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Toxocarosis y colecistitis aguda alitiásica: ¿consecuencia o coincidencia?

Rev. chil. infectol; 33 (3), 2016
La toxocarosis humana es una parasitosis larvaria crónica catalogada dentro de las cinco enfermedades subestimadas más importantes por los CDC. Las larvas pueden diseminarse por vía sistémica y migrar a distintos tejidos (larva migrans visceral) incluyendo el hígado y vesícula biliar. La colecistit...

Diplopia vertical persistente pós-facectomia e tireoidopatia associadas

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 75 (3), 2016
RESUMO Os autores relatam o caso de uma paciente feminina de 69 anos que desenvolveu diplopia vertical persistente após facectomia extracapsular sob anestesia peribulbar. Paciente apresentava história de tireoidopatia tratada o que tornou a condcução da diplopia mais complexa. Os autores enfatizam a ...

Síndrome linfoproliferativo postrasplante con compromiso cerebral: reporte de un caso

Rev. chil. radiol; 22 (2), 2016
Abstract. Post-transplantation lymphoproliferative disorder is a low incidence complication of transplant recipient patients. However, mortality is high if the diagnosis and management are not appropriate. For this reason the radiologist should be aware when dealing with images of these patients, particu...

Pituitary macroadenoma: analysis of intercarotid artery distance compared to controls

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 74 (5), 2016
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the intercarotid distance (ICD) of patients with pituitary macroadenoma and compare to heatlhy controls. Method We retrospectively reviewed contrast-enhanced MRI images from twenty consecutive patients diagnosed with non-functioning pituitary macroadenoma, measured the ...

Leucopatía reversible de la protuberancia: en paciente con SIDA y tratamiento retroviral

Rev. méd. Chile; 144 (5), 2016
Posterior reversible encephalopathy (PRES) is a condition characterized by T2 and FLAIR hyperintensities in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies, localized preferentially in the occipital-parietal white matter regions. Pathological MRI images located in midbrain, pons, medulla and spinal cord, that c...

Laparoscopic versus open radical prostatectomy in high prostate volume cases: impact on oncological and functional results

Int. braz. j. urol; 42 (2), 2016
ABSTRACT Background and objective: To prospectively compare the laparoscopic versus open approach to RP in cases with high prostate volume and to evaluate a possible different impact of prostate volume. Materials and Methods: From March 2007 to March 2013 a total of 120 cases with clinically localized ...

Clinical, hormonal and radiological features of partial Sheehan's syndrome: an Indian experience

ABSTRACT Objective The objective of this study was to describe clinical presentation, hormonal profile and imaging characteristics of 21 patients with partial Sheehan’s syndrome. Subjects and methods This prospective study was carried out over a period of six years (2008-2013). The evaluation o...

Cerebellar ataxia as presenting feature of hypothyroidism

SUMMARY Symptoms and signs of the hypothyroidism vary in relation to the magnitude and acuteness of the thyroid hormone deficiency. The usual clinical features are constipation, fatigue, cold intolerance and weight gain. Rarely it can present with neurologic problems like reversible cerebellar ataxia, de...

Neuroartropatia de Charcot secundária à siringomielia: relato de caso

Rev. bras. neurol; 52 (1), 2016
A neuroartropatia de Charcot é uma das complicações da siringomielia, podendo ocasionar deformidades osteoarticulares e incapacidade funcional, com comprometimento das atividades da vida diária. Relatamos um caso de paciente com neuroartropatia de Charcot do ombro associada a siringomielia e malforma...

Aerobic Training after Myocardial Infarction: Remodeling Evaluated by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance

Arq. bras. cardiol; 106 (4), 2016
Abstract Background: Numerous studies show the benefits of exercise training after myocardial infarction (MI). Nevertheless, the effects on function and remodeling are still controversial. Objectives: To evaluate, in patients after (MI), the effects of aerobic exercise of moderate intensity on ventricu...