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Rehabilitation Practice and Science

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2003

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Osler-Weber-Rendu Syndrome With Brain Abscess: A Case Reoirt And Literature Review, Huey-Jen Lay Mar 2003

Osler-Weber-Rendu Syndrome With Brain Abscess: A Case Reoirt And Literature Review, Huey-Jen Lay

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) or familial telangiectasia, also called Osler-Weber-Rendu syndrome, is an autosomal dominant systemic vascular disorder characterized by recurrent hemorrhage all over the whole body. The estimated incidence is approximately 1 to 2 per 100,000 people. Major clinical manifestations include frequent epistaxis, mucosal telangiectases and visceral arterio-venous malformations. A 74-year-old man diagnosed as Osler-Weber-Rendu syndrome was reported. He was operated for brain abscess. The complications included left hemiparesis, seizure and hallucination. He complained of frequent epistaxis since his second decade. Mucous membrane telangiectases, GI bleeding, anemia, dyspnea, and a positive family history were noted. Computed tomography of the …


Bilateral Pronator Syndrome: A Casereport, Ti-Yi Wu, Hui-Lin Lin, Eou-Ting Hsieh, Chein-Wei Chang, Wei Wu Mar 2003

Bilateral Pronator Syndrome: A Casereport, Ti-Yi Wu, Hui-Lin Lin, Eou-Ting Hsieh, Chein-Wei Chang, Wei Wu

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Pronator syndrome as a compression of median nerve at proximal forearm level is uncommon in all entrapment neuropathies. Only one case with bilateral pronator syndrome has been reported in the literature. A 51 year-old female suffered from numbness over bilateral hands for years, then she received neurolysis of median nerves at wrist level under the impression of bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome. Four months after operation, she still suffered from grip weakness and numbness over forearms and bilateral radial 3 and half fingers. Electrophysiological examination in our clinic showed non-pick up for stimulating sensory and motor nerve of right median nerve …