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Epilepsy Res
January 2025
Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, 8th Floor Faculty Pavilion, 4401 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15224, United States. Electronic address:
Purpose: Responsive neurostimulation of the centromedian nucleus of the thalamus (CM RNS) is being investigated for treatment of drug-resistant generalized epilepsy with promising results. The aim of this study is to report outcomes of seven patients with pediatric-onset drug-resistant generalized epilepsy, including both genetic generalized epilepsy (GGE) and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS), who underwent treatment with bilateral CM RNS.
Methods: A retrospective chart review was performed for patients with drug-resistant generalized epilepsy who underwent treatment with bilateral CM RNS at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh from 2020 to 2022.
Geriatr Nurs
January 2025
Ordine delle Professioni Infermieristiche di Bergamo, via Pietro Rovelli 45, Bergamo 24125, Italy.
Introduction/objective: The relationship between staffing levels and skill mix in nursing homes is poorly documented in Italy. This study aimed to investigate nursing staffing levels and skill mix in Northern Italian nursing homes.
Methods: A cross-sectional observational study was conducted using a questionnaire sent to several nursing homes.
Nurse Educ Today
January 2025
School of Nursing, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China. Electronic address:
Background: Clinical practice is key in the development and enhancement of the professional competencies for Master of Nursing Specialist postgraduates in anesthesia; however, there is a lack of unified and standardized clinical practice training programs in China, failing to guarantee teaching quality among institutions.
Objective: To understand perceptions of the clinical practice training program setting for Master of Nursing Specialist postgraduates in anesthesia from the dual perspectives of faculty and students.
Design: A qualitative descriptive study.
Endocrine
January 2025
Centro di Ricerca e Innovazione sulle Patologie Surrenaliche, AOU Careggi, Florence, Italy.
Purpose: To compare functional deficits associated to surgery with those caused by the growth of the head and neck paragangliomas (HNPGLs).
Methods: 72 patients with HNPGLs were included. Patients were divided in group A (49 patients undergoing surgery) and group B (23 patients following a wait and see approach).
Heart Vessels
January 2025
Saitama Sekishinkai Hospital, 2-37-20 Irumagawa, Sayama, Saitama, Japan.
Postinfarction ventricular septal rupture (PIVSR) is a rare but serious complication of acute myocardial infarction. Determining how to conduct surgical repair safely is critical. We compared the outcomes of Impella and intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) implantation during perioperative mechanical circulatory support management in patients with PIVSR (n = 22).
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