Aplastic anemia (AA) is a severe, acquired hematological disease, which is usually idiopathic. There are two peaks of incidence, at 15–25 years and above 60 years. In children under the age of 15 years, there are 1–3 cas...
Scientific medicine is characterized by a theoretical framework (theory of medicine), which is rational, and the deployment in this framework of knowledge that derives from science. Genuine scientific medicine is, by its...
The treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (ΑML) generally involves the administration of cytotoxic chemotherapy to eradicate the malignant cells, which permits restoration of normal hematopoiesis by normal residual stem ce...
Following the introduction of serum γ-GT in clinical practice as a reliable, routinely employed laboratory test, epidemiological and prospective studies have repeatedly shown that this activity has prognostic value for m...
This is a case of progressive lower limb weakness in a 72-year-old man secondary to chronic bilateral subdural hematoma. This patient presented with a 3 week history of progressive difficulty in walking, with upper motor...
Αplastic anemia in children: Pathogenetic mechanisms and current therapy
Aplastic anemia (AA) is a severe, acquired hematological disease, which is usually idiopathic. There are two peaks of incidence, at 15–25 years and above 60 years. In children under the age of 15 years, there are 1–3 cas...
Knowledge-based medicine
Scientific medicine is characterized by a theoretical framework (theory of medicine), which is rational, and the deployment in this framework of knowledge that derives from science. Genuine scientific medicine is, by its...
Curative strategies in acute myeloid leukemia in younger adults
The treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (ΑML) generally involves the administration of cytotoxic chemotherapy to eradicate the malignant cells, which permits restoration of normal hematopoiesis by normal residual stem ce...
Serum gamma-glutamyltransferase (γ-GT) and cardiovascular disease
Following the introduction of serum γ-GT in clinical practice as a reliable, routinely employed laboratory test, epidemiological and prospective studies have repeatedly shown that this activity has prognostic value for m...
Bilateral chronic subdural hematoma An unusual presentation with progressive spastic paraplegia
This is a case of progressive lower limb weakness in a 72-year-old man secondary to chronic bilateral subdural hematoma. This patient presented with a 3 week history of progressive difficulty in walking, with upper motor...