Issue 13

The leaves of khat tree have an aromatic odor and an astringent and slightly sweet taste. It has been widely chewed for its stimulant action by the population in these regions for many years. Its young buds and tender leaves contain amphetamine-like psycho active substances, which produce euphoria and stimulation

A pair of siblings with Moyamoya disease (MMD) were admitted to our department and treated with superficial temporal artery-middle cerebral artery (STA-MCA) anastomosis and encephalo-myo- synangiosis (EMS).

Paraplegia after thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) is a common complication, but it is rare for it to occur at 1 week after TEVAR. We describe a patient with delayed-onset paraplegia that occurred 7 days after TEVAR. A 76-year-old woman had a thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm and abdominal aortic aneurysm. She had undergone Y-graft replacement and visceral debranching surgery.

1.1. Aim of this study was to evaluate the correlation between the serum levels of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and magnesium (Mg) in patients with diagnosed malignant diseases.