Publications by authors named "L N Stieglitz"
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- - A 46-year-old man with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome and drug-resistant epilepsy underwent bilateral deep brain stimulation (DBS) to help manage his condition.
- - After initial DBS activation, he experienced worsened ataxia and dysarthria, which improved when the stimulation was adjusted to reduce stimulation from certain areas.
- - This case highlights that careful adjustment of DBS parameters can mitigate side effects like dysarthria while still providing effective treatment for epilepsy.
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- Hydrocephalus is a medical condition that requires surgical solutions to manage excess cerebrospinal fluid, with the ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) being the most common method used today.
- A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to compare the effectiveness and safety of VPS and ventriculoatrial shunt (VAS) techniques, analyzing data from nine studies involving 3,197 patients.
- The analysis found that the VAS had a significantly lower risk of shunt dysfunction, while risks of infection, revision, and death were statistically similar between the two methods but showed high variability across studies.
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- * Common chronic conditions included hypertension (51.3%), anemia (34.1%), and obesity (32.2%), with 73.7% of participants experiencing multimorbidity.
- * Women had higher rates of obesity and ischemic heart disease, while older age was linked to an increase in several health issues, indicating a significant prevalence of multimorbidity in sub-Saharan Africa.