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 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3656/1410192

Panhypopituitarism in a Case of Newly Diagnosed Lung Cancer with a Concurrent Pituitary Mass

Jo Y, Zalikha A, Watford D, Khramov I and Williams M

Article Type: Case Report | First Published: October 30, 2017

A 65-year-old homeless African American man with a past medical history significant for hypertension, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), diabetes mellitus type II, multiple substance abuse disorder, major depression, and successful treatment of tuberculosis presented to the Miami VA emergency department with depressed mood, fatigue, and suicidal ideation....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3656/1410191

First Report of Geniospasm in a Five-Generation Brazilian Family: Clinical Features, Electromyography Findings and Botulinum Toxin Treatment

Carvalho LB, Rampim DB and Chung TM

Article Type: Case Report | First Published: October 28, 2017

Geniospasm is a rare movement disorder characterized by spontaneous, involuntary, irregular trembling of the chin and the lower lip with accompanying involuntary contractions of the mentalis muscle. It is thought to be an autosomal-dominant inherited condition with high penetrance, which typically manifests in early life and is triggered....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3656/1410190

Hypnosis and Transversus Abdominis Plane Block for Brugada Syndrome Anesthesia: A Case Report

Pauline dos Santos, Loic Cailleau, Yveline Coscoy, Antoine Strzelecki, Benjamin Le Gaillard, Christophe Pelletier, Mireille Houadec, Celine Guerrini and Edmundo Pereira de Souza Neto

Article Type: Case Report | First Published: October 27, 2017

Brugada syndrome is a distinct form of an arrhythmic disease affecting ionic channels of the heart. We report the anesthetic management of a patient with Brugada syndrome for inguinal hernia repair which was managed satisfactorily with combined light anesthesia, hypnosis with indirect suggestions and transversus abdominis plane block....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3656/1410189

Brief Comment on the Challenge and Opportunities for Effective Containment of the Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Epidemic that Affects the World Population

Maria Eugenia Velasco-Contreras

Article Type: Commentary | First Published: October 25, 2017

It is a chronic disease associated with multiple health problems: Cardio-cerebrovascular, cancer, behavioral disorders, depression or anxiety, localized or generalized neuropathy problems due to irritation or destruction of the myelin layer, non-traumatic lower limb amputation, blindness, terminal renal damage, the leading cause of death in many countries....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3656/1410188

T-Cell Large Granular Lymphocyte Leukemia Diagnosis in a Patient with Felty Syndrome

Nathan Catolino, Michel de Oliveira, Igor Age Kos, Maicon Piana Lopes and Valderilio Azevendo

Article Type: Case Report | First Published: October 05, 2017

T-Cell Large Granular Lymphocyte Leukemia (T-LGL Leukemia) is a lymphoproliferative disease that usually presents with an indolent behavior, even though in some cases it is complicated by cytopenias and recurrent infections. Felty Syndrome (FS) is a subtype of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) characterized by the association of RA, neutropenia and splenomegaly....

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