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Point-of-care ultrasound for non-vascular invasive procedures in critically ill neonates and children: current status and future perspectives
Conclusion: There has been a recent growth of supportive evidence for using point-of-care ultrasound to guide neonatal and pediatric percutaneous procedural interventions. A global and comprehensive approach for the use of point-of-care ultrasound allows to assist all steps of different, non-vascular, invasive procedures.What is Known:• Point-of-care ultrasound has been established as a powerful tool providing for real-time image guidance of invasive procedures in critically ill neonates and children and allowing to increase both safety and success.What is New:• A global and comprehensive use of point-of-care ultrasoun...
Source: European Journal of Pediatrics - December 12, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research

Ultrasound-assisted lumbar puncture with a horizontal and perpendicular paramedian approach based on positioning in patients with abnormal spinal anatomy: a case report and technical description
The use of ultrasound has been reported to be beneficial in challenging neuraxial procedures. The angled probe is responsible for the main limitations of previous ultrasound-assisted techniques. We developed a... (Source: BMC Anesthesiology)
Source: BMC Anesthesiology - December 12, 2023 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Chanyan Huang, Jiawen Li, Yuting Guo, Yuanjia Zhang, Wei Luo, Daniel A. Diedrich, Tao Zhang, Wenqi Huang and Ying Xiao Tags: Case Report Source Type: research

Protocol for the Tallaght University Hospital Institute for Memory and Cognition-Biobank for Research in Ageing and Neurodegeneration
Introduction Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias affect >50 million individuals globally and are characterised by broad clinical and biological heterogeneity. Cohort and biobank studies have played a critical role in advancing the understanding of disease pathophysiology and in identifying novel diagnostic and treatment approaches. However, further discovery and validation cohorts are required to clarify the real-world utility of new biomarkers, facilitate research into the development of novel therapies and advance our understanding of the clinical heterogeneity and pathobiology of neurodegenerative diseases....
Source: BMJ Open - December 9, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Dyer, A. H., Dolphin, H., OConnor, A., Morrison, L., Sedgwick, G., McFeely, A., Killeen, E., Gallagher, C., Davey, N., Connolly, E., Lyons, S., Young, C., Gaffney, C., Ennis, R., McHale, C., Joseph, J., Knight, G., Kelly, E., OFarrelly, C., Bourke, N. M., Tags: Open access, Geriatric medicine Source Type: research

Normal pressure hydrocephalus, or Hakim syndrome: review and update
Neurol Neurochir Pol. 2023 Dec 6. doi: 10.5603/pjnns.97343. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThis review makes the case that idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) is an outdated term because new information indicates that the syndrome is less idiopathic and that the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pressure of normal individuals is affected by several factors such as body mass index, age, and sex. Our review updates the epidemiology of iNPH and provides a clinical approach to the management of these patients. All the clinical features of iNPH are common in older individuals, and each has many causes, so the diagnosis is di...
Source: Neurologia i Neurochirurgia Polska - December 6, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Philip W Tipton Benjamin D Elder Petrice M Cogswell Neill Graff-Radford Source Type: research