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Delayed Post-Traumatic Spinal Cord Infarction with Quadriplegia: A Case Report [PDF]
Journal of Trauma and Injury, 2021 Traumatic spinal cord infarction is a rare condition that causes serious paralysis. The regulation of spinal cord blood flow in injured spinal cords remains unknown. Spinal cord infarction or ischemia has been reported after cardiovascular interventions,
Tae Hoon Kim
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Infection in a Geriatric Patient: Do Not Let Your Guard Off! [PDF]
Annals of Geriatric Medicine and Research, 2023 Tetanus is an infectious disease caused by Clostridium tetani toxin. Although easily preventable through vaccination, over 73,000 new infections and 35,000 deaths due to tetanus occurred worldwide in 2019, with higher rates in countries with healthcare ...
Alessandra Piscitelli +9 more
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Sensors, 2023 Background: cervical spinal cord injury leads to loss of upper limb functionality, which causes a decrease in autonomy to perform activities of daily living.
Federica Bressi +10 more
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Frontiers in Medicine, 2022 Quadriplegia is associated with a multitude of health complications affecting numerous organ systems. Complications during the perioperative periods are not uncommon in this patient population due to abnormal responses to surgical stressors.
Abanoub Aziz Rizk +5 more
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Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open, 2021 A 59‐year‐old male presented to the emergency department complaining of severe posterior neck pain and progressive extremity weakness for 2 weeks. He was found to be quadriplegic with complete sensory and motor deficits at the C5 level and hypotensive ...
Christopher Richardson +1 more
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A service evaluation of parent adherence with dysphagia management therapy guidelines: Reports from family carers supporting children with complex needs in Greece [PDF]
, 2020 Purpose: Many children with complex needs exhibit eating, drinking and/or swallowing disorders (dysphagia). These children often have associated learning needs, and require assistance from carers for daily tasks such as eating and drinking.
Alexia Charpentier +5 more
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Acute onset quadriplegia [PDF]
BMJ Case Reports, 2012 A 50-year-old man, with history of chronic alcohol intake was brought in a stuporous state to the emergency services having been found in that condition in his home the same day. Examination revealed the patient in an akinteic mute state with apparently normal cranial nerves, hypotonia and quadriplegia with bilateral extensor plantar reflex.
Chandrasekharan, Rajasekharan +1 more
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Frontiers in Neurology, 2021 This cross-sectional study aimed to examine the development of lower limb voluntary strength in 160 ambulatory patients with bilateral spastic cerebral palsy (CP) (106 diplegics/54 quadriplegics) and 86 typically developing (TD) controls, aged 7–16 years.
Nicolaos Darras +7 more
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Design and Evaluation of a Hands-Free Video Game Controller for Individuals With Motor Impairments
Frontiers in Computer Science, 2021 Over the past few decades, video gaming has evolved at a tremendous rate although game input methods have been slower to change. Game input methods continue to rely on two-handed control of the joystick and D-pad or the keyboard and mouse for ...
Atieh Taheri +2 more
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Hyper Acute Quadriplegia with Chronic Lead Toxicity; a Case Report
Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine, 2018 Industrial lead toxicity is more common among miners. This type of toxicity occurs in two forms: acute and chronic. Chronic toxicity is associated with different levels of brain dysfunction, motor impairment, cognitive dysfunction, and neuropsychiatric ...
Mehdi Mesri +3 more
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