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‘De Novo’ Brain AVMs—Hypotheses for Development and a Systematic Review of Reported Cases
Medicina, 2021 Background and Objectives: Brain arteriovenous malformations AVMs have been consistently regarded as congenital malformations of the cerebral vasculature.
Ioan Alexandru Florian +6 more
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Archives of Pediatric Neurosurgery, 2023 Introduction: Subdural empyema (SDE) is a rare but potentially life-threatening intracranial infection that is invariably fatal if left untreated. As clinical and radiologic features may be subtle or uncertain, early diagnosis may be a challenge but is ...
Mohammad Jaweed +4 more
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Thrombophilia in young adults with ischemic stroke: an overview
Neurologijos seminarai, 2019 Thrombophilia broadly defines inherited or acquired coagulation disorders associated with increased tendency to form intravascular thrombi. Evaluation for thrombophilia in young patients with cryptogenic stroke is a frequent clinical question.
R. Mineikytė +2 more
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Primary acquired cicatrizing gastric outlet obstruction in children
Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons, 2022 Background: Gastric outlet obstruction (GOO) is a very rare condition in children, when infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis is excluded as a cause. Five cases of pediatric GOO were successfully managed at our institute.
Manish Pathak +3 more
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European Journal of Inflammation, 2015 Objectives: The intestinal fatty acid binding protein (I-FABP) is a useful marker in the assessment of damages and inflammation to the small intestinal mucosa. We have investigated the influence of HIV infections and antiretroviral treatment on the small
Artur Skowyra +4 more
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Use of an Osteoplastic Flap for the Prevention of Mastoidectomy Retroauricular Defects
International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, 2017 Introduction After mastoidectomy, patients usually complain of bone depressions in the retroauricular region in the surgical site, especially in procedures that require extensive cortical resections.
Ricardo Ferreira Bento +3 more
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A Rare Case of Acquired Transthoracic Littre's Hernia
The Surgery Journal, 2019 Introduction The Littre hernia is a rare complication of Meckel's diverticulum. Meckel's diverticulum is vestigial remnant of the omphalomesenteric duct occurring in approximately 2% of the general population with an estimated 4 to 16% risk of ...
Arthur Curmi +4 more
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Calf skinfold measurements as a diagnostic tool for lipodystrophy syndromes: a cross-sectional study
Diabetology & Metabolic SyndromeBackground Lipodystrophy syndromes (LS) are characterized by reduced body fat and associated metabolic complications, such as insulin resistance and diabetes. The diagnosis of LS can be challenging in clinical settings.
Grayce Ellen da Cruz Paiva Lima +14 more
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Anthropometric measurements as a key diagnostic tool for familial partial lipodystrophy in women
Diabetology & Metabolic SyndromeBackground Familial Partial Lipodystrophy (FPLD) is a disease with wide clinical and genetic variation, with seven different subtypes described. Until genetic testing becomes feasible in clinical practice, non-invasive tools are used to evaluate body ...
Victor Rezende Veras +10 more
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Tendon transfers for the upper extremity in cerebral palsy
Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 2020 Upper extremity deformities in cerebral palsy are caused by the imbalance between spastic and weak muscles acting on unstable joints. The basic goals of surgical treatment of spastic hands and upper extremities of patients with cerebral palsy can be ...
Turker Ozkan, Serdar Tuncer
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