An adult male with acute paraplegia
نویسندگان
چکیده
Submitted by: Mohamed A. Gornas, MD, Ayman A. El-Mesallamy, MD, Tahir H. Obeid, FRCP, FAAN, Anas E. Babiker, CSCST Cardiology, MSc Interv. Cardiology. From the Department of Neurology (Gornas, Obeid), the Department of Radiology (El-Mesallamy), and the Department of Cardiology (Babiker), Alzaytouna Specialist Hospital, Khartoum, Sudan. Address correspondence to: Prof. Tahir H. Obeid, University of Medical Sciences and Technology, PO Box 12810, Khartoum, Sudan. Fax. +249 183224799. E-mail: [email protected]
منابع مشابه
Acute Pneumococcal Myelitis in an Adult Patient
Pneumococcal meningitis represents the most severe community-acquired bacterial meningitis. The disease is frequently associated with various complications. We present a case of pneumococcal meningitis in an immunocompetent adult patient treated with hypothermia. The disease course was complicated with severe myelitis and consequent paraplegia which is an extremely rare complication of pneumoco...
متن کاملEffect of Fe2O3 Nanoparticles on Anxiety Behavior and Nociception in Adult Male Rat
Background & Aims: Iron is an essential element for correct brain function. Iron deficiency changes some behaviors such as anxiety and nociception. Recently, nano-iron, Ferric or ferro oxide (nano-Fe2O3 or Fe3O4), are used in various applications in agriculture, industry and medicine, but their effects on the heath and behavior is not clear. In this study, the effects of Fe2O3 nanoparticles on ...
متن کاملCorrelation Between Demographic and Laboratory Variables in Adult Patients with Acute Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura in West Iran
Background: Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura is an autoimmune blood disorder in which platelet destruction is mediated by anti-platelet antibodies. There are two forms of ITP: acute and chronic. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the clinical variables in adult patients with acute ITP in west of Iran. Patients and Methods: Medical records of adult patients with diagnosis of acute ...
متن کاملAcute Aortic Occlusion Presenting as Flaccid Paraplegia
A 67-year-old male known to be hypertensive and diabetic had a sudden onset of severe low back pain and flaccid paraplegia with no sensory level or bladder affection and the distal pulsations were felt. Acute compressive myelopathy was excluded by MRI of the dorsal and lumbar spines. The nerve conduction study and CSF analysis was suggestive of acute demyelinating polyneuropathy. The patient de...
متن کاملNeurologic complications associated with influenza vaccination: two adult cases.
We describe two adult cases of neurologic complications occurring after influenza vaccination. The first case was a 62-year-old man who experienced convulsions 5 days after vaccination, and the second case was a 70-year-old man who exhibited paraplegia 7 days after vaccination. Diagnoses of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis and transverse myelitis with acute motor axonal neuropathy were made...
متن کامل