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Hereditary neuropathy with liability pressure palsies (HNPP) is usually caused by compression and is an episodic, painless, recurrent hereditary neuropathy with focal motor and sensory involvement. It begins in adolescence and young adulthood. The most commonly affected nerves in HNPP are the ulnar, peroneal, radial, and median nerves. In this article, we present a 31-year-old female patient with a previously undescribed case of HNPP, which presented with wrist drop due to the trapping of the radial nerve in the spiral groove after the crow position in yoga. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Neuralgic amyotrophy (NA) is a peripheral nerve disorder that has a classical presentation as motor deficit after severe pain, but it is still overlooked or misdiagnosed. Formerly, the diagnosis was based on the clinical picture and electrophysiology; however, sophisticated imaging and surgical modalities showed structural abnormalities such as hourglass-like constrictions of the nerves. In this article, we present a case presenting with drop hand mimicking radial nerve entrapment. The patient was diagnosed with NA and surgery revealed hourglass-like constrictions. The clinical findings were improved after neurorrhaphy and physical therapy. In conclusion, hourglass-like constrictions can be prognostic factors of NA and should be searched carefully. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Although schwannoma is the most common benign tumor of the peripheral nervous system, median nerve schwannomas are extremely rare. These cases are usually silent and may get misdiagnosed. In this article, we presented two cases of schwannoma. They presented with normal electroneuromyography in their routine evaluation, and the provisional clinical diagnosis was median neuropathy. After examining the upper elbow segment, the definitive diagnosis was proximal median neuropathy, which was histopathologically confirmed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Pure motor monoparesis due to ischemic stroke involving a single extremity is a rare condition that can be easily misdiagnosed. Herein, we present three cases with isolated upper extremity monoparesis. All of our patients had weakness in the left hand. They were previously evaluated in other centers and were diagnosed with peripheral neuropathy by electromyography. When patients whose complaints did not resolve were admitted to our clinic, we performed electromyography again and observed that it was normal. Hereupon, we detected ischemic infarctions in cranial magnetic resonance imaging that would explain the patients' complaints. Isolated monoparesis mimicking peripheral neuropathy is a rare symptom in stroke patients. Pure motor monoparesis should be kept in mind in every patient presenting with acute-isolated monoparesis, and neuroradiological imaging should be performed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the article, the authors present the case of a 39-year-old woman suffering from weakness and severe pain in her lower limbs and urinary retention who was rushed to the emergency department due to numbness and dysesthesia in her right leg to discuss COVID-19-induced longitudinal extensive myelitis (LEM). Her COVID-19 was successfully treated with favipiravir. Also cited is the association between SARS-CoV-2 and myelitis/myelopathy.

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Objective: Botulinum toxin type-A (BoNTA) has been considered a treatment option for CH. The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of BoNTA treatment in patients with medically resistant CH.Materials and Methods: Forty patients with CH were included in the study. Patients in the BoNTA group (n=20) were administered 10 U of BoNTA bilaterally to the frontal muscles, 20 U to the temporal muscles, 15 U to the semispinalis capitis, 15 U to the splenius capitis, and 15 U to the trapezius muscles (total: 150 U). Patients in the placebo group (n=20) received 0.2 mL of saline administrated to the same sites. All participations were evaluated 6 and 12 weeks after treatment; side effects, the number of painful days, severity (by visual analogue scale, VAS) and frequency of pain were evaluated. Results: In the BoNTA group, the severity and frequency of pain 6 and 12 weeks post treatment were significantly lower than pre-treatment levels (p<0.05). At 12 weeks post treatment, the severity and frequency of pain in the BoNTA group were lower than in the placebo group (p<0.05). Conclusion: The findings suggest that BoNTA was an effective treatment for CH. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Mirror movements are defined as involuntary movements of the contralateral homologous extremities during voluntary movements of one side. They are usually observed in the distal parts of the upper extremities and are not considered a pathological finding within the first decade. Congenital malformations are mostly responsible for mirror movements. Polymicrogyria is a cortical organization defect. It is defined as thickening of gray matter, loss of gyral pattern and flattened border of gray and white matter. Clinical findings of polymicrogyria vary according to the location and width of the lesion. We present a 21-year-old male patient with left-sided hemiparesis who also had mirror movements. Polymicrogyria and hypoplasia of the corpus callosum were observed in cerebral magnetic resonance imaging. Coexistence of polymicrogyria and mirror movements is seen only rarely. According to the electrophysiologicalstudies, we suggest that polymicrogyria may lead to a decrease in transcallosal inhibition on the affected side and increased activity of the ipsilateral corticospinal pathway in the opposite hemisphere, causing the mirror movements. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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