Publications by authors named "Gunnar B Gunnarsson"
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- This case report describes a 22-year-old woman who was admitted to the ER in a comatose state and was found to have a large right cerebellar infarct due to a dissection of the left vertebral artery and occlusion of the basilar artery.
- Thrombolytic therapy and thrombectomy were performed, leading to good recanalization, followed by a suboccipital craniotomy for her malignant stroke, and she showed significant recovery after discharge.
- The paper also includes a literature review on vertebrobasilar occlusion treatment methods, imaging techniques, and the effectiveness of thrombectomy and craniotomy for managing malignant strokes.
Background: Current treatment of herpes labialis is usually with topical antiviral drugs and early drug administration is required for effectiveness. Monocaprin, a 1-monoglyceride of capric acid, has high microbicidal activity in vitro and efficiently inactivates herpes simplex virus. Tetracyclines are inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinases that are part of the inflammatory response and contribute to the breakdown of tissue in ulcers.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Acute bacterial cellulitis is a potentially serious infection that commonly recurs. The identification of preventable risk factors could reduce infection-related morbidity and cost and improve patient management. The aim of this study was to identify the risk factors associated with lower-limb cellulitis, including both analysis of risk factors associated with cellulitis in either limb and risk factors in a single limb associated with cellulitis in the same limb.
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