ALLMedicine™ Infections Of The Central Nervous System Center

Jun 24th, 2022 - Virus infections of the central nervous system (CNS) cause important diseases of humans and animals. As in other tissues, innate antiviral responses mediated by type I interferons (IFNs) are crucially important in controlling CNS virus infections....

Jun 17th, 2022 - Background The somatotroph cells of the anterior pituitary gland produce growth hormone (GH), which is stimulated by GH-releasing hormone (GHRH) and inhibited by somatostatin, both of which are produced by the hypothalamus. Adult GH deficiency can...

Jun 17th, 2022 - Background The somatotroph cells of the anterior pituitary gland produce growth hormone (GH), which is stimulated by GH-releasing hormone (GHRH) and inhibited by somatostatin, both of which are produced by the hypothalamus. Adult GH deficiency can...

Jun 17th, 2022 - Background The somatotroph cells of the anterior pituitary gland produce growth hormone (GH), which is stimulated by GH-releasing hormone (GHRH) and inhibited by somatostatin, both of which are produced by the hypothalamus. Adult GH deficiency can...

Jun 1st, 2022 - Enterovirus-D68 (EV-D68) predominantly causes respiratory disease. However, EV-D68 infections also have been associated with central nervous system (CNS) complications, most specifically acute flaccid myelitis (AFM). Diagnosing EV-D68-associated C...

Jun 1st, 2022 - The specific aims of the study include: To assess the incidence, the diagnostic workup, and the treatment characteristics of patients with suspected and confirmed ME. To examine clinical differences between patients with initially suspected and co...

Feb 3rd, 2022 - Patients undergoing allogeneic blood and marrow transplantation (HSCT) experience a prolonged period of dysfunctional immunity. Systematic reimmunization is necessary at appropriate time intervals following transplantation to re-establish immunity...

Jul 7th, 2020 - Intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring is the most common neuromonitoring modality used in neurocritical care units (NCCU) around the world. Uncertainties remain around intracranial pressure monitoring both in traumatic and non-traumatic brain inj...

Feb 24th, 2017 - Besides serotonin syndrome, other differential diagnoses were considered but excluded in this case. Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) is an idiopathic drug reaction to antipsychotics that has a presentation similar to that of serotonin syndrome...

Jul 24th, 2013 - Action Points Note that this small case-series documented ischemic stroke in three patients who had recently received a contaminated steroid injection. Of particular concern, two out of the three cases did not present with classic meningeal signs ...

Abstract and Introduction Abstract Acute bacterial meningitis and spinal epidural abscess are neurological emergencies. Acute bacterial meningitis may present with symptoms as nonspecific as headache and fever, but rapid progression to an altered ...

Abstract and Introduction Abstract Acute bacterial meningitis and spinal epidural abscess are neurological emergencies. Acute bacterial meningitis may present with symptoms as nonspecific as headache and fever, but rapid progression to an altered ...

Conclusion Acute bacterial meningitis and spinal epidural abscess are neurological emergencies. When bacterial meningitis is suspected, empiric antimicrobial therapy is initiated while awaiting the results of blood cultures and spinal fluid analys...