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Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Pediatric, Adolescent, and Young Adult Patients With Osteosarcoma: Local Control Outcomes With Dosimetric Analysis

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background/Objectives Osteosarcoma is a radioresistant tumor that may benefit from stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for locoregional control in metastatic/recurrent disease. We report institutional practice patterns, outcomes, toxicity, and failures in osteosarcoma patients treated with SBRT.
Jenna Kocsis, Shauna R. Campbell, Jonathan Jang, Eashwar Somasundaram, Chandana A. Reddy, Jacob G. Scott, Lilyana Angelov, Peter M. Anderson, Matteo Trucco, Zachary Burke, Lukas Nystrom, Nathan Mesko, Anthony Magnelli, Erin S. Murphy   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

BRAIN DEATH

Neurologic Clinics, 1999
Current law in the United States authorizes physicians to diagnose brain death by applying generally accepted neurologic criteria for determining loss of function of the entire brain. This article offers a medical-legal perspective on problems that may arise with respect to the determination of brain death.
openaire   +2 more sources

Prolonged Corrected QT Interval as an Early Electrocardiographic Marker of Cyclophosphamide‐Induced Cardiotoxicity in Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Patients

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Cyclophosphamide (CY) is associated with potentially fatal cardiotoxicity, yet no electrocardiographic indices have been established for early detection of CY‐induced cardiomyopathy. This study aimed to determine whether corrected QT interval (QTc) prolongation can predict early onset of CY‐related cardiac dysfunction in pediatric ...
Junpei Kawamura, Kentaro Ueno, Takuro Nishikawa, Yoshihiro Takahashi, Koji Nakae, Yasuhiro Okamoto   +5 more
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Mesenteric hypoperfusion and inflammation induced by brain death are not affected by inhibition of the autonomic storm in rats

Clinics, 2015
OBJECTIVES: Brain death is typically followed by autonomic changes that lead to hemodynamic instability, which is likely associated with microcirculatory dysfunction and inflammation.
Rafael Simas, Sueli G. Ferreira, Laura Menegat, Fernando L. Zanoni, Cristiano J. Correia, Isaac A. Silva, Paulina Sannomiya, Luiz F.P. Moreira   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Predictive Values of Hematological Parameters for Determining Imminent Brain Death: A Retrospective Study

Medicina, 2023
Background and Objectives: The inflammatory cells released after intracranial hemorrhage, such as monocytes, macrophages, and neutrophils, activate the inflammatory system. These parameters can be used to evaluate the clinical course of diseases.
Eralp Çevikkalp, Mevlüt Özgür Taşkapılıoğlu   +1 more
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Clinical-pathological study on β-APP, IL-1β, GFAP, NFL, Spectrin II, 8OHdG, TUNEL, miR-21, miR-16, miR-92 expressions to verify DAI-diagnosis, grade and prognosis [PDF]

, 2018
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the most important death and disability cause, involving substantial costs, also in economic terms, when considering the young age of the involved subject. Aim of this paper is to report a series of patients treated
A Frati, AA Hyder, AM Palmer, AW Selassie, B Buller, B Roozenbeek, CJ Murray, D Thurman, DH Smith, DK Menon, DM Stein, DR Li, EM Graham, F Masson, F Tagliaferri, FE Sherriff, FM Barabas, FM Shahim, G Illerhaus, H Bayir, HA Kontos, I Humphreys, JB Redell, JB Redell, JB Redell, JF Geddes, JH Adams, JT Povlishock, JT Povlishock, K Blennow, K Dams-O’Connor, K Fukuda, K Sakai, KM O’Connell, L Tao, M Oehmichen, M Oehmichen, M Ogata, M Valiyaveettil, M Ziu, MA Ansari, MB Grosjean, N Stoicea, OG Bhalala, PR Turner, R Sandhir, RM Chesnut, S Griffiths-Jones, S Griffiths-Jones, S Schiavone, S Thornhill, S Yokobori, SK Kwon, T Frugier, T Strickland, TY Sun, V Pietro Di, VA Tyurin, W Peeters, WL Maxwell, WX Wang, X Ge, X Ge, Y Li, Y Zhang, Z Hu   +65 more
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A Systematic Review of Evidence on the Clinical Effectiveness of Surveillance Imaging in Children With Medulloblastoma and Ependymoma

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Surveillance imaging aims to detect tumour relapse before symptoms develop, but it's unclear whether earlier detection of relapse leads to better outcomes in children and young people (CYP) with medulloblastoma and ependymoma. This systematic review aims to identify relevant literature to determine the efficacy of surveillance magnetic ...
Lucy Shepherd, Melissa Taylor, Helen Fulbright, Bob Phillips   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hypopituitarism: A Sequela of Severe Hypoxic Encephalopathy

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2006
Central diabetes insipidus (DI) is an established phenomenon after hypoxic encephalopathy or brain death, but hypopituitarism is seldom described. This study investigated the characteristics of 11 patients with DI and hypopituitarism which developed ...
Deng-Huang Su
doaj   +1 more source

Medical Management of Brain-Dead Organ Donors [PDF]

Acute and Critical Care, 2019
With improving healthcare services, the demand for organ transplants has been increasing daily worldwide. Deceased organ donors serve as a good alternative option to meet this demand.
A.S.M. Tanim Anwar, Jae-myeong Lee
doaj   +1 more source

Prognostic Impact of Treatment Modalities, Including Targeted Compartmental Radio‐Immunotherapy, in a Cohort of Neuroblastoma Patients With CNS Metastases at Relapse

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Neuroblastoma (NB) with central nervous system (CNS) metastases is rare at diagnosis, but occurs more often during relapse/progression. Patients with CNS metastases face a dismal prognosis, with no standardized curative treatment available.
Vicente Santa‐Maria Lopez, Anna Felip‐Badia, Marina Caballero‐Bellon, Nazaret Sanchez‐Sierra, Alicia Castañeda, Moira Garraus, Maite Gorostegui, Margarida Simão‐Rafael, Juan Pablo Muñoz, Marta Perez‐Somarriba, Salvador Mañe, Mariana Cecilia Planells, Sara Perez‐Jaume, Jaume Mora   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source