introduction: cerebral vein thrombosis is a rare complication of nephrotic syndrome (ns).we report a known case of ns with hemorrhagic thrombosis. case report: a boy with previous history of ns was admitted with headache and decrease of level of consciousness and his brain images were revealed hemorrhagic thrombosis conclusions: cerebral vein thrombosis must be considered in patients with histo...

conclusions the primary treatment for gh-producing adenoma is surgery; however, this patient has high surgical risk from her severe cardiomyopathy. radiotherapy poses a greater risk because of increased cerebrovascular mortality. somatostatin receptor ligands are significantly associated with improvement of cardiovascular and hemodynamic parameters. dopamine agonists must be considered regardle...

cirrhosis is characterized by marked abnormalities in the cardiovascular system. a hyperdynamic splanchnic and systemic circulation is typical of cirrhotic patients and has been observed in all experimental forms of portal hypertension. the hyperdynamic circulation is most likely initiated by arterial vasodilatation, leading to central hypovolemia, sodium retention, and an increased intravascul...

There are few reports concerning interferon induced myocardial dysfunction. A known case of multiple myeloma who was receiving interferon alpha (IFA) for 14 months was brought to the emergency room in frank: pulmonary edema. After treatment of heart failure and discontinuation of interferon alpha, he remained asymptomatic thereafter. Another case of chronic active hepatitis on IFA complain...

the study was conducted to determine the clinical pattern and etiology of cerebral venous thrombosis in iran. records of all adult patients admitted with a clinical diagnosis and mri of cerebral venous thrombosis from 1993 through 1999 in three major hospitals of tehran, iran were reviewed. fifty patients (39 women, 11 men) aged 14 to 56 years were identified. headache the most frequent and oft...

background: dilated cardiomyopathy is associated with a progressive deterioration in cardiac function and eventually death. initial interest in this hypothesis was to create another large animal model for dilated cardiomyopathy in addition to pigs and dogs . methods: after the induction of anesthesia to 10 female sheep, a carotid-jugular shunt was created in all the animals via a 1-cm fistula b...

conclusions if seizure occurs during the peripartum period, along with providing complete cardiovascular and respiratory support, advanced diagnostic measures are needed and cerebral venous sinus thrombosis should be considered as a possible diagnosis. introduction seizure involves less than 1% of pregnancies; however it is associated with increased maternal and fetal complications. cerebral ve...

abstract cerebral sinovenous thrombosis (csvt) in children has rarely been reported in the literature, especially without underlying disorder. it has increasingly been diagnosed due to clinical awareness and sensitive neuroimaging techniques. the aim of this article was to report a case of cerebral sinovenous thrombosis without underlying disorder. we reported a 5 year old girl, presented with ...