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Intracranial electroencephalographic approaches in the intensive care unit: Safety, feasibility, and coverage

Epilepsia, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Nonconvulsive epileptic activity is common after acute brain injury and contributes to neuronal injury and poor outcomes. Although intracranial electroencephalography (iEEG) improves detection compared with surface EEG (suEEG), it currently relies on focal recordings of epileptic dynamics.
Steven Smeijers, Mariella Segreti, Anaïs Van Hoylandt, Jeroen Gijs, Johannes van Loon, Lauranne Scheldeman, Bart Depreitere, Tom Theys   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fluconazole Monotherapy Is a Suboptimal Option for Initial Treatment of Cryptococcal Meningitis Because of Emergence of Resistance. [PDF]

, 2019
Cryptococcal meningitis is a lethal disease with few therapeutic options. Induction therapy with fluconazole has been consistently demonstrated to be associated with suboptimal microbiological and clinical outcomes. Exposure to fluconazole causes dynamic
Aller, Altamirano, Arechavala, Bicanic, Bicanic, Boeva, Chang, Chen, Dannaoui, DePristo, Drusano, Harrison, Li, Longley, Loyse, Martin, Mayanja-Kizza, McKenna, Molloy, Mondon, Neely, Nixon, Nussbaum, Saag, Sionov, Sionov, Stone, Stott, Stott, Sudan, Wiederhold, Witt   +31 more
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A case of fulminant pneumococcus meningoencephalitis progressing with white matter involvement despite two doses of conjugated pneumococcus vaccine

The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 2020
Background. Streptococcus pneumonia is a cause of serious mortality and morbidity, especially among small children. However, currently, it causes lower rates of invasive infections due to successful vaccination programs Case.
Ebru Azapağası, Tanıl Kendirli, Gökçen Öz Tuncer, Serhan Özcan, Halil Özdemir, Suat Fitöz, Erdal İnce   +6 more
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SCRUB TYPHUS PRESENTING AS ACUTE PANCREATITIS: A RARE CASE

Gomal Journal of Medical Sciences, 2022
Scrub typhus is an insect-borne disease caused by Orientia sutsugamushi which may cause disseminated vasculitis and perivascular inflammatory lesions resulting in significant vascular leakage and cause end organ damage.
Amsa Palanikumar Goutham Kumar, Subramaniam Suresh Kanna, Dinesh Babu   +2 more
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Incidence and outcomes of childhood status epilepticus in Kano, northern Nigeria

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Convulsive status epilepticus (CSE) is a major neurological emergency in childhood, but population‐based data from low‐ and middle‐income countries remain limited. We estimated the incidence, mortality, neurological outcomes, and predictors of adverse outcomes among children with CSE in Kano, northern Nigeria.
Umar A. Sabo, Halima Kabir, Aminu T. Abdullahi, Halima Adamu, Auwal S. Salihu, Abba M. Abdullahi, Aminu Wada, Zubairu Iliyasu, Jamilu Zakari, Safiya Gambo, Binta W. Jibir, Muktar H. Aliyu, Usman J. Wudil, Donna J. Ingles, Heather L. Prigmore, Bryan E. Shepherd, Angela R. Paolucci, Edwin Trevathan   +17 more
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A Fatal Case of Monkeypox-Associated Encephalitis in a Non–HIV-Infected Patient

Critical Care Explorations
BACKGROUND:. Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, is an infectious disease caused by the mpox virus. Systemic involvement is rare and mpox-associated meningoencephalitis is an uncommon clinical presentation.
Cristina Lopez, MD, Rafael Sanchez-Sanchez, MD, Diana Corona, PhD, Ana Belen Perez, PhD, Francisco Bravo, MD, Maria de Alba, MD, Antonio Bracero, MSN, Cristina Cazorla, MD, Ana Vázquez, PhD, Maria Paz Sánchez-Seco, PhD, Ana Negredo, PhD, Ulises Gómez-Pinedo, PhD, Luis Martinez-Martinez, PhD, Julian Torre-Cisneros, PhD, Carmen de la Fuente, MD   +14 more
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Microbial communities and functional diversity in seafood

JSFA reports, EarlyView.
Abstract Functional diversity encompasses ecosystem processes that enhance adaptability to environmental change. This study explores the diversity of microorganisms associated with seafood. In this paper, we present our knowledge of microbial diversity in relation to seafood.
Christian Larbi Ayisi, Samuel Ayeh Osei, Grace Afumwaa Boamah, Gertrude Dzifa Mensah   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Primary Amoebic (Naegleria fowleri) Meningoencephalitis Presenting as Status Epilepticus [PDF]

, 2011
Primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) is a rare entity. Usual presenting features are fever, headache and seizures with meningeal signs and this disease carries high mortality rate.
Bharti, V, Gargi, G, Jaret, P, Panda, P, Raina, R, Sharma, A   +5 more
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Astrocyte Apoptosis and HIV Replication Are Modulated in Host Cells Coinfected with Trypanosoma cruzi [PDF]

, 2017
The protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi is the etiological agent of Chagas disease. In immunosuppressed individuals, as it occurs in the coinfection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the central nervous system may be affected. In this regard, reactivation
Burgos, Juan Miguel, Leguizamon, Maria Susana, Ojeda, Diego Sebastian, Pascuale, Carla Antonela, Quarleri, Jorge Fabian, Urquiza, Javier Mariano   +5 more
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First reported case of Human Parechovirus encephalitis in an adult patient complicated by Refractory Status Epilepticus

IDCases, 2019
Human Parechovirus (HPeV) infections are common amongst children, particularly neonates. However, data in adult cases are lacking. We report a unique case of HPeV meningoencephalitis in an adult complicated by Refractory Status Epilepticus (RSE ...
Timothy Chimunda, Rakhee Subramanian, Julie Smith, Andrew Mahony   +3 more
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