Presse Med
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Neurosarcoidosis is an uncommon but severe, sometimes life threatening, manifestation of sarcoidosis. Signs of neurological involvement usually are seen in patients known to have active disease. Strictly neurological forms are seen in less than 10% of cases. ⋯ Corticosteroid therapy is given as first line treatment with a satisfactory effect in most cases. Immunosuppressors may be added in case of failure.
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Comparative Study
[Importance of allergologic consultation after a ++perianesthetic complication. Report on a year of activities at the Poitiers University Hospital Center].
Patients who present an accident during general anesthesia must be tested 4 to 8 weeks later in order to determine the exact cause and prevent any further acute accidents. We report the results of a prospective study based on a 1-year period of allergology consultations after peroperative accidents in the Poitiers University Hospital. ⋯ Our findings demonstrate the importance of allergy tests and the need for close collaboration between anesthetists, allergologists and pharmacologists.
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Vitamin B1 deficiency (beriberi) is very uncommon in France. It leads to high output cardiac failure totally different from the situation observed in alcoholic patients. We report a typical case of cardiac beriberi. ⋯ High output cardiac failure should suggest possible Shoshin beriberi, particularly in subjects with imported dietary habits living in a precarious socioeconomic situation.
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SOFT TISSUE INJURY: Whiplash injuries of the cervical spine are common, usually after traffic accidents. Soft tissue injuries may involve the muscles, ligaments, disks, and facet joints (excluding severe cases of fracture or dislocation not discussed here).