scholarly journals Complete Oculomotor Palsy after Influenza Vaccination in a Young Healthy Adult: A Case Report

2021 ◽  
pp. 35-39
Author(s):  
Bo Young Kim ◽  
Youngbok Yung ◽  
Geun Soo Kim ◽  
Hea Ree Park ◽  
Jae Jung Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Influenza Vaccination ◽  
Healthy Adult ◽  
Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy ◽  
Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis ◽  
Neurological Complications ◽  
Oculomotor Nerve Palsy ◽  
Oculomotor Palsy ◽  
Imaging Studies ◽  
Blood Tests

Influenza vaccines are known to have a few neurological complications, such as Guillain-Barre syndrome, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, and acute disseminated encephalomyelitis. However, oculomotor palsy caused by influenza vaccination is extremely rare. We present a case report of a 25-year-old woman without any medical history who developed complete oculomotor palsy 2 weeks after influenza vaccination. Other possible causes of oculomotor nerve palsy, such as stroke, compressive lesions, infections, and autoimmune disorders, were eliminated by blood tests, cerebrospinal fluid examination, and imaging studies. Hence, influenza vaccine was considered as the likely cause.

Arachnoid Cyst Causing an Oculomotor Nerve Palsy in a Pediatric Patient: A Case Report

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauren Hennein ◽  
Nailyn Rasool ◽  
Maanasa Indaram
Keyword(s):  
Visual Acuity ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Pediatric Patient ◽  
Arachnoid Cyst ◽  
Nerve Palsy ◽  
Pediatric Population ◽  
Oculomotor Nerve ◽  
Oculomotor Nerve Palsy ◽  
Oculomotor Palsy ◽  
Cyst Fenestration

AbstractAn arachnoid cyst causing a compressive oculomotor nerve palsy is rare in the pediatric population. We describe a case of an acquired, partial oculomotor nerve palsy in a 3-year-old boy caused by an arachnoid cyst in the left crural cistern with associated amblyopia. The patient's amblyopia was aggressively treated, and he underwent cyst fenestration. Two months postoperatively, he continued to demonstrate a partial oculomotor palsy with improved visual acuity and recurrence of the cyst. This case demonstrates that cyst fenestration may not always resolve these paretic effects, cysts may recur after fenestration, and amblyopia must be treated in this setting.

scholarly journals Transient Oculomotor Palsy after Influenza Vaccination: Short Report

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diogo Fraxino de Almeida ◽  
Adilson Teixeira Teodoro ◽  
Rafael de Figueiredo Radaeli
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Cerebrospinal Fluid ◽  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Risk Factor ◽  
Influenza Vaccine ◽  
Influenza Vaccination ◽  
Systemic Vasculitis ◽  
Neurological Complications ◽  
Short Report ◽  
Oculomotor Palsy

Several neurological complications have been described after influenza vaccination. Oculomotor palsy has not been yet related with influenza vaccine. We report a 79-year-old man who developed an acute transient right oculomotor palsy two days after a routine influenza vaccination, for which no other cause was identified. There was no evidence of diabetes, glucose intolerance, high blood pressure, hipercholesterolemia, smoking, obesity, systemic vasculitis, or other risk factor for ischemic neuropathy. The cerebrospinal fluid was normal as well as the MRI and MRA scans. The differential diagnosis and the possible relationship between the vaccine and the oculomotor palsy are discussed.

scholarly journals Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis following inactivated influenza vaccination in the Brazilian Amazon: a case report

2015 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 498-500 ◽  
Author(s):  
Solange Dourado de Andrade ◽  
Maria Graciede Filha Santarém Andrade ◽  
Pablo José Santos ◽  
Maria de Lourdes Galvão ◽  
Mariana Martins de Barros ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Influenza Vaccination ◽  
Brazilian Amazon ◽  
Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis

scholarly journals Anesthetic management for cesarean delivery in a woman with congenital atlantoaxial dislocation and Chiari type I anomaly: a case report and literature review

