Clinical Medicine Research

Volume 2, Issue 5, September 2013

  • Assessment of Stoke Patients: Occurrence of Unusually High Number of Haemorrhagic Stroke Casesin Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

    Chalachew Misganaw Alemayehu, Sofia Kebede Birhanesilasie

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 5, September 2013
    Pages: 94-100
    Received: Aug. 10, 2013
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    Published: Sep. 20, 2013
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    Abstract: Introduction: Stroke is becoming a leading cause of death and adult disability in the developing world. The global burden of disease study indicates that 80% of stroke deaths occur in low- and middle-income regions. Objective: To assess the clinical characteristics and risk factors among patients presented with stoke in Tikur Anbessa Specialized Ho... Show More
  • Neonatal Intestinal Obstruction Secondary to Mid-Gut Volvulus Complicated by Bowel Gangrene in a Neonate with Ileal Atresia: A Case Report

    Baba Usman Ahmadu, Yakubu Mava, Joshua Habila Sharah, Abdurrahman Raji Maryam, Paul Dogra, Salihu Akbar

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 5, September 2013
    Pages: 101-104
    Received: Aug. 20, 2013
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    Published: Sep. 20, 2013
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    Abstract: Mid-gut volvulus in the absence of malrotation of the gut is rare in neonates and rarer in term babies and can be fatal if intervention is delayed. Herein we report a case of a neonate who had billous vomiting, abdominal distension and moderate dehydration. His abdominal radiograph showed gaseous distension of the stomach, ground glass pattern and ... Show More
  • Lymphocytic Expression of Fas and FasL Apoptotic Markers in Vitiligo

    Fatma Y. Saleh, Sherif Shoukry Awad, Irene M. Sadek

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 5, September 2013
    Pages: 105-109
    Received: Aug. 24, 2013
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    Published: Sep. 20, 2013
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    Abstract: Background. Lymphocytic dermal infiltrations accompany the melanocytes loss in depigmenting vitiligo skin. These lymphocytes are incriminated during the pathogenesis of the disease. Fas receptor is a death receptor on the surface of cells that leads to programmed cell death (apoptosis) and FasL is its ligand. Fas/FasL system plays a crucial role in... Show More