Publications by authors named "A Mohattane"

Purpose: Neurological symptoms of B12 vitamin deficiency are polymorph. Causes are dominated by Biermer's disease and B12 vitamin non dissociation that is frequent in the elderly.

Methods: We realized a retrospective study during 11 years.

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Cholesterol crystal emboli are a serious complication of atheroma. The incidence of this syndrome appears to be much more common in patients in their sixties with severe atheromatous disease of the aorta (20 to 30% vs less than 5%). 80% of crystal embolism result from medical interventions (aortic or cardiac surgery, arterial invasive procedure of aorta, thrombolytic therapy).

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Purpose: Takayasu's disease is a chronic inflammatory arteritis involving large vessels in young women. We studied Moroccan patients to evaluate clinical, biological, radiological and evolution features of this disease in our country.

Methods: Forty-seven patients with Takayasu's arteritis were studied retrospectively between 1988 et 1999.

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