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PTSD is a well-recognized debilitating mental health condition associated with previous trauma exposure. It is part of the DSM-5 Trauma and Stressor related disorders category. The National Vietnam Veterans Readjustment Study found that the lifetime prevalence of PTSD among veterans is 18.7%.
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
In this double blinded randomized study, patients with American society of anesthesiology (ASA) Ӏ and ӀӀ physical status, aged from 1 to 7 years old and their weight 10 to 30 Kg of both sex will undergo abdominal cancer surgery will be enrolled.
A written informed consent from all parents or
This prospective study was conducted at the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital (RCWMCH) and recruitment ran from between March 2015 to March 2018. All patients presenting with convulsive status epilepticus (CSE) who presented to the medical emergency unit at RCWMCH and needed therapeutic
Laboratory monitoring of patients included serial measurement of complete blood cell count, liver function tests, coagulation profile, and renal function tests.
ICU management included the following:
Control of convulsions by Loading dose of magensium sulphate (4-6g I.V), given over 20 minutes in
Fluid therapy is aimed to compensate for fasting which is required for surgery, to meet the ongoing fluid losses and to maintain electrolyte balance during surgery. Fluid deficit of a healthy child who is not fed parenterally may be estimated by multiplying hourly maintenance requirement for fluid
Japanese encephalitis (JE) is the most important epidemic encephalitis worldwide, causing approximately 35-50,000 cases and 10-15,000 deaths annually. Half of the survivors have severe neuropsychiatric sequelae, posing a large socio-economic burden on communities that can ill afford it. JE virus
Study area/setting:
Pediatric emergency center Al-Sadd, (PEC) is the main pediatric emergency centre in the state of Qatar with approximately 200,000 visits annually. It has a capacity of 42 observation beds providing most of the inpatient facilities except for intensive care monitoring. Patients
The study consisted of two groups of adult patients 18 to 65 years of age. The first group (G1, n=10) included patients with hypothalamic/pituitary disease with at least one pituitary axis deficiency other than ACTH deficiency. The patients had the following diagnoses: acromegaly (n=1), prolactinoma
a) Methods and Procedures:
Study Treatment:
Study drug and dosing: Levetiracetam open-label, with the following titration schedule to begin after the initial lactate infusion:
Study day Levetiracetam dose 1-4 250 mg 5-7 500 mg 8-10 750 mg 11-14 1000 mg 15-18 1500 mg 19-21 2000 mg 22-25 2500 mg 26-28
Background Information:
Capecitabine is an orally administered systemic prodrug of 5'-deoxy-5-fluorouridine which is converted to 5-fluorouracil. Capecitabine is readily absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract and then hydrolyzed in the liver. Capecitabine has been studied in the treatment of