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The patient’s way to diagnosis: a clinical case of late onset Pompe disease in an adult

Клиническая практика
BACKGROUND: Late onset Pompe disease is a rare genetic disease from the group of the accumulation diseases, the main manifestation of which is the progressive myopathic syndrome.
Anastasia V. Yamshchikova, Tatiana A. Bychkovskaya   +1 more
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Intervention outcomes of children with non‐degenerative dystonia and associated hyperkinetic movement disorders: A scoping review

Developmental Medicine &Child Neurology, EarlyView.
Abstract Aim To identify the outcomes reported in published studies of intervention approaches used with non‐degenerative childhood hyperkinetic movement disorders, including dystonia, dyskinesia, hypertonia, athetosis, chorea, cerebral palsy, involuntary movement, and kernicterus, and map them to the International Classification of Functioning ...
Hortensia Gimeno, Hannah Scott, Rocio Muñoz Sanchez, Alice Doohan, Deepti Chugh, Adrienne Harvey, Kirsty Stewart, Peter Rosenbaum, Grace Stynes, Khamani Edwards, Katherine Knighting   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Coming clean on hand hygiene [PDF]

, 2007
Introduction: Hand hygiene is universally recognized as one of the most effective ways to reduce the cross-transmission of hospital acquired infections. Successful strategies to improve hand hygiene compliance require a baseline knowledge of hand hygiene
Scicluna, Elizabeth, Borg, Michael Angelo, Montefort, Maxine, Chetcuti, Sarah   +3 more
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Sleep disturbances in children with cerebral palsy, their siblings, and parents: A qualitative descriptive study

Developmental Medicine &Child Neurology, EarlyView.
Children with cerebral palsy who experienced clinically significant sleep disturbances, their parents, and their siblings, were interviewed to understand the impact of sleep disturbance on the whole family. Six themes were identified, demonstrating the need for tailored, multidisciplinary, holistic sleep assessment and intervention, and family support.
Mary‐Elaine McCavert, Oliver Perra, Karen McConnell, Claire Kerr   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

International consensus recommendations for identifying malnutrition in children with neurological impairment

Developmental Medicine &Child Neurology, EarlyView.
Abstract Children with neurological impairment (CNI) are at increased risk of malnutrition because of functional, medical, and socioeconomic challenges. However, difficulties in obtaining reliable anthropometric measurements and differences in body composition limit the usefulness of conventional nutritional indicators.
Sarah Vermilyea, Jodi Wolff, Gina Rempel, Jessie M. Hulst, Koen Huysentruyt, Mandy Neudecker, Denise Kennedy, Valérie Marchand, Erika Ochoa‐Ortiz, Richard D. Stevenson, Promoting International Collaboration for Nutrition in Neurological Impairment in Children (PICNNIC) Working Group, Lucinda Lourens, Mark Conaway, Tejas S. Desai, Mercedes Ruiz Brunner, Nathalia Sanchez Vargas, Valeria Martinez Tenorio, Kristie L. Bell, Claudio Romano, Richard Grossberg   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

Risk of COVID-19 among different groups of healthcare workers: a 150-day follow-up study

Safety and Health at Work, 2022
Liliya Fatkhutdinova, Badamshina Gulnara, Zalyalov Ramil   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The mediation role of work environment in the relationship between occupational hygiene practices and the health and safety of waste scavengers in emerging economies

Discover Environment
Due to the high unemployment rate in Liberia, many individuals engage in waste scavenging as a means of survival. These scavengers are exposed to various hazards, including infections, respiratory illnesses, and accidents, often operating in unsafe ...
Cyrus N. Younquoi, Best Ordinioha, Mosoka P. Fallah   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Muscle tone and pain in children with spastic cerebral palsy

Developmental Medicine &Child Neurology, EarlyView.
Abstract Aim To investigate associations between muscle tone measured using the Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) and pain in children with spastic cerebral palsy (CP). Method Children (aged 0–17 years; mean age 10 years 2 months) in the Norwegian Quality and Surveillance Registry for Cerebral Palsy with physical therapy assessments between 2018 and 2021 ...
Olav Aga Kildal, Sandra Julsen Hollung, Keson Jaioun, Guro L. Andersen   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Indoor occupational risk assessment of traffic-related nitrogen dioxide in public hospitals, Alexandria, Egypt

Journal of the Egyptian Public Health Association
Background The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ranks indoor air quality as one of the most prominent environmental problems However, limited research has addressed indoor air quality in Egypt, particularly in highly sensitive environments such as ...
Eman M. A. Abd El-Latef, Abd-AlAziz Kamel, Gehan R. Zaki, Ahmed I. Issa, Amira Abdelraheem   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Young Health Workers in Training and Biological Risk: Are We Doing Enough? Reflections on Injuries at the University of Campania ‘L.Vanvitelli’

Hygiene
Healthcare workers, particularly those in training, face significant exposure to biological risks, including needlestick and sharps injuries, which remain a critical occupational hazard. This study examines the incidence and nature of such injuries among
Anna Rita Corvino, Elpidio Maria Garzillo, Daniele Guida, Simona Signoriello, Giuseppe Porciello, Antonio Arnese, Antonella Palucci, Monica Lamberti   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source