How Can I Keep Track Of My Child's Seizures? While all epileptic seizures are caused by electrical disturbances in the brain, there aremany different kinds of seizures.Some children have just one type, others a combination. Children's behavior, risk of injury, and treatment depend upon what ...
Whether movements happen during a seizure: Seizures can also be described by whether motor symptoms occur. When no motor symptoms happen, it can be called a non-motor seizure. This level of description does not need to be used all the time, especially when generally describing or talking about...
Cluster headaches are a rare type of primary headache. It more commonly affects men in their late 20s, though women and children can also suffer from this type of headache. Primary headaches can affect the quality of life. Some people have occasional headaches that resolve quickly while others ...
Now suppose you could make your child safe from some of the most deadly diseases in history. Suppose that at the same time you could also help protect your neighbors' children and other children around the country from the same diseases. Finally, you could actually help to rid the world of...
Disasters are increasing around the world. Children are greatly impacted by both natural disasters (forces of nature) and man-made (intentional, accidental) disasters. Their unique anatomical, physiological, behavioral, developmental, and psychological..
Glioblastomas (GBMs) are highly aggressive, infiltrative, and heterogeneous brain tumors driven by complex genetic alterations. The basic-helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factors ASCL1 and OLIG2 are dynamically co-expressed in GBMs; however, their c
Types of Disasters Paul N. Severin and Phillip A. Jacobson 5 5.1 Unique Vulnerabilities of Children Although pediatric patients are viewed as a unique population, they are the popula- tion: it has been estimated that more than 25% of the U.S. population fits within the ...
TCAs should be used with caution in patients with glaucoma and a history of seizures. With monoamine oxidase inhibitors, it's important to monitor blood pressure during therapy. If palpitations or headaches occur while MAOIs are being used, treatment should be stopped, as these may be signs of...
Xanthine derivativesopen airways by relaxing the smooth muscles in the walls of the airways and they also suppress the response of the airways to stimuli. The mechanism of action of xanthines is not fully understood. Xanthine derivatives may dilate bronchi by blocking the action of phosphodiesterase...
Description for Gardasil GARDASIL, Human Papillomavirus Quadrivalent (Types 6, 11, 16, and 18) Vaccine, Recombinant, is a non-infectious recombinant quadrivalent vaccine prepared from the purified virus-like particles (VLPs) of the major capsid (L1) protein of HPV Types 6, 11, 16, and 18. ...