Lewis-Sumner syndrome and Tangier disease.

A Case of Lewis-Sumner Syndrome Showing Dramatic Improvement after Plasma Exchange

We report a patient with Lewis-Sumner syndrome (LSS) who showed an improvement only with plasma exchange (PE). The patient, 32-yr old man, had progressive multifocal motor-sensory deficits with persistent, multiple conduction blocks and marked slowing of NCVs. Nerve pathology supported a diagnosis of demyelinating neuropathy by revealing marked loss of myelinated fibers with inter- and intrafas...

Massive peripheral nerve hypertrophy in a patient with multifocal upper limb demyelinating neuropathy (Lewis-Sumner syndrome).

Cross - Bedded Facies and Inferred Paleocurrents Observed by the Curiosity Rover

ROVER ALONG THE TRAVERSE TO MT. SHARP, GALE CRATER, MARS. L.A. Edgar, S. Gupta, D. M. Rubin, J. Schieber, K.W. Lewis, J.F. Bell III, C. Hardgrove, L.C. Kah, M. Rice, K.M. Stack, D.Y. Sumner, R.M.E. Williams. Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 85287, [email protected], Imperial College London, London, UK, UC, Santa Cruz, CA, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, Princeton University, Princeton, N...

A Rare Tonsillar Disease

A 16 year old women with Tangier disease in palatine tonsils is reported. She has recurrent sore throat. In physical examination the palatine tonsils are hypertrophied and has very yellowish points. The facial skin is yellowish  the skin of another areas of body is normal. After tonsillectomy the pathologist report Tangier disease in palatine tonsils.

Lewis-Sumner syndrome associated with infliximab therapy for psoriasis*

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