2022
Clinical Reasoning: A 73-Year-Old Woman With Episodic Dysarthria and Horizontal Binocular Diplopia
Bower AS, Fisayo A, Baehring JM, Roy B. Clinical Reasoning: A 73-Year-Old Woman With Episodic Dysarthria and Horizontal Binocular Diplopia. Neurology 2022, 98: 767-772. PMID: 35264421, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000200347.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEMG findingsHorizontal diplopiaHorizontal binocular diplopiaPeripheral nerve hyperexcitabilitySodium channel inhibitorsImpaired abductionTongue fasciculationsTransient dysarthriaElectrodiagnostic studiesTongue deviationSymptomatic reliefClinical presentationNerve hyperexcitabilityNeurologic examinationElectrographic seizuresRight eyeBinocular diplopiaInflammatory conditionsSymptom frequencyOlder womenTransient episodesAdditional episodesMyokymiaSpontaneous depolarizationsChannel inhibitors
2020
Clinical characteristics of fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 antibody‐related polyneuropathy: a retrospective study
Kovvuru S, Cardenas Y, Huttner A, Nowak R, Roy B. Clinical characteristics of fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 antibody‐related polyneuropathy: a retrospective study. European Journal Of Neurology 2020, 27: 1310-1318. PMID: 32068339, DOI: 10.1111/ene.14180.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic inflammatory neuropathiesInflammatory neuropathiesSensory neuropathyFGFR3 antibodiesDistal lower extremity weaknessIntravenous immunoglobulin responseLower extremity paresthesiasCommon presenting symptomLower extremity weaknessRetrospective chart reviewPure sensory neuropathyHistory of cancerDistal sensationMotor findingsPresenting symptomChart reviewClinical characteristicsDemyelinating featuresNerve biopsySymptom onsetUnsteady gaitClinical presentationFoot dropRetrospective studyAutoimmune diseases