[Intramedullary spinal cord metastasis from thyorid carcioma: case report].

We report a case of intramedullary spinal cord metastasis from thyroid cancer in a 70-year-old woman complaining for three months an intense cervical pain, without motor or sensitive deficits. Six months before the onset of symptoms, the patient underwent total thyroidectomy for a thyroid cancer. Magnetic resonance imaging with gadolinium enhancement showed an intramedullary spinal cord lesion.

Anthropometric evaluation in diabetic patients with ischemic stroke.

Unlabelled: Strokes are one of the most common causes of mortality and long term severe disability. Risk factors for stroke include: age, gender, diabetes mellitus (DM), hypertension, and many others.

Objective: To evaluate obesity and hypertension in patients affected by acute ischemic stroke.