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Iatrogenic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease at the millennium

, 2000
The causes and geographic distribution of 267 cases of iatrogenic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) are here updated at the millennium. Small numbers of still-occurring cases result from disease onsets after longer and longer incubation periods following ...
Sato, Tomokazu F., Zerr, I., Cashman, N. R., d'Aignaux, J. H., Cervenakova, L., Fradkin, J., McShane, L., Fletcher, A., Schonberger, L. B., Preece, M., Pocchiari, Mauricio, Collins, S. J., Brown, P., Brandel, Jean-Philippe, Will, Robert G.   +14 more
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The role of host PrP in Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies

, 2007
PrP has a central role in the Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSEs), and mutations and polymorphisms in host PrP can profoundly alter the host's susceptibility to a TSE agent.
Barron, Rona M, Wiseman, Frances, Barron, Rona, Hart, Patricia, Manson, Jean C., Wiseman, Patricia, Cancellotti, Enrico, Bishop, Matthew T., Barron, Rona M., Bishop, Matthew T, Manson, Jean C   +10 more
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Examining Comorbid Psychopathology Symptoms as Predictors of Family Based Treatment for Adolescents With Anorexia Nervosa and Atypical Anorexia Nervosa in a Real‐World Setting

European Eating Disorders Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background For adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa (AN) or Atypical Anorexia Nervosa (AAN), Family Based Treatment (FBT) is an effective treatment. However, outcomes remain suboptimal, making investigations into predictors of outcome important. Most prior research into FBT has focussed on parental and family factors as predictors.
Daniel Wilson, Hilary Grimmer, Renata A. Mendes, Jenna Irwin, Julie Atherton, Richard Litster, Jacinda White, Natalie J. Loxton   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evento adverso no idoso em Unidade de Terapia Intensiva

Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
Objetiva identificar a produção científica, na América Latina, sobre segurança do idoso na UTI e os eventos adversos trazidos pela literatura. Revisão sistemática quantitativa.
Larissa Chaves Pedreira, Adriana Souza Brandão, Aline Macêdo Reis   +2 more
doaj  

Sonography of iatrogenic pneumothorax in pediatric patients

, 2013
Pneumothorax is defined as the presence of air in the pleural cavity. The incidence of iatrogenic pneumothorax in the pediatric population is 0.3–0.48 in 1000 patients.
Kosiak, Wojciech, Wojciech Kosiak
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Bioassay studies support the potential for iatrogenic transmission of variant Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease through dental procedures [PDF]

, 2012
<p>Background: Evidence is required to quantify the potential risks of transmission of variant Creutzfeldt Jakob (vCJD) through dental procedures. Studies, using animal models relevant to vCJD, were performed to address two questions.
Elizabeth Kirby (115076), Marsh, PD, Raven, N.D.H., Mark Cornwall, Andrew Smith (11197), Marsh Philip D., Vassey, M., Neil McLeod (115085), Cornwall Mark, Joanne Dickinson (115078), J. Mark Sutton (115091), Cornwall, M, Dickinson, J., Dickinson Joanne, Vassey Matthew, Mark Cornwall (115083), Raven, NDH, Matthew Vassey (115080), Mike Dennis, Walker, J.T., Kirby Elizabeth, Smith, A, McLeod, N., J Mark Sutton, Walker, JT, Dennis, M., Sutton, J.M., Matthew Vassey, Philip D. Marsh (115087), James T Walker, Marsh, P.D., Dennis, M, Joanne Dickinson, McLeod Neil, McLeod, N, Andrew Smith, Walker James T., Elizabeth Kirby, Raven Neil D. H., Smith, A., Vassey, M, Neil D. H. Raven (115095), James T. Walker (115089), Dickinson, J, Sutton, JM, Sutton J. Mark, Kirby, E, Kirby, E., Smith Andrew, Neil McLeod, Cornwall, M., Mike Dennis (115082), Philip D Marsh, Neil D H Raven, Dennis Mike   +54 more
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Use of Free Flaps in the Reconstruction of the Ventral Skull Base: A Systematic Literature Review

Head &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Reconstruction of the ventral skull base represents a challenge in head and neck surgery. When local or regional flaps are insufficient, microvascular free flaps offer a reliable reconstructive option. Methods A systematic literature review was conducted following PRISMA guidelines to identify studies on ventral skull base ...
Francesco Mazzola, Francesco Benvegnù, Milena Fior, Martina Conti, Stefano Taboni, Enzo Emanuelli, Philippe Herman, Piero Nicolai, Elisabetta Zanoletti, Raul Pellini, Marco Ferrari   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development of a sensitive cell culture system to assess prion infectivity and the efficacy of prion decontamination technologies

, 2012
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) can be iatrogenically transmitted during transplants, grafts and transfusions from CJD infected donors and also contaminated surgical instruments.
Secker, Thomas
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Eagle's Syndrome Presenting With Peripheral Facial Palsy—A Case Report

Head &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Eagle's syndrome is a condition caused by an elongated styloid process and is characterized by various symptoms such as cervicofacial pain, foreign body sensation, headache, odynophagia, and otalgia. However, the occurrence of a unilateral peripheral facial palsy as a symptom of Eagle's syndrome has been described only rarely ...
Vincent Holtmann, Roman Ackermann, Klaus Jahn, John‐Martin Hempel   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Safety Profile of Sclerosing Agents in the Management of Low‐Flow Vascular Malformations of the Head and Neck—A Systematic Review

Head &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Low‐flow vascular malformations (LFVMs) of the head and neck, including venous and lymphatic malformations, represent a heterogeneous group of congenital anomalies frequently requiring intervention due to functional and esthetic impairment.
Riccardo Nocini, Carlotta Muneretto, Athena E. Arsie, Valerio Arietti, Benedetta Lorenzon, Alessandra Cinotti, Giacomo Colletti   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source