Oculomotor compressive neuropathy secondary to calcifying pseudoneoplasm of the neuraxis (CAPNON).

Calcifying pseudoneoplasm of the neuraxis (CAPNON) is an uncommon entity and a rare cause of third cranial nerve palsy. We review the case of a 17-year-old male with a 9-month history of progressive left third cranial nerve palsy. Cerebral magnetic resonance image showed a left clinoidal lesion with low signal intensity in T2 and T1 sequences with signs of calcification in the computed tomography and without vascular lesion in AngioMRI.

Optic compressive neuropathy secondary to anterior clinoid mucocele: diagnostic approach, a case report.

Anterior clinoid process (ACP) mucoceles are an uncommon entity and an even rarer cause of visual impairment. We review the case of a 62-year-old female with a 2-year history of progressive right-sided monocular vision loss. Paranasal sinus computed tomography (CT) scan showed bilateral ACP pneumatization.

Physical activity in a rural community in Colombia.

Objective: To characterize physical activity profiles in a rural community in the southwest of Colombia and to identify knowledge gaps on this issue in the country.

Methods: Cross-sectional study conducted in a rural area in Puerto Caldas, Pereira, Risaralda. The population of the study was obtained by convenience sampling from people participating in the activities of the Second Multidisciplinary Camp for Research and Services (CUMIS, for its acronym in Spanish), which was organized by the Colombian Association of Medical Students' Scientific Societies (ASCEMCOL, for its acronym in Spanish).

[Trends in the consumption of anxiolytic and hypnotic drugs in a Colombian population].

Introduction: In Latin America, psychotropic medications are the third most marketed drug group, especially antidepressants (35%) and anxiolytics (5%). The objective of this study was to determine the trends in the consumption and the costs of anxiolytic and hypnotic drugs in a population of patients enrolled in the Health System of Colombia.

Material And Methods: A descriptive, observational study was performed using the data recorded inprescriptions for any anxiolytic or hypnotic drug prescribed to outpatients in the period between January 2008 and December 2013 in a population of 3.

Purple urine bag syndrome in an elderly patient from Colombia.

A 71-year-old woman in a nursing home, with indwelling urinary catheter, bedridden, presented with a purple urine collector bag. The purple urine bag syndrome is a rare condition associated with the metabolism of tryptophan by overgrowth of intestinal bacteria. The purple color is formed by a combination of indigo and indirubin produced as a result of phosphatase and sulfatase enzymatic activity of bacteria on indoxyl sulfate, under alkaline pH of the urine.

[Pharmacoepidemiological study of the use of non-steroid antiinflamatory drugs in high-risk cardiovascular patients].

In order to determine the frequency of extended use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) in Colombian patients with high cardiovascular risk (HCVR), a retrospective study was developed which identified HCVR patients who used NSAID for over five continuous months from January 2011 and March 2013. Patients chronically receiving nitrates, digitalis and clopidogrel and acetylsalicylic acid (ASA), known as HCVR, were identified. An analysis of the frequencies of use based on the co-medication received was performed.

[Low frequency of prophylaxis prescription for osteoporosis in patients receiving chronic treatment with corticosteroids in Colombia].

Objective: To identify the frequency of drug use for the prevention of corticosteroid induced osteoporosis (CIO) among patients using corticosteroids for more than three months affiliated to the General Social Health Security System of Colombia.

Materials And Methods: Cross-sectional study. Information about people affiliated to the General Social Health Security System of Colombia (3.