Left Ventricular Noncompaction Cardiomyopathy Diagnosis in a Patient Presenting with Epileptic Seizure: A "Double-edged Sword".

Transient loss of consciousness (TLOC) is a common presentation to emergency departments and may be due to syncope or epileptic seizures. The distinction between both entities can be challenging. This case illustrates the need for a multidisciplinary team approach in TLOC to avoid misdiagnosis leading to improper treatment.

A Rare Case of Fahr's Syndrome in a Patient with Secondary Hypoparathyroidism and Neuropsychiatric Symptoms.

Background: Fahr's syndrome, also known as basal ganglia calcification, is a rare neurodegenerative disorder characterized by radiological findings of symmetrical and bilateral idiopathic abnormal deposits of calcium in areas of the brain that control motor activity, including the basal ganglia and the cerebral cortex. There is neither a specific cure, nor a standard treatment for Fahr's syndrome and treatment is primarily symptomatic. Brain imaging has gained widespread use in order to support clinicians in diagnosing intracranial calcifications.

Analysis of the quality of reporting of randomized controlled trials in anticoagulant versus antiplatelet medication for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis as governed by the CONSORT statement.

Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are the gold standard research in evaluating healthcare interventions. The CONSORT (Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials) statement improves the quality of RCTs in an evidence-based approach. To evaluate the reporting quality of published RCTs concerning the use of anticoagulants versus antiplatelet agents for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis according to the CONSORT statement.

Dietary Intake and Cholelithiasis: A Review.

Gallbladder disease (GBD) is one of the most prevalent gastrointestinal disorders in western societies. Etiology is multifactorial and may follow complex interaction between genetic and environmental factors. Dietary intake has been considered as a potentially modifiable risk factor for GBD, because a number of dietary factors have been involved in cholelithiasis pathogenesis.

Inducible nitric oxide synthase expression and its prognostic significance in colorectal cancer.

Nitric oxide synthases (NOS) are expressed in colorectal cancer. The aim of this study was to examine the inducible NOS (iNOS) expression in colorectal cancer and to investigate its prognostic relevance. Tissue sections of primary tumors from 132 patients undergoing curative resection for colorectal cancer were immunohistochemically examined for iNOS expression.

Prognostic value of COX-2 immunohistochemical expression evaluated by quantitative image analysis in colorectal cancer.

Epidemiological studies have shown that the inducible form of cyclooxygenase (COX-2) may be involved in colorectal carcinogenesis, but it is controversial whether its expression is a prognostic factor for colorectal cancer. The aim of the study was to examine the expression of COX-2 in colorectal cancer and investigate its prognostic relevance. Tissue sections of primary tumors from 132 patients undergoing curative resection for colorectal cancer were immunohistochemically examined for COX-2 expression.

Prognostic significance of VEGF expression evaluated by quantitative immunohistochemical analysis in colorectal cancer.

Background: The prognostic value of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression in colorectal cancer is still unclear, as shown by the discordant results still reported in the literature. The aim of the study was to examine the expression of VEGF in colorectal adenocarcinomas and investigate its prognostic relevance.

Materials And Methods: VEGF expression was investigated by immunohistochemistry performed on tissue microarrays, in a series of 117 colorectal cancer specimens.