A Case Report on Opioid Withdrawal-Induced Stress Cardiomyopathy and a Review of the Current Literature. [PDF]
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC), also known as stress‐induced cardiomyopathy or apical ballooning syndrome, is a temporary heart condition characterized by a sudden and reversible weakening of the heart muscle, often triggered by significant emotional or physical stress.
Maharjan R, Patel V, Roa S, Kainat K.
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Cardiogenic cerebral infarction after Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in a patient with catatonia: A case report. [PDF]
Abstract Background Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC) is a transient cardiac condition often triggered by an emotional or physical stress. TTC usually has a benign clinical course with full recovery. However, in rare cases, TTC is complicated by cardiogenic shock, left ventricular rupture, or ventricular thrombus.
Fujiwara M +4 more
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Occurrence and evolution of cannibal behaviour in extant snakes. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Extant snakes (Serpentes) are a highly diverse group of squamate reptiles, which have independently evolved key morphological adaptations to consume a large variety of vertebrate and invertebrate prey. While these predator–prey interactions have been widely addressed by several studies, little is known regarding the occurrence of cannibal ...
Falcão BB +2 more
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Reverse Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy After an Adverse Reaction to Alteplase Treated with Intravenous Epinephrine. [PDF]
Takotsubo (stress) cardiomyopathy (TTC) is an uncommon acute heart failure syndrome characterized by transient hypocontractility that usually affects a circumferential segment of the myocardium along the heart’s apicobasal axis and spans multiple ...
Kinzig CG +3 more
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A case of abnormal hypertension and Takotsubo syndrome caused by adrenal hemostasis using an electric scalpel: a case report. [PDF]
Background Although intraoperative adrenal hemostasis by cauterization can cause abnormal hypertension, hemodynamic condition is usually normalized in a few minutes without any postoperative complications.
Suzuki T, Kubo N, Kamiutsuri K.
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Introduction. Parkinson’s disease (PD) is one of the most common neurodegenerative diseases in the population of older patients. Even though long-term combination therapy helps to cope with the main manifestations of PD.
V. D. Dergachev +5 more
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Functional writer's cramp as psychogenic focal dystonia
We present a description of a functional writer's cramp case. The disease manifested as pain and tension in the right hand when writing; thus, we suspected kinesigenic dystonia in the form of writer's cramp. However, the motor pattern and the presence of
V. A. Tolmacheva +4 more
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Current Approaches to PANS/PANDAS Diagnostics and Management
PANS, or Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome, is characterized by the sudden onset of obsessive-compulsive syndrome and accompanied by anxiety, emotional lability and other symptoms.
Inna A. Kostik, Mikhail M. Kostik
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Here, we report the case of a 63-year-old woman affected by abnormal, excessive, and involuntary reactions to harmless and unexpected sensory stimuli, compatible with the diagnosis of hyperekplexia.
Annibale Antonioni +2 more
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The case of paroxysmal kinesigenic dyskinesia: a long way from a symptom to the diagnosis
Paroxysmal kinesigenic dyskinesia belongs to the group of primary dyskinesias, which also includes paroxysmal non-kinesigenic dyskinesia and exercise-induced paroxysmal dyskinesia. Due to the rarity of this disease group, as well as to the existence of a
N. L. Kim, M. A. Yamin
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