primary hypokalemic periodic paralysis is a familial channelopathy inherited as an autosomal dominant trait. the first attack of paralysis may be evolved at any age, but has been reported to be most common in the second decade, so that some authorities believe that an episodic weakness beginning after age 25 is almost never due to primary periodic paralysis. in this retrospective study, we revi...

Although overall pollinator populations have declined over the last couple of decades, the honey bee (Apis mellifera) malady, colony collapse disorder (CCD), has caused major concern in the agricultural community. Among honey bee pathogens, RNA viruses are emerging as a serious threat and are suspected as major contributors to CCD. Recent detection of these viral species in bumble bees suggests...

Patients with spinal cord injury experience changes in the cardiovascular system and a high morbidity associated with peripheral artery disease. We report a case of acute aortic occlusion in a patient with chronic paralysis due to spinal cord injury. A 65-year-old man with chronic paralysis due to spinal cord injury developed mottling of the right extremity. Because of the complete tetraplegia,...

UNLABELLED Acute otitis media with facial paralysis is not a very frequent association. AIM The goal of the present investigation was to asses the evolution of facial paralysis caused by acute otitis media. STUDY FORMAT: Clinical-retrospective. MATERIALS AND METHODS We studied 40 patients with this association, from a total of 2758 cases of facial paralysis seen during this time in the depa...

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...

Although acute onset hypokalaemic paralysis is an uncommon cause of acute weakness, morbidity and mortality may occur due to respiratory failure and cardiac arrhythmias. Therefore it is important for a physician to have an idea regarding the underlying causes and its prompt management. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (11 beta hydroxylase de...

objective botulism is the acute, descending, flaccid paralysis that results when the neurotoxin of clostridium botulinum blocks neuromuscular transmission. c botulinum toxin is the most poisonous substance that blocks neuromuscular transmission and causes death through airway and respiratory muscle paralysis; all forms of botulism manifest neurologically as asymmetric, descending, flaccid paral...

Bee stings are commonly encountered worldwide. Various manifestations after bee sting have been described 1 . Local reactions are common. Unusually, manifestations like vomiting, diarrhoea, dyspnoea, generalised oedema, acute renal failure, hypotension and collapse may occur. Rarely vasculitis, serum sickness, neuritis and encephalitis have been described which generally develop days to weeks a...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW Complete flaccid facial paralysis, as well as the synkinetic and hyperkinetic sequelae of partial recovery, has significant impact on quality of life. Patients suffer from functional deficiencies, cosmetic deformity, discomfort and social consequences leading to emotional distress. Despite an extensive and sophisticated array of available interventions for facial reanimation, ...