Neurocysticercosis In An Immigrant, A Case Report From A Tertiary Hospital In Uganda
1.1. Introduction: Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is one of the seven neglected endemic zoonoses targeted for elimination by the World Health Organization. NCC is a common primary cause of preventable epilepsy in many developing countries caused by the platyhelminth Taenia solium and yet the clinical diagnosis is often difficult as neurological presentation in non-specific. Herein, a case of NCC initially misdiagnosed as cerebral malaria in an immigrant is present.
Cognitive consequences after traumatic brain injury (TBI)
A traumatic brain injury (TBI) can cause temporary dysfunction of brain cells. More severe craniocerebral injuries can lead to bruising, perforation and tissue rupture, bleeding, and other physical damage to the brain that can lead to long-term complications or death (Bigler, 2016). Consequences of TBI can include physical, sensory, behavioral, and communication disorders, as well as disturbances in cognitive functioning.
Rectal haematoma after colonoscopy and polypectomy. Presentation and management
Mural haematoma after colonoscopy and polypectomy has been reported infrequently. We report a case of rectal haematoma that required prolonged hospitalization and surgical intervention. The literature on this complication is reviewed.
Patients with Multiple Sclerosis and short-term memory difficulties
Μemory by itself as a function, loses its capabilities with a normal deterioration. However, there are acquired conditions that negatively affect the functions of memory, resulting in dysfunction of its stages.
Delayed post-traumatic splenic rupture after fall in a hemodynamically stable patient with undiagnosed pancreatic malignancy which occluded both splenic artery and vein
The spleen, due to its anatomical position, is the most frequently injured organ of the abdomen due to blunt trauma. Herein we describe the case of a 59-year-old female patient who fell from the same height and five days later she complained of persistent pain in the left hypochondrium
A Questionnaire on Adoptive Cell Therapy Among Syrian Medical Students
Adoptive Cell Therapy (ACT) is a type of immunotherapy, in which immune cells are implanted in patients to help them cure diseases (such as cancer). It is a new technique that has proven its effectiveness in treating different types of cancer, especially melanoma, breast cancer, and colon cancer.
Modifield Desarda Repair and Hernioplastia Lichtenstein Repair for Inguinal Hernia
1.1. Introduction: The objective of this study is to compare the outcomes of Modified Desarda repair no mesh and Lichtenstein repair for inguinal hernia.
An Atypical presentation of Primary Tubercular Psoas Abscess Presenting as Groin Pain
Psoas abscess, a collection of pus in the iliopsoas compartment is an unusual lesion that is unfamiliar to many medicine specialists, which can make an accurate and timely diagnosis problematic. The symptoms associated with this disorder often involve hip pain instead of abdominal or back pain
A build up of seizure prediction and detection Software: A review article
1.1. Introduction: Neurological diseases are much often due to our stressed daily life, and epilepsy is considered as a second cause of hospitalization in neurological illness.
Intraventricular Neurocytoma A series of 10 cases and review of literature
Central neurocytoma (CN) is a benign brain tumor of intraventricular site; According to the World Health Organization (WHO) 2016, it is categorized as grade II. We report a series of 10 cases that were diagnosed with CN by immunhistochemistry of surgical specimens at our hospital