The present study focused on examining the association between the SARS-CoV-2 virus, responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, and cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT), a specific form of stroke that affects the brain's vessels and sinuses. While COVID-19 is primarily recognized for its respiratory impact, it may also affect other organs, including the brain. One notable aspect of COVID-19 is its association with coagulopathy, an abnormal condition of blood clotting.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn the last decades, it has been considered that syphilis and its complications, including neurological damage, are able to be kept under control with proper epidemiological management. However, socio-economic changes and the problem of antibiotic resistance have brought it back into the focus of clinicians. The present study reports on the cases of three male patients of different ages (28, 76 and 51 years) from different social backgrounds and occupations were provided (first patient, nurse; second patient, pensioner; third patient, navigator); they were confirmed to have neurosyphilis, clinically, paraclinically and by imaging.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF: The purpose of this paper was to perform a literature review on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on cardiothoracic and vascular surgery care and departments. : To conduct this evaluation, an electronic search of many databases was conducted, and the resulting papers were chosen and evaluated. : Firstly, we have addressed the impact of COVID-19 infection on the cardiovascular system from the pathophysiological and treatment points of view.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe present study examines the efficacy of tango therapy on motor and non-motor symptomatology in Parkinson's disease, as detailed in articles published over the previous four decades (1980-2022). All data was collected using PubMed, Google Scholar, Web of Science, and Science Direct. The present descriptive study outlines the advantages of tango in the rehabilitation of Parkinson's disease's motor and non-motor symptoms.
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