A case of diabetic proximal motor neuropathy presented with left brachial paralysis is reported. In a 52-year-old male patient, the initial manifestation was the weakness of the predominantly proximal part of left upper limb, which progressed to the lower limb of the same side. There complications gave the opportunity to recognize and treat diabetes mellitus more promptly. The weakness recovered after one month with diabetic control but recurred mainly in the same lower limb and eventually achieved good functional result three months after.
Diabetes Mellitus ; Humans ; Lower Extremity ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Paralysis* ; Upper Extremity

A case of pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism is reported. The patient, a 23-year-old man, has suffered from generalized tonic-clonic seizure for 16 years and gait disturbance for 4 years. He has the phenotypic features of Albright's hereditary osteodystrophy. But the levels of parathyroid hormone, serum calcium and phosphorus are all normal. The case is presented with the reviewed of the literature.
Calcium ; Gait ; Humans ; Parathyroid Hormone ; Phosphorus ; Pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism* ; Seizures ; Young Adult