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Socioeconomic status, environmental factors, and motor function in children with cerebral palsy

Developmental Medicine &Child Neurology, EarlyView.
Abstract Aim To investigate the association between socioeconomic status and cerebral palsy (CP) motor function, adjusting for known clinical and candidate environmental risk factors, that is, air pollution and distance to a children's treatment center (CTC).
Hana F Alazem, Ewa Sucha, Richard J Webster, Michelle L Larin, Anna M McCormick, Darcy L Fehlings, CP‐NET Group, Craig Campbell, Jan Willem Gorter, Carolyn Hunt, Anita Jethwa, Anne Kawamura, Marie Kim, Ronit Mesterman, Dawa Samdup   +14 more
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Genetic testing in paediatric neurological disorders

Developmental Medicine &Child Neurology, EarlyView.
In this study 390 paediatric patients with neurological disorders underwent genetic testing via exome sequencing, commercial panel, in‐house epilepsy, and movement disorder gene panels. Exome sequencing provides the highest diagnostic yield, and severe developmental delay and hypotonia predicted pathogenic variants in the exome sequencing cohort ...
Wafa Bani Uraba, Byoung Chan Lee, Shekeeb S. Mohammad, Katrina Fisk, Michael Buckley, Russell C. Dale, Tony Roscioli, Paediatric Neurogenomic Working Group, Manoj P. Menezes, Sachin Gupta, Christopher Troedson, Esther Tantsis, Richard Webster, Bruce Bennetts, Deepak Gill, Kavitha Kothur   +15 more
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Febrile convulsions and genetic susceptibility: Role of the neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor α4 subunit

, 2009
[[abstract]]Presents a letter to the editor commenting on an article appearing in the May 2004 issue of the medical journal "Epilepsia" regarding the role of the neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor alpha4 subunit in febrile convulsions ...
I-Ching Chou;Cheng-Chieh Lin;Huang CC;Chang-Hai Tsai;Fuu-Jen Tsai
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Economic Burden of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia in Australia

European Journal of Haematology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The treatment landscape for chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) has transformed over the past decade. This study aimed to estimate the healthcare costs and health burden associated with CLL in Australia. Methods A Markov model was developed to simulate the lifetime healthcare costs and health outcomes associated with CLL in ...
Lan Gao, Dieu Nguyen, Victoria White, Patricia M. Livingston, Chan Y. Cheah   +4 more
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A The ratio of neutrophils l and the mean platelet volume to platelet count ratio as risk factors for febrile convulsions in Zakho

Zanco Journal of Medical Sciences
Background and objective: The most prevalent cause of convulsions in young children is febrile convulsions. The ratio of neutrophils to lymphocytes (NLR), the mean platelet volume (MPV), and the platelet count are indicators of inflammation.
Sherzad A. Mosa, Akrem M. Atrushi, Farhad Shaker Armishty, Mehvan Sh. Abdulrahman   +3 more
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Death after discharge among children living with HIV admitted with suspected sepsis in Uganda: A secondary analysis of two prospective observational studies

HIV Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Children living with HIV in low‐income countries contribute disproportionately to death after hospital discharge. This study investigates the effect of HIV on post‐discharge mortality and readmission by exploring a wide range of clinical, maternal and socioeconomic variables.
O. Mackenzie, C. Zhang, N. Kissoon, N. Ford, N. Sugandhi, E. Kumbakumba, J. Kabakyenga, C. Komugisha, N. K. Mugisha, M. O. Wiens   +9 more
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Postictal Serum Prolactin Levels and Peripheral Leukocytosis in Afebrile and Febrile Convulsions in Children

, 2005
Objectives: We determined serum prolactin levels after febrile and afebrile convulsions, and the effect of afebrile convulsions on serum prolactin levels and peripheral white blood cell count was assessed for the differential diagnosis of epileptic and ...
Buyukkayhan, Derya, Icagasioglu, Dilara, Pinar, Rukiye, Kara, Semra   +3 more
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Do recurrent febrile convulsions decrease the threshold for pilocarpine-induced seizures? Effects of nitric oxide

, 2001
The aim of the study was to determine whether (1) number of febrile convulsions is a predictor of development of temporal lobe epilepsy, (2) the susceptibility of rats to pilocarpine-induced seizures is increased due to febrile convulsions and (3) nitric

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A spatiotemporal analysis of Salmonella bacteraemia in Queensland, 2010–2019

Internal Medicine Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Salmonellosis contributes to a significant burden on global healthcare systems. The impact of this foodborne bacterium is more pronounced when the infection is invasive, leading to bacteraemia and sepsis. Studies on invasive salmonellosis are few, and there is an urgent need to understand the spatial distribution of bacteraemia and ...
Naveen Manchal, Megan K Young, Maria Eugenia Castellanos, Oyelola A. Adegboye   +3 more
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The Diremption of Meaning

Modern Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract Examining work by Rowan Williams, this essay explores what he often refers to as the ‘difficulty’ of writing theology. The difficulty of theology lies in engaging the ruse of having ultimate answers to ultimate questions. The stakes are high: ‘God‐talk’ must concern itself with truth, with reality.
Graham Ward
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