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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2021 Background The possibility that onchocerciasis may cause epilepsy has been suggested for a long time, but thus far, an etiological link has not been universally accepted.
R. Colebunders +8 more
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Archives of Disease in Childhood, 2021 Context Despite the advantages of ultrasound (US), upper gastrointestinal contrast series (UGI) remains the first-line diagnostic modality in the diagnosis of midgut malrotation and volvulus in children.
HaiThuy N. Nguyen +6 more
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Journal of Education and Teaching in Emergency Medicine, 2017 History of present illness: A 26-year-old previously healthy female presented to the emergency department (ED) with diffuse abdominal pain, distention, and constipation for two days. Her physical exam was normal except for a soft, distended abdomen with mild diffuse tenderness to palpation.
Lahham, Sari +2 more
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Pediatric Radiology, 2021 In children, midgut volvulus has a reported bowel necrosis frequency of 9.3–17.6% and mortality of 5.6–15.3% [1–3]. The imaging exam typically used to diagnosemidgut volvulus is a fluoroscopic upper gastrointestinal (GI) series.
HaiThuy N. Nguyen +7 more
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African Journal of Paediatric Surgery, 2021 Cecal volvulus is a rare complication of malfixation anomalies and intestinal malrotation in children. Only few cases have been reported. The rarity of the condition, frequently leads to diagnostic delay and complications.
M. O. Saiad, N. Aballa
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Epileptic disorders, 2020 Following previous reports of very high epilepsy prevalence in the onchocerciasis-endemic villages in Maridi County, South Sudan, a study was conducted to investigate the association between the level of Onchocerca volvulus infection, epilepsy, and ...
G. Abd-Elfarag +10 more
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Co-infection with Onchocerca volvulus and Loa loa microfilariae in central Cameroon: are these two species interacting? [PDF]
, 2006 Ivermectin treatment may induce severe adverse reactions in some individuals heavily infected with Loa loa. This hampers the implementation of mass ivermectin treatment against onchocerciasis in areas where Onchocerca volvulus and L.
Basáñez, M-G +6 more
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Sigmoid volvulus: An update for Atamanalp classification
Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 2020 Sigmoid volvulus (SV), the wrapping of the sigmoid colon around itself, is a rare colonic obstruction form. SV requires emergency endoscopic or surgical treatment following an urgent resuscitation and the prognosis is relatively poor.
S. Atamanalp
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Evidence against Wolbachia symbiosis in Loa loa [PDF]
, 2003 BACKGROUND: The majority of filarial nematode species are host to Wolbachia bacterial endosymbionts, although a few including Acanthocheilonema viteae, Onchocerca flexuosa and Setaria equina have been shown to be free of infection. Comparisons of species
Akue, Jean-Paul +10 more
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