OBJECTIVE
To determine the functional and cognitive outcomes of patients with prolonged refractory status epilepticus (PRSE) lasting 7 or more days despite the use of anesthetic agents for seizure… (More)
Every day patients arrive at Accident and Emergency (A & E) departments in pain due to a multitude of causes. As nurses working in this area, we routinely assess patients both objectively and… (More)
Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) and corticobasal degeneration (CBD) have overlapping clinical features that can make clinical distinction between these two entities difficult. The present study… (More)
Pulmonary complications represent the leading cause of postoperative morbidity. Thoracic surgical procedures carry the highest risk of such complications. Prevention of pulmonary morbidity in… (More)
A 59-year-old man with a family history of cerebral cavernous malformations (CCM) presented with focal seizures. T2*-weighted gradient echo (GRE) images showed multiple lesions consistent with… (More)
We report a patient presenting with hydrocephalus secondary to a posterior third ventricular plasma-cell lesion which exhibited delayed transudation of contrast medium into the adjacent aqueduct and… (More)
The incidence of mumps cases has declined dramatically since the introduction of the measles, mumps, rubella vaccine. A recent outbreak, however, brings to attention the importance of recognizing the… (More)