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Cureus
December 2024
Medicine, Jinnah Hospital, Lahore, Lahore, PAK.
Elevated HbA1c, a marker of poor glycemic control, is associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes and mortality. HbA1c influences outcomes through distinct mechanisms of vascular dysfunction and atherosclerosis in ischemic stroke, during atrial remodeling and thrombus formation in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF). Optimal HbA1c thresholds are generally below optimal levels, with levels above this being linked to higher mortality in both populations.
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January 2025
Department of Pain Clinic, NTT Medical Center Tokyo, 5-9-22 Higashi-Gotanda, Shinagawa-Ku, Tokyo, 141-8625, Japan.
Background: Bilateral trigeminal neuralgia secondary to multiple sclerosis is an extremely rare condition. When Gasserian ganglion block is performed, it is necessary to achieve reliable long-term analgesic effects while avoiding treatment-related complications.
Case Presentation: A 49-year-old male with multiple sclerosis exhibited persistent dull pain and paroxysmal electric shock-like pain in his bilateral maxillary molars and mandible.
Front Neurol
December 2024
Department of Surgery, Institute of Medical Sciences, Medical College of Rzeszów University, Rzeszów, Poland.
Introduction: Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience, influenced by various factors. Paroxysmal extreme pain disorder (PEPD) is a rare genetic condition characterized by sudden bouts of pain accompanied by autonomic symptoms.
Material Methods And Aim: This manuscript presents the case of a 9-year-old boy with paroxysmal extreme pain syndrome and provides a review of the literature.
Childs Nerv Syst
December 2024
Department of Neurosurgery, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
Extraventricular neurocytoma (EVN) is a rare neuronal tumor with a marked tendency towards ganglionic or glial differentiation. Although EVN commonly occurs in young adults, congenital cases are extremely rare, and standardized therapeutic strategies remain undetermined. The presence of atypical features such as increased mitotic activity on histological analysis is correlated with a higher rate of recurrence and poor prognosis.
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January 2024
Department of Urology, Burhan Nalbantoglu State Hospital, Lefkoşa-Cyprus.
Transient blindness is an extremely rare complication of transurethral resection (TUR) syndrome, which is a well-known complication recognized by urologists and anesthesiologists. TUR syndrome arises from the intravascular absorption of hypotonic fluids during the procedure. In this case report, an 80-year-old male patient experienced transient blindness after undergoing transurethral resection of the prostate.
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