background: syncope is a common clinical problem which can be remarkably debilitating and associated with high health care costs. syncope is a clinical syndrome with many potential causes. the aim of the study was to determine the etiologies of patients with syncope in the emergency department (ed) of a referral and general university hospital.  methods: one hundred sixty-five consecutive patie...

Primary palmar hyperhidrosis is a disorder of excessive perspiration. In severe cases it can be socially and professionally debilitating and conservative therapy is usually unsatisfactory. Endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy (ETS) is considered an effective treatment for palmar hyperhidrosis. However, many different procedures have been used: simple resection of the sympathetic ganglion, transect...

INTRODUCTION Local botulinum toxin injections and endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy (ETS) have shown clinical effectiveness for the treatment of palmar hyperhidrosis in several studies. Although both strategies cause considerable costs for health-care systems, at the moment there are no studies examining directly their cost-effectiveness performance. The aim of the study was to assess the incre...

Palmar hyperhidrosis affects up to 3% of the population and inflict significant impact on quality of life. It is characterized by chronic excessive sweating, not related to the necessity of heat loss. It evolves from a localized hyperactivity of the sympathetic autonomic system and can be triggered by stressful events. In this study, the authors discuss clinical findings, pathophysiological, di...

Although palmoplantar psoriasis can be severely disabling, there are very few large clinico-epidemiological studies on this condition. Our purpose was to study the morphology and pattern of lesions in Indian patients with palmoplantar psoriasis and to elucidate the role of occupation in the incidence/localization of these lesions. All patients attending our Psoriasis Clinic from 1993 to 2000 we...

50 PRACTICAL DIABETES VOL. 32 NO. 2 COPYRIGHT © 2015 JOHN WILEY & SONS Introduction Dermatoglyphics are ridged patterns on the palmar and plantar surfaces of humans (fingerprints, palm prints and foot prints), which develop approximately between the 13th and 18th weeks of gestation. They manifest complex genetic backgrounds that are currently not fully explained, but polygenic multifactorial in...

INTRODUCTION Docetaxel is a chemotherapeutic agent used alone or in combination for the management of many neoplastic conditions. Numerous side effects are well described as a consequence. Palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia, although a relatively common side effect of some types of chemotherapy, occurs infrequently with docetaxel and is often attributed to other drug agents. CASE PRESENTATION ...

BACKGROUND Palmar region of metacarpus in the horses and donkeys is an important region because of its tendons and ligaments which contribute to stay apparatus. This study was done on forelimbs of 6 healthy Miniature donkeys to detect the tendons, ligaments and their accessories on the palmar surface of metacarpus in this animal. MATERIALS AND METHODS Based on that magnetic resonance imaging ...

UNLABELLED Video-assisted thoracic sympathectomy (VATS) is currently the procedure of choice for the definitive treatment of primary hyperhidrosis because it is an effective, safe, and minimally invasive method. The aim of VATS treatment is to improve the quality of life through the reduction of excessive sudoresis. The purpose of this study was to assess the quality of life after VATS for trea...

Self-orientation perception relies on the integration of multiple sensory inputs which convey spatially-related visual and postural cues. In the present study, an experimental set-up was used to tilt the body and/or the visual scene to investigate how these postural and visual cues are integrated for self-tilt perception (the subjective sensation of being tilted). Participants were required to ...