Racial differences in the association between carotid plaque and aortic and coronary artery calcification among women transitioning through menopause.

Objective: Carotid atherosclerosis is a marker for atherosclerotic disease in other vascular beds; however, racial differences in this association have not been fully examined. The purpose of this report was to evaluate racial differences in the relationship between carotid plaque and calcification in the aorta and coronary arteries among women transitioning through menopause.

Methods: A total of 540 African American and white women with a median age of 50 years were evaluated from the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation.

Para-hyoid ectopic parathyroid adenoma localized by Tc-99m MIBI SPECT.

A 64-year-old woman with a history of I-131 ablation for Graves hyperthyroidism and bilateral parathyroid exploration with resection of a left inferior parathyroid adenoma presented 2 years after surgery with marked fatigue, irritability, and joint pain. Laboratory testing revealed an elevated calcium and parathyroid hormone levels suspicious for hyperparathyroidism. The ultrasound indicated no evidence of a parathyroid adenoma.

Diaschisis in cerebral mitochondrial disorder.

Purpose: This report highlights the presence of extensive cerebral dysfunction in a patient with cerebral mitochondrial disorder.

Materials And Methods: The patient is a 10-year-old girl with a history of hemiparesis, encephalopathy, developmental delay, and seizures. She underwent 1H magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and high-resolution regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) obtained through Tc-99m ethylcysteinate dimer brain SPECT.