Cognitive profile in a young woman with Susac syndrome: a case report.

Susac syndrome is a rare immune-mediated endotheliopathy affecting the microvasculature. It presents three main symptoms: encephalopathy, branch retinal artery occlusions, and hearing loss . Here we present a new case report focusing on the evolution of the cognitive profile.

Psychological Distress in Patients Who Needed Invasive versus Non-Invasive Ventilation Following SARS-CoV-2 Viral Infection.

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the mental health of those who survived the illness but underwent long treatment and hospitalization. Much research has highlighted signs of emotional distress in those who experienced intensive care, and the procedures implemented to fight the infection. The present study investigated the effects of the illness experience in 40 subjects admitted to a rehabilitation unit after discharge from intensive care by focusing on the possibility of differences in emotional well-being depending on the type of ventilation.

Persistent dysexecutive syndrome after pneumococcal meningitis complicated by recurrent ischemic strokes: A case report.

Background: Meningitis is a possible complication of pneumococcal infection concerning acute otitis media and sinusitis. It might compromise cognitive function, both for the infection itself and the vascular events that sometimes follow the acute phase.

Case Summary: Here we describe the case of a 32-year-old female patient admitted to the emergency room due to extensive pneumococcal meningitis as a consequence of sinus outbreak.

The ability of the eighth edition of the TNM staging system plus minor invasion criteria to predict the biological behaviour of oral cavity carcinomas.

Background: Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) treatment is based largely on the TNM stage. The eighth edition includes important new prognostic parameters (extranodal extension and depth of invasion), while it does not consider tumour molecular characteristics or minor invasion criteria (perineural and lymphovascular invasion, grading and resection margins). This study evaluated how well the TNM eighth edition predicts the biological behaviour of OSCC, considering survival and risk of locoregional recurrence.