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E W Massey

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PubMed1979

Tapia's syndrome. The erratic evolution of an eponym.

The syndrome first described in 1904 by the Spanish otolaryngologist, Antonio Garcia Tapia, has been variously interpreted by subsequent authors such that there is little current agreement as to the site of the lesion responsible for the condition or the specific symptoms included in this disorder. The confusion arose in part because Tapia's original patient had associated neurologic findings. Careful review of Tapia's reports reveals (1) that he regarded the syndrome as consisting of ipsilateral hemiplegia of the larynx and tongue with normal function of the soft palate and (2) that he believed the lesion resulting in these signs was outside the CNS.

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PubMed1979

Cerebral vasculitis.

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Arterial Occlusive Diseases↗
PubMed1979

Mononeuropathy in diabetes mellitus: a phenomenon easily overlooked.

In patients with diabetes, a carefully taken history and meticulously performed neurologic examination enable the clinician to separate superimposed mononeuropathy from more generalized symmetric polyneuropathy. Recognition of mononeuroparhy is important, since often it is reversible.

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome↗
PubMed1979

Unilateral asterixis: motor integrative dysfunction in focal vascular disease.

In three patients we found unilateral asterixis in limbs contralateral to a discrete lesion adjacent to the internal capsule. Etiology was vascular in each, with no metabolic or toxic disturbance. Unilateral asterixis bespeaks focal disease arising from lesions in the thalamus or internal capsule and is a sign of motor integrative dysfunction.

Adult↗
PubMed1979

Pelvic mass presenting as meralgia paresthetica.

A 40-year-old woman presented to her gynecologist with an apparent unilateral neuropathy of the lateral cutaneous femoral nerve of the thigh (meralgia paresthetica). On examination, the sensory disturbance extended outside the usual distribution of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve, suggesting a more proximal lumbar plexus involvement. She was subsequently found to have uterine fibroid disease. At the time of surgery a large posteriorly situated uterine mass was noted to compress the superior portion of the lumbar plexus. Following surgery, she has been symptom-free.

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