Publications by authors named "W S Vargas"
Background: Low immunization coverage in Nigeria accounts for 2.3 million children with zero doses, increasing morbidity and mortality. The government prioritizes 100 local government areas for strategic interventions aiming for a 15% reduction in zero-dose (ZD) children by 2024.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF: Supramaximal constant work rate tests (CWR) elicit intense hyperventilation, thus potentially up-shifting ventilation (⩒)-to-carbon dioxide (CO) responses when compared to graded exercise tests (GXT) in athletes. We predicted higher ventilatory efficiency on supramaximal CWR using a new method, challenging the classic orthodox interpretation of an increased ⩒-⩒CO as ventilatory inefficiency. This misinterpretation could make difficult to differentiate between physiological hyperventilation from heart disease conditions in athletes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFReversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome (RCVS) is a rare and understudied transfusion reaction most commonly seen in adult females after correction of chronic, severe anemia. Transfusion-associated RCVS (TA-RCVS) typically presents with thunderclap headaches and one or more systemic (hypertension, nausea/vomiting) or neurologic (seizure, stroke, visual changes) symptoms within a week after red blood cell transfusion. Treatment of RCVS is based on blood pressure control; a recent study suggested that early use of nimodipine could shorten the disease course.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Cognitive function is often impaired for cardiac arrest (CA) survivors due to hypoxic-ischemic brain injury. Whether cognitive impairment at hospital discharge is associated with recovery defined as functional status and fatigue measured at 1-month post-discharge is not known.
Methods: Consecutive CA patients admitted at an academic center (May 14, 2021-June 23, 2023) were assessed for cognitive impairment (modified Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status, TICS-m < 33) and depressive symptoms (8-item Patient Health Questionnaire) at hospital discharge.
Article Synopsis
- Neurological issues are prevalent in children hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2-related multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C), potentially leading to lasting cognitive and functional problems.
- This study investigates how severe neurological symptoms during hospitalization relate to new cognitive and functional impairments upon discharge among children under 18.
- Over 3,500 patients were examined, revealing that those with severe neurological manifestations had a higher likelihood of experiencing new morbidities at discharge compared to those without such issues.