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Optimum dose, route and duration of use of prophylactic magnesium sulphate in women with severe pre-eclampsia is still controversial. We compared the efficacy and safety of 'low-dose Dhaka' regime with 'Loading dose only' regime for seizure prophylaxis in severe preeclampsia using a randomised
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study was to determine the degree to which postictal psychotic episodes (PIPE) are predictive of bilateral independent ictal foci.
METHODS
This was a retrospective study of 18 consecutive adults with a partial seizure disorder and PIPE (study group) and 36 patients with a
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study was to determine whether postictal psychotic episodes (PIPE) are predictive of the development of interictal psychotic episodes (IPE).
METHODS
This was a retrospective study of 18 consecutive adults with a partial seizure disorder and PIPE (study group) and 36
Lead is a naturally occurring metal that has been linked to neurological impairments and insanity since ancient times. It has been used in many products such as paint, pipes, and ceramics and still remains a public hazard. Young children between the ages of 6 months and 6 years with
Context: Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) is an uncommon but serious adverse event to antipsychotic medications.
Case details: A 14-year-old Ugandan lady presented with
Nine Humboldt penguins ( Spheniscus humboldti ), between 1 and 1.5 years old and kept at Zoo Dresden, developed local and systemic infections with various opportunistic pathogens within a period of 4 months. Affected birds died peracutely without preceding symptoms or showed various clinical signs,
Childhood lead poisoning is an important, preventable environmental disease affecting millions of children around the world. The effects of lead are well known and range from delayed and adversely affected neurodevelopment to severe health outcomes including seizures, coma, and death. This article
We report a 60-yr-old woman with schizophrenia, who manifested a neuroleptic malignant (NM)-like syndrome after acute organophosphate poisoning (OPP). She attempted suicide by ingesting 40% emulsions of DMTP (S-2,3-dihydro-5-methoxy-2-oxo-1,3,4-thiadizol-3-yl-methyl O,O-dimethyl phosphorodithioate)
Relative role was studied of the "initial" preference (caused by animals individual properties) and learning in real preference of one limb in rats. After a short-time learning to get food from a narrow horizontal pipe only by the left paw a retrograde amnesia was evoked in rats. At preference
The seroprevalence of toxocariasis was investigated in 1997/98 in 1009 schoolchildren (aged 5-12 years) throughout Trinidad. Infection, as measured by titre, was found to be high compared to values obtained from children in other countries. Using an excretory-secretory antigen and performing an
The population of Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles (133,000) shows a very high prevalence of end-stage renal disease (approximately 1 per 1,000). These patients are often treated chronically with haemodialysis. As the drinking water on the island is prepared by distillation of sea water, the
OBJECTIVE
To report a case of neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) secondary to quetiapine in which the patient developed extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS).
METHODS
A 34-year-old male with a history of severe brain damage, mental retardation, and seizures was admitted to the hospital with changes in
Maximum contaminant levels are used to control potential health hazards posed by chemicals in drinking water, but no primary national or international limits for aluminum (Al) have been adopted. Given the differences in toxicological profiles, the present evaluation derives total allowable