Publications by authors named "M P Zarzecki"

: Glaucomatous neuropathy, a progressive deterioration of retinal ganglion cells, is the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. While elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) is a well-established modifiable risk factor, increasing attention is being directed towards IOP-independent factors, such as vascular alterations. Color Doppler imaging (CDI) is a prominent technique for investigating blood flow parameters in extraocular vessels.

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Introduction: Among many anatomical variations of the skull and cervical spine, some may be an underlying cause of a disease, while others remain clinically silent. The estimated individual prevalences of them differ, but given the available data it is impossible to clarify how frequently they coexist with each other. The following study presents an example of seven anomalies, amongst which at least few have manifested clinically in the examined patient.

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  • The text discusses the formation of a bony opening for the vertebral artery and defines block vertebra as when two vertebral bodies fuse during development, differentiating it from Klippel-Feil syndrome which usually has more skeletal abnormalities.
  • A case report details a 38-year-old woman with dizziness, showing a synostosis between C4 and C5 vertebral bodies and the discovery of a bilateral arcuate foramen, which could affect blood flow through the vertebral artery.
  • The authors propose the term 'tandem anomaly' for the co-occurrence of these two variations, emphasizing that medical professionals should look for multiple anatomical variations, even if one anomaly seems to explain a patient's symptoms.
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Introduction: Glaucoma is the most common optic neuropathy and the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide, which affects 3.54% of the population aged 40-80 years. Despite numerous published studies, some aspects of glaucoma pathogenesis, serum biomarkers, and their potential link with other diseases remain unclear.

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Glaucoma is a common cause of blindness worldwide. This disease is characterised by increased intraocular pressure (IOP) and the concomitant disruption of ocular haemodynamic. Several studies have demonstrated that trabeculectomy is associated with changes in extraocular blood flow.

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