Medical Research Conduct and Publication during Higher Education in Syria: Attitudes, Barriers, Practices, and Possible Solutions.

 The huge workload on doctors especially residents, who are the main health care providers in public hospitals, in addition to the vanishing incomes and lack of personal safety during the decade-long Syrian crisis, led to further hurdles in the focus on research. Postgraduate students in the medical and paramedical fields must conduct original research projects as part of their graduation requirements. However, this does not reflect on research publications coming from Syria.

Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome after bevacizumab therapy in a normotensive patient.

Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a neurological disorder characterised by distinct radiological features. Common precipitants of this disorder include acute medical illness, hypertensive crisis, eclampsia, immunosuppressive therapy and chemotherapy. We present the case of a patient with advanced ovarian carcinoma who developed PRES shortly after receiving bevacizumab (Avastin), an inhibitor of vascular endothelial growth factor.