this is a case series which report the clinical results of decompressive craniectomy in 4 patients with dilated pupils secondary to traumatic brain injury and postoperative edema. between 2011 and 2012, four patients, 3 males and 1 female, aged between 35 and 64 with mean age of 50.1 ± 8.9 years, underwent decompressive craniectomy due to brain traumatic edema. the follow up period ranged betwe...

xerodermapigmentosum (xp), is an autosomal recessivegenetic disorder of dna repair in which the ability to repair damage caused by ultraviolet (uv) light is deficient. the oxidative stress caused by decline catalase activity as an antioxidant enzyme, has been illustrated in these patients. this is the first case report of dilated cardiomyopathy in two patients with xp, a 26 year old girl and he...

Systemic embolisation is common in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy. Microembolisation as a presenting sign of dilated cardiomyopathy, however, has not been reported before. A 37 year old woman in whom dilated cardiomyopathy presented as arterial microembolisation to the toes is described.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the prevalence, clinical features, and pattern of inheritance of familial dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) in heart transplant patients. PATIENTS AND METHOD Patients with idiopathic DCM who had undergone heart transplantation were invited to participate. Patients with alcohol abuse were excluded. A clinical evaluation, 12-lead ECG, echocardiogram, blood tests, and DNA extrac...

Figure 1: Axial contrast-enhanced computed tomography (A) shows heterogeneous hepatic parenchyma and ascites, as well as widely dilated venous collateral in the left haemithorax. The dilated venous collateral joined the middle and left hepatic veins. Sagittal CT scan (B) shows membranous obstruction of the inferior vena cava. DVC: dilated venous collateral; LHV: left hepatic vein; MHV: middle h...

lymphangioma circumscriptum is a benign lymphatic malformation which is localized to the skin and subcutaneous tissues. it consists of dilated lymph channels lined by normal endothelium.primary vulvar involvement is very rare and only 28 cases have been reported till 2002. here we report a case in an 18 years old girl who was referred to our gynecologic clinic with symptoms of pain,swelling and...