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[Low-manifest infections with CNS damage in patients in prolonged unconscious state of non-inflammatory etiology].

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OBJECTIVE Study of specter of low-manifest infections (LMI) with central nervous system (CNS) damage and their role in patients in prolonged unconscious state (PUS) of noninflammatory etiology. METHODS 32 patients (23 male, 9 female; age 14-58) in PUS of various etiology were examined. The main

Effect of Propofol on the Expression of MMP-9 and Its Relevant Inflammatory Factors in Brain of Rat with Intracerebral Hemorrhage.

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Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is bleeding in brain caused by the rupture of brain blood vessel, which may lead to patient unconsciousness or death. In this study, we measured the expression of matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) and its relevant inflammatory factors in the brain of rat with ICH. The

Parallel development of choroid plexus degeneration and meningeal inflammation in subarachnoid hemorrhage - experimental study.

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BACKGROUND The choroid plexuses (CPs) are brain structures located in the brain ventricles, involved in the production and reabsorption of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) components, cerebral immune surveillance, and various endocrine-enzymatic activities and acts as a CSF-blood barrier. This study

Inflammation of the cardiac conduction system in a case of hyperthyroidism.

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A 37-year-old female showed signs of hyperthyroidism 2 weeks before death after a partial thyroidectomy was carried out 15 years previously. An examination 3 days before death revealed a normal blood cell count, an increased level of thyroidal hormones, sinus tachycardia and a high blood pressure of

Inflammation-sleep interface in brain disease: TNF, insulin, orexin.

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The depth, pattern, timing and duration of unconsciousness, including sleep, vary greatly in inflammatory disease, and are regarded as reliable indicators of disease severity. Similarly, these indicators are applicable to the encephalopathies of sepsis, malaria, and trypanosomiasis, and to viral

[A case of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis accompanying Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection].

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We report a 30-year-old man with acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) accompanying Mycoplasma pneumoniae (M. pneumoniae) infection. He was admitted to our hospital because of headache, disturbed behavior, and unconsciousness following an upper respiratory tract infection on December 19, 1996.

Acute flaccid paralysis as the initial manifestation of Japanese encephalitis: a case report.

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Japanese encephalitis (JE) is an inflammation of the central nervous system resulting in clinical disease, with symptoms ranging broadly in severity from mild febrile illness to acute meningomyeloencephalitis. JE has been associated with a variety of neurological abnormalities such as altered

Fulminant Guillain-Barré Syndrome and Spontaneous Intraventricular Hemorrhage: A Case Report and Literature Review

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Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an acute, immune-mediated inflammatory peripheral polyneuropathy that is characterized by flaccid paralysis. A few cases have reported that GBS can be caused by head trauma or neurosurgery, but it has never been associated with intraventricular hemorrhage. Here, we

Recurrent acute disseminated encephalomyelitis: A favorable outcome among recurrent brain diseases in pediatric patient.

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Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) is an idiopathic inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous system (CNS) and considered mostly a monophasic course. Recurrence of ADEM is rare entity, posing diagnostic dilemma with multiple sclerosis (MS). There were no definite diagnostic

[An elderly case of post-gastrectomy aspiration pneumonia following an influenza virus A infection].

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A 85-year-old female was admitted to our hospital because of a fever and unconsciousness. Three days prior to admission, she had been diagnosed to have influenza A, and oseltamivir was therefore prescribed. The symptoms due to the influenza infection, including the fever, thereafter rapidly

Suspected Virus-Inducing Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Treated by Multimodal Therapy Including Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation and Immune Modulation Therapy

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A 44-year-old man who had been feeling general fatigue was found in an unconscious state on the same day. He had no remarkable medical history. On arrival at the hospital, his Glasgow Coma Scale was E1V2M3; he had tachycardia and hypertension, was afebrile, and in a severe hypoxic state. His

Consciousness, cognition and brain networks: New perspectives.

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A detailed analysis of the literature on consciousness and cognition mechanisms based on the neural networks theory is presented. The immune and inflammatory response to the anesthetic-surgical procedure induces modulation of neuronal plasticity by influencing higher cognitive functions. Anesthetic

Brain involvement in Whipple's disease: a case report.

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A man of 22 with Whipple's disease suffered from a acute febrile state and unconsciousness. Focal inflammatory lesions accompanied by large numbers of peculiar macrophages occurred in thalamus and basal ganglia. The electron microscopic findings conform to previous reports on brain involvement in

[Sedation and analgesia in intensive therapy].

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BACKGROUND In the operating room, anaesthetist must provide unconsciousness, analgesia and muscular relaxation. In intensive therapy (IT), the rules are different and not every patient requires sedation, but almost every patient needs analgesia. The patient who is alert, calm and comfortable despite

Oligodendrocytes within astrocytes ("emperipolesis") in the cerebral white matter in hepatic and hypoglycemic encephalopathy.

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We report the occurrence of oligodendrocytes within astrocytes ("emperipolesis") in two autopsy cases of metabolic encephalopathy: one patient with hepatic encephalopathy due to citrullinemia who suffered recurrent unconsciousness (clinical duration, 32 months) and another with hypoglycemic

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