A Stroke Mimic: A Case Report

Diseases mimicking a stroke are a major health problem for a large number of hospitals. This paper aims at presenting a disease that has a stroke-like presentation. The case of a 46-year-old man admitted to the stroke unit with a clinical and radiological diagnosis of cerebral infarction is presented. The patient developed fever and a serious deterioration of consciousness. Changes on computed tomography consistent with a brain abscess were observed. Broad-spectrum antibiotics were administered and a follow-up tomography was performed. Once the treatment was completed, the clinical and radiological suspicion of a brain abscess was confirmed

Ethical and security issues associated to the usage of technologies regarding with information and knowledge on the health field.

Cuban people are going to go to the construction of the informational society based on the principles of equity and accessibility. The health field or area is not distant to this development, so it is of special interest the ethical treatment of the usage of the new technologies of the informational area, so that the fulfillment of the confidentialness, integrity, and availability requisites through computer science safeness is allowed

An approach to ethic dilemmas of geriatric medicine.

The bioethical formulation is based on three (or four) principles: beneficence (and no maleficence, after some authors), justice and autonomy. In spite of multiple received criticisms this proposal have been enriched and strengthened. From this point, sanitary activity and the medical practice as well, can be considered as activities with a clear social insertion, thus susceptible of an ethical analysis which goes beyond of the narrow margins of the professional ethics. Population aging as a worldwide phenomenon will bring about a major demand of the assistance and social services. New ethic dilemmas could emerge from the demographic changes, related to the intergenerational, family and health services relationship overall. General practitioners and particularly gerontologist should be prepared to face this medical an ethical challenges