Successful conservative management of a spontaneous hemorrhagic uterine rupture at 18 weeks of gestation.

Prelabor uterine rupture is a very rare complication of pregnancy that in most cases occurs when there is a history of uterine surgery. Maternal and neonatal morbidity is significant. Most often, the pregnancy must be terminated to rescue both the mother and the newborn, if possible.

Critical illness polyneuropathy and myopathy in a rural area in Vietnam.

Introduction: Critical illness polyneuropathy, myopathy and polyneuromyopathy, grouped under the term CIP/CIM, share several risk factors and are associated with debilitating outcomes.

Objective: To assess the incidence and distribution of CIP/CIM subtypes and evaluate the risk factors and outcomes of CIP/CIM in a rural hospital in Vietnam.

Method: One hundred and thirty three critically ill patients treated more than ten days in the ICU were enrolled.

Electrodiagnosis in puffer fish poisoning--a case report.

Purpose: To report the electrodiagnostic features in a patient with severe intoxication caused by ingesting puffer fish.

Method: case report.

Results: Our patient was among 6 people in a family affected by puffer fish poisoning, 5 of whom suffered acute flaccid paralysis and respiratory failure.