Background: Klippel-Feil syndrome is a rare congenital bone disorder characterized by an abnormal fusion of two or more cervical spine vertebrae. Individuals with Klippel-Feil syndrome exhibit diverse clinical manifestations, including skeletal irregularities, visual and hearing impairments, orofacial anomalies, and anomalies in various internal organs, such as the heart, kidneys, genitourinary system, and nervous system.
Case Presentation: This case report describes a 12-year-old Pashtun female patient who presented with acute bilateral visual loss.
J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad
January 2022
Crossed Cerebellar Diaschisis (CCD) describes a depression of oxidative metabolism and blood flow in the cerebellum secondary to a supratentorial lesion in the contralateral cerebral hemisphere. The pathophysiology is not clear but appears to be caused by abnormal neuronal connection of the primary to the remote site. The diagnosis is usually done using positron emission tomography (PET) and singlephoton emission CT (SPECT) scans.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Coll Physicians Surg Pak
November 2021
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View Article and Find Full Text PDFCoronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory distress syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), is primarily a respiratory infection but has been recently associated with a variety of neurological symptoms. We present herewith a COVID-19 case manifesting as opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome (OMS), a rare neurological disorder. A 63-year-old male diagnosed with COVID-19 infection developed behavioral changes, confusion, and insomnia followed by reduced mobility and abnormal eye movements within 48 h of recovery from respiratory symptoms associated with COVID-19.
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