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Am J Hosp Palliat Care
January 2025
Graduate School of Medicine, Mie University, Tsu, Japan.
Background: Delirium is a condition characterized by an acute and transient disturbance in attention, cognition, and consciousness. It is increasingly prevalent at the end of life in patients with cancer. While non-pharmacological nursing interventions are essential for delirium prevention, their effectiveness in terminally ill patients with cancer remains unclear.
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December 2024
Department of Pediatrics, Fifth School of Clinical Medicine of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Huzhou Central Hospital, Affiliated Central Hospital of Huzhou University, Huzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Introduction And Importance: Paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity (PSH) syndrome often occurs with severe traumatic brain injury. However, it can also occur during infections, such as severe bacterial meningoencephalitis in children. is an aggressive, virulent, opportunistic pathogen.
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December 2024
Department of Neurosurgery, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Background: Postoperative subdural hematoma (SDH) typically presents with headache, impaired consciousness, hemiplegia, gait disturbance, and aphasia but can also present with visual impairment.
Observations: A 52-year-old woman diagnosed with Chiari malformation type I and syringomyelia underwent foramen magnum decompression. Cerebrospinal fluid was lost due to arachnoid injury during the procedure.
Cureus
November 2024
Neurology, National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery "Dr. Manuel Velasco Suárez", Mexico City, MEX.
Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) encephalitis stands as the most prevalent form of autoimmune encephalitis, primarily affecting young patients and exhibiting a higher incidence among females. Patients frequently present with psychiatric symptoms or cognitive impairments such as speech disturbances, decreased level of consciousness, autonomic dysfunction, as well as seizures, dyskinesias, and catatonia due to overactivation of extrasynaptic NMDA receptors. To date, there is no gold standard for the diagnosis of catatonia; however, a few rating scales exist to measure this phenomenon, with the Bush Francis Catatonia Rating Scale being the most commonly used due to its validity, reliability, and ease of application.
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November 2024
Center for Neurodiagnostic and Therapeutic Services, Metropolitan Medical Center, Manila, PHL.
Background: There are currently seven coronaviruses that can infect humans and the latest addition to these viruses is the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). Infection by SARS-CoV-2 is known commonly as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Aside from common manifestations of cough and fever, neurologic symptoms such as headache, disturbed consciousness, paresthesia, and seizures have also been seen.
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