Hirayama Disease: A Rare Case Report and Review.

Hirayama disease, or brachial monomelic amyotrophy, is not a common neurological disease characterized by unilateral or asymmetric bilateral lower motor weakness of distal upper limbs. The basic pathophysiology is compression of the dural sac and spinal cord during flexion of the neck. A case of a 21-year-old male presented with chief complaints of tremors in both hands (right more than left) with gradually progressive weakness of the right hand and forearm.

Association of Fasting Proinsulin Levels with Glycemic Profile in Indian Type 2 Diabetes Patients.

Unlabelled: Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a major cause of cardiovascular disease and mortality, with mortality rate 27% higher in the diabetes cohort. Hyperproinsulinemia is a sign of beta cell dysfunction that is augmented by the increased demands placed on beta cell by chronic hyperglycemia. Hyperproinsulinaemia is the result of secretion of immature proinsulin-rich granules from beta cells, as a response to an increased demand for insulin i.

Spot Urine Albumin Creatinine Ratio can be a Predictor of Cognitive Function in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.

Introduction: In diabetes mellitus (DM), the underlying pathophysiology of albuminuria and cognitive dysfunction is similar. So, we hypothesized that urinary albumin excretion (UAE) could be linked to cognitive dysfunction in type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Methods And Materials: It was a hospital-based observational study.

Catatonia - An unusual presenting clinical manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus.

A 24-year-old female presented with catatonia and symptoms suggestive of Depressive Disorder. She also gave history of undocumented low grade irregular fever. The patient was worked up to rule out any organic cause or psychiatric illness.

Herpes Zoster as the Presenting Manifestation of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): A Rare Case Report.

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease and is usually diagnosed with the SLICC criteria. Here we report a case of SLE presenting as Herpes Zoster (HZ). She had presented with painful vesicular eruptions from 8(th) thoracic nerve to 10(th) thoracic nerve segments and oliguria.