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Asociación de diabetes insípida central y diabetes mellitus tipo 2
Association between central diabetes insipidus and type 2 diabetes mellitus

Medicina (B.Aires); 78 (2), 2018
La diabetes insípida central es una enfermedad rara del hipotálamo y de la neurohipófisis, y muy inusualmente se halla en el adulto con diabetes mellitus 2. Se manifiesta por un síndrome poliúrico polidípsico, que debe diferenciarse de la diabetes mellitus mal controlada. Ante la similitud de ambas...

Asociación entre cetoacidosis diabética y acromegalia
Association between diabetic ketoacidosis and acromegaly

Medicina (B.Aires); 78 (2), 2018
La diabetes mellitus ocurre en cerca del 10% de los pacientes con acromegalia y es secundaria a la insulino resistencia causada por altos niveles de hormona de crecimiento. La cetoacidosis diabética ha sido descripta como una rara complicación de la acromegalia, resultado de una relativa deficiencia de...

Argentina-Alzheimer's disease neuroimaging initiative (Arg-ADNI): neuropsychological evolution profile after one-year follow up

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 76 (4), 2018
ABSTRACT The Argentina-Alzheimer's disease neuroimaging initiative (Arg-ADNI) study is a longitudinal prospective cohort of 50 participants at a single institution in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Longitudinal assessments on a neuropsychological test battery were performed on 15 controls, 24 mild cognitive im...

Susac's syndrome: isolated retinal artery occlusion after 10 years of remission

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 81 (2), 2018
ABSTRACT Susac's syndrome, or microangiopathy of the retina, inner ear, and brain, is a rare condition characterized by the clinical triad of encephalopathy, branch retinal artery occlusion, and sensorineural hearing loss. The complete triad has been documented in 85% of reported cases. At clinical onset...

Internal carotid artery aneurysm mimicking normal-tension glaucoma

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 81 (2), 2018
ABSTRACT Differentiating glaucomatous from nonglaucomatous optic disc cupping remains challenging. We present a case of a 48-year-old woman with an internal carotid aneurysm of approximately 3.5 mm × 6.5 mm that mimicked normal-tension glaucoma. The patient had a 2-year history of low vision acuity in h...

Gluten and Neuroimmunology. Rare association with Myasthenia Gravis and Literature Review

SUMMARY As the celiac disease (CD), the non-celiac gluten sensitivity (NCGS) has also been associated with several autoimmune manifestations. It is rarely associated with myasthenia gravis (MG). This paper shall introduce the case of a young female patient, initially presenting a peripheral neuropathy fr...

Spine surgery in patients with ankylosing spondylitis

SUMMARY INTRODUCTION: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is an idiopathic seronegative spondyloartropathy that involves mainly the axial skeleton and the sacroiliac joints. AS promotes biomechanical changes in the spine that predispose to fractures, spinal deformity and spondylodiscitis. The aim of this articl...

Lipoma arborescens of the elbow: a case with features of a high-grade tumor

ABSTRACT Lipoma arborescens (LA) is an uncommon non-neoplastic disorder that may affect almost any joint, mainly the knee. LA is very rare in the elbow, and there are only a few cases reported in the literature. This study aimed to describe a case of LA in the elbow, presenting with features of a high-gr...

Endomiocardite de Loeffler – manifestação cardíaca da síndrome hipereosinofílica: relato de caso

Introdução: A síndrome hipereosinofílica é caracterizada por uma produção aumentada e contínua de eosinófilos e pode levar a lesões teciduais em múltiplos órgãos, como consequência da infiltração eosinofílica. Os pacientes apresentam eosinofilia absoluta no sangue periférico (> 1.500 eo...

Dementia among Older Persons in Jamaica: Prevalence and Policy Implications

West Indian med. j; 67 (1), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the prevalence of dementia and dementia types in Jamaica. Methods: An embedded case-control design was used to investigate dementia within the ageing population. Cases (Mini-Mental State Examination [MMSE] scores of < 20) and controls (MMSE scores of > 20) were ev...