Skeletal and body composition changes in hemiplegic patients.

Hemiplegic patients are prone to bone loss and alterations in fat and lean mass, which ultimately affect their rehabilitation status and propensity in bone fractures. The present study aimed to evaluate body composition and bone mineral density (BMD) in stroke patients within 1st year post-stroke. Fifty-eight hemiplegic patients (36 men and 22 women) were enrolled in this prospective study.

Iatrogenic pseudoaneurysm of the brachiocephalic artery: a rare complication of Hickman line insertion.

Central venous catheterization is widely used for hemodialysis for patients with renal failure. A number of short and long-term complications have been reported in literature. We describe a rare case of a lethal iatrogenic injury of the brachiocephalic artery (BA) in a 65-year-old woman following subclavian venous catheterization with a Hickman catheter.

Bone mineral density alterations in upper and lower extremities 12 months after stroke measured by peripheral quantitative computed tomography and DXA.

To evaluate the loss of trabecular and cortical bone mineral density (BMD) and geometric parameters of bone strength expressed by stress-strain index (SSI) in the proximal and distal forearm and the alterations of BMD in the hip of hemiplegic patient and 12 mo after stroke. Sixty-seven hemiplegic patients (43 men and 24 women) with a history of single completed strokes associated with unilateral weakness were enrolled in this prospective study. All patients underwent bone densitometry measurements at 3, 6, and 12 mo after the initial episode of stroke.

Penicillin allergy in cancer patients manifesting as Kounis syndrome.

Two cases of allergic angina and allergic myocardial infarction (Kounis syndrome) following penicillin administration are described. The patients suffered from lung and mandible neoplasms and had previously received several courses of antineoplastic therapy without any sequelae. One patient had normal coronary arteries (type I variant of the syndrome) and the other had coronary artery disease with previous myocardial infarction (type II variant of the syndrome).

Pneumomediastinum and cervical emphysema associated with unusual clinical and electrocardiographic manifestations--a case report.

This is the first case reported of combined cervical emphysema and pneumomediastinum associated with unusual electrocardiographic and local neurologic findings. These may be the result of an increase in intracervical and intrathoracic pressure induced by the dissecting air.