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Ocular adnexal lymphoma: validation of American Joint Committee on Cancer seventh edition staging guidelines.

Br J Ophthalmol

September 2014

Orbital Oncology and Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Plastic Surgery, Houston, Texasx, USA.

Background/aims: To validate the prognostic significance of the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) seventh edition staging criteria for ocular adnexal lymphoma (OAL) of all histologic subtypes.

Methods: Retrospective review of clinical records for all consecutive patients with OAL treated from November 1998 to December 2012.

Results: 130 patients were evaluated, 82 with primary and 34 with secondary OAL.

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Hypertonic saline in elevated intracranial pressure: past, present, and future.

J Intensive Care Med

January 2015

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, TX, USA The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, TX, USA University General Hospital, Houston, TX, USA.

Hypertonic Saline (HS) has been a proven and effective therapy and a safe alternative to mannitol in patients with increase intracranial pressure (ICP). We hereby present a case of 25-year-old women with intracranial bleed secondary to right parietal arteriovenous malformation. Patient underwent surgery for evacuation of hematoma and resection of arteriovenous malformation.

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Oxidative stress in critical care medicine.

Int J Clin Pract

October 2010

Universidad de Monterrey, Escuela de Medicina, Monterrey, Nuevo León, MéxicoThe University of Texas Health Science Center of Houston, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital/Texas Heart Institute, Houston, TX, USA The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USAWorld Foundation for AIDS Research and Prevention, Paris, France.

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