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12-Month Continuous Eligibility in Medicaid: Impact on Service Utilization [PDF]

, 2010
Summarizes findings on how allowing Medicaid enrollees to remain enrolled without reapplying for twelve months affected the number of Medi-Cal-enrolled children's emergency room visits and physician visits compared with those with discontinuous ...
Dylan H. Roby, E. Richard Brown, Livier Cabezas, Shana Alex Lavarreda   +3 more
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Prognostic Implications of Sleep Architecture for Patients Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit With Status Epilepticus

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Status epilepticus (SE) is associated with significant mortality. Sleep architecture may reflect normal brain function. Impaired sleep architecture is associated with poorer outcomes in numerous conditions. Here we investigate the association of sleep architecture in continuous EEG (cEEG) with survival in SE.
Ran R. Liu, Marcus C. Ng, Gavin P. Winston, Sabrina Schaly, Garima Shukla, Lysa Boissé Lomax   +5 more
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Moyamoya disease and Moyamoya syndrome: uncommon progressive cerebrovascular disorders–clinical report in 6 children and literature review

The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery
Background Moyamoya disease (MMD) refers to an isolated, usually bilateral vasculopathy of undetermined origin characterized by a chronic and progressive stenosis at the terminal end of the internal carotid artery, followed by collateralization of the ...
Giovanni Cacciaguerra, Daniela Caruso, Claudia Parano, Maria Carla Finocchiaro, Xena Pappalardo, Gianluca Trobia, Vita Antonella Di Stefano, Pierluigi Smilari, Filippo Greco, Agata Polizzi, Raffaele Falsaperla, Piero Pavone   +11 more
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Small bowel obstruction caused by hiatal hernia

JEM Reports
Background: A hiatal hernia is caused by herniation of a portion of the stomach or other abdominal viscera into the thorax through the esophageal hiatus of the diaphragm. It is a common condition and asymptomatic in most cases.
Jacob Cabrejas, Kara Zweerink, Wesley Eilbert   +2 more
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In‐Depth Profiling Highlights the Effect of Efgartigimod on Peripheral Innate and Adaptive Immune Cells in Myasthenia Gravis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disorder characterized by antibody‐mediated complement activation. Efgartigimod, a neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn) antagonist, is approved for treating generalized MG (gMG). However, its modulatory effects on upstream innate and adaptive immune cells remain largely unexplored.
Lei Jin, Liu Dong, Ying Wang, Dingxian He, Chong Yan, Jianying Xi, Haoqin Jiang, Yu Shi, Ming Guan, Chongbo Zhao, Jie Song, Sushan Luo   +11 more
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Factors influencing emergency resuscitation room length of stay of elderly patients

Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine
Purpose To explore the status quo and influencing factors of the emergency resuscitation room length of stay (LOS) of elderly patients and aid in creating strategies to mitigate this issue. Design A cross‐sectional study.
Jiao Wang, Wei Qin, Qi Zhang, Jili Zheng, Wanting Zhou   +4 more
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Surviving the Perfect Storm: Impacts of Benefit Reductions and Increased Cost Sharing in a Medicaid Program [PDF]

, 2008
Summarizes two studies of how changes to the Oregon Health Plan resulted in disenrollment among the poorest, no net savings for the state Medicaid plan, and a rise in emergency room visits.

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Faster magnetic resonance imaging in emergency room patients with right lower quadrant pain and suspected acute appendicitis [PDF]

, 2018
Purpose: Emergency Departments (ED) are becoming busier, with a resultant increase in the number of imaging referrals. The purpose of this study was to assess the diagnostic accuracy of an abbreviated two sequence magnetic resonance (MR) protocol for ...
Ali, Ismail T., Chang, Silvia, Khosa, Faisal, Klass, Darren, McLaughlin, Patrick, Mian, Memoona, Nicolaou, Savvas   +6 more
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Clinical Spectrum and Outcomes of SOX1 Antibody‐Associated Paraneoplastic Neurological Syndromes: A Chinese Cohort Study

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background SOX1 antibody‐positive paraneoplastic neurological syndromes (PNS) exhibit significant population‐specific clinical heterogeneity. While Western cohorts predominantly manifest Lambert‐Eaton myasthenic syndrome (65%–80%), comprehensive clinical characterization and treatment response data in Asian populations remain critically ...
Jin‐Long Ye, Zu‐Ying Kuang, Bo Li, Meng‐Qiu Pan, Li‐Hua Zhou, Yang‐Yang Dai, Si‐Fen Xie, Xian‐Guang Lin, Ye‐Peng Hu, Li‐Hong Jiang, Zhan‐Hang Wang, Wei‐Jing Zhang   +11 more
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Feasibility and Tolerability of Performing Portable MRI for Neurological Disorders in an Outpatient Neurology Clinic: A Prospective Cohort

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Accessing brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be challenging, especially for underserved patients, which may lead to disparities in neurological diagnosis. Method This mixed‐methods study enrolled adults with one of four neurological disorders: mild cognitive impairment or dementia of the Alzheimer type, multiple sclerosis ...
Maya L. Mastick, Nomin Enkhtsetseg, Joseph Sadok, Matheus Mochetti, Annabel Sorby Adams, Jennifer Guo, Cristina Trapaga Hacker, Isabella Gomez Hjerthen, Seungwon Lee, Siddharth Satish, Andrew S. Ham, Justin Hill, Denis Balaban, Kevin Kyle, Rebecca L. Gillani, Marcelo Matiello, Aleksandar Videnovic, Eric C. Klawiter, W. Taylor Kimberly, Farrah J. Mateen   +19 more
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