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Both upper extremities. The next day, a CT scan showed hemorrhages in the left occipitoparietal and right parietal areas. Her aphasia cleared within a week, but she continued to have painful flexion posturing of the upper extremities. Her grip was strong bilaterally, but the rest of her upper extremities remained weak. Her face showed only minimal weakness on the right side. The flaccid paralysis of her right leg and spastic paresis of her left leg persisted. Her platelet count gradually increased, returning to the pretreatment level 6 days after the withdrawal of heparin. Tests for heparin-induced platelet aggregation4-7 and heparin-induced serotonin release8 were done 12 days after heparin withdrawal; they were negative. The patient eventually made an excellent recovery. When last examined in January of 1990, the only residual abnormalities were pathologically brisk reflexes and a right extensor plantar response. Discussion Cerebral venous thrombosis has been associated with many congenital and acquired hypercoagulable states.9 Included in this long list are thrombocytosis, 10 polycythemia vera, 11 and remote infections.9 There are at least two types of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia.12 Type I13 consists of a transient decrease in the number of platelets 1-5 days after the introduction of heparin; this type of heparininduced thrombocytopenia is usually mild and harmless and is thought to be due to reversible clumping of platelets caused by a direct effect of heparin. In Type II heparin-induced thrombocytopenia there is a persistent depression of the platelet count beginning 3-22 days after the introduction of heparin, with the average onset at about 9 days.12 Of the 31 patients with Type II heparin-induced thrombocytopenia reviewed by Ansell and Deykin, 12 the onset was 6 days after the initiation of heparin therapy in all but two patients. With previous heparin exposure, the phenomenon may be observed within hours to 3 days after the reintroduction of heparin.6 Most studies suggest that heparin-induced thrombocytopenia is mediated by antibodies contained in the IgG portion of the serum against a heparinplatelet membrane complex, 12 but the mechanism of the thrombosis that occurs in some patients is not clear.14 Tests to confirm the diagnosis of heparininduced thrombocytopenia should be carried out promptly, but the clinical decision must be made before the results become available. The occurrence of thrombocytopenia in patients receiving heparin should be assumed to be due to the heparin, which should be discontinued forthwith. Warkentin and Kelton14 recommend the following steps in such patients: The platelet count should be rechecked, and blood films should be reexamined to exclude pseudothrombocytopenia. Blood samples should be cultured to look for bacteremia, and medications that could cause thrombocytopenia should be identified and replaced.
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Abstract--Patients with combined hyperlipemia have lipid abnormalities associated with an increased tendency to develop atherosclerosis and thrombosis. This tendency may be accelerated during postprandial hyperlipemia. In the present double-blind parallel study, 41 patients with combined hyperlipemia and serum triacylglycerols between 2.0 and 15.0 mmol L and serum total cholesterol 5.3 mmol L at the end of a 3-month dietary run-in period were treated with simvastatin at 20 mg d for at least 10 weeks; patients were then randomized into 2 groups receiving simvastatin -3 fatty acids at 3.36 g d or placebo corn oil ; for an additional 5 weeks. Hemostatic variables that have been associated with increased thrombotic tendency were evaluated with subjects in the fasting state and during postprandial hyperlipemia before and after combined treatment. Supplementation of -3 fatty acid reduced tissue factor pathway inhibitor antigen P 0.05 ; in the fasting state, reduced the degree of postprandial hyperlipemia P 0.005 ; , and reduced activated factor VII concentration appearing during postprandial hyperlipemia. In conclusion, -3 fatty acids given in addition to simvastatin to patients with combined hyperlipemia reduced the free tissue factor pathway inhibitor fraction in the fasting state and inhibited the activation of factor VII occurring during postprandial lipemia, thus representing a potential beneficial effect on the hemostatic risk profile in this patient group. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2000; 20: 259-265. ; Key Words: combined hyperlipemia postprandial hyperlipemia hemostatic risk factors.
The vastatins, pravastatin, 4 simvastatin, 5 and lovastatin, 6 have been found to be very effective inhibitors of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A HMG-CoA ; reductase, the rate-limiting enzyme in the cholesterol synthesis pathway. Reducing the rate of cholesterol synthesis, this new class of drugs upregulates LDL receptor activity and as a result decreases the plasma cholesterol concentration.7 Vastatins produce a cholesterol-lowering effect that varies from 25% to 40%, depending on the dose of drug used and the type of patient being treated. All three drugs resemble the transition state of the conversion of HMGCoA to mevalonate by HMG-CoA reductase. At the 6-position of the decalin ring, however, simvastatin and sumatriptan.
