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  Alice in Wonderland Syndrome: The First Case of Arbitrary, Reproducible, Early Childhood AIWS-like Visual Sensations in a Meditation Setting Introduction Alice in the wonderland syndrome (AIWS) was named after the description by Lewis Carroll in his novel. It was in 1955 when John Todd, a psychiatrist, this entity described for the first time. Todd described it as “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” of Lewis Carroll. The author Carroll suffered from heavy migraine attacks. The Alicein- Wonderland-Syndrome is a bewildering state of attacks which affect the visual perception. AIWS is a neurological form of attacks which concern the brain and cause a perception disturbance. The patients describe visual, auditive and tactile hallucinations and perception disturbances. The causes of the AIWS are not exactly known yet. Cases of migraine, brain tumours, depression episodes, epilepsy, delirium, psychiatric drugs, ischemic stroke, EBV, mycoplasma infection and malarial infections correlate wit

  Revisiting Smell and Taste Dysfunctions during COVID-19 Pandemic in Hong Kong Abstract Background:  This cross-sectional cohort study in Hong Kong aimed to revisit smell and taste symptoms in COVID-19 in Chinese population which were previously underreported in China. Methods:  120 symptomatic patients underwent testing for SARS-coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) were recruited. The clinical data of confirmed COVID-19 (n=60) and control subjects (n=60) were collected, including severity of smell and taste impairment and the cycle threshold (Ct) values from a SARS-CoV-2 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay of specimens. Results:  Twenty-eight (46.7%) and twenty-seven (45%) COVID-19 patients reported smell and taste impairment, respectively, whereas neither symptom occurred in the control group (p < 0.05). Cough (60%), fever (50%), expectorant (43%) and dyspnea (25%) were common symptoms in COVID-19 but were not specific to the diagnosis. Conclusion:  We observed no ethnic differences in C

  The Relationship Between Fasting During The Ramadan Month and Acute Renal Colic Admissions Rate to The Emergency Department Abstract Objectives:  Dehydration is a risk factor for the development of urinary stones. Ramadan fasting restricts from consuming food and fluids for over 15 hours a day for 28 consecutive days. Our study aim was to assess whether fasting during Ramadan increases the number of Renal Colic (RC) Emergency Department (ED) visits. Methods:  We reviewed the medical records of patients who applied to the ED with RC during the Ramadan period between years 2016 to 2018. We divided the population into Muslim and non-Muslim patients and compared them with patients who applied to the ED two weeks before and after the Ramadan period (control). Results:  The study included 399 patients who referred to the ED due to renal colic. 109 of them were Muslims and 290 non-Muslims. During the Ramadan period, 70 Muslims (33.1%) and 141 non-Muslims (66.9%) visited ED, compared to 39 (

  Awareness and Treatment of Cancer-Related Depression Mini Review Cancer is one of the main causes of death and the incidence rate is increasing. Depression is one of the most common negative psychological states of patients. Cancer-related depression (CRD) refers to the emotional pathological reaction of patients who lose their personal mental normality due to diagnosis, treatments and comorbidities [1]. It is reported that the incidence of CRD is 3.7% -58 % [2]. The pathogenesis of CRD is currently not very clear. Cancer may affect the occurrence of depression through the nervous, endocrine, and immune systems. Depression may promote cancer angiogenesis, accelerate cancer cell invasion, inhibit cancer cell apoptosis, reduce immune function, and thereby promote growth and metastasis of cancer [3]. Kemeny et al. [4] found that CD4 +, CD4 + / CD8 +, NK, IL-2, and INF-α levels in the patients suffering from cancer with depression were lower than those without depression, suggesting that

  Pulmonary Gangrene due to a Septic Emboli in a Young Female Abstract Rationale:  A rare case of necrotizing pneumonia secondary to septic DVT and use of ECMO and lung transplant in refractory respiratory failure. Objectives:  To evaluate the role of ECMO and lung transplant in necrotizing pneumonia. Methods:  We present a case report of a young female with Methicillin resistant necrotizing pneumonia, secondary to a septic deep venous thrombosis. Measurements:  none Main results:  ECMO may be employed in younger, healthy patients with limited comorbidities as in our patient. Conclusions:  We present a successful ECMO application in a COVID -19 positive patient with severe ARDS Keywords:  Pulmonary Gangrene, Septic Emboli, ECMO, Necrotizing Pneumonia, MRSA, ARDS, Lung Transplant Abbreviations:  PMHX: Past Medical History; MRI: Magnetic Resonance Imaging; PE: Pulmonary Embolism; DVT: Deep Vein Thrombosis; MRSA: Methicillin-Resistant Sathylococcus Aureus; CXR: Chest X-Ray; FiO2: Fraction