Publications by authors named "N Merkel"
Budd-Chiari Syndrome as an Initial Manifestation of Incomplete Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.
Eur J Case Rep Intern Med
December 2024
Unlabelled: This article describes a case of a 26-year-old female with a history of Evan's syndrome who presented with severe exertional dyspnoea and abdominal discomfort. The patient was diagnosed with chronic Budd-Chiari syndrome, a rare vascular disorder characterized by obstruction of the hepatic vein. We discuss the risk factors, the clinical manifestations, and diagnostic methods for Budd-Chiari syndrome, as well as the possible association with an underlying incomplete systemic lupus erythematosus.
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- The study explored if neuronal complexity could be used as a reliable indicator of neural epileptic activity (EA) in patients, distinguishing them from those with non-epileptic events.
- Reducing anti-seizure medication during video-EEG monitoring led to a significant decrease in neuronal complexity in patients with epilepsy, while control patients showed no such change.
- Neuronal complexity effectively differentiated epilepsy patients from non-epileptic patients, with a notable area under the curve (AUC) of 0.76, proving more useful than delta power in this context.
As the adequacy of determining hemispheric language lateralization (HLL) is of special importance for the planning of epilepsy surgery, this study aimed to identify predictive factors for receiving inconclusive HLL results using functional transcranial Doppler sonography (fTCD). Data from 495 epilepsy patients who received fTCD in a standardized fashion was analyzed retrospectively. HLL was left-sided in 324 patients (65.
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