Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-4215.1510030
New Onset of Multiple Sclerosis Following Recent COVID-19 Infection
Adrian Oppong, MD, MS, Joe H Ghorayeb, DC, MHA and Anishinder Parkash, MD
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: 2023/07/16
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system. There is evidence to support a link between herpesvirus infections and an associated increased risk of developing MS. Over the past two years, neurological complications associated with COVID-19 infection have been reported and are speculated to be caused by direct viral invasion. A relatively low connection between COVID-19 infection and MS development has been identified in the scientific literatur...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-4215.1510028
Multimodal Approach to Manage Hemiballismus in a Newly Diagnosed Diabetic
Joe H. Ghorayeb, DC, MHA, Adrian Oppong, MD, MS, Anishinder Parkash, MD and Kelley Crozier, MD, MBA
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: 2023/05/31
A 67-year-old female with a complex medical history presented to the emergency department with severe right-sided hemiballismus after she was found on the floor by her son. Her initial blood glucose level was 727 mg/dL and her HbA1C level was 16.6. The patient was diagnosed with hemiballismus, a hyperkinetic movement disorder characterized by unilateral, rapid, and unpredictable high-amplitude movements. ...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-4215.1510022
Ultrasound-Guided Intervention in a Sacroiliitis after Cancer Consequence or Coincidence? A Case Report and Review
Inês Ferro, Pedro Carvalho Sá, César Pires, Filipe Carvalho and João Constantino
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: December 24, 2020
The cancer population is exposed to exceptional factors that might favor sacroiliac joint (SIJ) pain, including the cancer itself and therapy-related side effects. Yet, they are also subject to aging and structural changes. The diagnosis and treatment can be a challenge. We report a male with SIJ pain and functional repercussion after anal cancer treatment, without signs of recurrence or metastasis. The provocation tests were compatible with sacroiliitis. An ultrasound-guided injection was perfo...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-4215.1510021
Prevalence and Factors Associated with Enuresis among Children in Adama City, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia
Nuru Hassen Ibrahim, Daniel Tolessa and Ephrem Mannekhulihe, MSc
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: November 22, 2020
Enuresis is voluntary or involuntary voiding of urine, occurring at least twice a week for 3 consecutive months in a child at least five-years-old. It can occur either during the day or at night time. There are two types of enuresis called primary and secondary enuresis. The word enuresis is derived from a Greek word enourein that means “to void urine.” Community based cross sectional study was carried out in the Adama city in all 18 kebele. An interview questionnaire was completed voluntari...
