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Seeking abortion medications online: experiences from a mystery client study in Colombia.
BMJ Open
January 2025
Fundación Oriéntame, Bogotá, Colombia.
Objectives: While Colombians gained broad legal access to abortion in 2022, people still lack knowledge about its availability and face variable quality of care at health facilities. This study sought to understand whether online sellers provide the instructions and medication dosages necessary for effective medication abortions.
Design: The study design involved mystery clients contacting sellers identified across websites and social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok) to purchase abortion pills.
Forearm mystery: rare flexor carpi radialis muscle cysticercosis.
J Surg Case Rep
December 2024
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh 202001, India.
This case report describes a rare instance of muscle cysticercosis in a 16-year-old vegetarian female from an endemic region, highlighting the challenges in diagnosing atypical presentations of the disease. The patient presented with a 2-month history of persistent pain and swelling in the right forearm, which did not respond to over-the-counter analgesics. A clinical examination identified a non-tender, immobile swelling, and imaging studies suggested cysticercosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAims: Parsonage Turner Syndrome (PTS) is a peripheral neuropathy manifesting as sudden onset pain, muscle weakness, and atrophy. This review aims to analyse long-term outcomes reported in adult patients with PTS, and establish an optimised management approach.
Methods: A comprehensive literature search was performed using MEDLINE, PubMed, and the Cochrane Library.
Role of Anterior Cingulate Cortex in the exacerbated facial response to mechanical stimuli as a sign of early orofacial neuropathic pain.
J Pain
December 2024
Laboratory of Neurobiology of Orofacial Sensations and Movements. FES Iztacala, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico. Electronic address:
The study of orofacial neuropathic pain necessitates the use of innovative assessment techniques, such as the facial expression of pain, which mirrors the internal state of the animals and could be utilized to identify the neural correlations involved. The Anterior Cingulate Cortex (ACC) is a crucial center in the processing of sensory and affective components of acute and neuropathic pain. However, its role in the facial response to pain remains a mystery.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFElevated Creatine Kinase (CK) and Myositis Triggered by Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: Muscle Mysteries Unveiled.
Cureus
October 2024
Internal Medicine, Gandaki Medical College, Pokhara, NPL.
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- * A case study involving a 79-year-old man with metastatic melanoma showed he experienced severe muscle weakness and elevated creatine kinase (CK) levels after treatment with ICIs, despite not presenting with muscle pain initially.
- * The patient's symptoms improved significantly after being treated with prednisone, which indicated that his condition was likely immune-related myositis triggered by the ICI therapy.
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