Nausea and vomiting of pregnancy is a common condition with prevalence rates for nausea of 50–80% and for vomiting and retching of 50% (5). An estimated 50% of pregnant women have nausea and vomiting, 25% have nausea only, and 25% are unaffected (6, 7). Recurrence of nausea and vomiting of pregnancy with subsequent pregnancies ranges from 15.2% to 81% (8). One study has attempted to categorize ...

Cyclical vomiting syndrome is a paroxysmal, condition characterized by recurrent severe episodes of vomiting lasting for hours to days, with variable intervals of normal health in between with no apparent cause of the vomiting. We hereby report a 10 yr old girl with cyclical vomiting syndrome with multiple, bisynchronous occipitally predominant, bilateral epileptiform discharges representing a ...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to specifically determine the impact of a fixed dose of ginger administration, compared with placebo, on the 24-hour postoperative nausea and vomiting. STUDY DESIGN The design was a systematic review and metaanalysis of trials revealed by searches. Randomized controlled trials comparing ginger with placebo to prevent postoperative nausea and vomiting and po...

introduction: controversy remains as to the advantages and disadvantages of pharyngeal packing during septorhinoplasty. our study investigated the effect of pharyngeal packing on postoperative nausea and vomiting and sore throat following this type of surgery or septorhinoplasty.   materials and methods: this clinical trial was performed on 90 american society of anesthesiologists (asa) i or ii...