tremor/seizures

Lung transplantation is a life-saving therapy for patients with end-stage lung disease refractory to medical treatment, providing an improvement in both survival and quality of life.[1,2] Despite the benefits, patients are at risk for myriad side effects including infection, malignancy, neurologic

The increasing prevalence of dementia is a serious threat to our medical system and our society. About 500,000 Canadians are affected with dementia, and this number will rise to more than 1 million in the next 20 years. Dementia already costs our economy 15 billion dollars per year. While much of

Selected Drugs Ivermectin has anti-parasitic effect along with anti-viral activity against a broad range of viruses in vitro. Ivermectin was identified as an inhibitor of interaction between the human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) integrase protein (IN) and the importin (IMP) α/β1 heterodimer

Selected Drugs Hydroxychloroquine (an analog of chloroquine) has been demonstrated to have an anti-SARS-CoV activity in vitro. Hydroxychloroquine clinical safety profile is better than that of chloroquine (during long-term use) and allows higher daily dose and has fewer concerns about drug-drug

When a subject with an eligible distal forearm fracture is identified, the subject will be approached for enrollment and consent. Fracture hematoma size will then be estimated using bedside ultrasound operated by trained pediatric emergency faculty or fellows. Ultrasound measurement of the

Neonatal hypoglycemia understood as a reduction in plasma glucose can result in long-term neurological damage. Hypoglycemia is one of the most frequent metabolic alterations of the newborn. About 30% of all newborns are at risk of hypoglycemia. The neonatal population at risk is mainly children of

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

In Part 1, up to 50 subjects in 6 dosing cohorts are planned to be enrolled; within each cohort, 6 subjects will be assigned to active treatment and 2 to placebo. Each subject will participate in one dose level. Based on interim pharmacokinetic data obtained during the dose escalation, a dose cohort

Gabapentin is an anti-convulsion medication and has a high affinity for voltage-gated calcium channel throughout the brain, acts by inhibition of release of excitatory neurotransmitters. As a lipophilic substance, it shows linear pharmacokinetics and has oral bioavailability greater than 90%.

The advancement of laparoscopy and minimal access surgery has greatly influenced the evolution of anaesthetic techniques. However, postoperative pain intensity may be significant, with up to 40% of patients unsatisfied by routine analgesia and up to 80%may require rescue opioids during their

This is a Phase 1, multi-center, open-label study designed to evaluate the safety and pharmacokinetics of EXPAREL when administered via local wound infiltration to subjects undergoing open cervical or thoracic spinal fusion or reconstructive surgery. Fifteen subjects are planned for enrollment.

This is a Phase 4, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, controlled study in approximately 220 adult subjects undergoing primary, 1-2 level, open lumbar spinal fusion surgery under general anesthesia. Subjects will be screened within 30 days prior to study drug administration and at least one day

BACKGROUND Obsessive‐Compulsive Disorder [OCD] is a psychiatric disorder with a lifetime prevalence of 2% which is mainly characterized by obsessional ideas and compulsive behaviours and rituals. Many patients show improvement under cognitive behavioural and/or pharmacological treatment. A minority

Our primary outcome is to assess the safety of Dotarem in these patients up to 24 hours after Dotarem injection. The patients will be monitored in the hospital for at least 2 hours following the completion of the MRI exam. Many of these patients will have received sedation for the MRI and would be

The initial dose of Stiripentol will be determined by the prescribing neurologist and titrated up to an initial goal dose of 50 mg/kg/day divided into 2 to 3 doses per day. Further dose increases by 10-20 mg/kg/day increments up to a max of 100 mg/kg/day or 4000 mg total daily dose may be necessary