Catatonia and Maintenance Electroconvulsive Therapy in a 15-Year-Old Patient With MED13L Haploinsufficiency Syndrome in the Context of Epilepsy Diathesis.

This is the first report of pediatric catatonia syndrome in MED13L haploinsufficiency syndrome. This report describes unique challenges in diagnosis and management of catatonia in rare genetic conditions. The case also illustrates the use of electroconvulsive therapy in patients with epilepsy, epileptic encephalopathy, or other epileptic diathesis and the clinical conundrum in determining the course of maintenance electroconvulsive therapy.

Clearing up the smoke: Physical and mental health considerations regarding cannabis use in adolescents with cystic fibrosis.

The cannabis plant is the most used federally illegal drug in the United States and is widely used by adolescents. Cannabis has complex effects on the body and mind. All health professionals who take care of adolescents with cystic fibrosis (CF) should be aware of the factors impacting cannabis use in CF.

Window to His World: Using a Patient's YouTube Channel to Help Diagnose Chronic Mania.

Although chronic mania has been investigated, with several case reports and systematic retrospective cohort studies in the literature, it not a widely recognized entity. No specific definition for chronic mania is provided in the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). Furthermore, it is challenging to identify patients with chronic mania unless they come to the attention of the legal or medical system.

A low cost training phantom model for radio-guided localization techniques in occult breast lesions.

Radio-guided localization (RGL) for identifying occult breast lesions has been widely accepted as an alternative technique to other localization methods, including those using wire guidance. An appropriate phantom model would be an invaluable tool for practitioners interested in learning the technique of RGL prior to clinical application. The aim of this study was to devise an inexpensive and reproducible training phantom model for RGL.

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever infections reported by ProMED.

Objective: There are limited sources describing the global burden of emerging diseases. We reviewed the Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) infections reported by ProMED and assessed the reliability of the data retrieved compared to published reports. We evaluated the effectiveness of ProMED as a source of epidemiological data by focusing on CCHFV infections.