defining the patient outcome and decision making about allocation of our limited fund and technology for comatose patients depends on our knowledge about frequency and outcome of various coma etiologies. we determined the various coma causes frequency and one-month outcome of non traumatic coma. . in addition the co existence of the primary neurologic signs with the one-month outcome of non tra...

a few numbers of patients admitted to the emergency department due to the lunate dislocation can cause a direct injury to the wrist ligament, which mainly occurs after wrist trauma, and often diagnosis is far from the mind. a 32 years old man due to severe pain and tenderness of the wrist started the previous day during swimming, referred to emergency department of imam reza hospital of mashhad...

With regard to the causes of non-traumatic hemoperitoneum, one must consider diseases that cause vascular lesions [1,2] some of which are systemic or multifocal [1-3]. Here, we describe a non-traumatic hemoperitoneum case in which the presence of dissection of splenic artery led to the finding of systemic vascular lesions. In the diagnosis and treatment of non-traumatic hemoperitoneum, this ins...

Etiology of coma and clinical status at the time of presentation are likely predictors of outcome in cases of non-traumatic coma. The present study included of clinical profile, etiology of non-traumatic coma and immediate outcome in terms of survival and death in pediatric patients. This was prospective hospital based cohort study undertaken over a period of one year. A detailed history of all...

Acute adrenal failure due to bilateral adrenal haemorrhage is rare and may initially present with non-specific symptoms. It can rapidly progress into a life-threatening condition if not diagnosed promptly. Both traumatic and non-traumatic conditions have been implicated in the aetiology, with the latter been even rarer. We describe the case of a 57-year-old woman presenting with vomiting and ep...

A 15-year-old athletic male was hospitalized with back pain and myalgia after standing out in the cold weather watching a soccer match. Hewas passing dark red urine on admission. He took no prescribed or illicit medications. Family history and physical examination was unremarkable. Laboratory analysis revealed a creatine kinase of 113 542 U/L and normal renal function. A diagnosis of rhabdomyol...

Background Non-traumatic myelopathy is common in Africa and there are geographic differences in etiology. Clinical management is challenging due to the broad differential diagnosis and the lack of diagnostics. The objective of this systematic review is to determine the most common etiologies of non-traumatic myelopathy in sub-Saharan Africa to inform a regionally appropriate diagnostic algorith...

In this study, data from the World Mental Health Survey's Northern Ireland (NI) Study of Health and Stress (NISHS) was used to assess the associations between conflict- and non-conflict-related traumatic events and suicidal behaviour, controlling for age and gender and the effects of mental disorders in NI. DSM mental disorders and suicidal ideation, plans and attempts were assessed using the C...