Disseminated nocardiosis in a patient with alcoholic liver cirrhosis: a case report.

Background: Nocardia are Gram-positive, aerobic, filamentous bacteria that can cause localized or disseminated infections. Immunocompromised patients are at a higher risk of developing Nocardia infection and further dissemination of the disease. To date, limited data have documented the relationship between nocardiosis and alcoholic liver disease.

cerebral phaeohyphomycosis with a definitive outcome.

A right-handed man in his early 60s with hypertension controlled by a single prescription medication presented with left-sided heaviness and intermittent right occipital headache. Initial diagnostic workup was unremarkable. CT revealed an enhancing lesion located in the right parietal lobe, with mild mass effect on the right occipital horn, indicative of a brain abscess.

Sleep quality, daytime sleepiness, and insomnia in patient with epilepsy: .

Objectives: To measure the burden of insomnia and daytime sleepiness (DTS) and their effects on sleep quality, and the risk factors of poor quality of sleep.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study of 218 epilepsy patients. We administered well-validated and previously translated questionnaires to assess sleep quality, insomnia, and DTS using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, Insomnia Severity Index, and Epworth Sleepiness Scale, respectively.

Cerebral Venous Thrombosis With Topical Estrogen-Progesterone Use in a Young Heterosexual Male: A Case Report.

Introduction: Our report sheds light on the risk of topical hormonal use in relation to cerebral venous sinus thrombosis. We diagnosed our patient with cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) using computed tomography venogram, then detailed history and examination were obtained, and thorough blood tests and imaging were done to exclude other causes of CVT like thrombophilias, infections, and malignancies.

Case Report: Our patient is a 37-year-old heterosexual male, presented with headache only.

Unusual presentation of a giant thoracic spinal cord lipoma.

Introduction: Non-dysraphic intradural spinal cord lipomas are rare, and true intramedullary cervical-thoracic lipomas are extremely rare. Spinal lipomas usually present with chronic, progressive myelopathic features. Unlike dysraphic lipomas, which are usually located in the lumbo-sacral region, non-dysraphic lipomas are usually located in the cervical or thoracic spine.

Electrodiagnostic reference data for sensory nerve conduction studies in Saudi Arabia.

Objective: To estimate reference data for the commonly performed sensory nerve conduction studies (NCS) using a cohort of healthy subjects from Saudi Arabia.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional study conducted between May 2015, and June 2019. Sensory nerve action potential (SNAP) amplitude, conduction velocity (CV), and peak latency (PL) were recorded.

Electrodiagnostic reference data for motor nerve conduction studies in Saudi Arabia.

Objective: To determine nerve conduction studies (NCS) reference data for motor nerves and F-waves in the upper and lower limbs of healthy subjects in Saudi Arabia.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional study conducted between May 2015 and June 2019. Healthy subjects without neurological or systemic diseases were recruited.

Endocrine disrupting chemicals and impact on male reproductive health.

Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) have been known to adversely affect the endocrine system leading to compromised functions of hormones. The presence of these compounds in everyday products such as canned food, water bottles, plastics, cosmetics, fertilizers, kid's toys and many others goods is a greater concern for general population. The persistent and long-term use of EDCs has deleterious effects on human reproductive health by interfering with the synthesis and mechanism of action of sex hormones.