Kaminska M, Perides S, Lumsden DE, Nakou V, Selway R, Ashkan K, et al: Complications of Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) for dystonia in children - the challenges and 10 year experience in a large paediatric cohort.
Because the brain requires a lot of energy to function, it is packed with blood vessels to help supply it with nutrients and oxygen. When these vessels rupture and bleed, patients may experience symptoms like:prolonged headache frequent vomiting sleepiness or low energy double vision weakness ...
Sinusitus complications include brain abscess, meningitis, orbital abscess, orbital cellulitis, epidural abscess, subdural empyema, cavernous sinus thrombosis, and osteomyeltis all of which are known to have occurred after wisdom teeth removal and described in greater detail below. In addition, sinusitus...
In general, medical complications of anorexia nervosa are a direct result of weight loss and malnutrition. Star- vation induces protein and fat catabolism that leads to loss of cellular volume and function, resulting in adverse effects on, and atrophy of, the heart, brain, liver, intes- tines...
Brain or spinal cord.The virus can cause dangerous inflammation calledmeningitisor encephalitis, especially in people who have weakened immune systems. Cold Sore Prevention To lower your risk of another outbreak: Get plenty of rest.A lack of sleep weakens your immune system, so you get sick more...
A final MRI is done with the frame in place, to set the coordinates of the targeted area of the brain in relation to the frame. The patient will receive a mild sedative to ease the anxiety of the procedure. Once the electrodes are positioned, the patient receives general anesthetic to ...
3b, c) demonstrated a large area of susceptibility in the left frontal lobe consistent with hemorrhage and corresponding to the head CT finding. Fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) sequence showed vasogenic edema adjacent to the parenchymal bleed. Lung apical findings on neck CTA (Fig. 3d...
If you have hemophilia, you may bleed for a longer time than others may after an injury or accident. You also may bleed internally, especially in the joints (knees, ankles, and elbows). Plasma Transfusions Plasma is the liquid part of your blood. It's mainly water, but also contains pr...
Days before Mother's Day and just a few months after escaping her abusive partner, she doubled over in pain and had to be hospitalized. Within hours, she found out she was at risk of sudden death. Sarah was unknowingly near the end of her first trimester, but instead of the embryo ...
In general, medical complications of anorexia nervosa are a direct result of weight loss and malnutrition. Star- vation induces protein and fat catabolism that leads to loss of cellular volume and function, resulting in adverse effects on, and atrophy of, the heart, brain, liver, intes- tines...