OBJECTIVE Neurocysticercosis, an infection with the larval form of the tapeworm, Taeniasolium, is the cause of 29% of epilepsy in endemic regions. Epilepsy in this population is mostly associated with calcified granulomas; at the time of seizure recurrence 50% of those with calcifications demonstrate transient surrounding perilesional edema. Whether edema is consequence of the seizure, or a res...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The cause of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is unknown. Two primary hypotheses exist: 1) hypertension exceeding auto-regulatory limits leading to forced hyper-perfusion and 2) vasoconstriction and hypo-perfusion leading to ischemia with resultant edema. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the catheter angiography (CA), MR angiography (MRA), and ...

Aims First, to establish the diagnostic performance of the pressure gradient at a standardized mean velocity (dPv) as derived from the cycle-averaged stenosis pressure gradientvelocity (ΔP-v) relationship obtained by administration of adenosine and second, to determine whether dPv can be assessed from contrast medium-induced submaximal hyperemia. Methods and results Distal coronary pressure and...

BACKGROUND Wernicke encephalopathy (WE) is a metabolic disorder of the central nervous system resulting from vitamin B(1) deficiency. The exact mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis of the lesions in WE are not completely understood. Vitamin B1 deficiency is associated with intracellular and extracellular edema by glutamate(N-methyl-D-aspartate) receptor-mediated excitotoxicity. Conventional m...

Cysticercotic encephalitis is a severe form of neurocysticercosis in which the brain parenchyma is harmed by the host immune response to massive cysticerci infestation [1]. Patients with this disorder usually present abnormalities of consciousness associated with intracranial hypertension, visual changes, and generalized seizures. Because these are nonspecific clinical manifestations, the diagn...

Glaucoma is a leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. The reduction of intraocular pressure has been well established as an effective treatment to prevent both the development and the progression of all forms of glaucoma. Bimatoprost 0.03% ophthalmic solution, introduced in 2001, is a synthetic prostamide with the unique mechanism of improving both uveoscleral and trabecular outflow....

Large solid ovarian lesions are considered malignant in nature in pediatric and adolescent age group. We present an adolescent girl who had large solid ovarian lesion, with negative tumor markers. She underwent laparotomy and right oopherectomy. Histopathology revealed that the lesion was massive ovarian edema. This is an extremely rare lesion of ovary and is benign in nature. Very few case rep...

Aengwanich, W. and Simaraks, S. Pathology of heart, lung, liver and kidney in broilers under chronic heat stress Songklanakarin J. Sci. Technol., 2004, 26(3) : 417-424 The purpose of this experiment was to investigate pathological changes in broilers under chronic heat stress. Fifteen birds (n = 15), twenty-eight days old were kept at 33 + 1oC environmental temperature for 21 days. While broile...

Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease (VKHD) is a rare granulomatous inflammatory disease that affects pigmented structures, such as eye, inner ear, meninges, skin and hair. This disease is mainly a Th1 lymphocyte mediated aggression to melanocytes after a viral trigger in the presence of HLA-DRB1*0405 allele. The absence of ocular trauma or previous intraocular surgery sets VKHD appart from sympathetic...

Abstract Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: None. Background Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR)-guided ablation therapy offers a unique opportunity and incentive to investigate acute lesions. Until present, human studies only used T2-weighted imaging (T2WI) late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) assess Purpose To the tissue characteristics lesions during CMR-guided atrial flutter ablati...