diabetes mellitus/seizures

Background and preliminary results: Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM) is caused by an autoimmune process that progressively destroys the pancreatic β-cells, and leads to dependence on multiple daily insulin subcutaneous injections according to glucose measurements and dietary restrictions, leading to

Preeclampsia is a multisystem disorder that complicates 3-5% of pregnancies and remains a major cause of maternal, fetal, and neonatal morbidity and mortality.(1) Preeclampsia is characterized by the development of new onset hypertension (HTN) and the establishment of proteinuria. Other signs and

Background of the Project including Preliminary Observations Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, including preeclampsia, complicate up to 10% of pregnancies worldwide, constituting one of the greatest causes of fetal growth restriction, preterm birth, low birth weight, perinatal mortality, and

OBJECTIVES Main objective - To assess the safety of drugs used for IBD treatment both for pregnancy and for the offspring mainly focused on the risk of serious infections (from birth and in the first 4 years of life). Specific objectives - To know the risk of serious adverse events (including

Background Post-prandial hypoglycemia Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB) is a well-established treatment of severe obesity and is performed in women most often during their reproductive years. RYGB is a hormonal, malabsorptive as well as a restrictive surgical procedure, leading to complications such

Poorly controlled T1DM can lead to serious and devastating complications, including microvascular (retinopathy, neuropathy and nephropathy) and cardiovascular disease. Both diabetic microvascular and cardiovascular complications can be reduced by intensive insulin therapy and strict blood glucose

More than 25% of patients admitted to general wards/non Intensive Care Unit (non-ICU) setting have a history of Diabetes Mellitus (DM); and as for 2012, $125 billion dollars were costs associated with hospitalization of diabetics in the United States (US). Up to 30% of the hospitalized diabetics

Study Methods: Study Population A 60 adult (aged >18 years) patients were included with a diagnosis of acute thromboembolic ischemic stroke within 48 hours after onset, according to clinical picture and imaging findings by brain computed tomography (CT) without evidence of hemorrhage, upon admission

introduction Neonatal sepsis is an invasive bacterial infection that occurs in newborns between first and nineteenth day of life. Neonatal sepsis is one of the most frequent causes of morbidity and mortality in newborns[1]. Worldwide, incidence of sepsis in newborns varies between 1- 10 cases per

Pre-eclampsia is a disorder of pregnancy characterized by hypertension (defined as systolic blood pressure ⩾140 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure ⩾90 mmHg) and proteinuria (300 mg or greater in a 24 h urine specimen and/or protein to creatinine ratio of > 0.30) . The disorder usually occurs after 20

Diabetes mellitus afflicts close to 10% of our population and 5% of those with diabetes have type 1, which is defined by an absolute deficiency of insulin. The need for managing diabetes is critical, given the economic burden of this disease, with over $175 billion dollars in direct health care

Background information It is well recognised that patients with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes suffering repeated hypoglycaemia are at risk of death and significant morbidity (1). This is of major clinical importance as currently, only the recording of a low blood sugar at the time of hypoglycaemia

Experimental Design: This Phase 2 study will be done prospectively and will be conducted in two stages. The initial stage will be the general study and the second stage will be the sub-study. We plan to screen up to 1,000 subjects. Our enrollment goal is 250 subjects total (with 50 subjects enrolled

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