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Seizures of autoimmune etiology may occur independent of or predate syndromes of encephalitis. We report a child with “pure” autoimmune epilepsy followed up for 7 years to highlight long-term effects of this epilepsy and the importance of early initiation and appropriate escalation of immunosuppression to achieve a good long-term outcome.

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Copenhagen syndrome (CS) is a rare disorder mostly observed in adolescent. The onset of the disease, with a progressive anterior vertebral ankylosis in the thoracic and/or lumbar areas often clinically revealed by thoracolumbar kyphosis. We report a series of three patients of CS with good outcome.

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The Pediatric Sleep Questionnaire (PSQ) has shown to be a valuable screening tool with good sensitivity and specificity for obstructive sleep apnea among children. Our aim was to cross-culturally translate and adapt the PSQ into Vietnamese language for clinical and research using.

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Alport syndrome is a rare inherited disorder affecting the glomerular basement membrane, manifested by hematuria and proteinuria that is commonly associated with ocular and hearing defects. There is limited information about the maternal and fetal outcomes of Alport syndrome in pregnancy.

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Timely diagnosis of uterine torsion can lead to acceptable maternal and fetal outcomes. This article presents the case of a 42-year-old pregnant woman, diagnosed with a rare 270° uterine torsion, in whom proper management led to good maternal outcomes but, unfortunately, severe prematurity and metabolic acidosis led to neonatal death.

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Continued part 1, part 2 of ebook "Good practice in pediatric and adolescent gynecology" provide readers with content about: menstrual disorders in post-menarcheal girls; eating disorders in adolescence; diagnosis of polycystic ovarian syndrome in adolescence; recommendations for the first prescription of hormonal contraception in adolescence;... Please refer to the part 1 of ebook for details!

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Serial casting is a treatment for early onset scoliosis (EOS) in young children to achieve curve correction before bracing or to postpone initial surgical treatment until the patient is older. Good results have been reported for patients with idiopathic early onset scoliosis (IS).

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Acquired immunodeficiency associated with thymoma is a rare disorder. Here we reported a case of acquired immunodeficiency with thymoma, with an unusual pattern of low CD4+ count with normal gammaglobulin levels.

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Calprotectin is a calcium and zinc binding protein, abundant in neutrophils and is extremely stable in faeces. Faecal calprotectin is used as a non-specific marker for gastrointestinal inflammation. It has a good diagnostic precision to distinguish between irritable bowel syndrome and inflammatory bowel disease.

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2’,3’-Dideoxynucleosides (ddNs) are the most important class of compounds active against HIV/AIDS. They act as DNA chain terminators and competitive inhibitors of viral reverse transcriptase (RT). Currently, stavudine (d4T, Zerit) is one six drugs belonging to the ddNs family that are approved by the FDA. This article describes the synthesis of generic stavudine drug from thymidine in three steps. By mean of this synthesis, stavudine was obtained in a good yield. The structure of product and intermediate were established by NMR spectroscopies.

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Delirium tremens is defined here as withdrawal symptoms complicated by disorientation, hallucinations or delusions. Autonomic overactivity is a potentially fatal aspect of this condition. A Clinical Resource and Audit Group (now part of NHS Quality Improvement Scotland) good practice statement on delirium tremens recognises the serious medical aspects of this syndrome and recommends that local protocols for admitting patients with delirium tremens are used.

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The good news for increasing wine sales in the casual dining segment is that the US is presently enjoying the highest per capita wine consumption in twenty years and that the large segment of young adults (20 to 29 year olds) are showing a real interest in wine. The challenges are that core wine drinkers make up only 12.5 percent of the overall adult population and that marginal wine drinkers need to be convinced to drink wine more frequently and to choose wine over beer or spirits. It is the marginal wine drinker that is most likely to...

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Although there has been considerable improvement in the health indicators, still more than 60% of the population has very little access to basic healthcare (MOHFW 2003). The number of qualified physicians and nurses in Bangladesh is quite low, compared to other low-income counties (Cockcroft et al. 2004). Around 26% of professional posts in rural areas remain vacant (Chaudhury and Hanner 2003).

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A person is disqualified from acting as a member of the audit team if he or she is an interested party or if confidence in his or her impartiality in relation to the HEI subject to the audit comes under question. Disqualification is determined in compliance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (434/2003, Chapter 5, sections 27–29). According to good administrative procedure, a disqualified person may not in any way participate in the processing or evaluation of a matter.

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These accounts measure the capacity or potential of ecosystems to deliver ecosystem services in a sustainable way. Typical indicators are Landscape Ecosystem Potential (LEP), Green Accessible Landscape Infrastructure (GALI) and Rivers Ecosystem Potential (REP).

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At KPMG, we encourage businesses to understand this system of forces; we help them assess the implications for their own organizations and to devise strategies for managing the risks and harnessing the opportunities. We can never know the future. But it is good business sense to be prepared for the possibilities: to expect the unexpected. This report cannot provide all the answers, and does not set out to, but it does suggest approaches that we believe will help to build business value in a changing world.

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They were promised a miracle cure for the deadly diseases destroying their lives. It seemed too good to be true, but to the desperate and dying it was the only chance for survival. Now they're part of a bizarre secret experiment that reverses the aging process--an experiment gone out of control. To stop the madness, one woman must enter a shocking nightmare world, where scientists control your body--and your mind--and living makes you beg for death

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Men’s health concerns (third edition) provide some necessary content to help you have more materials for reference as well as practice knowledge. Hope the document gives you good lessons for you to study.

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What happens if debt securities are bought for an amount other than par value, for exam- ple, at 98 or 104? The investment is recorded at its cost, which is greater or less than the face amount of the debt. Any premium or discount should be amortized in order to bring the carrying value up (or down) to par value at maturity. Otherwise, a substantial gain or loss will be recognized at maturity. This is particularly true when the investment is a so- called “zero coupon” bond that carries little or no annual cash interest payment. These bonds are purchased at a very low price relative...

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The European health report 2005 was inspired by the idea that knowledge can be used to improve people’s lives. Good future decisions on public health require the right people to have the right information. With this report, we at the WHO Regional Office for Europe offer a practical knowledge resource to health professionals and all other stakeholders in public health to use in this task.

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