Publications by authors named "Zaid A Majeed"
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- Glycopyrrolate is an anticholinergic drug used in palliative care to control excessive secretions, especially in patients with advanced head and neck cancers.* -
- A case report details a 62-year-old male with metastatic squamous cell carcinoma who developed significant facial edema after receiving glycopyrrolate for secretion management; this swelling did not improve with standard treatments.* -
- The incident highlights the need for careful monitoring of rare side effects in patients on glycopyrrolate, suggesting further research is needed to understand these reactions and improve clinical safety.*
Arachnoid cyst (AC) is a rare defect of the central nervous system that accounts for 1% of all intracranial lesions, of which only 1% of reported cases are located in the third ventricle. Endocrine manifestations associated with AC include precocious puberty, growth hormone deficiency, and hypothalamic dysfunction. We report a child who presented with a visual field defect, hyponatremia, and precocious puberty related to a third ventricle AC.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInternal hernias are quite rare, accounting for fewer than 1% of all abdominal hernias. Moreover, the most frequent cause of internal herniation is paraduodenal hernia (PDH). Diagnosing paraduodenal hernias can be difficult due to the wide range of symptoms that can occur.
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