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2 days ago · The pooled analysis of teprotumumab for patients with active thyroid eye disease showed that treatment with teprotumumab resulted in significant improvements in proptosis (eye bulging) and diplopia (double vision) compared to a placebo. Additionally, patients treated with teprotumumab were more likely to experience a reduction in eye pain and ...
3 days ago · Background Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) typically presents with bone marrow myeloblast replacement, which can interfere with normal hematopoiesis. In rare cases, extramedullary involvement of myeloblasts can occur and affect various organs. When AML affects the central nervous system at the time of diagnosis, it is considered to be an unusual occurrence, with less than 5% of incidence. Case ...
Jun 17, 2024 · Imaging of the brain with CT and MRI is essential in patients with suspected idiopathic intracranial hypertension, to exclude elevated CSF pressure due to other causes such as brain tumor, dural sinus thrombosis, hydrocephalus, etc. In the absence of a cause for intracranial hypertension, imaging features that support the diagnosis of ...
3 days ago · Millard-Gubler syndrome ventral pontine syndrome cranial nerves VI and VII palsies with contralateral body motor or sensory disturbances 1-3. ipsilateral facial and contralateral body hemiplegia due to pyramidal tract involvement 1-3 isotropism and diplopia that is worsened while the patient looks toward the lesion 1-3 ipsilateral facial ...
5 days ago · This means that A is seen simultaneously at two different places, a phenomenon called physiological diplopia, and this in fact does happen, as can be seen by fixing one’s gaze on a distant point and holding a pencil fairly close to the face; with a little practice the two images of the pencil can be distinguished. Thus, when the eyes are ...
2 days ago · Gradenigo’s syndrome (GS) is characterized by persistent otorrhea, headache, and diplopia due to petrous apex inflammation. Before the antibiotic era, GS was observed as a complication of acute otitis media and mastoiditis. The symptoms arise as the infection extends to the petrous apex of the temporal bone, where the sixth cranial nerve and trigeminal ganglion are nearby [1]. Although the ...
3 days ago · The Ahmed Glaucoma Valve (AGV) is a medical implant designed to treat glaucoma, an eye condition characterized by increased intraocular pressure (IOP) that can damage the optic nerve and lead to vision loss. Developed by Dr. Mateen Ahmed in the 1990s, the AGV functions as an aqueous drainage device, redirecting excess fluid from the eye to a ...
