Publications by authors named "N Klinger"
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- Ventricular shunts are the primary treatment for adult hydrocephalus, but diagnosing shunt malfunctions can be tricky; computer vision algorithms might help automate this process.
- A feasibility study involved 191 adult hydrocephalus patients and their CT scans, where a machine learning algorithm was trained to identify brain ventricle sizes.
- The algorithm showed a high performance (average Dice score of 0.809) and accurately predicted shunt revisions in 92.3% of cases, indicating its potential reliability in clinical settings.
A patient was prescribed a new treatment, 40 mg furosemide. Her pharmacist mistakenly dispensed 40 mg gliclazide instead. After 3 weeks of treatment, the patient was found in a coma, was hospitalised and died after a week.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF2-Fluorodeschloroketamine (2-FDCK) is a new psychoactive substance (NPS), close to the ketamine structure. Few cases of 2-FDCK intake are described in the forensic literature, especially concerning death cases. We report here a case of self-mutilation (Case 1) and two forensic deaths linked to 2-FDCK consumption.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: We present an institutional case series of patients treated for colorectal carcinoma (CRC) spinal metastases to investigate the outcomes between no treatment, radiation, surgery, and surgery/radiation.
Methods: A retrospective cohort of patients with CRC spinal metastases presenting to affiliated institutions between 2001 and 2021 wereidentified. Information related to patient demographics, treatment modality, treatment outcomes, symptom improvement, and survival was collected by chart review.