תוצאת חיפוש

צניחת עפעפיים (פטוזיס –Ptosis  ) היא תופעה נפוצה היכולה להתרחש עם הגיל, אך במקרים מסוימים יכולה להעיד על מחלה מערכתית המחייבת בירור וטיפול ספציפי ולעיתים היא מסכנת חיים. תפקוד הרמת העפעפיים העליונים מבוצע על ידי שריר ה-Levator palpebrae superioris  המעוצבב על ידי Cranial Nerve 3 (CN3) ובצורה משנית על ידי Müller's muscle אשר מעוצבב סימפתטית. צניחת עפעפיים יכולה להיות מולדת או נרכשת.

Recording Nocturnal Erections and Insurance Claims: Cost-Effectiveness

Ron Peled, Giora Pillar, Y. Berger, Naveh Tov, Nir Peled, Peretz Lavie

Sleep Lab, Gutwirth Building, Technion Medical School, Haifa

Road accidents, work accidents, or other trauma can cause impotence and are frequently followed by insurance claims. During 1990-97 we examined 230 males with such a complaint. All underwent full polysomnographic recordings in the sleep laboratory for 2 nights, during the course of which NPT (nocturnal penile tumescence) was examined with special equipment. It was assessed by an experienced technician following planned awakenings from REM sleep.

In 75 of the 230 subjects (33%), satisfactory erections were observed. In 100 (43%), who experienced at least 3 periods of REM sleep, no erections occurred. These patients were categorized as suffering from organic impotence. In the remaining 55 (24%), the results were inconclusive, with only partial erections or not enough REM sleep periods.

Since a man recognized as suffering from impotence may be awarded large monthly payments for life, these examinations, in our opinion, are an important tool to prevent unjustified claims, and can save the state unnecessary expenses.
 

Brucellosis Presenting as Acute Abdomen

Nathan Kaufman, Noga Reichman, Edith Flatau

Dept. of Medicine B, HaEmek Medical Center, Afula

Usually symptoms of brucellosis are nonspecific and characterized by a wide range of complaints. Although the disease in Israel is almost exclusively food borne (caused by Brucella melitensis in unpasteurized goat milk products) so the main route of infection is the gastrointestinal tract, but gastrointestinal complications are rare, and only sporadic cases of ileitis or colitis have been described.

We present a 43-year-old woman with an acute abdomen, probably due to diverticulitis. It was diagnosed only after blood cultures were positive for Brucella melitensis. We believe that its protean manifestations should be consin addition to the other bizarre presentations of this disease, important in our region.