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A hypertensive urgency should be distinguished from a hypertensive emergency. Although the distinction may not always be obvious, certain guidelines may help the clinician determine which therapeutic approaches are most appropriate for each patient. Hypertensive emergencies include those conditions
OBJECTIVE
To describe the clinical course of advanced juxtapapillary retinal capillary hemangioblastomas (RCH) associated with von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease treated with systemic sunitinib malate, an agent that inhibits both anti-vascular endothelial growth factor and anti-platelet-derived growth
After two seizures, a 13 year-old boy experienced headache, fatigue and loss of appetite over a period of 3 weeks. There was a bilateral papilledema with normal visual acuity. CT and MRI disclosed two ischemic foci, that were interpreted as evidence of vasculitis. High serum levels of IgG and IgM
A case of aspergillotic abscess with granuloma is reported. A 45-year-old man was admitted to our hospital on Apr. 10, 1984 due to the rupture of an aneurysm of the anterior communicating artery. Neck clipping of the aneurysm was proposed on Apr. 12, 1984, but was not performed because of cardiac
METHODS
A 37-year-old woman was admitted with total loss of vision of the left eye within 24 hours. Additionally, she complained about fatigue, headache, chills, fever, muscle pain and neck stiffness since 4 days. At admission, the body temperature was 38.7 degrees C. Neurological examination
There is much individual variability in the clinical manifestations of hypocalcemia. The rapidly of the development of hypocalcemia will determine whether or not symptoms will be present. Signs and symptoms of hypocalcemia consisted of tetany (Chvostek's and Trousseau's signs), seizures, diminshed
Malignant-phase hypertension is characterized clinically by severe accelerating hypertension with neuroretinopathy or papilledema and by evidence of renal damage. A Japanese male in his early thirties presented with hemoptysis and general fatigue. He had a 5-year history of hypertension, but had not
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the maximum tolerated dose (MTD), safety, and antitumor activity of sunitinib combined with paclitaxel and carboplatin.
METHODS
Successive cohorts of patients with advanced solid tumors received oral sunitinib (25, 37.5, or 50 mg) for 2 consecutive weeks of a 3-week cycle
OBJECTIVE
Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma (PXA) is a rare, low-grade astrocytoma of adolescence. Relatively favorable outcomes have been achieved with complete surgical resection. However, few data exist regarding the treatment of recurrent, deep-seated, or multicentric lesions. We report the first