Fatal outcome of cervical myelopathy caused by fibrocartilaginous embolism. Rare cause of spinal vascular damage.

Background And Purpose: Fibrocartilaginous embolism is a rare cause of ischemic myelopathy. Authors report a case of a 39-year-old woman with progressive tetraparesis and severe autonomic dysfunction. Despite of the detailed examinations, the definite diagnosis was verified by autopsy.

[Subacute cardiotoxicity caused by anthracycline therapy in children: can dexrazoxane prevent this effect?].

Objectives: The use of anthracyclines are limited by their cardiotoxic side effects (first of all congestive cardiomyopathy). In this study we analyzed the anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity and the possible preventive role of dexrazoxane in children.

Patients: 158 anthracycline-treated long-term survivors could be analyzed.