High Concentration of Ketone Body β-Hydroxybutyrate Modifies Synaptic Vesicle Cycle and Depolarizes Plasma Membrane of Rat Brain Synaptosomes.

Ketoacidosis is a dangerous complication of diabetes mellitus in which plasma levels of ketone bodies can reach 20-25 mM. This condition is life-threatening. In contrast, a ketogenic diet, achieving plasma levels of ketone bodies of about 4-5 mM, can be used for treating different brain diseases.

[Different clinical forms of adrenal abscess in two newborns].

Adrenal abscess is a rare disease in the neonatal period. The classical symptoms are abdominal mass, anaemia and prolonged jaundice which are associated with fever, vomiting and feeding difficulties. The authors present the histories of two mature, male newborns with adrenal hemorrhage, where the size of the masses increased progressively and finally adrenal abscesses were developed.