Objective Preeclampsia is a multiorgan disease defined by new onset hypertension and proteinuria after 20 weeks of gestation in pregnancy. Athhough the exact etiology of preeclampsia is unknown, abnormalities in the development of the placental vasculature early in pregnancy and inflammation are well-documented in the pathogenesis of preeclampsia. Neutrophil lymphocyte ratio (NLR) calculated as...

In this issue of the American Journal of Neuroradiology, Fischbein et al (page 1189) review their findings of 35 patients evaluated with PET scans after definitive treatment for squamous cell carcinoma of the upper aerodigestive tract. The data of this retrospective study support their postulate that PET scanning after the administration of 2-fluoro-2-deoxy-Dglucose (FDG) is sensitive but not s...

Introduction Iliotibial band friction syndrome (ITBFS) is one of the common painful condition due to inflamation of distal portion of iliotibial band which presents in lateral side of the knee. Repetetive movements of flexion and extension during exercise as well as excessive friction of distal iliotibial band results in its irritation and inflamation, as it slides over lateral femoral epicondy...

AIM: Colon cancer is one of the main health problems worldwide. Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are referred to as tumor-initiating involved in tumor heterogeneity and dormancy. CSCs can cause drug resistance, metastasis, recurrence primary metastatic cancers. The interactions survival trends colon with other may be an alternative route for effective treatment. In our study, we aimed evaluate effects ...

INTRODUCTION Tuberculosis remains an infectious disease with a high prevalence worldwide and represents a major public health issue. Although venous thromboembolism is a rare complication of this disease, it may be a potentially life-threatening event. CASE SERIES PRESENTATION We report two cases of severe pulmonary tuberculosis associated with venous thromboembolism. A 38 year-old caucasian ...

n recent years, much effort has been devoted to risk tratification of patients with acute coronary syndromes ACS), mainly focusing on patients with non–ST-segment levation (NSTE)-ACS. In this category of patients, bioarkers have been proven to be useful for: 1) the troubleome diagnosis; 2) therapeutic and strategic decision makng (guiding the choice of more potent therapies, the ndication and t...