Vascular and Vasogenic Manifestations of Systemic ANCA-Associated Vasculitis with Renal Involvement in Non-Contrast Brain MRI in Patients with Acute Disease Onset.

Background. Data concerning central nervous system (CNS) alterations in ANCA-associated vasculitis with renal involvement (AAVR) are sparse. The study aimed to assess vascular and vasogenic brain alterations in patients with acute onset of AAVR and the applicability of non-contrast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques in this diagnosis.

Cerebrovascular accidents differ between patients with atrial flutter and patients with atrial fibrillation.

Introduction: Few studies have explored the potential impact of atrial flutter (AFl) on ischaemic stroke (IS) outcome. The aim of the present study was to compare the clinical course of IS in patients with AFl and patients with atrial fibrillation (AF).

Material And Methods: A retrospective analysis of patients consecutively admitted to a tertiary care centre between 2013 and 2015 due to IS or transient ischaemic attack with permanent AFl or permanent or persistent AF was performed.

[Diagnostic and therapeutic problems of bilateral carotid-cavernous sinus fistula].

Carotid-cavernous sinus fistula is an abnormal connection between the internal carotid artery, external one or their meningeal branches and the sinus cavernous. It can be the spontaneous or post-traumatic pathology. The main clinical syndrome is Dandy's triad: pulsating exophthalmia, chemosis, bruit in the region of orbit.

[Acute kidney injury (AKI) requireing renal replacement therapy in a patient treated with intravenous immunoglobulin].

A case of 49 year old male patient with diabetic nephropathy is presented in whom the use of immunoglobulin in a 5-day regiment of 0.4 mg/kg/day because of diagnosis of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) cause acute kidney injury requireing hemodialysis treatment. One hemodialysis was conducted.