Status epilepticus - continuous or rapid sequential seizure activity for 30 minutes or more - is a medical emergency with a high mortality rate in both children and adults. Prompt and effective treatment is key; therefore ...
Feb 9, 2016
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A large, international team of researchers led by scientists at the University of California, San Francisco has identified the gene that causes a rare childhood neurological disorder called PKD/IC, or "paroxysmal kinesigenic ...
Dec 16, 2011
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Patrick Anywar, 14, lies curled up naked in the dust and midday heat of a Ugandan village, struggling to look up at his younger brother and sister playing in front of the family home.
Feb 18, 2012
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Thirty-eight children from northern Chad have been hospitalised after being vaccinated for meningitis in a government campaign, the health minister said Monday.
Jan 21, 2013
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(HealthDay)—It's frightening to see your child have a fever-related (febrile) seizure, but researchers are learning more about who's more susceptible.
Jan 27, 2022
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Chad's government on Tuesday said a team of international experts have not been able to find any links between the hospitalisation of 38 children and their recent vaccinations against meningitis.
Jan 22, 2013
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(HealthDay)—For critically ill patients with convulsive status epilepticus, hypothermia added to standard care is not associated with a significant improvement in good functional outcome at 90 days, according to a study ...
Dec 23, 2016
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Doctors who experience a gut feeling about serious illness when treating a child in primary care should take action upon this feeling and not ignore it, a study published today in BMJ suggests.
Sep 25, 2012
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US regulators will decide in July whether to approve Qnexa, the first obesity drug in more than a decade, extending the initial deadline by three months, the California-based drug-maker VIVUS said.
Apr 10, 2012
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For status epilepticus patients who experience seizures outside of the hospital, treatment administered on an ambulance is an important component of their overall care.
Mar 23, 2017
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