Papilledema: Could It Be an Important Clinical Sign of Leptomeningeal Metastasis?

Organic Farming by Using Different Desert Soiles Could it be an Alternative to Fertilizers?

It is shown that Saharan soil has the potential of producing bioavailable iron when illuminated with visible light and also it contains some essential macronutrient and micronutrient elements. In this study, these properties of the desert soil were tested on the certified wheat cultivars (Triticum aestivum L. var. gonen 98) using Hewitt nutrient solution, illuminated and non-illuminated soil so...

Diarrhea Can Be an Important Clinical Presentation of 2014 Western Africa Ebola Virus Infection

Dear Editor-in-Chief The present global consideration is on the recent outbreak of 2014 Western Ebola virus in West Africa (1 – 3). This viral hemorrhagic fever wide spreads to several countries in West Africa and remote countries (1 - 3). With high death rate, the disease is presently on the list of public health threatens. The main problem for management of the infection is the limited knowl...

Could it be Lyme neuroborreliosis?

A sonographic sign of papilledema.

A 26-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with a 2-week history of severe migratory headaches, visual disturbance, and intermittent nausea. She had no significant medical history and was not taking any medications regularly. Her vital signs were normal, but her visual acuity was impaired bilaterally and her visual fields were grossly normal to confrontation. A computed tomograph...

A Calcified Artery of Drummond, Could It Be a Sentinel Sign of Further Complications?

Objective: To understand the role of the artery of Drummond in the elderly population. The artery plays a crucial role in the anastomosis between the inferior mesenteric artery and superior mesenteric artery. Its maintenance is particularly important for the survivability of the bowel in events of stenosis of either one of the native arteries; SMA or IMA. Method: A 94 year old lady presents wit...