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Asymmetric Dimethylarginine at Sea Level Is a Predictive Marker of Hypoxic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension at High Altitude

Frontiers in Physiology, 2019
Background: Prolonged exposure to altitude-associated chronic hypoxia (CH) may cause high-altitude pulmonary hypertension (HAPH). Chronic intermittent hypobaric hypoxia (CIH) occurs in individuals who commute between sea level and high altitude.
Patricia Siques, Patricia Siques, Julio Brito, Julio Brito, Edzard Schwedhelm, Eduardo Pena, Eduardo Pena, Fabiola León-Velarde, Fabiola León-Velarde, Juan José De La Cruz, Rainer H. Böger, Rainer H. Böger, Juliane Hannemann, Juliane Hannemann   +13 more
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Medical Management after Lancehead Snakebite in North Amazon: A Case Report of Long-Term Disability

Toxins, 2022
Snakebites are a major public health problem in indigenous communities in Brazil, leading to acute local and systemic damage with resulting deficiencies. Long-term musculoskeletal disabilities related to snakebites have been a neglected area of research.
Isadora S. Oliveira, Carla B. Ananias, Jilvando M. Medeiros, Michelle V. S. Franco, Isabela G. Ferreira, Felipe A. Cerni, Eliseu A. Sandri, Wuelton M. Monteiro, Manuela B. Pucca   +8 more
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Sequelae from meningococcal meningitis in children: a critical analysis of dexamethasone therapy Seqüelas de meningite meningocócica em crianças: análise crítica da utilização da dexametasona

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2004
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of dexamethasone as an adjunctive therapy to antibiotics in children with meningococcal meningitis. METHOD: A total of 81 children diagnosed with meningococcal meningitis hospitalized in sequence were studied at ...
Erasmo Barbante Casella, Saul Cypel, André Alexandre Osmo, Yassuhiko Okay, Beatriz Helena Lefèvre, Ida Lichtig, Maria Joaquina Marques-Dias   +6 more
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Case Report: Pirfenidone in the Treatment of Post-COVID-19 Pulmonary Fibrosis

Frontiers in Medicine, 2022
BackgroundPulmonary fibrosis is one of the sequelae of the COVID-19, which seriously affects the quality of life of survivors. Currently, there are no optimal evidence based guidelines targeting this population.Case PresentationWe report a 66-year-old ...
Xianglin Zhou, Xianglin Zhou, Xianglin Zhou, Danhui Yang, Danhui Yang, Danhui Yang, Xianglong Kong, Chengli Wei, Chengli Wei, Chengli Wei, Siqi LvQiu, Siqi LvQiu, Siqi LvQiu, Lin Wang, Lin Wang, Lin Wang, Yongkang Lin, Yongkang Lin, Yongkang Lin, Zhilan Yin, Zhiguo Zhou, Hong Luo, Hong Luo, Hong Luo   +23 more
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Sequelae and Animal Modeling of Encephalitic Alphavirus Infections

Viruses, 2023
Eastern (EEEV), Venezuelan (VEEV), and western equine encephalitis viruses (WEEV) are members of the genus Alphavirus, family Togaviridae. Typically spread by mosquitoes, EEEV, VEEV, and WEEV induce febrile illness that may develop into more severe ...
Rachel A. Reyna, Scott C. Weaver
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A Case Report of Acute Transverse Myelitis Following Novel Coronavirus Infection [PDF]

, 2020
Introduction: During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, emergency providers are not only seeing an increasing number of patients with COVID-19 infections, but also associated complications and sequelae of this viral illness.Case Report: We
Bilello, Leslie A., Sarma, Deesha
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Outcomes following childhood head injury : a population study [PDF]

, 2004
Objectives: To identify outcomes following head injury (HI) amongst a population of children admitted to one hospital centre and compare outcomes between different severity groups. Methods:A postal follow-up of children admitted with HI to one NHS Trust,
Hawley, Carol, Ward, Anthony B., Magnay, Andrew R., Long, Julie   +3 more
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Paralisia facial periférica idiopática de Bell: a propósito de 180 pacientes Idiopathic facial paralysis (Bell´s palsy): a study of 180 patients

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2001
O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar aspectos clínicos, epidemiológicos e evolutivos da paralisia facial periférica idiopática em 180 pacientes. Houve ligeiro predomínio do sexo feminino (66,7%).
Marcelo Moraes Valença, Luciana Patrízia A. de Andrade Valença, Maria Carolina Martins Lima   +2 more
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Secondary cytomegalovirus infections: How much do we still not know? Comparison of children with symptomatic congenital cytomegalovirus born to mothers with primary and secondary infection

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2022
Congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) infection can follow primary and secondary maternal infection. Growing evidence indicate that secondary maternal infections contribute to a much greater proportion of symptomatic cCMV than was previously thought.
Fabiola Scaramuzzino, Michela Di Pastena, Sara Chiurchiu, Lorenza Romani, Maia De Luca, Giulia Lucignani, Donato Amodio, Donato Amodio, Annalisa Seccia, Pasquale Marsella, Teresa Grimaldi Capitello, Daniela Longo, Paolo Palma, Paolo Palma, Laura Lancella, Stefania Bernardi, Paolo Rossi, Paolo Rossi, Francesca Ippolita Calo Carducci   +18 more
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Chest CT scoring for evaluation of lung sequelae in congenital diaphragmatic hernia survivors

, 2020
Objectives Data on long-term structural lung abnormalities in survivors of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is scarce. The purpose of this study was to develop a chest computed tomography (CT) score to assess the structural lung sequelae in CDH ...
Aukland, Stein M., Beel, Emma, Boon, Mieke, Debeer, Anne, Proesmans, Marijke, Vermeulen, François   +5 more
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