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Hyper Acute Quadriplegia with Chronic Lead Toxicity; a Case Report [PDF]
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 ...
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Independence in the Home: A Wearable Interface for a Person with Quadriplegia to Teleoperate a Mobile Manipulator [PDF]
IEEE/ACM International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, 2023 Teleoperation of mobile manipulators within a home environment can significantly enhance the independence of individuals with severe motor impairments, allowing them to regain the ability to perform self-care and household tasks. There is a critical need
Akhil Padmanabha +7 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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Acute transverse myelitis progressing to permanent quadriplegia following COVID-19 infection
American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2022 As of January 2022, there have been over 350 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the world. The most common symptoms in those infected are fever, cough, malaise, and myalgia, however pulmonary, hematologic, gastrointestinal, renal, and neurologic ...
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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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Correlation of Pain and Spasticity with the Quality of Life in Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2023 Introduction: After Spinal Cord Injury (SCI), life is associated with risks of many musculoskeletal problems which affect the life of an individual. There is a need for an early assessment for neurological functions and physical activities.
Dilar Amitkumar Rana +3 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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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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Revista de Pesquisa Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 2017 Objetivo: Realizar uma busca das produções científicas publicadas, a respeito da importância dos exercícios físicos na promoção do cuidar multidimensional ao indivíduo paraplégico ou quadriplégico, assim como investigar os conhecimentos da enfermagem ...
Nayda Babel Alves de Lima +4 more
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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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