Medicine
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Case Reports
Pars plana insertion of glaucoma shunt in eyes with refractory neovascular glaucoma: Case report.
Neovascular glaucoma (NVG) is one of the most aggressive types of glaucoma in clinical practice. The outcomes are unsatisfactory despite the successful trabeculectomy with glaucoma shunt insertion. ⋯ Pars plana insertion of glaucoma shunt may provide an alternative to treat refractory NVG in patients who had received pars plana vitrectomy.
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Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is relatively common in patients with liver cirrhosis waiting for liver transplantation (LT). Anticoagulation is an important non-invasive treatment strategy for patients with cirrhosis and PVT. ⋯ Patients with cirrhosis and PVT who are waiting LT can be effectively treated with LMWH anticoagulants. Careful use of anticoagulation is generally safe. Early initiation of anticoagulation treatment may be associated with a high rate of portal vein recanalization.
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Case Reports
A case report of recessive myotonia congenita and early onset cognitive impairment: Is it a causal or casual link?
Myotonia congenita (MC) is a non-dystrophic myotonia inherited either in dominant (Thomsen) or recessive (Becker) form. MC is due to an abnormal functioning of skeletal muscle voltage-gated chloride channel (CLCN1), but the genotype/phenotype correlation remains unclear. ⋯ Further studies should establish if and to which extent the CLCN1 mutation is responsible for this c MC phenotype, taking into account a gene-gene and /or a gene-environment.
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Case Reports
Sciatic neuropathy and rhabdomyolysis after carbon monoxide intoxication: A case report.
Peripheral neuropathy is a rare complication of carbon monoxide intoxication. Peripheral neuropathy following carbon monoxide intoxication is known to completely recover within a few months. ⋯ Patients presenting with peripheral neuropathy secondary to carbon monoxide intoxication may show variable recovery periods; however, a favorable prognosis can be expected regardless of the concomitant occurrence of rhabdomyolysis and/or compartment syndrome.
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Observational Study
A retrospective study of supplemental iron intake in singleton pregnancy women with risk of developing gestational diabetes mellitus.
This study investigated the effect of supplemental iron intake (SII) in early singleton pregnancy women with the risk of developing gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) among Chinese population. This study included 259 singleton pregnancy participants. Of those, 135 women underwent SII and were assigned to an intervention group, while 124 participants received no SII and were assigned to a control group. ⋯ However, when compared with control group, subjects in the intervention group showed greater efficacy in delivery mode choice of vaginal delivery (P = .04), and cesarean section (P = .01), as well as the birthweight of infants (P < .01). Moreover, Hb and ferritin levels were also significantly higher in the intervention group than those in the control group (P < .01). The results of this retrospective study showed that SII may not increase risk of developing GDM in singleton pregnancy women; and also may benefit both pregnancy women and infants among Chinese population.