ABSTRACT
Pleocytosis of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) may accompany central nervous system lesions that occur as a result of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE); however, the number of CSF white blood cells is usually less than 50/mm3 and the predominant cell is the lymphocyte. A young woman with SLE had 2 acute episodes of hemorrhagic cerebral ischemia, each of which was associated with a neutrophilic CSF pleocytosis (white blood count 480-2250/mm3). This type of meningeal reaction may have been related to the proximity of the cerebral lesions to the ventricles, a phenomenon previously described in non SLE related cerebral infarcts.
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Brain Ischemia/cerebrospinal fluid , Cerebrospinal Fluid/cytology , Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic/complications , Adult , Brain Ischemia/diagnosis , Cerebral Arteries/pathology , Cerebral Hemorrhage/cerebrospinal fluid , Cerebral Hemorrhage/diagnosis , Female , Humans , Magnetic Resonance Imaging , RecurrenceABSTRACT
A urinary bladder, not demonstrable in the pelvis during a bone scan, was noted to have prolapsed.
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Bone and Bones/diagnostic imaging , Urinary Bladder Diseases/diagnostic imaging , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Female , Humans , Prolapse/diagnostic imaging , Radionuclide Imaging , Technetium Tc 99m MedronateABSTRACT
This communication describes the presence of 1-methyl-beta-carboline (harman) in the hypophysiotropic area of the hypothalamus which incorporates the arcuate nucleus. Diethyl ether extracts of borate-buffered arcuate homogenates were subjected to silica column chromatography and thin-layer chromatography (TLC). Identification of the beta-carboline was accomplished by use of fluorescent spectrometry, gas chromatography (GC), mass spectrometry (MS) and combined gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS).
