6 resultados
For the purposes of determining the prevalence of ocular complications in inflammatory rheumatic diseases, the following search terms were used: conjunctivitis, keratoconjunctivitis sicca, xerophthalmia, uveitis, eye hemorrhage, optic neuritis, papilledema, orbital disease, retinal artery/vein
Advantages of using ultrasound in the assessment of intracranial pressure:
simple, bedside examination, repetitive, generally available, cheap, no exposure to X-rays, no need to transport the patient to the CT laboratory
Differential diagnosis:
Widening of the size of the optic nerve sheath outside
Patients with their first episode of unilateral acute ON will be treated with either 3 days of IV methylprednisolone followed by 11 days of oral prednisone or 15 days of intramuscular or subcutaneous corticotropin (Acthar).
This is a parallel active group, randomized controlled trial in which up to
A quantum leap forward in our understanding of MS pathophysiology was provided by the discovery of myelin by Louis Ranvier in 1878, and by Pierre Marie who first suggested in 1892 that demyelination represented a critical element in MS pathology.1 In 1925 Lord Edgar Douglas Adrian reported the first
Meniere's disease characterized by recurrent attacks of vertigo, fluctuating hearing loss and tinnitus, is a common disease with an incidence of 15-50 per 100,000 population. Some patients with Meniere's disease are strongly prevented from participating in activities of daily life and interaction