A 50-year-old woman with increasing headache and a left abducent-nerve palsy
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A subdural hygroma is a fluid-filled sac below a membrane covering the brain, and can result from disruption of the membranes from injury, surgery or other causes. A woman entered the hospital complaining of persistent headaches and paralysis of a nerve leading to the eye, causing blurred and double vision. Magnetic-resonance imaging revealed thickening of brain membranes and the collection of fluid in the skull. Physicians diagnosed a cerebrospinal fluid leak and opened the skull to evacuate it, which provided the patient some relief from headaches.
Publication Name: The New England Journal of Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0028-4793
Year: 1998
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Viruses and Multiple Sclerosis
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Multiple sclerosis may be caused by an immune response to a virus. A study published in 2001 showed that women who developed multiple sclerosis had antibodies to the Epstein-Barr virus in their blood. This virus causes mononucleosis. Since other viruses can affect the nervous system, multiple sclerosis may be a viral disease.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2001
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Bell's palsy
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A case of a healthy 50-yer-old man is discussed who notices that his face is drooping on the right side and is unable to show his teeth or inflate his cheek on the right. The most common cause found for this abrupt onset of unilateral facial weakness is stroke and Bell's palsy and the treatment for this disease is provided.
Publication Name: The New England Journal of Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0028-4793
Year: 2004
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