Displaced supracondylar humeral fractures in children: Comparison of three treatment approaches.

Introduction: Closed reduction and percutaneous pinning are the most widely used treatment options for displaced supracondylar humerus fractures in children, but there is still no consensus concerning the most preferred technique in injuries of the extension type.

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare three common orthopaedic procedures in the treatment of displaced extension type supracondylar humerus fractures in children.

Methods: Total of 93 consecutive patients (66 boys and 27 girls) referred to our hospital with Gartland type II or III extension supracondylar humeral fractures were prospectively included in the study over a six-year period.

Redox status in acute ischemic stroke: correlation with clinical outcome.

Connection between oxidative stress and clinical outcome in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) has been poorly investigated. This study was aimed to assess redox state (through measurement of oxidative stress markers) of patients with acute ischemic stroke during different stages of follow-up period, and to find association between values of mentioned markers and clinical outcome. The investigation was conducted on 60 patients (both sexes, aged 75.

Dialysis headache in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis.

Objectives: Headache is among most frequently encountered neurological symptom during hemodialysis (HD), but still under investigated in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients. The aim of this study was to assess the incidence and clinical characteristics of dialysis headache (DH) in HD and PD patients.

Material And Methods: A total of 409 patients (91 on PD and 318 on HD) were interviewed using a structured questionnaire, designed according to the diagnostic criteria of the International Headache Classification of Headache Disorders from 2004.

Habitual coffee consumption enhances attention and vigilance in hemodialysis patients.

Objective: Coffee drinking is the main source of caffeine intake among adult population in the western world. It has been reported that low to moderate caffeine intake has beneficial effect on alertness and cognitive functions in healthy subjects. The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of habitual coffee consumption on cognitive function in hemodialysis patients.

Clinical characteristics and outcome in the acute phase of ischemic locked-in syndrome: case series of twenty patients with ischemic LIS.

Background: Locked-in syndrome (LIS) is a condition characterized by quadriplegia and anarthria. The most common cause is a ventral pontine lesion due to atherosclerotic basilar artery disease.

Methods: Cases with LIS were prospectively identified among the patients with acute ischemic stroke over 3 years, between 2009 and 2011.

[Headache associated with haemodialysis].

Introduction: Haemodialysis (HD) is one of the most accessible methods for the treatment of the growing number of patients suffering from terminal-stage renal insufficiency. Although headache is the most frequently encountered neurological symptom during HD, there are few studies reporting its prevalence and clinical features.

Objective: The objective of this study was to examine the frequency, demographic and clinical features of headache during HD, and to compare these parameters among patients with and without headache.

Carotid atherosclerosis, coronary atherosclerosis and carotid intima-media thickness in patients with ischemic cerebral disease: Is there any link?

Objectives: The present study examined the association between carotid atherosclerosis, coronary atherosclerosis and common carotid artery intima-media thickness (CCA-IMT) in patients with incident ischemic stroke and its subtypes (75 cases and 21 controls).

Methods: Cases with ischemic brain infarctions (IBIs) were consecutively recruited and classified into subtypes by computed tomography and Bamford's classification (the size and site of the infarct) as one of the following: total anterior circulation infarcts (TACIs); partial anterior circulation infarcts (PACIs); posterior circulation infarcts (POCIs); and lacunar infarcts. Controls were recruited among individuals hospitalized for a reason other than cerebrovascular disease at the same institutions and matched for age and sex.

[Restless legs syndrome prevalence in patients on chronic hemodialysis in central Serbia].

Background/aim: Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a sensorymotor disorder and the core feature of this syndrome is a distressing, irresistible need or urge to move the legs. RLS is one of the most troublesome conditions experienced by endstage renal disease patients treated with regular hemodialysis, and is significantly associated with their increased mortality. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of RLS in the patients with end-stage renal failure in the three dialysis centers in central Serbia, and to investigate the association of the syndrome with clinical characteristics and biochemical variables.

[Common carotid artery intima-media thickness, carotid atherosclerosis and subtypes of ischemic cerebral disease].

Introduction: Common carotid artery intima-media thickness (CCA-IMT) measurements are widely used to study atherosclerosis. CCA-IMT is a useful outcome measure in clinical studies and intervention trials because it reflects early stages of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular risk. The present study examined the relationship between common carotid artery intima-media thickness and ischemic brain infarction.