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Plethoryl is a combination of triatricol, cyclovalone and vitamin A normally prescribed in the treatment of hypercholesterolaemia. Four cases of side-effects most probably caused by this product are reported. They include: 1) a case of common acute hepatitis, 23 cases of which have already been
OBJECTIVE
To unravel the potential idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) endocrine-metabolic comorbidities by studying the natural (and targeted drug-modified) history of disease in children. IIH is a disorder of unclear pathophysiology, characterized by raised intracranial pressure without
Extremes of intracranial pressure commonly cause headache. Benign intracranial hypertension is a rare syndrome of increased intracranial pressure manifesting as headache, intracranial noises, transient visual obscuration, and palsy of the sixth cranial nerve. Endocrine disorders such as obesity and
OBJECTIVE
The primary purpose was to investigate whether serum vitamin A concentration is associated with idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH). The secondary aim was to obtain pilot data regarding the amount of vitamin A ingested by patients and controls.
BACKGROUND
Vitamin A is an attractive
Metabolic disorders including diabetes mellitus, glucose intolerance, dyslipidemias, hyperuricemia, and hypervitaminosis A have often been mentioned in association with diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH). Production of bone under the influence of insulin or retinol has been suggested as
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH), also known as pseudotumor cerebri, is a disorder of elevated intracranial pressure of unknown cause. Patients present with daily headache, pulse-synchronous tinnitus, transient visual obscurations, papilledema with its associated visual loss, and diplopia
BACKGROUND
Recently, the laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) has become popular as a single-stage procedure for the treatment of morbid obesity and its co-morbidities. However, the incidence of micronutrient deficiencies after LSG have hardly been researched.
METHODS
From January 2005 to October
OBJECTIVE
Pseudotumor cerebri (PTC) is a clinical condition characterized by signs and symptoms of increased intracranial pressure, such as headache and papilledema. Our aim was to investigate the etiological and clinical features of pseudotumor cerebri (PTC) in children.
METHODS
We performed a