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Assessment of severe malaria in a multicenter, phase III, RTS, S/AS01 malaria candidate vaccine trial: case definition, standardization of data collection and patient care. [PDF]

, 2011
BACKGROUND\ud \ud An effective malaria vaccine, deployed in conjunction with other malaria interventions, is likely to substantially reduce the malaria burden. Efficacy against severe malaria will be a key driver for decisions on implementation.
Amanda Leach, Brian Greenwood, Daniel Ansong, David Schellenberg, Jahit Sacarlal, Jennifer Evans, Johan Vekemans, Kevin Marsh, Kwaku Asante, Mary J Hamel, Nahya Salim, null null, Patricia Njuguna, Philip Bejon, Portia Kamthunzi, Samwel Gesase, Solange Soulanoudjingar, Walter Otieno, William Kabore   +18 more
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Public knowledge and attitude toward lumbar puncture among adults in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study

SAGE Open Medicine, 2019
Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate knowledge of and attitudes toward the lumbar puncture procedure among adults in Riyadh region, Saudi Arabia, 2018.
Abdulrahman Yousef Aldayel, Muteb Mousa Alharbi, Mohammed Saud Almasri, Saleh Mansoor Alkhonezan   +3 more
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Ultrasound-guided nusinersen administration for spinal muscular atrophy patients with severe scoliosis: an observational study

Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 2021
Background This observational study describes our experience delivering nusinersen through lumbar puncture with real-time ultrasound guidance in spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) patients with severe scoliosis.
Jiao Zhang, Xulei Cui, Si Chen, Yi Dai, Yuguang Huang, Shuyang Zhang   +5 more
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Hypnosis for acute procedural pain: a critical review [PDF]

, 2014
Clinical evidence for the effectiveness of hypnosis in the treatment of acute procedural pain was critically evaluated based on reports from randomized controlled clinical trials (RCTs).
Elkins, G, Fisher, W, Johnson, A, Kekecs, Z, Kendrick, C, Sliwinski, J, Yu, Y   +6 more
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Meningitis due to Haemophilus influenzae – a case report [PDF]

Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine
BACKGROUND: We describe a case of meningitis due to Haemophilus influenzae detected by BioFire FilmArray Meningitis/Encephalitis Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) panel on a cerebral spinal fluid sample collected from a repeated lumbar puncture.
M. Patel, Z. Endo, A. Sou, D. El-Khoury, X. MdLuli, V. Patel   +5 more
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Intracranial tuberculous mass lesions treated with thalidomide in an immunocompetent child from a low tuberculosis endemic country: A case report [PDF]

, 2018
Rationale: Tuberculous meningitis is a highly morbid, often fatal disease. Patient concern: We describe a case of an Italian child. Diagnoses: we diagnosed early a Tuberculous meningitis complicated by the occurrence of hydrocephalus, stroke, and ...
Ajassa, Camilla, Caraffa, Emanuela, Ciardi, Maria Rosa, Lichtner, Miriam, Massetti, Anna Paola, Mastroianni, Claudio Maria, Russo, Gianluca, Vita, Serena, Vullo, Vincenzo   +8 more
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Pitfalls associated with the use of molecular diagnostic panels in the diagnosis of cryptococcal meningitis [PDF]

, 2017
We report the case of a kidney transplantation patient on chronic immunosuppressive therapy presenting with subacute meningitis. The final diagnosis of cryptococcal meningitis was delayed due to 2 false-negative cryptococcal results on a molecular ...
Burnham, Carey-Ann, Dubberke, Erik, Franklin, Alexander, Lainhart, William, O\u27Halloran, Jane A, Powderly, William   +5 more
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Nontraumatic Lumbar Puncture

Pediatric Neurology Briefs, 1988
A technique and formula for avoiding the traumatic spinal tap is reported from the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI.
J Gordon Millichap
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A Non-pharmacological Application to Reduce Neonatal Pain During Lumbar Puncture Procedure in Neonatal Intensive Care: Placing a Pillow on the Abdomen

Journal of Pediatric Research
Aim: Lumbar puncture is one of the most common painful procedures which newborn babies encounter during neonatal intensive care follow-up. It is important to control pain during this procedure.
Sema Tanrıverdi, Hümeyra Köse Yaman, Seniha Kahraman, Emine Kublay   +3 more
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SOP: emergency workup in patients with suspected acute bacterial meningitis

Neurological Research and Practice, 2021
Introduction Despite antibiotic therapy, adjunctive treatment with dexamethasone, and care on modern intensive care units, bacterial meningitis remains a life-threatening disease with a high mortality and morbidity.
Susanne Dyckhoff-Shen, Uwe Koedel, Hans-Walter Pfister, Matthias Klein   +3 more
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