Dr Garvin describes an episode of paralysis that was triggered by heavy ingestion of alcohol and subsequent hypokalemia.doi:10.1080/00325481.1990.11704729GarvinJohn M.Taylor & FrancisPostgraduate Medicine
TICK PARALYSIS: (REPORT OF A CASE IN NEW YORK) Tick paralysis is a definite clinical entity due to the bite of the tick and characterized by:A sudden onset with severe ataxia, asynergia and paresthesia... AG Desanctis,PAD Sant'Agnese - 《Journal of the American Medical Association》 被...
A SUDDEN ONSET of the following symptoms may indicate stroke* LOSS OF BALANCE VISION CHANGES FACIAL DROOPING WEAKNESS TROUBLE SPEAKING TO CALL 911 *Note that these symptoms or a combination of them are not unique to stroke, but if they are sudden and out of the ordinary, they may indicate a...
This normally fit and healthy woman was 55 years old when she presented with sudden onset of weakness of the left side of her face. As she said, When I smile, it all goes crooked. She had also noticed that her left eye was watering and that she could not completely close it....
Canary pox– Affects canaries.Common symptoms:Sudden death or the sudden onset of difficult breathing. Egg yolk peritonitis(females / hens only) –Common / possible symptoms:Sudden death, loss of appetite/anorexia, weakness, depression, respiratory distress, lethargy, fluffed feathers, lack of vocali...
Left-side weakness <Brain CT>Unremarkable<MRI>Multifocal fluid-attenuated inversion recovery signal abnormalities supratentorially and infratentorially, most prominently involving the brainstemDiffuse post-contrast enhancement in the ponsRing-enhancing lesion in the cerebellum 27 nucleated cells (lymphocytes ...
Vomiting of blood-like material: May indicate upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Heartburn: Signals gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Early morning onset: Typical of the early stages of pregnancy. Headache: Indicates migraine. Vomitus with sediments: Indicates an intestinal blockage. Rapid involuntary...
Sometimes weakness or numbness that comes and goes and occurs in different parts of the body MRI using a contrast agent (gadolinium) Sometimes a spinal tap Stroke (affecting the cerebellum) Deafness in only one ear Sometimes difficulty with balance or coordination MRI using a contrast agent (gad...
Author information: (1)Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland, Baltimore 21201.doi:10.1016/S0022-3476(05)83564-4MD Carol Carraccio a bMD Krystyna Blotny a bMD Richard Ringel a bThe Journal of PediatricsCarraccio C, Blotny K, Ringel R. Sudden onset of profound weakness in a ...
This 48 year-old male presented with sudden right sided weakness and , and on CT was found to have a deep left hemispheric . There were accompanying bilateral hypointensities in the occipital lobes, unchanged 1 day later, when expansion of the and uncal herniation resulted in . The past ...