12 citations
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October 2001 in “Pediatric Dermatology” This case report describes a 9-year-old Thai girl with Satoyoshi syndrome, where oral corticosteroid therapy significantly improved her painful muscle spasms and alopecia.
January 2024 in “Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria” This case study reported on a 49-year-old male with muscle weakness and low potassium levels, suggesting a diagnosis of thyrotoxic hypokalemic periodic paralysis.
May 2025 in “The Journal of Rheumatology” This case report suggests that a proactive physical therapy model can be effective for improving physical function and meeting exercise guidelines in patients newly diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus.
7 citations
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January 2017 in “Neuromuscular Disorders” This report documents the first adult onset case of Satoyoshi syndrome in South America, highlighting possible improvement with immunosuppressive treatment using corticosteroids and azathioprine.
1 citations
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September 2007 in “Neuromuscular disorders” This study suggests that long-term treatment with valproate, acetylcarnitine, folic acid, and vitamin B12 may benefit children with SMA types II and III by improving muscle strength and function without significant adverse effects.
15 citations
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May 2013 in “Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery” In this case study, repetitive botulinum type A toxin injections led to almost complete resolution of severe chronic pain in a patient with Parry-Romberg syndrome.
1 citations
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February 2025 in “Journal of the Neurological Sciences” This study suggests that BTP levels in cerebrospinal fluid might help diagnose CIDP and predict therapy response but require validation in larger cohorts.
February 2013 in “Pediatrics in Review” This case report details a 17-year-old girl experiencing intermittent swelling, pain, and decreased mobility in her right upper extremity with no clear traumatic or infectious cause, emphasizing diagnostic challenges due to inconclusive tests.
1 citations
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September 2017 in “BMJ” The man has a disease causing skin patches, thickened nerves, and mild muscle weakness.
January 2012 in “Case reports in pediatrics” This case study reports the first instance of localized acquired hypertrichosis in a pediatric patient following splint application after forearm surgery, with hair growth returning to normal within eight months.
15 citations
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April 1997 in “Muscle & Nerve” 5 citations
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April 1997 in “Muscle & Nerve”
This review examines complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS I) mechanisms, including immune dysregulation and psychological factors, but reports no new clinical results; the authors highlight potential diagnostic refinements.
January 2018 in “Urologe A” In this case report, botulinum neurotoxin injections were associated with a 6-month cessation of priapism episodes in a young man with recurring low-flow priapism, following unsuccessful conventional treatments.
6 citations
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July 2023 in “Spine Surgery and Related Research” This article reviews the potential of PRP as a treatment for spinal pain but calls for established use guidelines and protocols before wider clinical adoption, with no new clinical results reported.
65 citations
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September 2010 in “Journal of the Neurological Sciences” This article discusses Kennedy's disease, detailing its genetic cause, symptoms, and diagnostic criteria, but reports no new clinical findings and highlights a lack of causal therapy.
April 2016 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that administering botulinum toxin A via Flex-PADs to mouse footpads inhibited sweating similarly to traditional injections, suggesting a promising patient-friendly delivery method for hyperhidrosis treatment.
3 citations
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December 2023 in “Pain Medicine” This case report described how peripheral nerve stimulation provided significant pain relief and reversal of dermatological symptoms for a female patient with complex regional pain syndrome after conventional treatments failed.
This study found that keratin intermediate filaments in the hair of patients with giant axonal neuropathy were structurally altered, resulting in hair that was stiffer, stronger, and more extensible.
In this thesis, researchers explored ways to enhance the management of myotonic dystrophy type 1 by investigating the genetic inheritance patterns, especially small-sized repeat expansions, and assessing cardiac care, energy expenditure, and body composition in affected individuals.
99 citations
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August 1998 in “Pain” This study found that blocking GABA(A) receptors in cat dorsal horn neurons increased evoked activity and background discharge, highlighting differences in inhibitory control systems compared to glycine receptors.
1 citations
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November 2023 in “Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine” This study suggests that IT PEP injection may have beneficial effects after spinal cord injury, but additional research is necessary to better understand and optimize its clinical application.
April 2026 in “ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam)” 135 citations
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May 2002 in “Anesthesiology” This review examines current knowledge and treatment strategies for complex regional pain syndrome type I in adults, emphasizing clinical aspects and highlighting the lack of consensus on therapeutic approaches, without presenting new clinical findings.
1 citations
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October 2019 in “Epileptic disorders” In this case report, a 13-year-old girl with Pitt-Hopkins syndrome developed hair curling after starting the antiepileptic drug perampanel, which had not been previously reported as a side effect.
4 citations
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February 2001 in “PubMed” This case study reports a 6-year-old girl developing acquired progressive kinking hair syndrome, likely induced by sodium valproate, marking it as the first documented instance linked to this medication.
This report details a case of right fourth nerve palsy in a 47-year-old man following hair replacement surgery, hypothesized to be due to brainstem instability related to an anatomical variant and postoperative posture-induced cerebrospinal fluid shifts.
10 citations
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July 2001 in “Hair transplant forum international” This article discusses challenges in hair restoration surgery and reports no new clinical results.
January 2016 in “Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich)” This study concludes that dietary L-serine supplementation shows promise as a long-term therapy for hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type 1, reducing neurotoxic 1-deoxysphingolipid levels and improving symptoms in severe cases.
This study found that WISP-1 plays a key role in ligamentum flavum fibrosis through the Hedgehog-Gli1 pathway, with cyclopamine showing potential to reduce fibrosis effects in a rabbit model.