Trousseau syndrome-induced cerebral infarction: Two case reports.

Rationale: As a paraneoplastic syndrome, Trousseau syndrome (TS) is a collective term for various thromboembolic events caused by clotting and fibrinolytic abnormalities in patients with tumors, clinically manifesting as venous and arterial thromboembolism, as well as disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). The incidence rate of arterial thrombosis in patients with TS is 2% to 5%.

Patient Concerns: This article reports 2 patients with TS-induced cerebral infarction.

Acute myeloid leukemia with gastric carcinoma: A case report of a double malignancy.

Rationale: Multiple primary cancers (MPC) are malignant tumors that manifest as multiple primary tumors diagnosed in the same patient, either simultaneously or sequentially. Billroth first proposed the concept in 1889. Here, we report a rare case of untreated acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and adenocarcinoma of the cardia.

ANCA-negative eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis complicated by peripheral nerve damage: A case report.

Rationale: Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) is a rare autoimmune disease that can affect multiple systems of the body and is characterized by asthma, blood and tissue eosinophilia, and small vascular inflammation. Eosinophilic tissue infiltration and extravascular granuloma formation can lead to any organ damage, but peripheral neuropathy is relatively rare.

Patient Concerns: A 29-year-old male patient was admitted to the hospital due to fever and rash on both lower extremities for 18 days.

CONSORT-epidural dexmedetomidine improves gastrointestinal motility after laparoscopic colonic resection compared with morphine.

Background: We have previously shown that epidural dexmedetomidine, when used as an adjunct to levobupivacaine for control of postoperative pain after open colonic resection, improves recovery of gastrointestinal motility compared with morphine.

Methods: Sixty patients undergoing laparoscopic colonic resection were enrolled and allocated randomly to treatment with dexmedetomidine (group D) or morphine (group M). Group D received an epidural loading dose of dexmedetomidine (5 mL, 0.

Effects of electroacupuncture preconditioning on jugular vein glucose level and cerebral edema in rats undergoing cerebral ischemia reperfusion that induced injury.

Objective: To determine the effects of electroacupuncture (EA) preconditioning on the blood glucose level in jugular vein and water content in brain tissues in rats undergoing cerebral ischemia reperfusion that induced injury.

Methods: 90 healthy male Wister rats were randomly assigned to 3 groups: sham-operation (SH) group, cerebral ischemia reperfusion (IR) group and electroacupuncture (EA) preconditioning plus IR group. EA group was pretreated with EA delivered to acupoints of "Baihui" (Du 20) and "Shuigou" (Du 26) 30 min before cerebral ischemia.

Effects of Dexmedetomidine combined with Dezocine on cognition function and hippocampal microglia activation of rats.

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effects of Dexmedetomidine combined with Dezocine on the cognition and hippocampal microglia activation of rats.

Methods: Laparotomy was successfully performed in 48 rats which were then divided into Dexmedetomidine+Dezocine group and Dezocine group. Rats in Dexmedetomidine+dezocine group were infused with Dexmedetomidine and dezocine via the tail vein after anesthesia; rats in Dezocine group were infused with dezocine via the tail vein.

Effects of mixture of lidocaine and ropivacaine at different concentrations on the central nervous system and cardiovascular toxicity in rats.

Background: Lidocaine and ropivacaine are often combined in clinical practice to obtain a rapid onset and a prolonged duration of action. However, the systemic toxicity of their mixture at different concentrations is unclear. This study aimed to compare the systemic toxicity of the mixture of ropivacaine and lidocaine at different concentrations when administered intravenously in rats.