Neurocysticercosis or tuberculoma – Which one has more epileptic potential?

P142: Inflammation or Neurodegeneration: Which one has Remarkable Role in Multiple Sclerosis?

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a complex disease resulting from the occurrence of intermingled episodes of neuroinflammation and degeneration. However, this concept has recently challenged by several observations suggesting that in this disease neurodegeneration might occur independently of inflammation. The evidence that active neurodegeneration in MS is invariably associated with inflammation is p...

Social Support or Organizational Support: Which One Is More Predictive of Job Burnout in workers?

  Introduction: Social and organizational supports are effective factors closely related to job burnout and Due to the limited studies in this area on Iranian workers, this study aims to determine the predictability of social support and organizational support in  job burnout for workers in Yazd. Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out among 200 textile workers in Yazd through str...

VAP or poisoning; which one has more effect on patients' outcomes in toxicological ICU?

BACKGROUND Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is the main cause of acquired infections in ICUs. Every year, millions of people suffer from poisoning by various substances. Our aim was to determine the association between VAP incidence and different kinds of toxicity among Toxicological ICU (TICU) patients.  MATERIALS AND METHODS Poisoned patients with diagnosis of VAP were enrolled to our ...

A case of cerebral tuberculoma mimicking neurocysticercosis

Case A 42-year-old Peruvian woman residing in Japan for 11 years with a family history of neurocysticercosis presented to our intensive care unit with fever and intense headache.Computed tomography indicated multiple micronodular lesions in the brain parenchyma, and cerebral tuberculoma and neurocysticercosis were considered in the differential diagnosis. Neurocysticercosis was initially suspec...

which one is more important, obesity or cardio metabolic risk factors?