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Clinical Features of Pediatric Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension and Applicability of New ICHD-3 Criteria [PDF]
, 2018 Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is characterized by intracranial pressure >28 cmH2O in the absence of identifiable causes. Aim of this paper is to describe the clinical phenotype of pediatric IIH and to analyze the applicability of ICHD-3 ...
Barbara Battan +8 more
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Population-Based Evaluation of Lumbar Puncture Opening Pressures
Frontiers in Neurology, 2019 Importance: Prior studies evaluating opening pressure (OP) have mostly involved lumbar puncture (LP) for diagnosis of neurologic disease or small cohorts of healthy volunteers and therefore the normal OP is not well-defined.
Feng Wang +12 more
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Lumbar puncture in patients with neurologic conditions
Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring, 2017 A lumbar puncture (LP) is performed to obtain cerebrospinal fluid. It is implemented in the clinic on a routine basis to aid the diagnosis of neurologic diseases.
Rosha Babapour Mofrad +6 more
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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 +18 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 +6 more
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BMC Medical Education, 2019 Low levels of success in performing lumbar puncture have been observed among paediatric trainees. This study assessed the efficacy of simulation-based education with frequency building and precision teaching for training lumbar puncture to behavioural ...
S. Lydon +6 more
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Meningitis due to Haemophilus influenzae – a case report [PDF]
Infectious Diseases and Tropical MedicineBACKGROUND: 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 +5 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 +3 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 +5 more
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Cephalalgia, 2018 Background Headache is disabling and prevalent in idiopathic intracranial hypertension. Therapeutic lumbar punctures may be considered to manage headache. This study evaluated the acute effect of lumbar punctures on headache severity.
A. Yiangou +8 more
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