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Prevalence and determinants of occupational Injuries among welders in small scale metal workshops in Wakiso District, Uganda [PDF]
Background: Injuries are a public health concern accounting for 2.78 million fatalities globally. Welders are exposed to a broad range of injuries (e.g. cuts, burns, eye injuries, skin irritations, and musculoskeletal disorders) and yet, there is paucity
Itiakorit, Brian+2 more
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Airbag related ocular injuries: a short case series [PDF]
Airbags are designed to protect occupants of motor vehicles from injuries in the event of a crash but have been implicated in some serious ocular injuries after road traffic accidents (RTAs).
Aribaba, Olufisayo T.+2 more
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Establishing, versus Maintaining, Brain Function: A Neuro-computational Model of Cortical Reorganization after Injury to the Immature Brain [PDF]
The effect of age at injury on outcome after acquired brain injury (ABI) has been the subject of much debate. Many argue that young brains are relatively tolerant of injury. A contrasting viewpoint due to Hebb argues that greater system integrity may be required for the initial establishment of a function than for preservation of an already-established
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Management of Devastating Ocular Trauma--Experience of Maxillofacial Surgeons Deployed to a Forward Field Hospital [PDF]
Combat-related eye injuries continue to increase in frequency and are generally secondary to Improvised Explosive Devices. Many ocular injuries are potentially preventable by the wearing of ballistic eye protection.
Ansell, M. J.+3 more
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Abstract Purpose Results of a prospective, randomized controlled trial at our institute demonstrate an association between the dose to the left hippocampus and neurocognitive decline post‐radiotherapy for patients with glioblastoma. To minimize the dose to the left hippocampus, a left hippocampus sparing model was created using RapidPlan (RP) and multi‐
Shima Y. Tari+9 more
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Sports-related eye injuries increased more than 100% in the last three years. More significant is the fact thai nearly 90% could have been prevented had the athletes been wearing protective eyewear. A key to getting athletes to wear proper and protective
Hecimovich, M.
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Computer-Assisted Analysis of Soccer Ball Trauma of the Eye [PDF]
Purpose: Sports-related eye injuries are common in the United States and around the world, particularly in youth. Over half of patients presenting with these injuries are of 18 years or younger, and sports and recreation account for nearly a quarter of ...
Dong, Pengfei+4 more
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Mitochondrial DNA disorders in neuromuscular diseases in diverse populations
Abstract Neuromuscular features are common in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) disorders. The genetic architecture of mtDNA disorders in diverse populations is poorly understood. We analysed mtDNA variants from whole‐exome sequencing data in neuromuscular patients from South Africa, Brazil, India, Turkey and Zambia. In 998 individuals, there were two definite
Fei Gao+34 more
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Epidemiological profile and visual outcome of ocular trauma in a referral center in northeastern Brazil [PDF]
Objectives: To evaluate the epidemiological profile and prognosis of patients with mechanical ocular trauma. Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional observational study of consecutive patients evaluated during a one-year period at a public referral center
Elaine de Paula Fiod Costa+5 more
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A thirty-two year old woman presents herself at your surgery with multiple bruising to her arms and legs and a black eye. She has no injuries apart from this bruising, which appears to be at different stages of resolution. Clinically she has no fractures.
Rosso, Mark
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