Publications by authors named "T Degeeter"
Introduction: Recent guidelines advocate a preoperative fasting interval of 6 h for solid food, 4 h for breast milk and 2 h for clear fluids. Long nil per mouth intervals give rise to complications and discomfort in the perioperative period. Gastric ultrasound is easily accessible and generates reliable information about gastric content.
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- Zilucoplan is being tested for its ability to inhibit severe lung injury and enhance recovery in COVID-19 patients with breathing difficulties, focusing on improving oxygen levels.
- The study is a phase 2 trial that is randomized and involves multiple centers in Belgium, enrolling adults who meet specific COVID-19 related criteria.
- Participants will receive Zilucoplan alongside antibiotics, with the aim of assessing both the treatment's safety and its effectiveness in improving patients' short- and long-term health outcomes.
Unilateral seizures in a patient with hairy cell leukemia treated with interferon.
Clin Neurol Neurosurg
December 1985
A patient is described who developed unilateral seizures whilst being treated with recombinant interferon for hairy cell leukemia. Special features included the relatively low dose of interferon, the focal aspect of the epilepsy and the high resistance to anticonvulsants. Oligoclonal banding of cerebrospinal fluid proteins may have resulted from polyclonal activation of bone marrow plasma cells during interferon treatment.
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