A CASE OF PSEUDO-HYPERTROPHIC PARALYSIS (DUCHENNE'S PARALYSIS) IN THE THIRD STAGE.

Case of Peripheral Paralysis of the Third Nerve

Acute Finger Paralysis: A Case Report of Cortical Ischemic Stroke

Somatotopic distribution of motor cortex and sensory fibers is theoretically fully understood. We present a case of stroke, mimicking peripheral palsy, with finger paralysis attributed to cortical lesion. The patient’s brain MRI may be useful to further understand the somatotopic representation of fingers in precentral and postcentral gyrus.

A Case of Acute Ascending Paralysis (Landry's Paralysis)

The notes of the following case, which I saw with Dr. Bothwell of Topsham, near Exeter, in December, i88g, niay be of interest. Mr. B., aged 46, has always enjoyed fairly good health; but in June, 1888, was thrown from a trap, which fell on him and loosened some of his teeth, but otherwise he had no injury to his head, and no loss of consciousness. During the past twelve days he has had a sever...

A Case of Spreading Paralysis

paralysis, no deafness, no Argyll-Robertson pupil, no nystagmus. Motor functions?Complete flaccid paralysis of the right leg and paresis of the right arm. Sensory functions?normal. Reflexes?plantar reflex lost; abdominal reflexes lost; knee-jerk lost; sphincters normal; Kernig's sign negative. Temperature (axillary) 98.6?F. Pulse?88 per minute, respiration?26 per minute, bowels constipated, uri...

A Case of Landry's Paralysis

House Surgeon, Presidency General Hospital, Calcutta. A boy, aged 10, was admitted to the Presidency General Hospital, Calcutta, on the 12th April, 1928, in a condition of what appeared to be almost total paralysis or paresis of voluntary muscles. That the onset of the weakness was rapid could he gathered from the mother's somewhat vague story which ran like this: " The child who was in normal ...