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The neurological complications of sepsis

Annals of Neurology, 1993
AbstractEncephalopathy and polyneuropathy occur in 70% of septic patients. The encephalopathy is diffuse, appears early, is often severe, but reverses quickly with successful treatment of the sepsis. The electroencephalogram is a sensitive indicator of the incidence and severity of the encephalopathy, but computed tomograms of the brain and ...
C F, Bolton, G B, Young, D W, Zochodne
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Neurologic complications of polytrauma

2017
Neurologic complications in polytrauma can be classified by etiology and clinical manifestations: neurovascular, delirium, and spinal or neuromuscular problems. Neurovascular complications include ischemic strokes, intracranial hemorrhage, or the development of traumatic arteriovenous fistulae.
R M, Jha, L, Shutter
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Neurologic Complications of Alcoholism

Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America, 1990
Neurologic and myopathic complications of alcoholism are multiple and diverse, affecting both the central and peripheral nervous systems. In the ED, initial concern is for diagnosing readily reversible causes and ruling out possible life- or limb-threatening etiologies.
K D, Wrenn, C M, Slovis
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Neurologic Complications of Polycythemia

Annals of Internal Medicine, 1962
Excerpt Neurologic manifestations occur frequently in polycythemia. The present study reports the neurologic signs and symptoms observed in 511 patients with polycythemia and reviews certain proble...
A, SILVERSTEIN, H, GILBERT, L R, WASSERMAN   +2 more
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Neurologic complications of carcinoid

Neurology, 1986
We reviewed the records of all patients treated for carcinoid tumors at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center from 1974 through 1984. Of 219 patients, 90 developed metastatic complications, and of these, 36 developed neurologic complications. Metastases, the most common neurologic complication, included epidural spinal cord compression (14 patients ...
R A, Patchell, J B, Posner
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Neurological Complications of Pregnancy

Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports, 2016
Physiologic alterations during pregnancy create an environment for the occurrence of disease states that are either unique to pregnancy, occur more frequently in pregnancy, or require special management considerations that may be different from the nonpregnancy state. In the realm of cerebrovascular disease, preeclampsia, eclampsia, reversible cerebral
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Neurologic Complications of Myelomatosis

Archives of Neurology, 1963
Although the nervous system manifestations of multiple myeloma have been described previously, 1-9 there still remains some controversy concerning the incidence, pathogenesis, and treatment of the several types of neurologic complications of the disease.
A, SILVERSTEIN, D E, DONIGER
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Neurologic complications of alcoholism

Postgraduate Medicine, 1991
The neurologic effects of alcohol on physical and mental function vary in severity and reversibility. When primary care physicians recognize and treat these conditions, recovery from alcoholism is made easier for patients and their families. Dr Lehman summarizes the central nervous system effects of alcohol abuse and makes recommendations for diagnosis
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Neurologic complications in galactosemia

Pediatric Neurology, 1992
Two siblings, a 27-year-old man and his 24-year-old sister were diagnosed with classic transferase deficiency galactosemia at birth and were treated with strict lactose restriction. Despite well-documented dietary management, both siblings are mentally retarded and manifest a progressive neurologic condition characterized by hypotonia, hyperreflexia ...
T K, Koch, K A, Schmidt, J E, Wagstaff, W G, Ng, S, Packman   +4 more
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Neurologic Complications of Hemoglobinopathies

Continuum, 2011
The hemoglobinopathies, including sickle cell disease and its variants, are genetic abnormalities of hemoglobin. Hemoglobin SS (sickle cell disease) is the most common form of hemoglobin mutation in North America. Complications of hemoglobinopathies are numerous and involve many organ systems, including the nervous system.
Christine, Holmstedt, Robert J, Adams
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