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A 19-year old man with IgA vasculitis after vaccination

Braz. j. infect. dis; 22 (5), 2018
ABSTRACT A 19-year-old patient who mistakenly received two doses of influenza vaccine 10 days before presentation, was admitted with malaise, weakness, and a purpuric non-blanching rash most prominent on the ankles followed by abdominal pain and hematochezia 72 h later. The diagnosis of influenza vaccine...

Síndrome transicional: del síndrome de West al síndrome de Lennox-Gastaut
Transional syndrome: from West to Lennox-Gastaut syndromes

Medicina (B.Aires); 78 (supl.2), 2018
El síndrome de West o espasmos infantiles, es una encefalopatía epiléptica clasificada como epilepsias y síndromes generalizados. Hay múltiples informes de la evolución de síndrome de West a síndrome de Lennox-Gastaut de un 25 hasta 60%, sin reconocerse una causa específica. Se ha comunicado que...

Encefalitis autoinmunes: Un nuevo diagnóstico para una antigua enfermedad
Autoimmune encephalitis. New diagnosis for an old condition

Medicina (B.Aires); 78 (supl.2), 2018
Las encefalitis autoinmunes son un nuevo grupo de enfermedades de gran trascendencia clínica y terapéutica debido a la buena respuesta en gran parte de los casos a la terapia inmunomoduladora indicada, con un gran porcentaje de curación, sin secuelas neurológicas importantes (cognitivo, motor, crisis...

Acometimento de nervos cranianos na granulomatose com poliangeíte (GPA) C-ANCA negativo

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 77 (4), 2018
RESUMO O presente relato tem o objetivo de mostrar um caso incomum de Granulomatose com Poliangeíte (GPA), que previamente era denominada Granulomatose de Wegener. Trata-se de é uma doença multissistêmica, caracterizada por inflamação granulomatosa necrotizante e vasculite que envolve principalment...

Fibrosis pulmonar aguda asociada a intoxicación por Paraquat: caso clínico

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (7), 2018
Paraquat, a non-selective bipyridyl pesticide, is one of the leading causes of death from intoxication in many parts of Asia and America. It is the second most sold herbicide worldwide, being widely used in Chile. Its ingestion generates toxicity due to the release of superoxide radicals, mainly affectin...

Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss: Comparative Study of Different Treatment Modalities

Abstract Introduction Idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (ISSNHL) is hearing loss of at least 30 dB in at least 3 contiguous frequencies within at least 72 hours. There are many different theories to explain it, and many differentmodalities are used for its management, such as: systemic stero...

Retinopatia vaso-oclusiva por lúpus eritematoso sistêmico associada à síndrome do anticorpo antifosfolipídeo

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 77 (1), 2018
Resumo Relatar um caso de paciente com Retinopatia vaso-oclusiva por Lúpus Eritematoso Sistêmico (LES) associado à Síndrome do Anticorpo Antifosfolipídeo (SAF), que se iniciou com um quadro de anemia hemolítica autoimune acompanhado por baixa visual súbita monocular. Poucos casos foram descritos n...

Effects of aquaporin 4 and inward rectifier potassium channel 4 1 on medullospinal edema after methylprednisolone treatment to suppress acute spinal cord injury in rat

Acta cir. bras; 33 (2), 2018
Abstract Purpose: To investigate the effects of aquaporin 4 (AQP4) and inward rectifier potassium channel 4.1 (Kir4.1) on medullospinal edema after treatment with methylprednisolone (MP) to suppress acute spinal cord injury (ASCI) in rats. Methods: Sprague Dawley rats were randomly divided into contro...

Protocolo clínico e diretrizes terapêuticas: esclerose múltipla

Traumatic spinal cord injury: current concepts and treatment update

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 75 (6), 2017
ABSTRACT Spinal cord injury (SCI) affects 1.3 million North Americans, with more than half occurring after trauma. In Brazil, few studies have evaluated the epidemiology of SCI with an estimated incidence of 16 to 26 per million per year. The final extent of the spinal cord damage results from primary an...