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Neurospine
December 2024
Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
This video provides a step-by-step guide for performing the hybrid endoscopic thoracic discectomy using navigation and robotic arm for addressing high migrated calcified disc herniation. With the development of techniques, endoscopic spine surgery has emerged as a reliable treatment for thoracic myelopathy. This approach offers high-resolution, off-axis visualization of the surgical field.
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January 2025
Department of Neurology, Barwon Health, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
A male in his 20s presented with episodic headache and subsequently developed episodic unilateral weakness, dysphasia and encephalopathy. These paroxysmal episodes persisted over time with the development of background cognitive impairment and neuropsychiatric symptoms. MRI surveillance demonstrated progressive T2 hyperintensity with focal cortical oedema correlating to symptoms observed during clinical episodes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGuillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is characterized classically by progressive and symmetrical motor weakness and areflexia. We describe a case of GBS with initially preserved reflexes and power, leading to delayed diagnosis, who latterly required urgent ventilator support and plasmapharesis to highlight the importance of considering atypical presentations of this common condition.
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December 2024
Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Los Angeles, California.
Objectives: Ramsay Hunt syndrome (RHS) refers to a reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus in the distribution of the facial nerve, but it can involve other cranial nerves as well. In patients with polyneuropathy, the vestibulocochlear nerve is most involved after the facial nerve. The clinical manifestations and long-term vestibular outcomes in these patients remain unclear.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHypertension remains a significant global health issue, increasingly affecting younger populations due to lifestyle and dietary changes. This case report presents a 28-year-old male diagnosed with primary hyperaldosteronism, a rare but treatable cause of secondary hypertension, presenting as hypertensive urgency. The patient reported persistent headaches and weakness, with an initial blood pressure of 190/120 mmHg and severe hypokalemia.
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