rupture/seizures

Epilepsy is a condition where individuals are prone to recurrent epileptic seizures; which means a change in the electrical activity of the brain resulting in a change in behaviour or movement. Epilepsy is a symptom of the condition of which there are many different causes, including brain injury

Background Cerebral arteriovenous malformations consist of tangled blood vessels forming a so-called nidus which connects arteries to veins without the interposition of a capillary bed. Due to subsequent structural changes of draining veins within the nidus, patients are at risk of cerebral

1. INTRODUCTION AND RATIONALE Chronic subdural hematoma (cSDH) is a frequently occurring neurological disease of the elderly and common in daily neurosurgical practice. It consists of an extracerebral encapsulated collection of mostly liquefied old hematoma, located between the dura and arachnoid.

Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) consists of blood extravasation into the space between arachnoid and pia mater. Bleeding is a consequence of cerebral aneurysm rupture in most cases. It particularly affects females with an average age of 55 years. Despite incidence being only 9 cases out of 1000 people

This is a randomized controlled trial. It will be provisionally conducted on 55 neonates admitted to the neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) of Ain Shams University Hospitals, Cairo, Egypt. Inclusion criteria: The study will include:Preterm infants (less than 37 weeks gestational age). Evidence of

1. Introduction Neonatal sepsis is a clinical syndrome of bacteremia with systemic symptoms and signs of infection in the first 28 days of life. In recent national studies, the incidence of suspected neonatal sepsis among admitted neonates varied from 32.9% to 45.9% with a higher incidence in

The most common indications for vacuum extraction are dystocia and/or fetal asphyxia. The safety of assisted vaginal delivery with vacuum extraction has been discussed since its introduction almost fifty years ago. Serious complications such as asphyxia, intracranial hemorrhage and seizures are

INTRODUCTION There are very few treatment options for patients with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage, a type of hemorrhagic stroke especially prevalent among Chinese, during the acute phase. Blood clot expansion in the brain (hematoma expansion; HE) is one of the most significant predictors for

Study Procedures Once the subject has agreed to participate in the study and has signed the consent form, the baseline visit can be performed. A full medical history will be taken and a physical exam will be done as per local routine practice for an embolization procedure. The Cognard scale will be

Study Design: The Academic Hospital Paramaribo (AZP) has the largest perinatal care facility in Suriname. Recently, the AZP opened the country's only neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). This study aims to include all neonates presenting here and at the high and medium care facilities with clinical

Preeclampsia is a multiorgan, heterogeneous disorder of pregnancy associated with significant maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. The incidence of preeclampsia is about 5% to 10% of all pregnancies, with higher rates reported in first pregnancies, twin pregnancies, and in women who have

1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background Intracranial aneurysms (IAs) are common cerebrovascular abnormalities. The prevalence of IAs has been reported to be 0.8-2.0% of the population. [1-3] The most common presentation of IAs is subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), the annual incidence of which varies by

Intracranial arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are relatively uncommon but increasingly discovered lesions that can lead to significant neurological disability or death.1 Population-based data suggest that the annual incidence of discovery of a symptomatic AVM is approximately 1.1 per 100 000

Definition of aims, eligibility of patients and data flow In August 2009 a steering committee was appointed and its first meeting took place in Berlin. Here the aims of the registry were defined as follows: 1) To generate detailed insight into which therapies are being conducted. 2) To document the

DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SURGERY AND SURGICAL SPECIALITIES SERVICE OF ANESTHESIOLOGY AND REANIMATION INTENSIVE CARE UNIT Head: Prof. M. Girardis MANAGEMENT OF THE PATIENT WITH ACUTE ABDOMEN SUBMITTED TO URGENT ABDOMINAL SURGERY: pilot study randomized multicentre INTRODUCTION Acute abdomen is the