Publications by authors named "Liam Durcan"
IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a rare and often misdiagnosed disorder with limited literature that highlights the different neurological presentations of this treatable disease. The diagnosis of IgG4-RD could be challenging, while imaging is fundamental for the diagnosis, biopsy is considered the gold standard. Most cases respond well to steroids and immunosuppressive therapy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Nausea and vomiting in pregnancy often require pharmacotherapy for symptom management. Serotonin syndrome is a rare clinical entity that can be precipitated by the medications used to treat nausea and vomiting in pregnancy.
Case: A 35-year-old pregnant individual with a history of hyperemesis gravidarum in an earlier pregnancy requiring prolonged hospitalization presented with nausea and vomiting at 7 weeks of gestation.
Background And Purpose: Cellular adhesion molecules may play a critical role in the inflammatory process leading to atherosclerosis. The purpose of this study was to determine whether soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (sICAM-1) is a predictor of future ischemic events in high-risk individuals and also whether it is associated with carotid artery stenosis.
Methods: We conducted a prospective study of sICAM-1 concentration in 3 groups: (1) subjects with recent (< 7 days) ischemic stroke or TIA, (2) asymptomatic subjects with carotid stenosis > or = 50% and (3) asymptomatic individuals with vascular risk factors.
Objectives: To estimate the extent of activity and participation of individuals 6 months poststroke and their influence on health-related quality of life (QOL) and overall QOL, information that would be useful in identifying services that stroke patients would need in the community.
Design: Inception cohort study.
Setting: Ten acute care hospitals in metropolitan areas of the province of Quebec.