Lipid profile of Mexican children with Down syndrome.

Introduction: Down syndrome (DS) is associated with various congenital anomalies and metabolic alterations, such as dyslipidemias, that can lead to cardiovascular disease in adulthood. This study was designed to describe the lipid concentrations and the frequency of dyslipidemias in children with DS.

Materials And Methods: The sample included 386 patients, 52.

Isolated rheumatoid arthritis-associated cerebral vasculitis: a diagnostic challenge.

Central nervous system involvement in rheumatoid arthritis is uncommon. In order of frequency, published cases have reported rheumatoid nodules, meningeal vasculitis, and cerebral vasculitis (CV). The frequency of vasculitic cerebral involvement in rheumatoid arthritis is unknown.