CRYPTOGENIC METASTASES IN UGANDA AFRICANS

Acute reversible heart failure in severe iron-deficiency anemia associated with hookworm infestation in Uganda Africans.

Mongolism in Africans.

It has been generally believed that mongolism is very rare among peoples of negro stock, and some authorities even go so far as to deny its existence among Africans, although conceding a greatly reduced incidence compared to that of white races among negro communities living as minorities in white countries. The absence of any published reports of mongolism in Africans, and the clinical experie...

Cryptogenic Stroke

Cryptogenic stroke (CS) is defined as the infarction of the brain that is not attributable to a source of definite cradioembolic (CE), large artery atherosclerosis (LAA), or small artery disease (SAD) despite extensive vascular, cardiac and serologic evaluation. The term Cryptogenic stroke (CS) was first used in the National Institute of Neurologic Disease and Stroke (NINDS) Data bank1. The TOA...

Cryptogenic Hemoptysis

Rationale: Data on hemoptysis of unknown origin (i.e., “cryptogenic”) are scarce and the outcome of patients affected is controversial. Objectives: To describe the clinical spectrum and course of patients with cryptogenic hemoptysis, as well as pathologic findings when surgery is performed. Methods: A cohort of 81 patients referred for cryptogenic hemoptysis after clinical evaluation, chest rad...

Cryptogenic NORSE

Objective: To report the distinctive clinical features of cryptogenic new-onset refractory status epilepticus (C-NORSE) and the C-NORSE score based on initial clinical assessments. Methods: A retrospective studywas conducted for 136 patients with clinically suspected autoimmune encephalitis who underwent testing for autoantibodies to neuronal surface antigens between January 1, 2007, and August...