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This paper describes a rare case of organic brain syndrome with psychosis and clinically transverse myelopathy, as initial manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus in an elderly woman. The identification and evaluation of antibodies to ribosome P in the serum and cerebrospinal fluid may be of help in such cases for differential diagnosis. The patient was treated successfully with 30 mg prednisone daily.
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Lúpus Eritematoso Sistêmico/complicações , Transtornos Neurocognitivos/etiologia , Idoso , Anticorpos/análise , Feminino , Humanos , Lúpus Eritematoso Sistêmico/tratamento farmacológico , Lúpus Eritematoso Sistêmico/imunologia , Prednisona/uso terapêutico , Ribossomos/imunologiaRESUMO
In a random sample of 492 girls 12-15-years-old total serum calcium appeared to be correlated with blood pressure. Adolescents with total serum calcium equal to a greater than the cohort mean (2.5 mmol/l) had higher systolic blood pressures than those with a value below the cohort mean. This was present at all ages.
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Pressão Sanguínea/fisiologia , Cálcio/sangue , Adolescente , Estatura , Índice de Massa Corporal , Peso Corporal , Criança , Estudos de Coortes , Estudos Transversais , Feminino , Grécia/epidemiologia , HumanosRESUMO
In a total of 55 samples of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and an equal number of serum samples obtained from 45 patients with neurological disorders and 10 controls, folic acid and vitamin B12 were measured. A radioisotopic assay method was used. A significant decrease of CSF folic acid was noted in the group with cerebral tumors.
