Background: The existence and prevalence of cerebral salt wasting and its differentiation from syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone have been controversial. This controversy stems from overlapping clinical and laboratory findings and an inability to assess the volume status of these patients. Objectives:To present a case of a cerebral salt wasting syndrome secondary to a bacterial men...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the effects of ethanol exposure in adolescent rats during adulthood by assesssing aggression and anxiety-like behaviors and measuring the levels of inflammatory markers. METHODS Groups of male Wistar rats (mean weight 81.4 g, n = 36) were housed in groups of four until postnatal day (PND) 60. From PNDs 30 to 46, rats received one of three treatments: 3 g/kg of ethanol...

Since the discovery of the glomera coccygica in man by Luschka in 1859, a number of papers were published dealing with the anatomy of this peculiar organ. However, most of these research works are concerned with the microscopic structure of the coccygeal bodies. The knowledge in its macroscopic anatomy has made scarcely any progress ever since the classical reports of Luschk a. Some years ago, ...

The treatment of dysthymia in itself poses a problem in the everyday psychiatric practice and it can be further hindered when accompanied by pronounced personality traits (which are indicative of disorder). Due to its pathology and duration dysthymia interferes with the patient's quality of life and the ability to function in some segments of everyday life. These interferences enticed our patie...