Heart Rate Variability for the Early Detection of Cardiac Autonomic Dysfunction in Type 1 Diabetes.

Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) has an important impact on morbidity and mortality because it may start early in life. Therefore, the early detection of cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy (DCAN) in T1DM patients is important to intervene quickly and prevent further deterioration. Traditional autonomic function tests detect abnormalities in severely symptomatic patients but they are difficult to be standardized, require the patient's active participation and their sensitivity to the early disease is limited.

Effects of NaCl substitution on the sensory properties of sausages: temporal aspects.

The aim of this study was to determine the effects of different salt substitutes on the sensory perception of sausages. TDS was used to explore the temporal perception of the samples and DA was used as a reference method. Grill-style sausages with different levels of salt reduction combined with different salt substitutes (KCl, Na-lactate, K-lactate/Na-diacetate and milk minerals) were tested.

Anterior superior iliac spine avulsion in a young soccer player.

Avulsion fractures of the anterior superior iliac spine are rare. They usually occur in teenagers during sport activities. Cases concerning adults are very uncommon.

An unusual complication of intra-articular injections of corticosteroids: Tachon syndrome. Two case reports.

Local injections of corticosteroids can, in very rare cases, be complicated by Tachon syndrome-intense lumbar and/or dorsal and/or thoracic pain a few minutes after the injection, with rapid regression of the pain. Passing the drug into a vein through a nick made during the procedure could explain the pathophysiology of this disorder. We report two good cases illustrating the typical symptoms of this distressful syndrome.