ABSTRACT
Hirayama disease, or brachial monomelic amyotrophy, is not a common neurological disease characterized by unilateral or asymmetric bilateral lower motor weakness of distal upper limbs. The basic pathophysiology is compression of the dural sac and spinal cord during flexion of the neck. A case of a 21-year-old male presented with chief complaints of tremors in both hands (right more than left) with gradually progressive weakness of the right hand and forearm. Electromyography (EMG), nerve conduction velocity (NCV), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) neck in flexion showed focal atrophy of lower cervical myotomes and confirmed the diagnosis of monomelic amyotrophy.
ABSTRACT
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a serious and potentially life-threatening condition due to the occurrence of pulmonary embolism (PEs) in the acute phase. DVT can be provoked or unprovoked. Provoked DVT can be associated with transient or persistent causes. Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) with reactive thrombocytosis can act as a prothrombotic condition. We present two case reports of lower limb DVT which was associated with moderate anemia. Association between IDA and thrombosis has been reviewed.