Recurrent brain infarction as the first manifestation of POEMS syndrome
WANG Yan-yan
HONG Yue-hui
ZHU Yi-cheng
YAO Ming
Abstract：Case Summary
A 45-year-old male patient was admitted to the hospital for the first time on December 28, 2023, due to limb weakness for 22 months, right visual field defect for 7 months, and speech disorder for 4 months. The patient had no obvious precipitating factors when he first experienced intermittent left hand weakness in February 2022, which lasted for several seconds and resolved spontaneously, occurring 3-5 times. Later, he suddenly developed dizziness and nausea while standing and talking to others, with transient right lower limb weakness and unsteadiness, without headache, tinnitus, hearing loss, speech disorder, or facial droop.
Keywords：POEMS syndromeBrain infarctionCase reports
Publication Date：2025-05-25
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：6( 452-457 )