HPLC/ESI-MS Characterization of Phenolic Compounds from Cnicus benedictus L. Roots: A Study of Antioxidant, Antibacterial, Anti-Inflammatory, and Anti-Alzheimer's Activity.

The phenolic composition of Cnicus benedictus roots from four Algerian regions was investigated. Extractions were performed in both hydro-methanolic (30 : 70, v/v) and hydro-ethanolic (30 : 70, v/v) solvents. Their efficiency was determined in terms of the qualitative and quantitative composition in phenolic compounds by HPLC-LC/MS of the different extracts isolated from C.

[Intraperitoneal hemorrhage from rupture of uterine varicose vein during pregnancy: case report and review of the literature].

We report a case of spontaneous rupture of uterine varicose vein revealed by a massive peritoneal hemorrhage in a 34-year-old patient at 27th weeks of gestation. Laparotomy enabled diagnosis and treatment of this complication. The pregnancy was continued without any problem with a normal delivery at term of a healthy child.

[Paraplegia and pregnancy: anaesthesic management].

Pregnancy is a rare occurrence in patient suffering from spinal cord lesion. The authors report the case of labour and delivery in a paraplegic patient who was suffering from lesion located T6 level. In early labour epidural analgesia was maintained and the vaginal delivery was successful without associated fluctuation of blood pressure or other signs of autonomic hyperreflexia.

[Factor X deficiency and pregnancy].

Factor X deficiency is one of the rarest inherited coagulation disorders. It is an autosomal recessive inherited disease. In its homozygous form factor X deficiency has an estimated prevalence of 1: 500,000.

[Goiter and pregnancy: a cause of predictable difficult intubation].

During pregnancy the thyroid undergoes several changes including altered function and gland enlargement. We describe the management of a 36-week pregnant woman presenting with upper-way obstruction secondary to tracheal compression by a large multinodular goitre. The patient was successfully managed with an awake fibreoptic intubation performed orally followed by a caesarean section and thyroidectomy as a combines procedure.