Electrode implantation into the subthalamic nucleus for deep brain stimulation in Parkinson's disease (PD) is associated with a temporary motor improvement occurring prior to neurostimulation. We studied this phenomenon by functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) when considering the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS-III) and collateral oedema. Twelve patients with PD (age 55....

Previously we have shown that sera from patients with fulminant hepatic failure (FHF) will inhibit partially purified rat brain Na+, K+-ATPase and sodium efflux from human leucocytes in vitro. Similar inhibition may be involved in the pathogenesis of encephalopathy and cerebral oedema in these patients. In the present study we have attempted to establish whether the activity of brain Na+, K+-AT...

Rift Valley fever phlebovirus (RVFV) infects humans and a wide range of ungulates historically has caused devastating epidemics in Africa the Arabian Peninsula. Lesions naturally infected cases (RVF) have only been described detail sheep with few reports concerning cattle humans. The most frequently observed lesion both ruminants is randomly distributed necrosis, particularly liver. supportive ...

The mortality of acute pulmonary oedema remains high. Pulmonary oedema is clinically defined as an excessive, diffuse accumulation of fluid in the tissues and alveolar spaces of the lung. Pulmonary oedema can be broadly divided into four categories : hydrostatic oedema, permeability oedema caused by lung injury (acute respiratory distress syndrome), permeability oedema without lung injury, and ...

Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum are protozoon parasites from the intracellular apicomplexan family. is cause of health economic problems in sheep industry worldwide. usually reported cows leads to infections causing abortions; however, its prevalence not clear. The present study aimed investigate pathology T. N. by PCR, histopathological immune-histochemical methods aborted foetuses coll...

Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and computed tomography (CT) are useful for the evaluation of central nervous system (CNS) lupus. This report describes the use of cranial MR and CT in 21 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) with acute neuropsychiatric symptoms manifested by headache, seizures, focal neurological deficits, psychosis, or organic brain syndrome. Computed tomography was...

Cerebral oedema is the most common cause of mortality and morbidity during the first day of conventional treatment for diabetic ketoacidosis in paediatric patients. It is possible that therapy contributes to its development. Risk factors that predispose to cerebral oedema should lead to an expansion of the intracellular and/or the extracellular fluid compartment(s) of the brain because water no...

A case of radionecrosis of the brain in a patient previously treated for squamous cell carcinoma of the scalp is presented. Cerebral angiography revealed a mass effect primarily in the right frontal area. Computed tomography showed extensive hemispheric oedema. A frontal lobectomy was performed, and the recovery was excellent. The lower limit for brain tolerance for irradiation is about 5000 ra...

BACKGROUND The cause of postspinal headache and its specific characteristics are unknown, and whether lumbar dural puncture (LP) triggers brain-stem compression in patients with brain oedema is still controversial. METHODS Hydrostatic effects of distal opening of the dural sac towards the atmosphere are described and applied to the normal brain and the brain with disrupted BBB. Analogue analy...