to the next level: lumbar radiculopathy from thoracic nerve schwannoma.

Compression or irritation of the sciatic nerve and its branches, the common fibular and tibial nerves, causes sciatica which is a common syndrome characterized most often by radiating pain from the lower back down the legs and also manifesting as sensory and motor deficits. Sciatica is a common presentation of lumbosacral disc prolapse and degenerative disease of the lumbar spine in ambulatory settings. Schwannomas rarely cause sciatica; hence, it is seldom considered in evaluation of a patient with radiculopathy.

The Causative Classification of Stroke system: an international reliability and optimization study.

Background: Valid and reliable ischemic stroke subtype determination is crucial for well-powered multicenter studies. The Causative Classification of Stroke System (CCS, available at http://ccs.mgh.

Clinically diagnosed Guillain-Barre syndrome in Ile-Ife, Nigeria.

Background: Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS) is a neurological disorder that poses a great challenge to medical care. It affects all age groups, gender and socio-economic groups.

Objective: To determine the pattern of clinical presentation as well as the factors that determine morbidity and mortality in Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS) patients.