Publications by authors named "Beatrice D'Arco"
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- Coronary embolism, while rare, can lead to acute coronary syndrome, as illustrated by a case involving a 68-year-old woman with a myocardial infarction.
- This patient had a background of a bioprosthetic aortic valve and a history of atrial fibrillation, complicating her condition.
- To monitor her heart function and determine future treatment options, she was given an implantable loop recorder before being discharged.
Introduction: Lymphopenia is a known side effect of dimethyl fumarate (DMF), a disease-modifying therapy (DMT) for patients with multiple sclerosis (pwMS). A body mass index ≥ 30 kg/m has been identified as a protective factor; however, no data are available on lymphopenia in pwMS undergoing to weight loss due to bariatric surgery.
Methods: We described two pwMS with history of bariatric surgery who started DMF as DMT.
Guillain-Barrè syndrome (GBS) is an acute immune-mediated neuropathy, possibly triggered by a recent infection or vaccination, and driven by an immune attack targeting the peripheral nervous system. GBS typically leads to ascending limb weakness, often with sensory and cranial nerve involvement 1-2 weeks after immune stimulation, but emergency and neurology physicians should be aware of its important clinical heterogeneity. In rare cases, bilateral facial nerve palsy can be the main clinical manifestation, as the case of the variant formerly known as bilateral facial weakness with paresthesias.
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