pericardial effusion/seizures

We report a patient presented with recurrent pericardial effusion caused by drug-induced systemic lupus Erythematosus (SLE) following mitral valve repair. The surgery was complicated by hemiparesis and convulsion in early postoperative period. The patient had been received carbamazepine for a

BACKGROUND Seizure as the initial manifestation of aortic dissection is rare. METHODS An 88-year-old female experienced a first generalized tonic clonic seizure, which was terminated with midazolam. Acute cerebral magnetic resonance imaging and angiography were non-informative. After awaking she

Objective: To investigate the clinical features, treatment methods, and outcomes of fulminant myocarditis (FM) in children. Methods: The clinical data of 23 children with FM hospitalized in the First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of

Clozapine is a dibenzodiazepine antipsychotic used for resistant schizophrenia, which is known to be associated with side effects such as agranulocytosis, seizures, weight gain, and less commonly myocarditis/ cardiomyopathy. We present a case of a 20-year-old female who presented with chest pain,

Anemia is common with connective tissue disorders, but pancytopenia is rare. We report a 22-year-old female who presented with menorrhagia, seizures, anemia, leukocytosis, thrombocytopenia, pericardial effusion, positive ANA, and evidence of vasculitis on CT head scan and was diagnosed with systemic

Thirty-four cases of SLE treated during the past seven years (1974-1981) in Taipei Municipal Jen-Ai Hospital are reported and analyzed. Diagnosis of SLE was based on ARA preliminary criteria and Hahn's preliminary criteria. There were 32 females (94.2%) and 2 males (5.8%). The mean age at diagnosis

The complications associated with umbilical venous catheterization in neonates range from pericardial effusion, portal hypertension, and peritoneal perforation with ascites, to Wharton's jelly embolism. The case of a term neonate who developed ascites and severe hyponatraemia (serum sodium 119

BACKGROUND In the last years we have assisted to a great knowledge of inborn errors of metabolism (IEM). As consequence, the clinical suspicion of IEM in neuropediatrics is more frequent. The IEM must be investigated in the newborn with neurologic symptoms without any evident etiology, when

We describe the second case of congenital disorder of glycosylation type IL (CDG-IL) caused by deficiency of the ALG9 a1,2 mannosyltransferase enzyme. The female infant's features included psychomotor retardation, seizures, hypotonia, diffuse brain atrophy with delayed myelination, failure to

The authors report a case of a 19-year-old woman admitted for the investigation of fever and hemolytic anemia for the previous 2 months. As an inpatient, she had convulsions and sudden loss of consciousness, developing hemoptysis, hypoxia, and respiratory insufficiency. Examination showed

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune inflammatory disease which follows a relapsing and remitting course that can manifest in any organ system. While classic manifestations consist of arthralgia, myalgia, frank arthritis, a malar rash and renal failure to name a few, cardiac

Anticonvulsant hypersensitivity syndrome (AHS) is an acute, life-threatening, idiosyncratic drug reaction seen within 1-8 weeks after administration of an aromatic antiepileptic drug. The authors present the case of a 16-month-old boy who developed prolonged fever, a generalised pruritic rash and

Clozapine was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 1989 for treatment of severely ill schizophrenic patients. It has activity against both the positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia, which has made it an alternative to traditional antipsychotic medications such as

BACKGROUND As the incidence of cancer rises and as physicians treat it more aggressively, more patients will experience complications of cancer or of its therapy. OBJECTIVE To review the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of the superior vena cava syndrome, malignant pericardial effusions, the