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Bilateral Vocal Cord Paralysis Following Influenza A: Case Report [PDF]

Clinical Case Reports
Bilateral vocal cord paralysis (BVCP) is a rare but potentially life‐threatening condition. Viral infections such as COVID‐19, herpes simplex virus, Epstein–Barr virus, and cytomegalovirus have been widely reported; however, influenza A is a rarely ...
Dan H. V. Tran, Xiang Lay, Winston Cheung, Blake Lindsay, Benjamin Worrall, Sarika Suresh, Arun Aggarwal, Mark Kol, Atul Wagh, Rosalba Cross, Asim Shah   +10 more
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Evaluation of Effectiveness and Adverse Effects of Retraction Cord vs Retraction Paste: A Systematic Review [PDF]

International Journal of Prosthodontics and Restorative Dentistry, 2021
Aim and objective: The practitioner’s assumptions with regards to the ideal gingival retraction technique are not well supported in the literature and contradictions still exist.
Vincent Bennani, Y-S Chuang, John M Aarts, Paul Brunton   +3 more
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Maternal Serum, Cord and Human Milk Levels of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS), Association with Predictors and Effect on Newborn Anthropometry

Toxics, 2023
Background: The understanding of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) health effects is rapidly advancing among critical populations. Therefore, the objective of this study was to assess PFAS serum levels among Lebanese pregnant women, cord serum ...
Maya Mahfouz, Mireille Harmouche-Karaki, Joseph Matta, Yara Mahfouz, Pascale Salameh, Hassan Younes, Khalil Helou, Ramzi Finan, Georges Abi-Tayeh, Mohamad Meslimani, Ghada Moussa, Nada Chahrour, Camille Osseiran, Farouk Skaiki, Jean-François Narbonne   +14 more
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Unique Variation of the Radial Nerve Involving the Subscapular Artery- A Case Report [PDF]

International Journal of Anatomy Radiology and Surgery, 2020
The brachial plexus is a complex network of nerves that supplies sensory, motor and sympathetic innervation of the upper limbs. Variations are often encountered in its anatomy.
Pratik N Mistry, Jaba Rajguru, Mitesh R Dave   +2 more
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Association of Maternal Factors and HIV Infection With Innate Cytokine Responses of Delivering Mothers and Newborns in Mozambique

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020
Maternal factors and exposure to pathogens have an impact on infant health. For instance, HIV exposed but uninfected infants have higher morbidity and mortality than HIV unexposed infants.
Gemma Moncunill, Gemma Moncunill, Gemma Moncunill, Gemma Moncunill, Carlota Dobaño, Carlota Dobaño, Carlota Dobaño, Raquel González, Raquel González, Raquel González, Kinga K. Smolen, Kinga K. Smolen, Maria N. Manaca, Reyes Balcells, Reyes Balcells, Chenjerai Jairoce, Pau Cisteró, Anifa Vala, Esperança Sevene, Esperança Sevene, María Rupérez, María Rupérez, John J. Aponte, John J. Aponte, Eusébio Macete, Clara Menéndez, Clara Menéndez, Clara Menéndez, Tobias R. Kollmann, Tobias R. Kollmann, Alfredo Mayor, Alfredo Mayor, Alfredo Mayor   +32 more
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Effects of local hypothermia-rewarming on physiology, metabolism and inflammation of acutely injured human spinal cord. [PDF]

, 2020
In five patients with acute, severe thoracic traumatic spinal cord injuries (TSCIs), American spinal injuries association Impairment Scale (AIS) grades A-C, we induced cord hypothermia (33 °C) then rewarming (37 °C).
A Bricolo, A Mizuma, A Schubert, C Hochstim, DW Marion, GL Clifton, GV Varsos, HA Choi, I Phang, I Phang, JR Bethea, K Chatzipanteli, K Chatzipanteli, KL Carpenter, L Zhu, M Dididze, M Erecinska, MC Werndle, MC Werndle, MJ Gallagher, PE Batchelor, PJ Andrews, PJ Hutchinson, RR Hansebout, S Chen, S Saadoun, S Shibuya, SR Lewis, TP Lo Jr.   +28 more
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Differences between Arterial and Venous Umbilical Cord Plasma Metabolome and Association with Parity

Metabolites, 2022
Umbilical cord blood is frequently used in health monitoring of the neonate. Results may be affected by the proportion of arterial and venous cord blood, the venous blood coming from the mother to supply oxygen and nutrients to the infant, and the ...
Olle Hartvigsson, Malin Barman, Otto Savolainen, Alastair B. Ross, Anna Sandin, Bo Jacobsson, Agnes E. Wold, Ann-Sofie Sandberg, Carl Brunius   +8 more
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NAMSTCD: A Novel Augmented Model for Spinal Cord Segmentation and Tumor Classification Using Deep Nets

Diagnostics, 2023
Spinal cord segmentation is the process of identifying and delineating the boundaries of the spinal cord in medical images such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or computed tomography (CT) scans. This process is important for many medical applications,
Ricky Mohanty, Sarah Allabun, Sandeep Singh Solanki, Subhendu Kumar Pani, Mohammed S. Alqahtani, Mohamed Abbas, Ben Othman Soufiene   +6 more
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Acute Metastatic Spinal Cord Compression: Urgent Surgery versus Radiotherapy and Treatment Result Prediction versus Actual Results

Current Oncology, 2022
Background Context: The role of radiotherapy versus surgery in treating acute metastatic spinal cord compression (AMSCC) has changed over the years.
Oded Hershkovich, Mojahed Sakhnini, Sharif Gara, Israel Caspi, Raphael Lotan   +4 more
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Feasibility of infant cord blood HIV testing for anti-retroviral post-exposure prophylaxis

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2007
Background: Many maternity hospitals in developing country settings deliver women who are of unknown HIV status. The main objectives of this study were to evaluate the acceptability of post-partum infant cord blood HIV testing and the subsequent uptake ...
Irene W. Inwani,1 Ruth W. Nduati,2 Rachel M. Musoke,2
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