6 結果
A 60-year-old man under digitalis treatment for hypertensive heart tried to commit suicide by absorbing a 15 mg dose of digitoxin. Severe intestinal bleeding occurred 12 hours later, followed by pseudo-occlusive syndrome and ischaemia of the distal lower limbs. On abdominal incision the whole gut
METHODS
A 66-year-old man with acute fever, myalgia, arthralgia, restricted movement and neck stiffness was admitted to our emergency unit. Three weeks earlier treatment with adalimumab, a tumor necrosis factor(TNF)-alpha antagonist was started by the patient's dermatologist because of a psoriasis
Glioblastoma multiforme is the most lethal and aggressive astrocytoma among primary brain tumors in adults. However, most glioblastoma cells have been reported to be resistant to tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL)-induced apoptosis. Here, we have shown that digitoxin
Posterior encephalopathy is characterised by headache, impairment of consciousness, seizures and progressive visual loss. MRI shows bilateral, predominantly posterior, cortical and subcortical lesions with a distribution. Our aim was to analyse the MRI lesion pattern and angiographic findings
OBJECTIVE
To determine the incidence of critically ill patients displaying endogenous digitalis-like-immunoreactive substances (DLIS) and to examine the relationship of these hormones to routine laboratory variables, the underlying disease, myocardial function, hemodynamic status, severity of