Discussion| The pathogenesis of Purtscher and Purtscher-like retinopathy remains debated
and largely unknown. The most widely recognized theory is that the condition results from …

A 78-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with a 6-week history of
temporal headaches, scalp lesions, jaw claudication and blurred vision in her right eye. Her …

We concur with [Gary N. Fox] that if the clinical suspicion of GCA is high this condition should
still be considered even if the biopsy results are nondiagnostic, especially because of its …

A 76-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with right temporal “head pain.”
Her erythrocyte sedimentation rate was 65 mm/h. The diagnosis was “headache, rule out …

… Renatta Varma and Anil Patel remind us of the variability in presentation of giant cell
arteritis (GCA).Another patient’s story presents yet another pitfall in GCA diagnosis. …

“How we walk with the broken speaks louder than how we sit with the great” ~Bill Bennot
When I began to research agencies to complete the practicum portion of my Master of …

Objective: describing the epidemiological profile of patients undergoing hemodialysis in the
backlands of Paraiba. Method: a cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach …

Huntington's disease (HD) is an adult-onset monogenic neurodegenerative disorder that can
manifest with any combination of motor, cognitive, and psychiatric symptoms. Despite two …

Brain-based education is promoted by its supporters as a teaching innovation that will
enhance teachers’ teaching effectiveness and support students’ achievement, enjoyment and …

Epidermal nevi are a group of hamartomatous lesions, often congenital, characterized by
hyperplasia of epidermal cells. The cells residing in the epidermis include keratinocytes, …