We describe two patients with juvenile-onset Niemann-Pick disease type C (NPC) to illustrate the variable neurologic features of this condition. One presented with hypersplenism at age 10 and was misdiagnosed with Gaucher disease. He developed…
A boy presented at age 3.5 months with joint contractures, restlessness, and pain on handling. His skin was thickened and there were livid-red macular lesions over bony prominences. Infantile systemic hyalinosis (ISH) was diagnosed, a presumably…
CB(2) cannabinoid receptor-selective agonists are promising candidates for the treatment of pain. CB(2) receptor activation inhibits acute, inflammatory, and neuropathic pain responses but does not cause central nervous system (CNS) effects,…
