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Flux control of cytochrome c oxidase in human skeletal muscle [PDF]
In the present work, by titrating cytochrome c oxidase (COX) with the specific inhibitor KCN, the flux control coefficient and the metabolic reserve capacity of COX have been determined in human saponin-permeabilized muscle fibers. In the presence of the
Attardi, Giuseppe +5 more
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Carotid cavernous fistula: A rare but treatable cause of ophthalmoplegia - A case report
Carotid cavernous fistulas (CCFs) are a rare but debilitating entity that may present with orbital or cerebral venous hypertension. CCFs may pose diagnostic and management pitfalls for clinicians as they can initially be misdiagnosed as primary orbital ...
Neeharika Krothapalli +5 more
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Background Tolosa-Hunt syndrome (THS) is characterized by painful ophthalmoplegia caused by idiopathic granulomatous inflammation involving the cavernous sinus region. Patients respond well to steroid therapy.
Wei He +5 more
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Class A drug abuse: an ophthalmologist's problem? [PDF]
[First Paragraph] The 2002/3 British Crime Survey reported that 3% of all 16 to 59 year olds (equating to around one million people) had used a class A drug in the last year.
Firth, A.Y.
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Clinical and biochemical improvements in a patient with MNGIE following enzyme replacement. [PDF]
Mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalomyopathy (MNGIE) is a rare autosomal recessive metabolic disorder caused by a deficiency of thymidine phosphorylase (TP, EC2.4.2.4) due to mutations in the nuclear gene TYMP.
Bain, MD +5 more
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血管病相关性眼肌麻痹病因的研究进展 Study Progress of Etiology of Ophthalmoplegia Associated with Vascular Disease
眼肌麻痹是神经内科、眼科、神经眼科的常见体征。根据病变部位,血管病相关的眼肌 麻痹可分为核上型、核型、核间型、周围神经型,不同型别的眼肌麻痹有不同的病因。核上型、核型 及核间型眼肌麻痹多见于卒中,其中核型眼肌麻痹以动眼神经核受累最常见。周围神经型眼肌麻痹 病因众多,如糖尿病性眼肌麻痹、动脉瘤、颈内动脉海绵窦瘘等。糖尿病性眼肌麻痹多累及动眼神经, 瞳孔受累较轻,一般数周后开始恢复;动脉瘤和颈内动脉海绵窦瘘所致眼肌麻痹需行数字减影血管 造影(digital subraction angiography ...
李然,景筠
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A CPH-Like Picture in Two Patients with an Orbitocavernous Sinus Syndrome [PDF]
Two patients with retroorbital pain syndromes with or without paresis of cranial nerves developed weeks after ipsilateral headache resembling chronic paroxysmal hemicrania (CPH) but without autonomic features.
A Straube +5 more
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Neurotoxin envenomation mimicking brain death in a child: A case report and review of literature
The spectrum of presentation of a victim of neurotoxic snake bite can range from mild ptosis to complete paralysis and ophthalmoplegia. We report a case of snake bite in a 10-year-old child who was comatosed with bilateral fixed dilated pupils and absent
Madhu Dayal +3 more
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Hypopituitarism secondary to a pituitary metastasis is rare and difficult to diagnose since its symptoms are nonspecific. The presence of visual deficits and nerve palsies should suggest the presence of a pituitary metastasis in a cancer patient.
Ibtissem Oueslati +5 more
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Surgery for Pituitary Tumor Apoplexy Is Associated with Rapid Headache and Cranial Nerve Improvement
Pituitary tumor apoplexy (PTA) classically comprises sudden-onset headache, loss of vision, ophthalmoparesis, and decreased consciousness. It typically results from hemorrhage and/or infarction within a pituitary adenoma.
Kevin A. Cross +13 more
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