Does carotid artery intima media thickness associate with skin autofluoresence in non-diabetic subjects without clinically manifest cardiovascular disease?
IMT is positively related to skin AF, independently of clinical factors, (apo)lipoproteins and MetS, suggesting that skin AF represents a determinant of subclinical atherosclerosis. Increased skin AF may reflect early abnormalities in processes involved in atherosclerosis development.
A report of EBP to treat PDPH in an MS patient is presented. We postulate that this type of patient may be at risk for impaired conduction of impulses in affected axons due to the increase in pressure produced by epidural injection of blood. Literature review indicates that pressure increases may be reduced by injecting the blood slowly. When EBP is considered in patients with axon conduction deficits, consideration should be given to concomitant monitoring of somatosensory evoked responses to help quantify interference with axonal conduction as a consequence of injection of blood into the epidural space.