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From the Office of Research, American Psychiatric Association, Washington, DC Drs Pincus and Zarin and Ms Tanielian Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pa Mr Marcus New York State Psychiatric Institute and the Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York Dr Olfson Department of Psychiatry, University of Maryland at Baltimore Dr Thompson and the Department of Pharmacy, Practice and Science, University of Maryland at Baltimore Dr Magno Zito ; . Dr Thompson is now with the Office of Education, American Psychiatric Association. Reprints: Harold Alan Pincus, MD, American Psychiatric Association, Office of Research, 1400 K St NW, Washington, DC 20005 e-mail: hpincus psych.
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Figure 3. Mean expression levels of 6 genes that are specifically regulated in patients with Tourette syndrome TS ; , normalized to the mean of patients with TS. AGM indicates age- and sex-matched controls; CE, children with epilepsy; CH, children with headache; H, healthy controls; BS, patients with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia; AE, adults with epilepsy; NF, patients with neurofibromatosis type 1; and PP, patients with parkinsonism. Error bars represent SEM.
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Normally about 15g. When a single dose of alcohol is given at or about the same time as paracetamol, it protects against liver damage by competing with the drug for the same family CYP2E1 ; of drug metabolizing enzymes. Long-term heavy use of alcohol causes a modest a factor of two ; and short-lived about 5 days ; induction of CYP2E1 enzymes potentially increasing the hepatotoxicity of paracetamol in alcoholics. Fasting may increase the risk of liver damage by decreasing the major detoxification pathway glucuronide conjugation ; of the toxic paracetamol metabolite in the liver. Chronic alcoholics thus may be at increased risk of paracetamol hepatotoxicity during the first few days of alcohol abstinence, especially if the alcoholic stops drinking due to acute illness including gastrointestinal symptoms and fasting. However, the available evidence do not support claims for a major toxic interaction between alcohol and paracetamol and acute liver damage has never been produced by therapeutic doses of paracetamol. Sedatives and hypnotics: Benzodiazepines such as diazepam are generally prescribed to treat anxiety and insomnia. The additive effect of low to moderate doses of benzodiazepines and moderate doses of alcohol may cause drowsiness increasing the risk of accidents and impairing driving ability. Older adults who use psychoactive medications like sleeping pills and tranquilizers are more likely to drink to forget and to relieve tension and anxiety. Statins lipid-lowering drugs ; : Patients with coronary heart disease who need to be treated with lipid-lowering drugs could benefit from the effect of alcohol on cardiovascular risk. A moderate consumption of alcohol, in combination with simvastatin, has been shown to increase the beneficial effect upon HDL cholesterol. Alcohol ingestion of 20 g per day for 6 weeks together with fluvastatin 40 mg per day had no effect on the efficacy and safety of fluvastatin treatment in patients with primary hypercholesterolemia. An important issue is the safety of the combination of life-long statin treatment and alcohol consumption. These drugs have the potential to affect liver function, however, coadministration of simvastatin and alcohol in Wistar rats has been proved to be safe. And more important, moderate drinking did not adversely influence the safety of even high-dose lovastatin among men in the CABG Trial. "Alcohol - boon or bane for the elderly? Part III" will examine the problems of late onset alcoholism, alcohol.
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Epidemiology From an evolutionary perspective, crying is an attachment behaviour, promoting proximity to the infant's primary caregiver and ensuring survival and the development of social bonds.5 It is not surprising then that all infants cry. However, depending on the definition used, up to 20% of infants in the community cry excessively and are irritable.6 Traditionally, the criteria of Wessel et al have been used to define "problem crying"7 as unexplained crying and fussing lasting for more than 3 hours per day, on more than 3 days per week, for more than 3 weeks. However, many babies cry less than this but are still perceived by their parents to have a problem. Crying begins in the first few weeks of life, and typically the duration peaks at 2.4 hours per day at the age of 6 weeks.8 Episodes of crying tend to cluster in the evening, but can occur throughout the day.9 Many parents report that, while crying, their infants go red in the face, pull up their legs, or pass wind. Such behaviour is most likely part of normal infant crying and not related to gastro-oesophageal reflux.10 For most babies, crying and irritability decrease substantially by the age of 34 months.9, 11 Although the frequency of crying bouts and the timing of the crying "peak" are similar across cultures, the duration of crying bouts has been shown to be shorter when parenting practices include more carrying of babies and breastfeeding on demand.12, 13 Crying in infants is related to the dynamics of the motherinfant relationship, including maternal anxiety and depression. A prospective study of 1204 infants examining psychosocial factors associated with persistent crying at 3 months found the risk factors to be life stress, poor partner support, unsatisfactory sexual relationships, more maternal physical health problems in pregnancy, a traumatic birth, and perceiving the hospital staff as hostile.14.
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