INTRODUCTION Pica is an unusual condition where patients develop cravings for non-nutritive substances that can cause significant health risks. We report three patients with pica, two of them showing evolutionary changes associated with pica and the third demonstrating a peculiar nature of pica, which has yet to be reported. CASE PRESENTATION We describe three patients who presented with symp...

OBJECTIVE To describe pica behavior (ingestion of nonfood items) in pregnant low-income Mexican-born women in Mexico and the United States. DESIGN A convenience sample of informants was interviewed with a questionnaire containing open-ended and closed-ended questions. SETTING A low-income community on the outskirts of Ensenada, Mexico, and clinics serving low-income people in southern Calif...

The aim of this case-control study was to determine the frequency of pica and its relationship with iron deficiency in children in Zanjan. We selected 872 children and determined the frequency of pica. We selected students who did not have pica of the same age and sex, and in the same class as our cases as a control group. Both groups were evaluated for iron deficiency anaemia. Among the 57 stu...

Ruptured fusiform aneurysms of the vertebral artery involving posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA) origin are difficult to manage without sacrificing PICA. In this report, two very unusual cases are described which highlight different revascularization strategies that may be required. The first case initially appeared to be a small saccular PICA origin aneurysm, but detailed angiography ...

A 38-year-old man presented with a dissecting aneurysm of the left proximal posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA) manifesting as Wallenberg's syndrome. The patient was treated by endovascular occlusion of the aneurysm and parent artery. Immediately after the treatment, the PICA territory was supplied by collateral circulation via the ipsilateral anterior inferior cerebellar artery. Seven ...

Die Universitätsbibliothek Groningen arbeitet im PICA-Verbundsystem für Bibliotheksautomatisierung mit, das 1969 von der Königlichen Bibliothek in Den Haag und einigen Universitätsbibliotheken errichtet worden ist Die ÜB Groningen hat zuerst die Katalogisierung automatisiert. Das Katalogisierungsverfahren findet im Rahmen des gemeinsam automatisierten PICA-Verbundkatalogs statt. Etwa 70 bis 80 ...

The plasma from many vertebrates contains a component that specifically binds and inhibits carbonic anhydrase II with nanomolar affinity. Amino-terminal sequencing of pICA, the previously identified 79-kDa carbonic anhydrase inhibitor isolated from porcine plasma [Roush, E. D., & Fierke, C. A. (1992) Biochemistry 31, 12536-12542], and sequencing of four proteolytic fragments of pICA revealed th...

The occurrence of intracranial traumatic pseudoaneurysm (TPA) in the posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA) is extremely rare. Management is challenging as it bears a high mortality. We encountered a case of PICA-TPA which was initially misdiagnosed as aneurysm pre-surgically. A 44-years old woman presented with sudden onset of change in mental status, headache and vomiting for 3 hours. Sh...