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Legal and ethical implications of defining an optimum means of achieving unconsciousness in assisted dying.

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A decision by a society to sanction assisted dying in any form should logically go hand-in-hand with defining the acceptable method(s). Assisted dying is legal in several countries and we have reviewed the methods commonly used, contrasting these with an analysis of capital punishment in the USA. We

[Simulation of attempted homicide by dog bite in unconscious state].

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It is reported on the unusual event of dog scavenging in an unconscious and intoxicated (alcohol) person. Due to the particular circumstances a case of attempted homicide was primarily suspected. Peculiarities of the case were a small dog (dachshund) as the responsible cause and the survival of the

Case of catatonia misdiagnosed with coma.

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Catatonia is a state of high-degree psychomotor inhibition in which patients often maintain a constant fixed posture, and generally have unconscious obstacles and various reflex preservation. Patients suffering from severe catatonia will become stiff. Catatonia generally manifests unconsciousness

[Reversible exogenous psychosis in thiazide-induced hyponatremia of 97 mmol/l].

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Severe hyponatraemia may be cause unconsciousness, vomiting, seizures or exogenous psychosis and is associated with a high mortality. We report on a 44-year-old woman who presented with somnolence and psychomotor unrest. After rousing stimuli she showed no verbal response and did not follow any

[Case of sever septic shock following transurethral lithotripsy].

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A 62-year-old man was scheduled for transurethral lithotripsy. Systemic shivering, vomiting and decreased blood pressure occurred after extubation. Blood gas analysis showed metabolic acidosis. After 45 minute observation, he became unconsciousness. He was reintubated. Elevated procalcitonin (PCT)

Predicting outcome in traumatic brain injury: Sharing experience of pilot traumatic brain injury registry.

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BACKGROUND A reliable prediction of outcome for the victims of traumatic brain injury (TBI) on admission is possible from concurrent data analysis from any systematic real-time registry. OBJECTIVE To determine the clinical relevance of the findings from our TBI registry to develop prognostic

Multiple brain abscesses with good prognosis in an infant with cyanotic congenital heart disease: a case report

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Background: Brain abscesses are relatively rare, but they are a potentially life-threatening condition. Predictive factors for poor outcome are a young age and the presence of multiple abscesses. We report a case of a 15-month-old girl

[Successful treatment with additional plasmapheresis for the exacerbation of acute neurological symptoms in a girl with multiple sclerosis].

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Few studies have indicated the efficacy of plasmapheresis in children with multiple sclerosis (MS). We report a 10-year-old girl with MS who was successfully treated with plasmapheresis. She experienced the first episode (vomiting and unconsciousness) at the age of eight years. After two years and

[Multiple aneurysms of the PICA communicating artery: a case report].

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A case with unusual type of aneurysms in the distal posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA) is reported here. Though only two cases with a single aneurysm of the PICA communicating artery have been reported previously, the present case is the first one with multiple aneurysms in the PICA

Benign coital headache.

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We studied the natural history of patients with a diagnosis of benign coital headache who presented to a private neurological clinic between the years 1978 and 1991. Thirty-two patients (24M, 8F) were invited to participate and 26 patients (83%) responded. The period of follow-up ranged from six

[A case of childhood epilepsy with occipital paroxysms (CEOP) presenting particular EEG findings].

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We reported a case of an eight-year-old boy with CEOP. His parents and sibling were in good health. There was no family history of epileptic and neurological disease. He had his first attack of unconsciousness with fixation of eye movement for a few minutes at the age of 7 years. After six months,

Neurological manifestation of methyl bromide intoxication.

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Methyl bromide is a highly toxic gas with poor olfactory warning properties. It is widely used as insecticidal fumigant for dry foodstuffs and can be toxic to central and peripheral nervous systems. Most neurological manifestations of methyl bromide intoxication occur from inhalation. Acute toxicity

[Aneurysm of anterior communicating artery associated with aortitis syndrome--a treated case by aneurysmal neck clipping (author's transl)].

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A rare case of the cerebral aneurysm associated with aortitis syndrome was reported. It seems to be the first case in which neck clipping was successfully performed for aneurysm of the anterior communicating artery. The patient was a 48-year-old female afflicted with pulseless disease. She was

[New clinical grading in ruptured cerebral aneurysm].

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A new clinical grading of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) due to ruptured aneurysm, classified by the presence or absence of vomiting, and by the duration of initial unconciousness at the time of bleeding, is proposed. Grade I: headache without vomiting, Grade II: headache, vomiting, and/or loss of

Diffuse bilateral thalamic astrocytoma.

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Diffuse astrocytoma with bilateral thalamic involvement is extremely rare. We present a case of 10 years old female who presented with decreased mentation, dysarthria, decreased performance at school and later on with seizures. MRI scans were performed twice and were reported as Leigh's disease and

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