Acta Endocrinol (Buchar)
January 2019
Objectives: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a cluster of metabolic abnormalities that is linked with increased circulating markers of oxidative stress and low-grade inflammation. The link between inflammation and MetS is not yet fully understood. We aim to evaluate the relationship between the levels of pro and anti-inflammatory markers such as apolipoprotein A1 (Apo-A1), apolipoprotein B (Apo-B), interleukin (IL) 6, tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), fibrinogen and complement component 3 (C3) and adiponectin and MetS/MetS components.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Organophosphorus-induced delayed polyneuropathy (OPIDP) characterised with cramping pain, paresthesias in the lower extremities and occasionally in the hands, followed by weakness of the distal limb muscles, especially in the legs, and partial denervation of affected muscles often develops within first 3 weeks following acute poisoning.
Objectives: To determine the incidence of development of subsequent polyneuropathy among patients with acute organophosphate poisoning (OPP), to assess whether there was a difference between patient groups with severe poisoning and mild poisoning for the development of polyneuropathy, to determine whether there was a correlation between the serum AChE levels and the development of OPIDP, and to define the clinical and electrophysiological features of OPIDP.
Methods: Forty-one patients with acute OPP admitted to the Emergency department were included in this retrospective study.