Beyond 42 Days: A National Cohort Study of Maternal and Late Maternal Deaths in Brazil from 2010 to 2023. [PDF]
Gonçalves Dos Santos G +17 more
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Precision therapies for genetic epilepsies in 2025: Promises and pitfalls
Abstract By targeting the underlying etiology, precision therapies offer an exciting paradigm shift to improve the stagnant outcomes of drug‐resistant epilepsies, including developmental and epileptic encephalopathies. Unlike conventional antiseizure medications (ASMs) which only treat the symptoms (seizures) but have no effect on the underlying ...
Shuyu Wang +3 more
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Exploring the psychological well-being of midwives after maternal deaths: an integrative review. [PDF]
Mabunda NF, Tulelo M.
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The multiple hit model of infantile and epileptic spasms: The 2025 update
Abstract Objective Infantile and epileptic spasms syndrome (IESS) is a developmental and epileptic encephalopathy manifesting with epileptic spasms and poor neurodevelopmental outcomes. There is an urgent need for the development of more effective and tolerated therapies.
Aristea S. Galanopoulou +6 more
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Preventing maternal deaths from hypertensive disorders of pregnancy through strengthening of primary care services. [PDF]
Khaliq OP, Moodley J, Ngene NC.
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MBRRACE 2021: preventing maternal deaths - we are all part of the solution. [PDF]
MacGregor B +4 more
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Ketogenic diet for infantile epileptic spasms
Abstract Approximately half of all cases of Infantile Epileptic Spasms Syndrome (IESS) do not respond to vigabatrin and hormonal therapies. There is no clear consensus as to the second‐line therapy for IESS. Ketogenic diet (KD) has emerged as an effective treatment for certain drug‐resistant epilepsies and in many cases of IESS.
Morris H. Scantlebury +3 more
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Proposals for Improving Maternal Safety (2024 Edition): Insights From the Analysis of Maternal Deaths in Japan. [PDF]
Japan Maternal Death Exploratory Committee.
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Physician hesitancy to recommend COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy as a cause of maternal deaths - Robert Brent was prescient. [PDF]
Grunebaum A, Chervenak FA.
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Abstract Objective Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is a leading cause of premature mortality in people with epilepsy, particularly in those with tonic–clonic seizures (TCSs), developmental and epileptic encephalopathies (DEEs), and drug‐resistant epilepsy.
Vincenzo Belcastro +10 more
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