Traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage related to ophthalmic artery avulsion: a case report.

We present a case of ophthalmic artery (OA) traumatic avulsion, leading to a post-traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) with ventricular blood invasion and hydrocephalus, mimicking an internal carotid aneurysm rupture. This is the third case of such an event reported in literature and the first without orbital fractures and optic nerve avulsion. Conservative treatment was sufficient for the avulsion, but surgery was needed for the coexisting eye luxation.

Inferior vena cava parameters predict re-admission in ischaemic heart failure.

Background: The clinical history of heart failure (HF) is usually characterized by frequent hospitalizations for decompensation. Therefore, several markers of subclinical hemodynamic congestion are under investigation for predicting early rehospitalization. In this field, the potential of ultrasound inferior vena cava (IVC) assessment has been recently investigated in HF but not yet assessed in the different aetiological categories.

Vitamin D increases circulating IGF1 in adults: potential implication for the treatment of GH deficiency.

Objectives: Previous studies suggested that vitamin D modulates circulating IGF1. We investigated this effect in adults and its clinical relevance in the management of GH deficiency (GHD).

Design And Methods: IGF1 levels were prospectively measured before and after 12 weeks of treatment with oral vitamin D3 (5000 or 7000 IU/week) vs no intervention in 39 subjects 61.

Currarino syndrome with pelvic neuroendocrine tumor diagnosed by post-mortem genetic analysis of tissue specimens.

Currarino syndrome (CS) is an autosomal dominant disorder of embryonic development characterized by the triad of anorectal abnormalities, partial sacral agenesis, and presacral mass. Mutations of the HLXB9 gene have been identified in most CS cases, but a precise genotype-phenotype correlation has not been described so far. We report the clinical case of a 44-year-old Caucasian woman with malignant neuroendocrine transformation of a pre-sacrococcygeal mass combined with bicornuate uterus, dermoid cyst of the ovaries, and chronic constipation.

Relationship between fatty degeneration of thigh muscles and vitamin D status in the elderly: a preliminary MRI study.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to study the relationship between fatty degeneration of thigh muscles and vitamin D status in elderly adults.

Subjects And Methods: For six months, 121 patients 65 years old or older were evaluated. Myopathy, muscular impairment, and conditions influencing vitamin D status other than diet and sunlight were exclusion criteria.