A case of spinal cord infarction presenting with unilateral C5 palsy.

A 75-year-old man developed sudden-onset tetraparesis preceded by chest pain. MRI of the cervical spine on the day of onset showed no abnormalities. Although his motor symptoms improved gradually, the weakness of the muscles innervated by the C5 nerve root persisted.

Zinc Administration Favorably Affects Prophylactic Therapy-refractory Migraine Attacks: A Case Series.

Notably, certain nutrients are effective in preventing migraine. Nonetheless, zinc replacement therapy for migraine treatment has yet to be explored. We herein report four patients with migraine who were refractory to prophylactic therapy and whose headache frequency and severity improved with zinc supplementation.

Fever of Unknown Origin With Normal Inflammatory Markers Due to Latent Pulmonary Embolism and Deep Vein Thrombosis: A Case Report.

An 86-year-old woman who was hospitalized due to cerebral hemorrhage developed an intermittent fever of up to 39.3°C. A computed tomography angiography of the chest with venous runoff to the legs showed pulmonary embolism (PE) and deep vein thrombosis (DVT) of the legs.

Clinical characteristics and intracranial arterial lesions of non-young adult ischemic stroke patients with RNF213 p.R4810K variant.

Background: Although RNF213 p.R4810K, a genetic susceptibility variant for moyamoya disease (MMD), is associated with intracranial artery stenosis/occlusion (ICASO), the impact of this variant on ischemic stroke patients in non-young adults is unclear. We aimed to determine the characteristics of non-young adult stroke patients with RNF213 p.