neurologic and psychologic complications are usually related to drug toxicity, infections or symptoms induced by deterioration of renal allograft function. metabolic encephalopathy, hypertensive encephalopathy, cerebrovascular events, and new-onset seizures have all been reported in organ-transplant recipients. infections can be caused by listeria, cryptococcus, nocardia, aspergillus and mucor....

idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome represents a heterogeneous group of leukoprolifrative disorders associated with prolonged eosinophilia of an undetectable cause with multi organ system dysfunction. it is a rare group disorder in children, most cases are reported in adult age group. we report a child with this syndrome who along with the usual features of the syndrome also had the presentat...

Neurologic and psychologic complications are usually related to drug toxicity, infections or symptoms induced by deterioration of renal allograft function. Metabolic encephalopathy, hypertensive encephalopathy, cerebrovascular events, and new-onset seizures have all been reported in organ-transplant recipients. Infections can be caused by listeria, cryptococcus, nocardia, aspergillus and mu...

By Gustavo C Roman MD (Dr. Roman, Director of the Alzheimer Center of Excellence at the Methodist Neurological Institute in Houston, Texas, has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.) Pedro J Ruiz MD (Dr. Ruiz of the California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco, California, has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.) Originally released June 28, 2006; last updated June...

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Coca leaves have been chewed by South American Indians for several centuries, and cocaine hydrochloride (HCl) has been used since it was isolated in the middle of the 19th century by Niemann (Grinspoon and Bakalar 1981; Holmstedt and Fredga 1981; Petersen 1977). However, untoward effects related to the chewing of the leaves or intranasal insufflation of cocaine HCl had been rare. When used for ...