Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Syndrome: An Overview.

Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) is a neurodegenerative disease, commonly observed as a movement disorder in the group of parkinsonian diseases. The term PSP usually refers to PSP-Richardson's syndrome (PSP-RS), the most typical clinical presentation. However, the broad concept of progressive supranuclear palsy syndrome (PSP-S) applies to a set of clinical entities that share a pathophysiological origin and some symptoms.

[Obesity and insulin resistance among adolescents from Chiapas].

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the association of overweight and obesity with insulin resistance, hypertension, and hyperlipidemic among 12 to 15 year olds from private and public schools in Chiapas.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study with a random selection of 259, 12 to 15 year old teenagers from private and public middle schools. Conventional methods were used to measure body weight, height and blood pressure.

[Cardiorespiratory failure caused by delayed dural perforation].

The epidural administration of drugs is today a common approach to chronic pain therapy. Many patients benefit from this therapeutic modality. However, the more extensively this method is used, the bigger are the number of reported complications.