- Vasculitis and related conditions
- Sarcoidosis and Beryllium Toxicity Research
- Hereditary Neurological Disorders
- Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders
- Amyloidosis: Diagnosis, Treatment, Outcomes
- Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies
Dongguk University
2016-2017
Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS) is a rare systemic vasculitis that affect small and medium-sized blood vessels accompanied by asthma, eosinophilia, peripheral neuropathy. This report describes case of 52-year-old man who had history sinusitis, thymus cancer complained bilateral lower extremity paresthesia weakness for month. Peripheral neuropathy was detected electrodiagnostic studies. Resection mediastinal mass, which diagnosed as thymic neuroendocrine carcinoma, performed five months before...
Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD) is a demyelinating syndrome of the central nervous system. This case report describes 31-year-old woman whose electromyography revealed radiculopathy in left L5-S1 spinal segment without anatomical abnormalities on lumbosacral magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). She was diagnosed with NMOSD based gadolinium contrast whole spine and brain MRI anti-aquaporin-4 antibody findings. Her peripheral system might have been damaged during early course...