OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate whether or not the positivity of Abadie's sign could be an indicator of asymptomatic Achilles intratendinous changes. SUBJECTS AND METHODS A total of 18 patients (36 tendons) suffering from diabetes, with at least 1 Achilles tendon positive to Abadie's sign, were compared to matched subjects with diabetes bilaterally negative to Abadie's sign. A...

In a prospective clinical trial, the incidence of scrotal tongue in psoriatic patients was studied. One hundred psoriatics and the same number of non-psoriatic individuals were evaluated for the incidence of fissured tongue, age, duration of illness, and clinical types of psoriasis. In this study 49 psoriatic patients (49%) and 28 non-psoriatic persons (28%) had fissured tongue. The most c...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to retrospectively review cases of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) medically treated at our institution to determine if the CT angiography (CTA) 'spot sign' predicts in-hospital mortality and clinical outcome at 3 months in patients with spontaneous ICH. METHODS We conducted a retrospective review of all consecutive patients who were admitted to the depa...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the usefulness of various magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings in the prognosis of neurological recovery in paraplegics with thoracolumbar fracture using association analysis with clinical outcomes and electrodiagnostic features. METHODS This retrospective study involved 30 patients treated for paraplegia following thoracolumbar fracture. On axial and sagittal T2-we...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Morbidity and mortality in spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) are correlated with hematoma progression. We hypothesized that the presence of tiny, enhancing foci ("spot sign") within acute hematomas is associated with hematoma expansion. METHODS We prospectively studied 39 consecutive patients with spontaneous ICH by computed tomography angiography within 3 hour...

in a prospective clinical trial, the incidence of scrotal tongue in psoriatic patients was studied. one hundred psoriatics and the same number of non-psoriatic individuals were evaluated for the incidence of fissured tongue, age, duration of illness, and clinical types of psoriasis. in this study 49 psoriatic patients (49%) and 28 non-psoriatic persons (28%) had fissured tongue. the most common...

Dear Sir, Subcutaneous manifestations of severe acute pancreatitis (Grey-Turner’s sign, Cullen’s sign, Fox’s sign and Walzel’s sign) are often discussed in journals and textbooks. The first two are mentioned even in textbooks ([1]; page 1897). However, despite the publication of several case reports of these skin signs, most physicians have never seen representative cases and therefore do not a...