[A case of anti-ganglioside antibody-positive Guillain-Barré syndrome with asymmetrical muscle weakness throughout the course of the disease].

A 56-year-old woman who presented with left drop foot and low back pain a week after the onset of diarrhea. Neurological symptoms progressed for a week and gradually improved thereafter. No weakness was observed in upper limbs and clearly asymmetrical muscle weakness was observed in left lower limbs during the course of the disease.

[A case of tuberculous meningitis diagnosed early by direct Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) method using centrifuged medium of cerebrospinal fluid culture].

Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is a central nervous system infection with a high mortality rate and requires early diagnosis and treatment. Identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the cerebrospinal fluid is of primary importance in the diagnosis of TBM, however, conventional methods have some disadvantages: Rapid results tests such as smear and regular PCR method do not have sufficient diagnostic sensitivity; Nested PCR, which is one of the most sensitive tests, is not available in all facilities; Culture tests require a long period of 4-8 weeks for results. Here we report a case of TBM, diagnosed 14 days earlier than culture test by direct Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) method using centrifuged medium of cerebrospinal fluid (day 18) culture.

Phytobezoar Associated with Levodopa-carbidopa Intestinal Gel Infusion in Patients with Parkinson's Disease: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Continuous intrajejunal infusion of levodopa-carbidopa intestinal gel (LCIG) is an established device-aided therapy for advanced Parkinson's disease (PD). Phytobezoar associated with LCIG is a rare device-related complication and presents with exacerbations of gastrointestinal and PD symptoms. We herein report the case of a phytobezoar that was formed at a knot on the pigtail-shaped J-tube and developed only in association with postprandial abdominal pain, similar to a feeling of a tube being pulled in without an exacerbation of PD symptoms.