The patients presented with axial neckache, brachilagia, quadriparesis,
monoparesis and poor hand grip.
Schwannoma of the brachial plexus: a rare cause of
monoparesis. BMJ Case Rep.
Presenting neurologic symptoms of MERS generally include disturbance of consciousness, delirious behavior, seizures, drowsiness, headache,
monoparesis, abnormal speech, visual hallucinations, and ataxia (2, 4, 5, 7-12, 14-18).
Monoparesis or hemiparesis is described in 37% of cases [10].
Other manifestations of patients with single ring enhancing CT lesions were hemiplegia (9.61%), headache due to raised intracranial pressure (7.69%), crural
monoparesis (7.69%), acute confusional state (7.69%), Broca's aphasia (5.76%) and Broca's aphasia with upper limb weakness (3.85%).
This report described other peripheral neurologic condition related to the copper deficiency that was characterized mainly by
monoparesis due to a neurogenic atrophy of an extensor muscle.
We report the case of a previously healthy, 30-year old male patient, who presented with progressive back pain, who developed lower left
monoparesis. On physical examination, the presence of pain in the lower back was evident, becoming more intense with flexion-extension movements; muscle strength was found at 4/5 in the lower left limb, as well as a positive Babinski sign and hyperreflexia.
Children may have hemiparesis,
monoparesis, sensory impairment, involuntary movements, headaches, dizziness, or seizures.
Monoparesis as a manifestation of acute ischemic stroke is a rare disease entity.
Eight patients had paresis in >1 extremity, and 4 patients had
monoparesis. Data were discordant for 2 patients for defining
monoparesis or polyparesis.
[4] The latter may present as Brown-Sequard syndrome, central cord syndrome, anterior cord syndrome, and posterior cord syndrome or rarely as
monoparesis of upper or lower extremities.
Of the 45 presenting with hemi/
monoparesis, 25 had brain abscess, 19 empyema and 1 a combination of abscess and empyema.
