ABSTRACT A 4‐year‐old boy presented with prolonged fever of unknown origin and systemic inflammation without early neurological signs. MRI revealed multifocal demyelination, and MOG antibodies were positive. He was diagnosed with ADEM and treated with steroids and IVIg, but relapsed twice, consistent with multiphasic disseminated encephalomyelitis ...
Pedro Pau
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An Uncommon Case of Ecthyma Gangrenosum in a Three‐Year‐Old Immunocompetent Child
The necrotic lesions on day 10. ABSTRACT Ecthyma gangrenosum (EG) is a rare cutaneous finding of Pseudomonas aeruginosa sepsis, typically in immunocompromised patients. We present EG with septic shock in a previously healthy three‐year‐old child who presented with rapidly progressing necrotic eschars and severe neutropenia.
Shobha Maharjan +2 more
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Dravet Syndrome Associated With a CSNK2B-Related Neurodevelopmental Disorder. [PDF]
Yeboah AO, Tyshkov CD, Ghosh S.
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Case Report: Synchronous Manifestations of Kaposi Sarcoma Herpesvirus‐Associated Disorders
ABSTRACT Background Kaposi sarcoma herpes virus (KSHV) is associated with multiple clinical manifestations, including primary effusion lymphoma, an aggressive CD38+ B cell lymphoma with a plasmablastic phenotype. Case This case describes an antiretroviral therapy‐adherent person with HIV who presented with concurrent KSHV‐related disorders of Kaposi ...
Kandice Roberts +13 more
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Diagnosis of the first seizure-like events in children from third-tier cities in southwestern China: a retrospective cohort study. [PDF]
Wang Z, Huang J, Chen M, Li Q, Wu X.
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Abstract Objective Despite advancements in “autoimmune epilepsy,” more accurately referred to herein as seizures or epilepsy of autoimmune etiology, significant variability exists in its recognition, diagnosis, and management internationally. This study assessed clinicians' understanding, access to diagnostic tools, and treatment practices across ...
Emily Guarasci +3 more
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Breaking the seizure cycle: Belgian expert consensus on the diagnostics and treatment of acute convulsive seizures in children. [PDF]
Aeby A +8 more
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Incidence and outcomes of childhood status epilepticus in Kano, northern Nigeria
Abstract Objective Convulsive status epilepticus (CSE) is a major neurological emergency in childhood, but population‐based data from low‐ and middle‐income countries remain limited. We estimated the incidence, mortality, neurological outcomes, and predictors of adverse outcomes among children with CSE in Kano, northern Nigeria.
Umar A. Sabo +17 more
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Prolonged focal impaired consciousness seizures: a biomarker of drug resistance in patients with epilepsy. [PDF]
Liu Y +13 more
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Information Shocks, Legal Liability and Physician Decisions
ABSTRACT Physician adoption of new information about a medical procedure can affect patient outcomes. Medical malpractice law may influence physician use of such information. We analyze how physician reactions to information shocks regarding vaginal births after cesarean sections (VBACs) in the 1990s were mediated by tort reform and the standard used ...
David Mushinski, Sammy Zahran
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