carotid stenosis/vomiting

We prospectively analyzed adverse effects of aspirin in a multicentered cooperative study undertaken to determine the role of endarterectomy in the treatment of asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis. Persons with active peptic ulcer disease or known intolerance to aspirin were excluded from the

A 67-year-old man was admitted for status epilepticus, right hemiparesis, repeating vertigo and vomiting. Computed tomography showed no abnormality except for slight brain atrophy. Angiogram demonstrated bilateral vertebral artery stenosis at the origin, especially on the left side, and bilateral

Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia is a rarely agentic disorder of the lipoprotein metabolism intimately related to premature atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease that can lead to high disability and mortality. Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia typically affects not only the aortic

Cerebral hyperperfusion syndrome represents a clinical spectrum characterized by severe unilateral headache, acute changes in mental status, vomiting, seizures, focal neurologic deficits, and, in its most severe form, intracranial hemorrhage. With the exception of one early case report, reperfusion

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of carotid endarterectomy (CEA) with conscious sedation under remifentanil (Remifentanil anesthesia - RA) vs conventional loco-regional anesthesia (Conventional-LRA) in the current practice of a vascular surgery

Cystic meningioma with an enhancing mural nodule is uncommon and can present as a radiologic and clinical dilemma with wide differential. We report a series of rare and unique presentation of microcystic meningioma in three elderly women aged 76 (case 1), 72 (case 2), and 76 (case 3) years,