Eflornithine is a cost-effective alternative to melarsoprol for the treatment of second-stage human West African trypanosomiasis in Caxito, Angola. [PDF]
, 2008 OBJECTIVE: To compare the cost-effectiveness of eflornithine and melarsoprol in the treatment of human African trypanosomiasis. METHOD: We used data from a Médecins Sans Frontières treatment project in Caxito, Angola to do a formal cost-effectiveness ...
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Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome and Azathioprine [PDF]
, 2019 Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a rare syndrome that presents with neurological manifestations, often associated with arterial hypertension.
Corte-Real, A, Vilas-Boas, S
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Ammonia : this is not the end but rather the end of the beginning [PDF]
, 2018 Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) represents a wide spectrum of neurological or neuropsychological symptoms caused by liver disease and/or portosystemic shunts.
Dam, Gitte +2 more
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Radiology Case Reports, 2011 We report a case of Hashimoto’s encephalopathy with atypical and partially reversible MRI findings. T2-weighted MRI images revealed bilaterally symmetric areas of increased signal in the mesial temporal lobes and basal ganglia. Despite clinical and imaging improvement after steroid therapy, some memory deficits and MRI abnormalities persisted.
Joana Ramalho, Mauricio Castillo
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Ammonia toxicity: from head to toe? [PDF]
, 2016 Ammonia is diffused and transported across all plasma membranes. This entails that hyperammonemia leads to an increase in ammonia in all organs and tissues.
Dasarathy, Srinivasan +6 more
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Hypertensive encephalopathy. [PDF]
Stroke, 1982 Hypertensive encephalopathy is examined in the context of an acute cerebral episode precipitated by sudden, severe hypertension. Since it is a medical emergency and responds to prompt and vigorous treatment, the author discusses its clinical manifestations, diagnosis, pathology, pathogenesis, and treatment.
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Atypical status of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in Poland: a molecular typing study [PDF]
, 2008 The aim of this study was to analyze molecular features of protease-resistant prion protein (PrPres) in Western blots of BSE cases diagnosed in Poland with respect to a possible atypical status.
Jacobs, J.G. +3 more
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Comparison of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt with covered stent and balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration in managing isolated gastric varices [PDF]
, 2017 OBJECTIVE: Although a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is commonly placed to manage isolated gastric varices, balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration (BRTO) has also been used. We compare the long-term outcomes from these
Kim, Seung Kwon +3 more
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The risk of bleeding and encephalopathy in surgical patients with liver cirrhosis [PDF]
, 2019 Liver cirrhosis is a disease with an increasing incidence. Surgical procedures in patients with cirrhosis are also increasing, due to a longer life expectancy in these patients and also to the improvement of therapeutic and diagnostic resources ...
Bacalbașa, Nicolae +9 more
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Dual mechanism of brain injury and novel treatment strategy in maple syrup urine disease [PDF]
, 2009 Maple syrup urine disease (MSUD) is an inherited disorder of branched-chain amino acid metabolism presenting with lifethreatening cerebral oedema and dysmyelination in affected individuals.
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