[Optimal dose of levodopa-carbidopa intestinal gel in the treatment of diphasic dyskinesia and freezing of gait].

A 58-year-old man who was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease (PD) at age 46 developed levodopa-induced motor complications seven years after diagnosis, along with dyskinesia. Treatment with levodopa-carbidopa intestinal gel (LCIG) was introduced at age 57. His dyskinesia and freezing of gait (FOG) worsened after the introduction of LCIG.

[A Case of Immune-Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy Associated with Primary Sjögren Syndrome].

A 66-year-old woman visited our hospital complaining of shortness of breath during exertion and progressive weakness in all her limb muscles. On admission, we noted muscle weakness in her trunk and in her proximal limb muscles, although, her muscle MRI showed no remarkable findings. However, her serum CK level (2,747U/L) was above the normal range.