Publications by authors named "Frances Tiffany Cava Morden"
Unlabelled: Gomez-Lopez-Hernandez syndrome (GLHS), also known as cerebello-trigeminal-dermal dysplasia, is a neurocutaneous disorder typically presenting in childhood. GLHS is characterized by rhombencephalosynapsis (RES) and partial alopecia, with or without trigeminal anesthesia. We describe a rare case of GLHS in a paucisymptomatic adult who presented with new-onset seizure-like activity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Surgical decompression for the treatment of chronic subdural hematomas (cSDHs) is irrefutably effective; however, its utility in managing cSDH in patients with comorbid coagulopathy remains controversial. The optimal threshold for platelet transfusion in cSDH management is <100,000/mm, according to guidelines from the American Association of Blood Banks GRADE framework. This threshold may be unachievable in refractory thrombocytopenia, though surgical intervention may still be warranted.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Despite its efficacy in Parkinson's disease (PD) management, Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) is underutilized in sociodemographic minorities. Previous investigations of racial disparities in PD aggregated Asian American (AA) and Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander (NHPI) populations into a single category; however, these groups have significant health differences. We sought to characterize the PD population in Hawai`i and the use of DBS among AA subgroups and NHPI patients to elucidate potential sociodemographic and clinical disparities.
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- The study emphasizes the importance of understanding vaccine hesitancy to achieve herd immunity against COVID-19, particularly in high-risk groups such as minorities and individuals with neurological disorders.
- A survey conducted at a neuroscience institute in Hawaii revealed that 81.3% of patients were willing to get vaccinated, with specific factors like younger age, lower health concerns, and negative views on COVID-19 severity linked to hesitancy.
- Key predictors of vaccine hesitancy included reliance on social media for COVID-19 information, safety concerns about vaccines, and educational background, allowing the clinic to offer targeted education to those most at risk for hesitancy.
Introduction: Against the backdrop of the diverse minority-majority state of Hawaii, this study seeks to better characterize associations between idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) with sociodemographic variables and medical comorbidities.
Methods: A retrospective case-control study was conducted by utilizing 54 IIH patients and 216 age-, sex-, and race-matched controls, 216 unmatched controls, and 63 age-, sex-, and race-matched migraine patients.
Results: Relative to controls, IIH were 25 years younger (p < 0.