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Epidemiological study of drug intoxication in children [PDF]
Unintentional drug intoxication is still a major cause of morbidity and mortality in young children. In order to study the epidemiological pattern of childhood drug poisoning in Golestan province, all cases diagnosed with poisoning from 1997 to 2002 in ...
Cheraghali, F., Taymori, M.
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Challenges recruiting to a proof-of-concept pharmaceutical trial for a rare disease: The trigeminal neuralgia experience [PDF]
Background: This study aimed to describe recruitment challenges encountered during a phase IIa study of vixotrigine, a state and use-dependent Nav1.7 channel blocker, in individuals with trigeminal neuralgia.
Bendtsen, Lars +10 more
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The role of prophylactic anticonvulsants in moderate to severe head injury
BackgroundPost-traumatic seizures cause secondary brain injury, contributing to morbidity and mortality after traumatic brain injury. Seizure activity may be undetectable if the patient is paralysed and ventilated.AimsThe effect of prophylactic ...
A. Khan, A. Banerjee
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Era of direct acting anti-viral agents for the treatment of hepatitis C. [PDF]
Hepatitis C infection is universal and the most common indication of liver transplantation in the United States. The period of less effective interferon therapy with intolerable side effects has gone.
Ahmed, Monjur
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Eslicarbazepine acetate (ESL) is a third-generation antiepileptic drug indicated as monotherapy for adults with newly diagnosed epilepsy and as adjunctive therapy for the treatment of partial seizures.
Jaime Gonçalves-Sánchez +4 more
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The differential diagnosis of chorea [PDF]
Chorea is a hyperkinetic movement disorder characterised by excessive spontaneous movements that are irregularly timed, randomly distributed and abrupt. In this article, the authors discuss the causes of chorea, particularly Huntington's disease and the ...
Tabrizi, SJ, Wild, EJ
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The unsolved case of “bone-impairing analgesics”. The endocrine effects of opioids on bone metabolism [PDF]
The current literature describes the possible risks for bone fracture in chronic analgesics users. There are three main hypotheses that could explain the increased risk of fracture associated with central analgesics, such as opioids: 1) the increased ...
COLUZZI, FLAMINIA +3 more
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Status epilepticus (SE) is a medical emergency associated with high morbidity and mortality. The guidelines of the International League Against Epilepsy use a stepwise approach to the treatment of SE depending on the response to treatment ...
L.B. Maryenko +2 more
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QuestionDo prophylactic anticonvulsants decrease the risk of seizure in patients with metastatic brain tumors compared with no treatment? Target population These recommendations apply to adults with solid brain metastases who have not experienced a ...
T. Mikkelsen +17 more
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Challenges in the Treatment of Epilepsy [PDF]
Epilepsy is one of the most important diseases of nervous system that involves 0.5-1% of the population. In spite of new developments in antiepileptic drugs, between 20-30% of epileptic patients can not be controlled and even those who are controlled ...
H.A Ebrahimi
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