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J Neurosurg Case Lessons
January 2025
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California.
Background: Rathke cleft cysts (RCCs) are benign sellar/suprasellar lesions that result from mucin-secreting vestigial remnants within the pars intermedia of the pituitary gland. When symptomatic, they can present with retro-orbital headaches, visual field defects, and/or pituitary dysfunction.
Observations: A 35-year-old female presented with subacute retro-orbital headache, right ptosis, and blurred vision.
Br J Hosp Med (Lond)
December 2024
Department of Neurology, Huai'an Hospital of Huai'an City, Huai'an, Jiangsu, China.
Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) is a common chronic pain disease that persists after the rash (clusters of clear blisters on the surface of the skin) has healed, adversely affecting the quality of life of affected patients. Gabapentin (GPT) and pregabalin (PGB) are two commonly used drugs for the treatment of PHN, but there have been broad concerns regarding their efficacy and safety. Thus, this retrospective cohort study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness and safety of GPT versus PGB in the treatment of PHN.
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January 2025
Department of Ophthalmology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Purpose: To compare the outcomes of two different surgical planning strategies for topography-guided repair of post-LASIK ectasia.
Methods: This is a case report of a patient presenting with post-LASIK ectasia. A retrospective chart review was used to collect details of the ophthalmic exam, as well as ocular imaging such as anterior segment optical coherence tomography and Scheimpflug corneal tomography.
Retin Cases Brief Rep
January 2025
Unidade Local de Saúde São José, Lisboa, Portugal MD - Medical Doctor Phone number: +351 965288273 Email:
Purpose: To report a rare case of Multicentric Castleman's Disease presenting with bilateral panuveitis.
Methods: Case report.
Results: A 65-years-old caucasian man presented with progressive blurred vision in both eyes for two weeks, along with weight loss, polyarthralgias and reduced muscle strength persisting for about a year.
Cancer Manag Res
January 2025
Medical Center of Hematology, Xinqiao Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China.
The chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is easily diagnosed by laboratory examination, however, rare BCR-ABL1 mRNA transcripts variants, such as e1a3 present diagnosis and therapeutic challenges. This case report details the diagnosis and management of a CML patient with the e1a3 transcript by FISH and RT-PCR. Following initial diagnosis, the patient was treated with the tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) Flumatinib.
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