The aim was to evaluate the clinical findings of patients who admitted to the hospital with the diagnosis of grayanotoxin/mad honey poisoning. Thirty-three patients were included in this study. Three patients were female (9%) and the others male (91%). Median age of patients was 52 (42-68). The most frequently observed findings were sinus bradycardia (91%), nausea-vomiting (81.8%), and dizziness (78.8%). Average heart rate was 55.35 +/- 6.72 beats/min. Mean systolic and diastolic blood pressures were 77.86 +/- 16.64 mmHg and 46.42 +/- 12.30 mmHg, respectively. Mad honey poisoning is an important problem that is life-threatening in the Black Sea region of Turkey.

ObjectiveTo characterize the importance of the vertical angle of the sacral curvature (VASC) in lumbar disc herniations.MethodsMorphological data derived from lumbar sagittal MRI imaging. The statistical significance of the findings are discussed. The angles of 60 female patients with lumbar disc herniations (LDH) were compared with the 34 female patients without LDH.Results128 of the 185 patients met our inclusion criteria. The vertical angle of sacral curvature is statistically significantly bigger in females with lumbar disc herniations when compared to subjects in control group, 28.32 and 25.4, respectively. (p=0.034<0.05). Same difference was not seen in males.ConclusionThe vertical angle of sagittal sacral curvature may be another risk factor in females with lumbar disc herniations.

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Background:Lumbar disc herniations have been extensively studied in the literature. Asymmetric trunk muscle anatomy could affect the development of this entity which has never been quantitatively studied previously. The purpose of this manuscript was to analyze the operated sides of herniated lumbar disc.Materials and Methods:Data files of patients with lumbar disc herniation operated in author's hospital between January 2007 and March 2009 were analyzed.Results:In operated side analysis, discectomy side was 53% on the left side, 40% on the right side, the difference between two sides was statistically significant.Conclusion:The asymmetric distribution may be a significant factor in the development and surgical treatment of lumbar disc herniations.