no. 1 DISEASE-MODIFYING EFFECTS OF RESVERATROL IN THE 3XTG-AD MOUSE MODEL OF ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE A. DAL-PAN , C. JULIEN , C. PIERRISNARD , C. TREMBLAY , F. CALON Axes Neurosciences, Centre de recherche du centre hospitalier de l’Université Laval (CHUQ), Québec, QC, Canada . Background: There is a general agreement that disease-modifying treatments will be required for Alzheimer's disease (AD). ...

BACKGROUND Renal vein thrombosis (RVT) with flank pain, and hematuria, is often mistaken with renal colic originating from ureteric or renal calculus. Especially in young and otherwise healthy patients, clinicians are easily misled by clinical presentation and calcified RVT. CASE PRESENTATION A 38-year-old woman presented with flank pain and hematuria suggestive of renal calculus on ultrasoun...

Renal vein thrombosis (RVT) in neonates is a rare condition of low mortality but significant morbidity due to renal impairment.We report the case of a male term newborn with left RVT and elevated serum factor VIII (FVIII).The main symptoms of the patient and the important clinical findings: prompt diagnosis of RVT was possible because the classic clinical presentation of macroscopic hematuria, ...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the risk factors associated with renal vein thrombosis (RVT) in Chinese patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). METHODS Data on clinical symptoms, renal biopsy, antiphospholipid antibody syndrome profile, and serological examinations of lupus features were examined retrospectively in six patients with RVT confirmed by angiography from a total of 625 patients w...

Bilateral renal vein thrombosis secondary to methylene tetrahydrofolate reductase mutation: a rare case To the Editor, Renal vein thrombosis (RVT) is a rare but serious complication that is associated with many systemic disorders [1]. Thromboembolic complications, especially RVT, are frequent in nephrotic syndrome and are very prevalent in membranous nephropathy [1]. Trauma, oral contraceptives...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this prospective clinical multicenter study "Uterus 6" of the German Association of Gynecologic Oncologists (AGO) was to prove the recurrence rate of patients treated with pelvic lymphadenectomy and radical vaginal trachelectomy (RVT). We also wanted to prove the surgical safety of RVT. METHODS Between March 1995 and November 2005, we intend to treat 108 patients with cer...