Current Issue
Category: Issue 2
Subarachnoid hemorrhage and cerebral vasospasm – Literature review
Ciurea AV et al.
2013
Issue 2
pp 120 - 125
Subarachnoid hemorrhage represents a serious disease with high mortality and morbidity. Two important areas are becoming the central research interest of subarachnoid hemorrhage: cerebral vasospasm and early brain injury. The...
Burnei’s “double X” internal fixation technique for supracondylar humerus fractures in children: indications, technique, advantages and alternative interventions
Georgescu I et al.
2013
Issue 2
pp 131 - 139
Background. The Study and Research Group in Pediatric Orthopedics-2012 initated this retrospective study due to the fact that in Romania and in other countries, the numerous procedures do not ensure the physicians a definite...
The relationship between Anti-Müllerian hormone and other reproductive parameters in normal women and in women with polycystic ovary syndrome
Koutlaki N et al.
2013
Issue 2
pp 146 - 150
Objective: To correlate Anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) levels with years since menarche as well as to investigate the AMH relationship with ovarian morphology and levels of androgens in healthy normo- ovulatory women and in...
Metabolic syndrome and mean platelet volume variation in patients with chest pain and negative cardiac enzymes
Nechita AC et al.
2013
Issue 2
pp 156 - 160
Introduction. The mean platelet volume (MPV) is an easily measurable parameter directly correlated with platelet aggregation function, proven to be increased in acute coronary syndromes, but also in the presence of...
Is this way; Self inflicted fracture of styloid process cures stylalgia
Kaur A et al.
2013
Issue 2
pp 202 - 204
The treatment of stylalgia varies from region to region. The initial treatment for stylalgia is conservative and if not relieved, styloidectomy is advised. Styloid process fracture has also given favorable results in many...
Perforation of Meckel’s diverticulum by a wood splinter in a 4-year-old child: a case report
Anyfantakis D et al.
2013
Issue 2
pp 195 - 197
Perforation of Meckel’s diverticulum by a foreign body represents an unusual and serious clinical occurrence. We present a case of a 4-year-old male who was admitted with symptoms of abdominal pain in the right iliac...
Cardiac condition in young chagasic women
Lassen O et al.
2013
Issue 2
pp 185 - 188
Rationale: Chagas disease is a complex disorder caused by Trypanosoma cruzi. Most patients remain asymptomatic for several years and 30% of them progress quietly to developing cardiomyopathy. The factors that lead to chronic...