A Simple Review of Small Vessel Disease Manifestation in the Brain, Retina, and Kidneys.

Small blood vessels express specific phenotypical and functional characteristics throughout the body. Alterations in the microcirculation contribute to many correlated physiological and pathological events in related organs. Factors such as comorbidities and genetics contribute to the complexity of this topic.

An updated review and meta-analysis of screening tools for stroke in the emergency room and prehospital setting.

Background: Stroke screening tools should have good diagnostic performance for early diagnosis and a proper therapeutic plan. This paper describes and compares various diagnostic tools used to identify stroke in emergency departments and prehospital setting.

Methods: The meta-analysis was conducted according to the Preferred Reporting Items for a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Diagnostic Test Accuracy Studies (PRISMA-DTA) guidelines.

Characteristics of Lyme optic neuritis: a case report of Lyme associated bilateral optic neuritis and systematic review of the literature.

Optic Neuritis is rare in Lyme borreliosis. The current knowledge of optic nerve involvement in Lyme borreliosis relies solely on case reports. The aim of this systematic review was to characterize and investigate the associated factors of optic neuritis in Lyme borreliosis.