Introduction Odontoideum bone or the mobile odontoid process is one of the rarest malformations of the cervico-occipital hinge. It exposes to the atlo-axial instability and to the risk of bulbo-medullary compression threatening then the vital and functional prognosis. We report the case of a 16-year-old patient who was the victim of a raod accident resulting in acervical spine injury. Radiologi...

Background and aims Hyperhomocysteinemia was recognized as a risk factor for cerebral infarction, especially caused by large-artery atherosclerosis (LAA). But whether high plasma total homocysteine (tHcy) is associated with cervico-cerebral atherosclerotic stenosis (CCAS) remains unclear. The aim of this study is to investigate whether elevated plasma tHcy is a risk factor for CCAS, and identif...

In order to clarify the effects of local vibration on the peripheral and central nervous system, peripheral (median) nerve conduction velocities and short-latency somatosensory evoked potentials (SSEP) following stimulation of the median nerve at the wrist were measured in 15 male forest workers in 1986. They had engaged in chain-saw operation for 16-34 (mean 22) years; their working days in 19...

Hair dye poisoning has been emerging as one of the important causes of intentional deliberate self harm. To study the epidemiology of patients who consumed Super Vasmol (a commonly used commercial hair dye), profile of patients referred to the ENT department, to find the effectiveness of supportive therapy and to compare between the tracheostomy and the non tracheostomy group, a retrospective s...