Objective: The exact mechanism of phonophobia induced by subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) has not been understood well. This subject was investigated. Material and methods: This study was conducted on 25 rabbits. They divided into three groups: Five as control, five as SHAM, 20 as SAH
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the incidence of Lyme borreliosis in patients with acute idiopathic facial paralysis with special emphasis on the risk factors that explain the poor outcome of facial paralysis and occurrence of Lyme borreliosis.
METHODS
During a 2-year period, we prospectively studied 503
To identify parameters that may increase the likelihood of meningitis, and suggest a need for lumbar puncture (LP), in patients without meningeal irritation signs (MIS).We included consecutive adult patients who underwent LP in the emergency department (ED)
A previously healthy 31-year-old G4P2 woman at 33 weeks of gestation was admitted as an emergency with a pyrexia of 39°C, vomiting, headache and neck stiffness associated with photophobia, phonophobia and visual and auditory symptoms. There were no heraldic signs of eclampsia. Polymerase chain
BACKGROUND
Mumps is a viral infection which is particularly found in children and adolescents and one of its manifestations is as lymphocytary meningitis. The aim of this study was to analyze the clinical, epidemiologic and serologic characteristics of the cases of meningitis by the mumps virus
Introduction: Brucellosis is a zoonotic disease that can involve different organs and tissues. Fever, fatigue, lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly, cytopenia, and arthritis are the usual modes of presentation. Gastrointestinal
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Reversible cerebral vasoconstrictive syndrome (RCVS) has characteristic clinical features, brain imaging and Angiographic features. The majority of RCVS cases are associated with the use of antidepressants, polysubstance abuse, and nasal decongestants. We here present a case that
We report the case of a 15-year-old girl who presented with a history of recurrent bitemporal headaches for the last 2 months. In the prior few days, she complained of neck pain, emesis, phonophobia and photophobia, but no fever. Additional symptoms included polydipsia, polyuria and weight gain in
On January 4, 2019 an eight-year-old girl child was bitten by a suspected rabid dog over the left parotid region. After a 17-h delay, the child was brought for rabies postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) at Civil Hospital Theog and was administered complete PEP. On January 29, 2019, the child was again
Childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE) is a chronic inflammatory multisystem autoimmune disease that requires multiple differential diagnoses. Munchausen by proxy syndrome (MBPS) is a form of child abuse, where a caregiver intentionally creates a medical history and induces or
Meningoencephalitis is an acute inflammation of the brain and spinal cord & their covering protective membranes. Meningitis can be life-threatening because of the inflammation's proximity to the brain and spinal cord; therefore, the condition is classified as a medical emergency. The commonest
We report on a 6.5-year-old girl with a balanced translocation between the short arms of chromosomes 1 and 6. She was referred for genetics evaluation because of developmental speech delay and congenital absence of several deciduous and permanent teeth. She was very sensitive to noise (hyperacusis),
Objective: To describe the semiology of pain and its associated features in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and headache presenting to the emergency department who do not require urgent services.
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