Medical Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis: does traditional therapy still have a role?

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic inflammatory disease which involves the colonic mucosa continuously starting from the rectum and progressively involving the entire colon. Its etiology is still unknown, although numerous studies have clarified the inflammatory mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis, allowing the development of new targeted drugs. Correct medical treatment requires the evaluation of disease extension, activity and behavio

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension without papilledema in refractory chronic daily headache

A diagnosis of idiopathic intracranial hypertension with- out papilledema (IIHWOP) should be considered in unresponsive chronic daily headache (CDH) patients [1]. A CSF opening pressure (OP) above 200 mm H2O has been detected in chronic migraine patients with conflict-ing result, ranging from 10% to 86% of patients [1,2]. Moreover, controversies ex ist regarding the OP cut-off value greater than 200 or 250 mm H2O and the role of transverse sinus stenosis (TSS) [3,4]

Ulcerative Colitis

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