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- Fact Sheet: Traumatic Brain Injury. // Pro Publica;9/ 5/2010, p25
The article offers information on traumatic brain injury (TBI). TBI is a sudden trauma to the brain caused by force. A severe TBI can leave a person almost incapable of functioning. The brain injuries sustained by U.S. soldiers serving in Iraq and Afghanistan are most often caused by explosives....
- Hipoacusia neonatal, secundaria a hiperbilirrubinemia. Ivone Garay-Mendoza, Diana; Murillo-Hernández, Marisela // Revista Mexicana de Pediatria;may/jun2007, Vol. 74 Issue 3, p106
Objective. To explore by means of the brain stem evoked potentials (BSEPs) neonates with high levels of bilirubin. Material and methods. Thirty jaudice newborn infants with high levels of bilirubin were studied by BSEPs. Any of them had been treated with aminoglucosides, shown cephalic...
- What's new in Guillain-Barré syndrome? Pritchard, J. // Postgraduate Medical Journal;Oct2008, Vol. 84 Issue 996, p532
The article presents a reprint of the article "What's new in Guillain-Barré syndrome?" by Jane Pritchard, which appeared in the August 2006 issue of "Practical Neurology." It cites that Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) has become the major cause of acute neuromuscular paralysis in the Western...
- Fact Sheet: Traumatic Brain Injury. // Pro Publica;9/ 5/2010, p26
The article offers information on traumatic brain injury (TBI). TBI is a sudden trauma to the brain caused by force. A severe TBI can leave a person almost incapable of functioning. The brain injuries sustained by U.S. soldiers serving in Iraq and Afghanistan are most often caused by explosives....
- Mercury risk for the unborn child exposed. // Nursing Standard;1/31/2007, Vol. 21 Issue 21, p11
The article reports on the research conducted in Great Britain which revealed health risks among unborn children caused by mercury contained in a woman's body. Twelve nurses said that one in six women had mercury in their bodies above the recommended safety level. They have joined on an...
- Attention seeker. Zolfagharifard, Ellie // Engineer (00137758);12/7/2009, Vol. 294 Issue 7785, p8
The article reports on the technique to detect early problems of neurological condition through peripheral vision on the children in Great Britain. It is said that the KidzEyez device is designed to test the field vision of children for prevention of any neurological conditions including tumours...
- A study of neurologic symptoms on exposure to organophosphate pesticides in the children of agricultural workers. Rastogi, S. K.; Tripathi, S.; Ravishanker, D. // Indian Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine;Aug2010, Vol. 14 Issue 2, p54
Pesticides are used extensively throughout the world in agriculture and in pest control as well as for community health purposes. Organophosphate (OP) pesticide self-poisoning is an important clinical problem in rural regionsof the developing world that kills an estimated 200,000 people every...
- A STUDY OF THE ADVERSE EFFECTS ASSOCIATED WITH PRIMIDONE TREATMENT OF ESSENTIAL TREMOR. Igwe, CN; Bain, PG // Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry;Mar2008, Vol. 79 Issue 3, p355
An abstract of the article "A Study of the Adverse Effect Associated with Primidone Treatment of Essential Tremor," by C. N. Igwe is presented.
- FRAGILE X PERMUTATION IN ESSENTIAL TREMOR: IS IT WORTH TESTING? Gorman, GS; Fairgriever, S; Birchall, D; Chinnery, PF // Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry;Mar2008, Vol. 79 Issue 3, p357
An abstract of the article "Fragile X permutation in essential tremor: Is it worth testing?," by G. S. Gormon, S. Fairgriever, D. Birchall, and P. F. Chinnery is presented.
