Publications by authors named "Philippe Sylvestre"
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- The study aimed to identify parental preferences for managing febrile infants to enhance shared decision-making in healthcare settings.
- Involving 432 parents, the research used questionnaires and focus groups to explore their experiences, revealing that many parents were not prepared for decisions about lumbar puncture (LP) and hospitalization, which they found stressful.
- Key findings highlighted the importance of parental involvement, the need for customized information, and the impact of medical recommendations on their decision-making preferences.
Background: Sixth nerve palsy is a common complication of endovascular treatment for carotid-cavernous fistulas (CCF). Two hypotheses are evoked: the spontaneous venous congestion into the cavernous sinus and the direct compression of the nerve by the embolic agent into the cavernous sinus. Nevertheless, the evidence is still uncertain.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The presence of a cortical venous reflux (CVR) in a carotid-cavernous fistula (CCF) is well described and is considered to be a criterion for urgent treatment. This reflux is often associated with direct/traumatic CCF and the high-flow of the fistula alone explains the reflux. For indirect CCF, the pathophysiology of a CVR is unclear.
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