Listar por autor "Mpaka, M."
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Atypical presentation of varicella.-zoster virus encephalitis in an immunocompetent adult
Mpaka, M.; Karantanas, A. H.; Zakynthinos, E. (2008)BACKGROUND: Varicella-zoster virus encephalitis is uncommon, but not rare, in immunocompetent adults. Typically, patients develop stroke with hemiplegia caused by large vessel vasculopathy days to weeks after herpes zoster ... -
Cytokine levels in the sera of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Tsoutsou, P. G.; Gourgoulianis, K. I.; Petinaki, E.; Germenis, A.; Tsoutsou, A. G.; Mpaka, M.; Efremidou, S.; Molyvdas, P. A. (2006)Background: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a fibroprotiferative disorder. Cytokines contribute an important but yet undefined role to its pathogenesis. Objectives: The present study aims to compare serum levels of ... -
ICAM-1, ICAM-2 and ICAM-3 in the sera of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Tsoutsou, P. G.; Gourgoulianis, K. I.; Petinaki, E.; Mpaka, M.; Efremidou, S.; Maniatis, A.; Molyvdas, P. A. (2004)In order to test the serum levels of ICAM-1, ICAM-2 and ICAM-3 in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), twenty patients with IPF and eleven with secondary interstitial fibrosis (SIF), as well as forty healthy ... -
New insights into the mechanisms involved in B-type natriuretic peptide elevation and its prognostic value in septic patients
Papanikolaou, J.; Makris, D.; Mpaka, M.; Palli, E.; Zygoulis, P.; Zakynthinos, E. (2014)Introduction: Elevated plasma B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels in patients with critical sepsis (severe sepsis and septic shock) may indicate septic cardiomyopathy. However, multiple heterogeneous conditions may ...