Wiener klinische Wochenschrift
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Wien. Klin. Wochenschr. · Jul 1999
Case ReportsNephrotic syndrome and acute interstitial nephritis associated with the use of diclofenac.
Commonly reported renal complications of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) include acute renal failure and/or acute interstitial nephritis; in rare cases a nephrotic syndrome was also observed. In most cases this was due to the development of secondary membranous nephropathy. ⋯ Renal biopsy revealed both, membranous nephropathy and interstitial nephritis. After discontinuation of diclofenac and treatment with prednisone 1 mg/kg/day, furosemide 400 mg/day and simvastatin at a dose of 20 mg/day, creatinine clearance gradually increased and after 5 months of treatment complete remission of the nephrotic syndrome was observed.
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Wien. Klin. Wochenschr. · Jun 1999
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical TrialEfficacy of fluoxetine in Austrian patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
In an 8-week double-blind placebo-controlled trial we studied the efficacy of fluoxetine (FLX) in 53 Austrian patients with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) diagnosed according to DSM-III-R. The dosage of FLX was fixed at either 20, 40, or 60 mg per day. ⋯ Patients treated with at least 40 mg FLX per day showed significantly higher response rates than did those receiving either placebo or FLX 20 mg/day. Compulsions were more reduced than obsessions and we also observed a strong placebo effect which is largely attributable to an improvement in the Y-BOCS compulsion subscore.
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Wien. Klin. Wochenschr. · May 1999
Autonomic epilepsy--the influence of epileptic discharges on heart rate and rhythm.
To study cardiac alterations (changes in heart rate and cardiac arrhythmias) at the transition from the pre-ictal to the ictal state during focal epileptic seizures. ⋯ Epileptic discharges directly influence portions of the central autonomic network, within a brain area too small or too deep to be detected on EEG, most likely deep mesial structures such as the amygdala or portions of the hippocampus. The potential clinical applications of our results include (1) automatic seizure detection, (2) differentiation between seizures of temporal and frontal lobe origin, (3) detection of peri-ictal cardiac arrhythmias, and (4) clarification of SUDS (sudden unexplained death syndrome) in epilepsy.
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Wien. Klin. Wochenschr. · May 1999
Comment Comparative StudyTransplantation of related and unrelated umbilical cord blood stem cells in Austria. Austrian Working Party for Stem Cell Transplantation. Austrian Society of Hematology and Oncology.
Allogeneic bone marrow transplantation is limited by the availability of suitable HLA-matched donors and the risk of graft versus host disease (GvHD). In an attempt to overcome these limitations umbilical cord blood (UCB), has become a further alternative. UCB transplantations in Austria were started in 1991. ⋯ Another patient with ALL relapsed on day +200 but is still alive under palliative treatment; one patient with SAA showed graft rejection and autologous hematopoietic reconstitution and later had a successful CD34(+)-selected allogeneic peripheral stem cell transplant from a C-locus mismatched unrelated donor. Two patients (one with SAA and one with FHL) are alive with complete remission of the underlying disease. This report reflects the experience and results of UCB transplantation in Austria and discusses the position of UCB transplantation in the context of the other stem cell alternatives available today.
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Wien. Klin. Wochenschr. · Feb 1999
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical TrialConcomitant treatment with urodilatin (ularitide) does not improve renal function in patients with acute renal failure after major abdominal surgery--a randomized controlled trial.
Acute renal failure after major abdominal surgery is a severe complication in critically ill patients in intensive care units (ICU). The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of urodilatin on the peak value and course of serum creatinine in patients with acute renal insufficiency after major abdominal surgery and the necessity of apparatus-based renal replacement treatment. Furthermore, the incidence and nature of adverse events under urodilatin was documented. ⋯ In 4 patients of the placebo group, diuresis was reduced to anuria, whereas only 1 of the patients treated with urodilatin became anuric. No hemodynamic side effects or adverse events due to urodilatin were observed. This clinical study under double blind conditions revealed that the addition of urodilatin to the standard diuretic therapy of low-dose dopamine and furosemide failed to improve renal function in patients with established acute renal failure and that urodilatin did not eliminate the need for apparatus-based renal replacement treatment.