Introduction: Firearm victims sustain a disproportionate mental health burden. Inpatient pediatric psychology consult liaison (CL) services provide comprehensive evaluation after injury. We aim to explore CL documentation qualitatively to better understand the initial psychological experience after firearm injury in children compared to motor vehicle crash (MVC) injury.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Although treatments have improved dramatically in recent years, mortality following gunshot wounds (GSW) to the pelvis continue to range between 3 and 20 %. This project was designed to determine the incidence and risk factors associated with pelvic fracture-related infection (FRI) following GSWs to the pelvis given the paucity of evidence regarding this complication.
Methods: A retrospective review of 13 years (1/2010-12/2022) of patients with GSW to the pelvis was performed.
Remyelination is a crucial regenerative process in demyelinating diseases, limiting persisting damage to the central nervous system (CNS). It restores saltatory nerve conduction and ensures trophic support of axons. In multiple sclerosis (MS) patients, remyelination has been observed in both white and grey matter and found to be more efficient in the cortex.
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