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Response to: Management of prosthetic valve thrombosis complicated by ischemic stroke in pregnancy
Publication date: November 2019Source: Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition), Volume 38, Issue 11Author(s): Gonçalo J. Morgado, Inês R. Cruz, Ana Catarina Gomes, Ana Rita Almeida, Maria José Loureiro, Carlos Cotrim, Hélder Pereira
Source: Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia - February 21, 2020 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

A pregnant woman with a mechanical prosthetic valve
Publication date: June 2019Source: Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition), Volume 38, Issue 6Author(s): Gonçalo J. Morgado, Inês R. Cruz, Ana Catarina Gomes, Ana Rita Almeida, Maria José Loureiro, Carlos Cotrim, Hélder PereiraAbstractA 24-year-old woman who was 11 weeks pregnant and had a mechanical mitral valve presented at the emergency department with ischemic stroke. Although treatment with aspirin and unfractionated heparin was initially successful, subsequent management was almost impossible, as she eventually suffered a right hemispheric stroke, requiring percutaneous intervention and an emergency c...
Source: Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia - September 14, 2019 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Strategies for treatment of childhood primary angiitis of the central nervous system
Conclusion No grade-A evidence exists; however, this review provides recommendations for treatment of cPACNS.
Source: Neurology Neuroimmunology and Neuroinflammation - May 2, 2019 Category: Neurology Authors: Beelen, J., Benseler, S. M., Dropol, A., Ghali, B., Twilt, M. Tags: Autoimmune diseases, Vasculitis, All Pediatric, Pediatric stroke; see Cerebrovascular Disease/ Childhood stroke Views [amp ] Reviews Source Type: research

Deadly Respiratory Distress Mimic
Medic 534, staffed by a paramedic and EMT, is dispatched to a nursing home for a 78-year-old female in respiratory distress. On arrival, the crew finds the patient in a chair accompanied by two nurses and the administrator on call. The patient is in obvious distress showing fatigue and an increased work of breathing. She is alert to voice, but diaphoretic, lethargic, and unable to speak due to rapid, shallow breathing. A nurse is administering a nebulizer containing 3 mL of albuterol sulfate/ipratropium. A second nurse states that the patient has been in increasing distress for the last 45 minutes. The nurse also says that...
Source: JEMS Patient Care - July 17, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Brenton Faber, PhD, NRP Tags: Airway & Respiratory Patient Care Source Type: news

Multiple intracerebral lesions in a young male
Conclusion: We are presenting this case to highlight the fact that cerebral toxoplasmosis should be  considered in the differential diagnosis of multiple neuroparenchymal lesions in young individuals who present with neurological deficits.Keywords: Cerebral toxoplasmosis; HIV/AIDS; Tuberculoma; Neurocysticercosis
Source: African Health Sciences - September 9, 2015 Category: African Health Source Type: research