Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to M P Biber.
We describe a patient with documented Lyme disease whose major complaint was increasing abdominal distention. Electrophysiologic studies demonstrated denervation of the lower thoracic paraspinal muscles and the rectus abdominis. Expanding abdominal girth can be an unusual manifestation of the polyradiculoneuropathy associated with Lyme disease.
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Causes of headache requiring urgent and specific treatment must not be overlooked. Headache due to cervical spinal root irritation, like migraine, is common and responds well to appropriate treatment. When headache is chronic or recurrent, a good care provider-patient relationship can be critical.
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The anatomical basis of memory disorder related to lesions of the diencephalon is a controversial matter. A study of a patient who developed severe amnesia in association with bilateral metastatic tumour invasion of the medial and posterior thalamus is reported. The findings in this case have led to further discussion of this unsettled issue.