A rare carotid artery pseudoaneurysm complicated by MRSA infection, septic arthritis, and an incidental thigh tumor challenged clinicians but was successfully treated with surgery and targeted antibiotics.
Presymptomatic treatment with risdiplam was associated with improved motor development and survival without permanent ventilation in infants with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), according to 24-month results from the phase 2 RAINBOWFISH trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Superagers aged 80 years and older demonstrate a unique neurobiological profile associated with successful aging: preserved memory and distinct brain anatomy, including thicker cortical regions and lower tau pathology.
A woman with a decades-long history of intensely pruritic, nonblistering papules on her extremities was diagnosed with dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa pruriginosa, confirmed by COL7A1 gene sequencing, after a comprehensive clinicopathologic evaluation.