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Topiramate and erectile dysfunction: Pathogenic mechanisms beyond sexual hormonal changes!
10 February 2012
Rocco Salvatore Calabrò
I read with great interest the work by Civardi et al., dealing with vasogenic erectile dysfunction (ED) secondary to topiramate (TPM) administration . The authors describe two young patients, in which...
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Meningioma-related dural arteriovenous fistula fed via a vascular tumor bed: A case report and literature review
10 February 2012
Rei Enatsu, Minoru Asahi, Masato Matsumoto, Osamu Hirai
Dural arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) are defined as arteriovenous shunts within dural leaflet. The pathogenesis of dural AVFs is still unknown. Although congenital dural AVFs have been reported, most d...
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Subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord in a vegan
10 February 2012
Anna De Rosa, Fabiana Rossi, Maria Lieto, Roberto Bruno, Amalia De Renzo, Vincenzo Palma, Mario Quarantelli, Giuseppe De Michele
Highlights: ► We present a case of myelopathy and neuropathy by vitamin B12 deficiency in a vegan. ► MRI and neurophysiological studies showed spinal cord and peripheral nerves damage. ► Neurological ...
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Diffusion tensor imaging as a surrogate marker for outcome after perimesencephalic subarachnoid hemorrhage
10 February 2012
Tom A. Schweizer, Timour Al-Khindi, R. Loch Macdonald
Perimesencephalic subarachnoid hemorrhage (pSAH) accounts for approximately 5% of all spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage and is characterized by the accumulation of blood in the midbrain cisterns. An...
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Gastro-enteritis in hypokalemic periodic paralysis: A life threatening condition
10 February 2012
Saskia Ebus, Aad Verrips, Ieke B. Ginjaar, Wim I.M. Verhagen
Hypokalemic periodic paralysis (hypoPP) is a rare autosomal dominant neuromuscular disorder. Episodic muscle weakness is associated with episodic low serum potassium levels. The periodic inexcitabilit...
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