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuyan Nie ◽  
Weimin Zhou ◽  
Shaoqiang Huang
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Cesarean Delivery ◽  
Anesthetic Management ◽  
Neurological Complications ◽  
Atlantoaxial Dislocation ◽  
Epidural Needle ◽  
Team Approach ◽  
Anesthetic Techniques ◽  
Type I ◽  
Combined Spinal Epidural Anesthesia

Abstract Background The preferable choice of anesthesia for the patients with congenital atlantoaxial dislocation (CAAD) and type I Arnold Chiari malformations (ACM-I) has been a very confusing issue in clinical practice. We describe the successful administration of combined spinal-epidural anesthesia for a woman with CAAD and ACM-1 accompanied by syringomyelia. Case presentation Our case report presents the successful management of a challenging obstetric patient with CAAD and ACM-1 accompanied by syringomyelia. She had high risks of difficult airway and aspiration. The injection of bolus drugs through the spinal or epidural needle may worsen the previous neurological complications. The patient was well evaluated with a multidisciplinary technique before surgery and the anesthesia was provided by a skilled anesthesiologist with slow spinal injection. Conclusions An interdisciplinary team approach is needed to weigh risks and benefits for patients with CAAD and ACM-1 undergoing cesarean delivery. Therefore, an individual anesthetic plan should be made basing on the available anesthetic equipments and physicians’ clinical experience on anesthetic techniques.

scholarly journals An incidental case of biliary fascioliasis with subtle clinical findings: US and MRCP findings

2013 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 125-127
Author(s):  
Hakan Önder ◽  
Faysal Ekici ◽  
Emin Adin ◽  
Suzan Kuday ◽  
Hatice Gümüş ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Bile Duct ◽  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Biliary Obstruction ◽  
Fasciola Hepatica ◽  
Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography ◽  
Clinical Findings ◽  
Imaging Studies ◽  
Laboratory Findings ◽  
Acoustic Shadow

Background. Fascioliasis is a disease caused by the trematode Fasciola hepatica. Cholangitis is a common clinical manifestation. Although fascioliasis may show various radiological and clinical features, cases without biliary dilatation are rare. Case report. We present unique ultrasound (US) and magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) findings of a biliary fascioliasis case which doesn’t have biliary obstruction or cholestasis. Radiologically, curvilinear parasites compatible with juvenile and mature Fasciola hepatica within the gallbladder and common bile duct were found. The parasites appear as bright echogenic structures with no acoustic shadow on US and hypo-intense curvilinear lesions on T2 weighted MRCP images. Conclusions. Imaging studies may significantly contribute to the diagnosis of patients with subtle clinical and laboratory findings, particularly in endemic regions.

scholarly journals Mixed Cutaneous Infection Caused byMycobacterium szulgaiandMycobacterium intermediumin a Healthy Adult Female: A Rare Case Report

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amresh Kumar Singh ◽  
Rungmei S. K. Marak ◽  
Anand Kumar Maurya ◽  
Manaswini Das ◽  
Vijaya Lakshmi Nag ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Rare Case ◽  
Healthy Adult ◽  
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria ◽  
Anterior Abdominal Wall ◽  
Cutaneous Infection ◽  
Once Daily ◽  
The Past ◽  
Rare Case Report

Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTMs) are ubiquitous and are being increasingly reported as human opportunistic infection. Cutaneous infection caused by mixed NTM is extremely rare. We encountered the case of a 46-year-old female, who presented with multiple discharging sinuses over the lower anterior abdominal wall (over a previous appendectomy scar) for the past 2 years. Microscopy and culture of the pus discharge were done to isolate and identify the etiological agent. Finally, GenoType Mycobacterium CM/AS assay proved it to be a mixed infection caused byMycobacterium szulgaiandM. intermedium. The patient was advised a combination of rifampicin 600 mg once daily, ethambutol 600 mg once daily, and clarithromycin 500 mg twice daily to be taken along with periodic follow-up based upon clinical response as well as microbiological response. We emphasize that infections by NTM must be considered in the etiology of nonhealing wounds or sinuses, especially at postsurgical sites.

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