Fall experiences of ambulatory children and adults with cerebral palsy: A qualitative study using thematic content analysis. [PDF]
Dev Med Child NeurolAbstract Aim To qualitatively assess the causes, adaptations, and psychosocial impact of falls, and solutions for safer environments, as shared by individuals diagnosed with cerebral palsy (CP). Method Ambulatory adults with CP (n = 165; age median [interquartile range], range: 30 years [25–50], 18–76 years); 101 females, 59 males, five non‐binary/not ...
Esterley M +6 more
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The Differential Diagnosis of Coma in the ICU: Hyperacute Postoperative Guillain-Barré Syndrome-A Case Report. [PDF]
Clin Case RepABSTRACT Guillain‐Barré syndrome (GBS) is a rare, immune‐mediated neurological disorder that can be challenging to diagnose in postoperative patients due to atypical manifestations and overlapping conditions. This case report highlights the diagnostic and therapeutic challenges of GBS following vascular surgery. We present the case of a 56‐year‐old man
Tiganas M +3 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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Acute Quadriplegia: An Interesting Case with Etiological and Pathophysiological Disparity
Indian Journal of Medical Specialities, 2019 Acute quadriplegia is a neurological emergency infrequently encountered in clinical practice. Localization of acute quadriplegia ranges from central nervous system, spinal cord, anterior horn cells, peripheral nerve, neuromuscular junction, and rarely ...
Vivek Pal Singh +3 more
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Rare morbidity of permanent quadriplegia caused by neurenteric cyst of the cervical cord
Avicenna Journal of Medicine, 2019 The incidence of neurenteric cyst (NC) is rare, accounting for 0.3%–1.3% of all spine tumors. The occurrence of quadriplegia caused by NC is even scarcer.
Henry Tan Chor Lip +3 more
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Iatrogenic Spinal Cord Injury Resulting From Cervical Spine Surgery. [PDF]
, 2017 STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study of prospectively collected data. OBJECTIVE: To examine the incidence of iatrogenic spinal cord injury following elective cervical spine surgery.
Arnold, Paul M. +15 more
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Acute Intermittent Porphyria: Flaccid Quadriplegia and Encephalopathy due to Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) [PDF]
Liaquat National Journal of Primary CareA deficiency of the enzyme HMB Hydroxymethylbilane synthase function, also known as porphobilinogen deaminase, leads to the emergence of acute intermittent porphyria (AIP). AIP is an uncommon form of hepatic porphyria inherited in an autosomal dominant
Saba Zaidi +2 more
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Wheelchair control by head motion [PDF]
Serbian Journal of Electrical Engineering, 2013 Electric wheelchairs are designed to aid paraplegics. Unfortunately, these can not be used by persons with higher degree of impairment, such as quadriplegics, i.e.
Pajkanović Aleksandar, Dokić Branko
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Use of the NESS Handmaster to restore handfunction in tetraplegia: clinical experiences in ten patients [PDF]
, 2000 Objective: To explore possible functional effects of the Handmaster in tetraplegia and to determine suitable patients for the system. \ud \ud Patients: Patients with a cervical spinal cord injury between C4 and C6, motor group 0-3.
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Balancing small against large burdens [PDF]
, 2018 Common principles for resource allocation in health care can prioritize the alleviation of small health burdens over lifesaving treatment. I argue that there is some evidence that these principles are at odds with a sizable share of public opinion, which
Voorhoeve, Alex
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