Medicine
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Case Reports
Intracranial hemorrhage after carotid artery stenting in both anterior and posterior circulation: A case report.
Intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) after carotid artery stenting (CAS) is a rare but fatal complication, and it primarily occurs in the corresponding vascular distribution area. Herein, a case of ICH after CAS in both anterior and posterior circulation has been described. ⋯ Hypertension is still one of the causes of ICH after CAS. The control of perioperative BP in patients with severe carotid stenosis is yet a major concern.
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Case Reports
A novel use of virtual reality in the treatment of cognitive and motor deficit in spinal cord injury: A case report.
Aim of this study is to evaluate the cognitive and motor outcomes after a combined rehabilitative training using a standard cognitive approach and virtual reality (VR), in a patient with spinal cord injury (SCI). ⋯ Virtual reality can be considered a promising tool for the rehabilitation of different neurological disorders, including patients with both motor and cognitive deficits following SCI.
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Case Reports
Utility of power Doppler ultrasonography for detecting forefoot bursae in early rheumatoid arthritis: A case report.
Power Doppler ultrasonography (PDUS) in musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) is a sensitive and reliable method for the assessment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The association between ultrasound-detectable forefoot bursae and the development of RA has gained attention. However, a few studies have evaluated the utility of PDUS for examining forefoot bursae in early RA. We report the case of an RA patient who developed reduced foot mobility and had detectable intermetatarsal bursitis with remarkable power Doppler (PD) signals in MSUS at the onset of RA. ⋯ Her case suggests that PDUS is useful for the detection of forefoot bursitis, and the detection of forefoot bursitis by PDUS may provide the opportunity to make an early diagnosis of RA.
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Case Reports
Aldosteronism with mild hypokalemia presenting as life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias: A case report.
Primary aldosteronism (PA) with hypokalemia increases the risk of life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias. Cases of PA with malignant arrhythmia as the first symptom have been reported. The role of severe hypokalemia in triggering malignant ventricular arrhythmia is well documented. However, few cases of PA with mild hypokalemia that presented with life-threatening ventricular tachycardia have been reported. ⋯ In patients with ventricular tachycardia and mild hypokalemia, physicians need to consider that PA and ischemia heart disease may be one of the possible causes of electrical storm.
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Case Reports
A case report: Co-occurrence of Wilson disease and oculocutaneous albinism in a Chinese patient.
Both Wilson disease (WD) and Oculocutaneous Albinism (OCA) are rare autosomal recessive disorders that are caused by mutations on chromosome 13 and chromosome 11, respectively. Here, we report on a patient with coexisting WD and OCA, initially presenting episodes of tremors. ⋯ In this study, we reported on the first case of a child who simultaneously presented WD and OCA, bringing up the possibility of a presumable link between these 2 rare diseases.