Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy in chronic graft-versus-host disease following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: case report.

The chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP) is an unusual but important complication of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) rarely reported to date. We describe a 17-year-old woman with a diagnosis of acute myeloid leukemia due to Fanconi's anemia who was submitted to allogeneic HSCT and developed CIDP as part of graft-versus-host disease. Investigation showed high cerebrospinal fluid protein; electrophysiological studies revealed sensory-motor demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy; muscle and nerve biopsy were compatible with CIDP.

Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis: report of two Brazilian brothers.

Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis is a treatable rare autossomal recessive disease characterized by lipid storage secondary to a sterol 27-hydroxylase deficiency in the formation of cholic and chenodeoxycholic acids. We describe two Brazilian brothers with cognitive impairement and chronic diarrhea. One of them also presents bilateral cataracts.

[Peripheral neuropathy and myositis in idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome: case report].

We describe a case of idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome manifested by an axonal sensory-motor polyneuropathy (ASMP) and signals of myositis. A 20 year old woman began with progressive gait impairment with drops and presented with subacute lower limb edema associated with paresthesis and cramps. She showed hypotonia in the lower limbs, absence of knee and ankle jerks, steppage gait, and decreased sensation on both legs.

Mechanisms involved in the antinociception caused by compound MV8612 isolated from Mandevilla velutina in mice.

The pregnane compound MV8612 isolated from the rhizome of the plant Mandevilla velutina administered by intraperitoneal (i.p.), intrathecal (i.

[Tomographic findings in 1000 consecutive patients with antecedents of epileptic seizures].

We analyzed the cranial computerized tomography scans (CT) of 1000 consecutive patients with the history of seizures. The seizures were classified in generalized tonic-clonic seizures (GS) and partial seizures (PS) on the basis of the clinical semiology, as it was described by the patients and family members. Seizure types were correlated with age group, sex and CT findings.