FGF14 GAA Intronic Expansion in Unsolved Adult‐Onset Ataxia in the Care4Rare Canada Consortium
ABSTRACT Background and Objectives Spinocerebellar ataxias (SCA) represent a clinically and genetically heterogeneous group of progressive neurodegenerative diseases with prominent cerebellar atrophy. Recently, a novel pathogenic repeat expansion in intron 1 of FGF14 was identified, causing adult‐onset SCA (SCA27B). We aimed to determine the proportion
Alexanne Cuillerier+20 more
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Haloperidol and Ziprasidone for Treatment of Delirium in Critical Illness [PDF]
BACKGROUND: There are conflicting data on the effects of antipsychotic medications on delirium in patients in the intensive care unit (ICU). METHODS: In a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, we assigned patients with acute ...
Bernard, G.R.+31 more
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ABSTRACT Objective Music interventions have been shown to have beneficial effects on hemodynamic parameters, pain, and anxiety in various medical settings. However, music interventions in the setting of acute stroke have not been studied. The objective of this trial was to perform a pilot feasibility study of music interventions in the setting of acute
Jeffrey J. Fletcher+7 more
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Severe imported malaria in a Serbian referral center [PDF]
Background/Aim. The World Health Organization estimates that 3.2 billion people are at a risk of being infected with malaria. Thus, the adequate diagnostic protocols for malaria, especially those aimed at determining disease severity, are paramount both ...
Poluga Jasmina+9 more
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Intermediate-Term Risk of Stroke Following Cardiac Procedures in a Nationally Representative Data Set. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Studies on stroke risk following cardiac procedures addressed only perioperative and long-term risk following limited higher-risk procedures, were poorly generalizable, and often failed to stratify by stroke type. We calculated stroke risk in
Dhamoon, Amit S.+5 more
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Clinical Phenotyping of Long COVID Patients Evaluated in a Specialized Neuro‐COVID Clinic
ABSTRACT Objective To report Long COVID characteristics and longitudinal courses of patients evaluated between 4/14/21–4/14/22 at the University of Pennsylvania Neurological COVID Clinic (PNCC), including clinical symptoms, neurological examination findings, and neurocognitive screening tests from a standardized PNCC neurological evaluation approach ...
Luana D. Yamashita+7 more
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ACCURACY OF THE EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS ENDOSCOPIC REFERENCE SCORE IN CHILDREN [PDF]
Background: To assess the efficacy of applying the endoscopic reference score for EoE (EREFS) in children with symptoms of esophageal dysfunction naïve to proton pump inhibitor (PPI) therapy. Methods: An observational cross-sectional study was conducted
Luciana M RIBEIRO+3 more
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The mediating roles of disgust sensitivity and danger expectancy in relation to hand washing behaviour [PDF]
Copyright © 2010 British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive PsychotherapiesBackground: Recent interest in the role of vulnerability factors in obsessional washing has suggested that disgust sensitivity, danger expectancy and health anxiety may be ...
Beck+6 more
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ABSTRACT Objective Post‐discharge management and outcomes of acute symptomatic seizures (ASyS) remain underexplored. We analyzed post‐discharge ASM management and outcomes in ASyS patients undergoing continuous EEG (cEEG), including the role of outpatient care through a post‐acute symptomatic seizure (PASS) clinic. Methods We performed a single‐center,
Vineet Punia+10 more
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Comparisons of APACHE II, CURB-65, Pneumonia severity index, and CHA2DS2-VAS score on new onset cardiovascular events, including atrial fibrillation, for critical illness with pneumonia [PDF]
Tian Wang, Ya‐Lan Lin
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