OBJECTIVE
To evaluate injury patterns of snowbladers and compare them with those of skiers and snowboarders. To determine possible effects of helmet use in these sports on injury to the head and neck.
METHODS
This prospective case series observational study was conducted by collecting the injury
Eighty-one (71.7%) out of 113 patients had confirmed dengue infection (using ELISA IgM serology) at Kassala, Eastern Sudan during the period of August through November 2010. According to the WHO criteria, dengue fever (DF), dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF), and dengue shock syndrome (DSS) were
BACKGROUND
Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) virus is an arbovirus that mostly causes asymptomatic infection in humans; however, some people can develop a neuroinvasive infection associated with a high mortality.
METHODS
We present a case of a patient with severe neuroinvasive EEE.
RESULTS
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Little information is available on the prevalence of acute mountain sickness (AMS) in the Eastern Alps compared with the Western Alps. Because of differences regarding the populations of mountaineers, we hypothesized that the prevalence differs between the Eastern and Western Alps. Thus, we
The epidemiology of scrub typhus in eastern Taiwan was studied by analyzing the data from the CDC Web reporting system. A total of 1,396 cases with 403 confirmed cases were reported in the period of 2000 to 2004. The cases were commonly found in all counties with the highest number in Yuli Township,
Three hundred and five cases of high altitude pulmonary oedema (HAPO) hospitalised in eastern Himalayan region have been analyzed. Incidence of HAPO was 5.5 per cent. Eighty per cent cases occurred during latter half of the year. Fifty six per cent of cases belonged to the third decade of life. HAPO
BACKGROUND
Sparse literature documenting the location of pain at the onset of migraine attacks and during established headaches is available.
OBJECTIVE
A prospective study (2003-05) on 800 adult migraine patients (International Classifications of Headache Disorders (ICHD), 2:1.1, 1.2.1 and 1.6.1)
Introduction: Clinical spectrum of Moyamoya angiopathy (MMA) differs across populations with different ethnicity. This study, the largest one done among Indian population was undertaken to assess clinico-radiological profile of MMA
Introduction: Ocular cysticercosis is a preventable cause of blindness. It is caused by parasitic infestation caused by the larval form of Taenia solium. Poor sanitation and improper management of food and meat products are the major
Using the clinical case definition adopted by the World Health Organization, a total of 275 suspected cases of measles were enrolled in this study during January-March 2012 in Kassala Teaching Hospital, Eastern Sudan. Various clinical manifestations (fever, headache, cough, coryza, conjunctivitis,
OBJECTIVE
To analyse the epidemiological and clinical features of children with Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in north-eastern Turkey.
METHODS
A retrospective study of demographic features and physical and laboratory findings in 21 children with CCHF is described. Clinical course,
Acute renal failure is a significant complication of falciparum malaria and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. It occurs rarely in children and is seen frequently among the adults. Malaria associated renal failure may occur as a sole complication or as a component of multiple
BACKGROUND
Arboviral diseases are one of the most common causes of acute febrile illness (AFI) and a significant health problem in South America. In Peru, laboratory etiologic identification of these infections occurs in less than 50% of cases, leading to underdiagnoses of important emerging
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study was to determine the clinical and demographic characteristics of patients with migraine headache, in the vicinity of Erzurum, Turkey.
METHODS
A uniform questionnaire was given to 185 patients diagnosed as having migraine according to the International Headache
A study of 4 comparable communities in central & northeastern Bombay (2 each) among randomly matched 349 subjects in 1988-9, along with ambient sulfur dioxide (SO2), Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) & suspended particulate matter (SPM) air monitoring was carried out. The levels in winter were higher
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