This is a case report of a 40- year old Nigerian farmer of the Igbo ethnic group living in a rural community in Enugu who presented with clinical features suggestive of multiple sclerosis. Though the patient had a significant history of alcohol consumption, he had clinical and magnetic ...
Liver CirrhosisAlcoholismAlcoholic steatosis was associated with sclerosis around the terminal hepatic venules in liver biopsies of 40% of chronic alcoholics but not in those of moderate drinkers. To determine whether this sclerosis could be a precursor lesion of cirrhosis, controlled studies were ...
Multiple sclerosis is a debilitating autoimmune disease, characterized by chronic inflammation of the central nervous system. While the significance of the gut microbiome on multiple sclerosis pathogenesis is established, the underlining mechanisms are unknown. We found that serum levels of the microbial p...
Consuming alcohol around dosing time could limit the effectiveness of Tecfidera (dimethyl fumarate) for multiple sclerosis patients, a recent study suggests. Results from the study, which involved lab and mouse experiments, showed alcohol inhibits an enzyme in the liver that’s necessary to break dow...
“Multiple Sclerosis Intimacy and Sexuality Questionnaire-19” was used to evaluate the SD changes before and six months after the new treatment initiation. Statistical analysis was conducted using SPSS V.24 software. Histograms and the Shapiro-Wilk test were used to assess the normality of the ...
Ultrasound - Doctors use sound waves to create images of the heart, kidneys and liver to look for tumors. What causes pediatric tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC)? Tuberous sclerosis is a rare genetic condition that develops before a child is born. About one-third of children with TSC inherit ...
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an immune-mediated disease of the central nervous system that causes demyelination, axonal degeneration and astrogliosis, resulting in progressive neurological disability. Fuelled by an evolving understanding of MS immunopathogenesis, the range of available immunotherapies for clinic...
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If iron is absorbed or released into the plasma at a higher level than the iron-binding capacity of Tf, then the excess non–Tf-bound iron is deposited in parenchymal tissues (such as the liver).Reprinted from De Domenico et al. (2008) with permission from the publisher. 3. Iron ...