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Cerebral sinus thrombosis most commonly affects the superior sagittal sinus (up to 80%) or the transverse and sigmoid sinuses (70%), with concomitant involvement of the cortical veins in up to 40% of cases. Women are more commonly affected, reflecting their unique risk factors, including pregnancy, the puerperium, and oral contraceptive medication. Other risk factors include surgery, head and neck infections, head injury, malignancy, dehydration, and connective tissue diseases.
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Techniques for accurately measuring the rates of brain atrophy from serial MRI images have improved significantly in recent years. A few of these techniques have been implemented in a partially or fully automated fashion, which is arguably a necessary precondition to their being applied clinically.
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Previous work has demonstrated that bed partners of people with sleep apnea and snoring are at increased risk for depression, insomnia, and daytime sleepiness.
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Prevention of Cardiovascular Events with Low-Dose Aspirin and Vitamin in Type 2 Diabetic Patients; Cinnamon Improves Glucose and Lipids of People with Type 2 Diabetes; Depression Care on Pain and Functional Outcomes Among Adults with Arthritis
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The fact that a study about mattresses and back pain was published in The Lancet is a testimony to the prevalence of back pain and the dearth of real science about how to deal with it.
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Two interesting articles published in the December 2003 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine address the problems of isolated calf muscle venous thrombosis with and without complicating pulmonary emboli.
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This multicenter study compared results of initial virtual colonoscopy with a 3-dimensional computerized tomographic approach with subsequent standard video colonoscopy.
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Thirty-three consecutive patients with l3 or l4 radiculopathy were compared to 19 controls of comparable age to determine the best method for detecting quadriceps weakness in the office setting.
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Combined Levothyroxine Plus Liothyronine Compared to Levothyroxine Alone in Primary Hypothyroidism; Specific Site Involvement in Fixed Drug Eruption; Anticoagulation Therapy for Stroke Prevention in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
