diarrhea/stroke

A boy aged 3.5 years with post-diarrheal hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) was referred to our hospital because of convulsion and stupor. He had been admitted to a regional hospital with a 3-day history of bloody diarrhea, colic abdominal pain and fever. Two days later, he had complained of

Celiac disease (CD) is manifested by a variety of clinical signs and symptoms that may begin either in childhood or adult life. Neurological symptoms without signs of malabsorption have been observed for a long time in CD. In this report, an 8-year-old girl with CD presented with rarely seen dilated

OBJECTIVE Acute stroke patients with dysphagia are usually fed by nasogastric tube. However, this method sometimes causes pneumonia or diarrhea. We investigated the use of a new feeding procedure called intermittent oro-esophageal (IOE) tube feeding in acute stroke patients with severe

Pediatric stroke is considered to be rare. Stroke resulting from cerebral vasculitis is also uncommon in young children. With the increasing prevalence of Kawasaki disease (KD) diagnosis, this acquired vasculitis has been reported with various clinical presentations including neurological symptoms.

BACKGROUND Dextromethorphan (DM) / quinidine (Q) was approved for pseudobulbar affect (PBA) treatment based on efficacy and safety trials in patients with PBA caused by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or multiple sclerosis. The PRISM II trial evaluated DM/Q as PBA treatment in patients with stroke,

BACKGROUND Phase 3 trials supporting dextromethorphan/quinidine (DM/Q) use as a treatment for pseudobulbar affect (PBA) were conducted in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or multiple sclerosis (MS). The PRISM II study provides additional DM/Q experience with PBA secondary to

OBJECTIVE An ovoid reversible lesion in the central portion of the splenium of the corpus callosum without any accompanying lesions in MRI was uncommon in patients with encephalitis. We aim to report a virus-related encephalitis patient presenting with a reversible isolated ovoid lesion in splenium,

Ticlopidine is the newest antiplatelet agent that has been compared with aspirin for stroke prevention. Results from the intent-to-treat analysis of the Ticlopidine Aspirin Stroke Study, a randomized, triple-blind trial, showed ticlopidine to be more effective than aspirin for the prevention of

OBJECTIVE This subgroup analysis from the Ticlopidine Aspirin Stroke Study (TASS) compared ticlopidine, a new antiplatelet agent, with aspirin for the prevention of recurrent transient ischemic attacks in patients who had a recent reversible cerebrovascular event. METHODS This was a multicenter,

The study analyzed how enteral ecoimmunonutrition, which comprises probiotics, glutamine, fish oil, and Enteral Nutritional Suspension (TPF), can impact on the enteral permeability and serum Ghrelin activity in severe cerebral stroke patients with lung infection. Among 190 severe cerebral stroke

BACKGROUND Spontaneous rupture of an intra-abdominal visceral artery is an exceptionally rare and potentially fatal cause of abdominal apoplexy. METHODS We present a case of a 54-year-old hypertensive male who developed hypovolemic shock in our Emergency Department after presenting with abrupt onset

The investigators conducted a clinical study on antithrombotic effectiveness in ischemic stroke at Siriraj Hospital Medical School, Mahidol University from May 1987 to May 1989. Twenty-nine patients, 16 males and 13 females were enrolled in the study. The ages of the patients ranged from 30-87 years

Various manifestations after bee sting have been described. Local reactions, such as pain, wheal, flare, edema and swelling, are common and generally self-limiting. Uncommonly manifestations like vomiting, diarrhea, dyspnea, generalized edema, acute renal failure, anaphylactic shock, myocardial

A 60-year-old man with a history of recurrent strokes secondary to moyamoya disease underwent insertion of a percutaneous radiologic gastrostomy tube because of severe dysphagia. Feeding was continued for 5 months after the procedure without complications. Persistent diarrhea began 2 weeks after