introduction: in some intoxicated patients, cerebrospinal fluid (csf) is examined due to the prolonged loss of consciousness, focal neurologic findings, and fever of unknown origin. we aimed to evaluate the probable relationship between the different toxicity causes and the csf indices in poisoned patients and determine if they could predict the patients’ outcome. methods: all patients who had ...

background: volume estimation of brain is important for many neurological applications. it is necessary in measuring brain growth and changes in brain in normal/abnormal patients. thus, accurate brain volume measurement is very important. magnetic resonance imaging (mri) is the method of choice for volume quantification due to excellent levels of image resolution and between-tissue contrast. st...

El objetivo del presente trabajo fue evaluar el efecto de la inclusión hojas Acacia cochliacantha en una dieta mantenimiento para cabritos raza Boer conteo fecal huevos (CFH) Haemonchus contortus, consumo agua y materia seca. Diez recién destetados (16.850 ± 1.630 kg peso vivo inicial 3 meses edad), fueron experimentalmente infestados con larvas (L3) H. contortus (350 por kilogramo vivo), proba...

Introduction: Strongyloides venezuelensis is a nematode whose natural host rats. It used as model for the investigation of human strongyloidiasis caused by S. stercoralis. The latter neglected tropical disease in Ecuador where there are no specific plans to mitigate this parasitic illness.Objective: To evaluate stages an experimental life cycle using Wistar rats.Materials and methods: Male rats...

Alzheimer's disease is known to be the most common form of dementia in the elderly. It is clinically characterized by impairment of cognitive functions, as well as changes in personality, behavioral disturbances and an impaired ability to perform activities of daily living. To date, there are no effective ways to cure or reverse the disease. Genetic studies of early-onset familial Alzheimer's d...

Objective To discuss the roles of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and cerebrospinal fluid analysis in the identification of central nervous system associated infection and provide a reference for the diagnosis and treatment of central nervous system associated infectious diseases. Methods Seventy-six patients who developed central nervous system infection and were admitted into the Henan Peo...

We tested the hypothesis that the concentration of atrial natriuretic factor in the cerebrospinal fluid is an indicator of brain injury in patients with intracranial disease. Atrial natriuretic factor concentration was measured in 72 samples of cerebrospinal fluid from 28 patients with intraventricular drains and in nine samples from outpatient controls undergoing diagnostic lumbar puncture. Le...

Investigation of 67 patients with neurological disorders (excluding meningitis) showed a mean level of Mg in cerebrospinal fluid of 1.93 +/- 0.03 mEq./l. These figures are significantly lower than earlier figures published in the literature. Patients with polyradiculo-neuritis do not show the fall in cerebrospinal fluid Mg levels reported in cases of infective meningitis. The level of Mg in cer...