BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The blood supply to the medulla oblongata is distinct from that of other areas of the brainstem, and thus the mechanism underlying medullary infarctions may be distinct. However, few studies have investigated this. METHODS Of 3833 stroke patients who were on the stroke registry between February 1999 and April 2008, those with medullary infarctions demonstrated on diffus...

Medullary thyroid carcinoma can arise as a component of multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) syndrome which includes adrenal pheochromocytoma. Familial medullary thyroid carcinoma with no association of other components of MEN syndrome is also reported. Epinephrine and norepinephrine excreted in 24 hour urine and/or randomly voided urine were measured for screening of pheochromocytoma in patients...

Medullary thyroid carcinomas (MTC) constitute about 5 to 7 % of thyroid neoplasms. They originate from parafollicular C-cells which can secrete adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) and/or corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) in abnormally high concentrations, potentially causing paraneoplastic Cushing's Syndrome (CS). We report on a 42-year-old male patient with a ten year history of metastatic m...

BACKGROUND Dorsolateral medullary infarction (Wallenberg syndrome) is rare in clinical practice; however, the subsequent corneal lesions are more uncommon. To our knowledge, only one such case was previously reported. We report a similar case with successful treatment and recovery, and analyse both cases to address the clinical features and outcomes of such syndrome. CASE PRESENTATION A 43-ye...

Background: Spontaneous isolated dissection of the posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA) is rare and presents with variable clinical course and prognosis. We report a case of spontaneous isolated PICA dissection presenting with lateral medullary infarction. Case Report: A 57-year-old female patient presented with right leg ataxia, headache, nausea and vomiting with a past medical history ...

We used PET to study regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) changes in nine patients with unilateral central pain after a lateral medullary infarct (Wallenberg's syndrome). All patients presented, on the abnormal side, a combination of hypaesthesia to noxious and thermal stimuli and allodynia to rubbing of the skin with a cold object (i.e. abnormal pain to innocuous stimulation). The rCBF response...

objectives: patellar maltracking is the main reason for pain and disability in patellofemoral pain syndrome (pfps). patellar taping can considerably reduce such pain and disability. this study compared the effectiveness of physiotherapy exercises and kinesio taping on the patellar position in women with pfps (mean age 32.2±1.12 years) by using magnetic resonance imaging (mri). methods: thirty w...