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Phenylketonuria is rare genetic disease caused by mutation in gene of phenylalanine (Phe) hydroxylase that converts Phenylalanine into tyrosine. The absence of this enzyme leads to elevation and accumulation of Phenylalanine and, increased phenylketones in urine (hence PKU), and also leads to
Severe obesity, afflicting ~8% of adolescents in the U.S., is a serious and challenging medical and public health problem. The number and levels of cardiovascular risk factors are considerably higher in the context of severe obesity compared to milder forms of obesity. Approximately 85% of youth
Neurotoxicity is mainly associated with tacrolimus and cyclosporin, amounting to 10 - 30% for CS and up to 32% for tacrolimus.(2) . Sirolimus, everolimus, and mycophenolate mofetil lack the neurotoxicity of calcineurin inhibitors (3-4).
Neurotoxicity mostly occurs in the early postoperative period
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is one of the effective and life-saving treatment modality used in psychiatry for a long time because it responds more rapidly than pharmacological treatment. ECT is used safely in treatment-resistant depression, and in psychiatric disorders such as mania,
MATERIALS AND METHODS
After approval of the institutional Ethics committee board, written informed consent will be taken from all the eligible and willing patients.
A. Study design: Randomized double blind active controlled parallel group noninferiority clinical trial.
B. Randomization: A variable
Electroencephalographic score
Reactivity Absence 1 Presence 0 Dominant frequency α (8-12 Hz) 0 θ (4-7,5 Hz) 1 δ (< 4 Hz) 2 Amplitude > 10 μV 0 < 10 μV 1 GPDs Absence 0 Presence 1 Burst Suppression Absence 0 Presence 1 Paroxysmal activity Absence 0 Presence 1
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Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) is one of the most commonly performed bariatric procedures used in the treatment of severe obesity. RYGB has in several studies been shown to result in significant and sustained weight loss. Moreover, RYGB has a beneficial effect on obese subjects with type 2 diabetes
Amphetamine type stimulant (ATS) and opioid abuse, dependence and injection drug use (IDU) are major public health problem in Malaysia and nearby countries (including China, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Myamar, and Cambodia) and are the major drivers of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in these countries.1
Background
On one hand structural cardiac anomalies and arrhythmias such as atrial fibrillation can give rise to thrombi that are dislodged as emboli to the brain and cause stroke. On the other hand acute emotional stress or cerebral events can cause acute cardiac dysfunction with left ventricular
Hypersalivation (sialorrhea or ptyalism) is known as a frequent, disturbing, uncomfortable adverse effect of clozapine therapy that may persist for several years. This side effect is usually dose-related. It may occur all over the day, but it is most pronounced during night sleep, since swallowing
Background
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) is a drug withdrawal syndrome that occurs primarily after antenatal exposure to opiates. Symptoms may be present at birth, but often peak at 48-72 after delivery. The onset of symptoms is affected by the half-life of the opiate used during pregnancy in
The investigators plan to screen all patients who were consecutively admitted from January 1, 2003 to our neurosurgical intensive care unit after a clinical diagnosis of SAH confirmed by cerebral angiography and treated with a coiling procedure. Patients for whom a decision was made by the treating
Roughly half of women diagnosed with pre-menopausal breast cancer will have hormone receptor-positive tumors, which will make them candidates for anti-estrogen therapies. Both endocrine therapy and ovarian ablation have also been shown to improve outcomes in this population.
Hot flashes are a
Wellbutrin SR formulation cannot be given as more than 150 mg as a single dose and higher doses are commonly required for the treatment of depression; they also have to be given at least 8 hours apart in order to avoid peak plasma concentrations and to reduce the risk of seizures (incidence of 0.1%