Publications by authors named "M M Parker"

Purpose: To describe the patterns of ocular inflammation following COVID-19 vaccination, assess underlying commonalities and understand outcomes.

Methods: Retrospective, multicenter cohort study, conducted between 2020 and 2021. Patients with no previous uveitis history (de novo) or a known uveitis history (recurrent) who developed ocular inflammation within 42 days of COVID-19 vaccination were identified.

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Objective: Guatemala has one of the highest rates of maternal mortality in Central America. A total of 60% of births in Guatemala are attended by traditional Mayan birth attendants, or comadronas. Their prevalence in these communities makes them a valuable resource to bridge home births with safe prenatal care.

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Immune-mediated necrotising myopathy (IMNM) can be associated with autoantibodies to 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase (anti-HMGCR). We present a case of a man in his 60s with a 13-year history of relapsing anti-HMGCR-positive IMNM, intermittently partially responsive to various treatments including corticosteroids, methotrexate, mycophenolate, intravenous immunoglobulin, abatacept and rituximab. After a repeat presentation with severe weakness, plasmapheresis was commenced, resulting in rapid and significant improvement in muscle strength and biochemical markers, which was sustained for several months.

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Purpose: We sought to evaluate outcomes for clinical management after a genetic diagnosis from the Deciphering Developmental Disorders study.

Methods: Individuals in the Deciphering Developmental Disorders study who had a pathogenic/likely pathogenic genotype in the DECIPHER database were selected for inclusion ( = 5010). Clinical notes from regional clinical genetics services notes were reviewed to assess predefined clinical outcomes relating to interventions, prenatal choices, and information provision.

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