Lower limb monoparesis due to liquorice consumption

Lower limb monoparesis due to liquorice consumption

Since more than six decades ago, liquorice extracts have been used as treatment of gastroduodenal ulcers or Addison’s disease, as adjuvant sweetener in medical mixtures and even as a sweet for children. However, the first case reports on severe side effects of liquorice consumption were observed in the Netherlands back in the 1940s [1]. Hypokalaemic respiratory muscle paralysis due to liquorice...

Neuromodulation of lower limb monoparesis: functional electrical therapy of walking.

After Cerebro-Vascular Accident (CVA), restoration of normal function, such as locomotion, depends on reorganization of existing central nervous system (CNS) circuitry. This capacity for reorganization, generally referred to as plasticity, is thought to underlie many instances of functional recovery after injury as well as learning and memory in the undamaged CNS. Both the reorganization of the...

Stroke presenting with monoparesis in the lower limb.

An 81-year-old hypertensive man suddenly developed gait disturbance. Neurologic examination revealed monoparesis; Barré’s and Mingazzini’s signs were present in the lower right limb, and he was unstable when standing on his right foot. There was no weakness in flexion or dorsiflexion of the right ankle. Sensory loss was unremarkable. His proximal weakness was compatible with pyramidal weakness;...

Lower Limb Swelling Due to Femoral Aneurysms

ACUTE LOWER LIMB ISCHEMIA DUE TO FEMOROPOPLITEAL EMBOLISM OF HYDATID CYST

In addition to the liver, human hydatidosis has been reported in the lung, brain, abdominal viscera, muscles, and heart chambers. Infarction of the brain has also been documented. Arterial embolism of the lower extremities by hydatid cyst, however, is extremely rare. In the presented case, acute ischemia of the patient's left leg led to gangrene and amputation. Complete workup for localizat...