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Am J Case Rep
January 2025
Department of Neurosurgery, Denver Health Hospital Authority, Denver, CO, USA.
BACKGROUND Decompressive craniectomy is a common life-saving intervention in the setting of elevated intracranial pressure. Cranioplasty restores the calvarium and intracranial physiology once swelling recedes. Cranioplasty is often thought of as a low-risk intervention.
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December 2024
Russian University of Medicine, Moscow, Russia.
Objective: Analysis of the effectiveness of the use of the drug Cytoflavin and the organization of the activities of nursing staff, within the framework of nursing care, in the complex therapy of patients with spinal cord injury (PSMT).
Material And Methods: Material and methods. 40 patients with PSMT due to a gunshot wound were examined, who were divided into two equal groups depending on the type of therapy performed: group 1 patients received the full volume of stage I medical rehabilitation (with additional use of neurodevelopmental techniques under the supervision of a Bobata department nurse) and standard drug therapy, including a course of intravenous Cytoflavin infusions followed by tablet form; group 2 patients received the full volume of stage I medical rehabilitation and standard drug therapy, but did not receive Cytoflavin.
J Med Case Rep
December 2024
Department of Neurology, Los Angeles General Medical Center/University of Southern California, 1100 N. State St., Clinic Tower A4E, Los Angeles, CA, 90034, USA.
Background: The sunken flap or sinking skin flap syndrome is a complication that can be observed following decompressive craniectomy. More rare, sinking skin flap syndrome can occur as an iatrogenic complication of pleural effusion evacuation via chest tube placement in the presence of ventriculopleural shunt.
Case Presentation: We report the case of a Hispanic male patient in his 20s who presented to the emergency department after sustaining a penetrating gunshot wound to the head.
Forensic Sci Res
December 2024
Department of Forensic Chemistry, Criminal Investigation Police University of China, Shenyang, China.
Unlabelled: In forensic laboratories, analytical investigations of gunshot residues (GSRs) are usually conducted by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) in combination with energy dispersive X-ray microanalysis. If GSRs are covered with bloodstains, SEM cannot detect them. In this study, an inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry method is proposed to solve this problem.
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