Ambulatory blood pressure profile in hypertensive patients with β-thalassemia minor.

β-thalassemia trait (β-TT) is a common genetic disorder in Mediterranean countries, including Greece. Previous studies have shown the protective effect of β-TT against myocardial infarction. However, the ambulatory blood pressure (BP) profile of such patients has not yet been investigated.

Ambulatory blood pressure profile in anemic hypertensive patients.

The purpose of the present study was to investigate whether there is a relationship between anemia and day-night blood pressure variations in essential hypertensive patients. We found that anemic hypertensives had significantly elevated nocturnal BP, and decreased mean 24-h BP and daytime BP.

Rubeola keratitis: a photographic study of corneal lesions.

Purpose: Detailed description of the morphology of rubeola keratitis lesions is missing from textbooks and published reports. We performed a detailed analysis of rubeola keratitis lesions by using a photographic slit lamp and ophthalmic dyes.

Methods: Thirty-four eyes of 17 male young adult patients with rubeola keratitis were examined.

Neurovisual impairment: a frequent complication of alpha-interferon treatment in chronic viral hepatitis.

Following our earlier observation of clinically evident optic tract neuropathy in patients receiving low-dose interferon (IFN) therapy, we prospectively evaluated 53 consecutive patients treated for chronic hepatitis B or C with a median dose of 3 MU of IFN-a2b thrice weekly. Measurements included routine ophthalmologic evaluation and recordings of visual evoked responses (VER), electroretinograms (ERG), visual acuity, and visual fields, before, at the end of IFN treatment, and at follow-up visits. Baseline P100 latencies of VERs (base-VER) were abnormally prolonged in 24 patients (32 of 106 eyes, 30.

Cooperative nature of the binding of cholesterol on to synaptosomal plasma membranes of dog brain.

The 'binding' of cholesterol on to dog brain synaptosomal plasma membranes from aqueous cholesterol 'solutions' was studied. 'Binding' of exogenous cholesterol is a slow process, strictly depending on the concentration of cholesterol and the quantity of the membranes present. It appears that binding probably occurs in three distinct successive stages.

[Treatment of the epithelial cysts of the iris by Argon laser photocoagulation (author's transl)].

In this work seven cases with epithelial cyst of the iris resulting from trauma or cataract surgery were studied and treated by Argon laser photocoagulation. The authors analyse theirs results stressing the fact that no alteration of the lens or the cornea has been provoked after a follow-up of three years.

Ophthalmological features of Aicardi's syndrome: report of two cases.

Two Greek female patients with Aicardi's syndrome are presented. The clinical picture, electroencephalogram, computer axial tomography scan, and the ophthalmological findings in these patients are described. The ocular features are emphasised because they can establish the diagnosis of this rare syndrome.