Publications by authors named "Tudor Dimitrie Lupescu"
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- Lambert Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome (LEMS) is a rare neuromuscular disorder characterized by muscle weakness, lack of reflexes, and autonomic problems.
- * The diagnosis involves clinical evaluations and tests for specific antibodies against voltage-gated calcium channels, along with neurophysiological assessments.
- * A case study is presented of a 69-year-old man with prostate cancer and a long history of smoking, who experienced lower limb weakness and difficulty with stairs.
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- Entrapment neuropathies of the lower limb are poorly understood and often misdiagnosed conditions that can cause pain, sensory issues, and muscle weakness, primarily involving specific nerve entrapments like fibular and sural nerve entrapments.
- These conditions are frequently confused with other disorders like lumbar plexopathies and radiculopathies due to similar symptoms, making accurate diagnosis challenging.
- The review emphasizes the importance of thorough medical history, physical exams, and advanced imaging techniques to improve diagnostic accuracy, ultimately helping clinicians identify nerve damage early and prevent complications like muscle atrophy.
Diabetic polyneuropathy (DPN) is the most frequent complication of diabetes. Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), one of the most common neuropathies, is a chronic compression of the median nerve at the wrist. In our prospective cross-sectional study, we enrolled patients with type 2 diabetes presenting with signs and symptoms suggestive of DPN ( = 53).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCarpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a common pathology, but sometimes the diagnosis is delayed in patients with diabetic neuropathy (DN). The aim of the study is twofold: first, to compare the accuracy of ultrasound (US) with that of electroneurography (ENG) in the diagnosis of CTS associated with DN, using the clinical diagnosis as a reference standard, and second, to investigate the correlation between morphological US parameters and electrodiagnosis (EDX) measurements in patients with CTS and DN. This study included patients with DN.
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