Use of transcortical miniscrews for alveolar ridge preservation following tooth extraction: A pilot study.

Objectives: The purpose of this split-mouth pilot study was to investigate the effects of a transcortical miniscrew placed over the buccal plate of an extraction socket for alveolar ridge preservation in humans.

Methods: One week after the extraction of bilateral maxillary premolars, cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) and intraoral digital imaging were performed (T0). A transcortical miniscrew was placed over the buccal plate of the extraction socket on one side (experiment), and the extraction socket on the contralateral side was left untreated (control).

Acute Flaccid Quadriplegic Myopathy and Encephalopathy with Extensive Muscle Magnetic Resonance Imaging Changes in Thyroid Storm.

Thyroid storm (TS) is a rare hyperthyroidism associated multisystem decompensation and can mimic a systemic inflammatory response syndrome. It is diagnosed in the presence of fever with cardiovascular, central nervous system, and gastrointestinal complications. Only a few reports of acute flaccid quadriplegic thyrotoxic myopathy (TM) with TS have been reported.

A Hot Body in a Cold Room Hyperthermia Secondary to Rapid Diuresis in Cardiac Failure; the Perils of Rapid Fluid Shifts.

A 66-year-old man was admitted with anasarca and congestive cardiac failure. He was started on intravenous diuretics and fluid restriction and lost nearly 35 kg of fluids in 13 days. He then developed hyperthermia and delirium.