Length of hospital stay and its factor associated among neonates with perinatal asphyxia in the Northwest Amhara Region, Northwest Ethiopia 2023: a multicentre retrospective cross-... by Gezahagn Demsu Gedefaw, Asnake Tadesse Abate, Degalem Tilahun Worku, Mulugeta Endalamaw Ayenew, Dawit Tesfaye Daka

“…Neonatal sepsis, AKI, hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy, fetal macrosomia and prolonged labour were significantly associated with a longer hospital stay in neonates with perinatal asphyxia.Conclusions The current study indicated that the mean length of hospital stay in newborns with perinatal asphyxia was 13.9 days. …”
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An Unfortunate Cause of Chronic Nausea and Vomiting: Mitochondrial Neurogastrointestinal Encephalomyopathy (MNGIE) by Neethi Dasu, Brian Blair, C. Jonathan Foster, Colin Smith

“…The patient underwent an extensive workup and was diagnosed with mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalopathy. Early diagnosis is critical to proper management of this disease process. …”
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Neuroprotective Effects of Salidroside in the MPTP Mouse Model of Parkinson’s Disease: Involvement of the PI3K/Akt/GSK3β Pathway by Wei Zhang, Hong He, Hujie Song, Junjie Zhao, Tao Li, Leitao Wu, Xiaojun Zhang, Jianzong Chen

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Patients with Liver Cirrhosis as Frequent Attenders of Emergency Departments by Chen-Ju Chuang, Yi-Fang Wu, Kai-Hsiang Wu, Yi-Chuan Chen

“…Conclusions. Hepatic encephalopathy and ascites account for more ED visits in frequent than in infrequent attenders. …”
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Da-Chuan-Xiong Decoction Ameliorates Sodium Sensitivity and Plasma Norepinephrine via Attenuation of Brain Oxidative Stress in the DOCA-Salt Hypertensive Rats by Qi Zhang, Hao Li, Shan Zhao, Fangfang Li, Yingying Tan

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Peripartum Severe Acute Pancreatitis with Rare Complications: Case Report and Review of Literature by Syed Muhammad Ali, Nissar Ahmed Shaikh, Zia Aftab, Ejaz Latif, Muhammad Sameer, Muhammad Burhan Khan, Mohannad Al-Tarakji

“…We report a case of necrotizing postpartum pancreatitis that developed abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) in early course, posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES), and splanchnic and extrasplanchnic thrombosis later on. …”
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Etiology and Outcome of Acute Liver Failure: Experience from a Liver Transplantation Centre in Montreal by Geneviève Tessier, Edith Villeneuve, Jean-Pierre Villeneuve

“…BACKGROUND: Acute liver failure is a rare condition in which massive liver injury is associated with the rapid development of hepatic encephalopathy. Although viral hepatitis and drug-induced liver injury are the most common causes, no specific etiology is found in a substantial proportion of cases reported from Europe and the United States.…”
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Poultry Litter Feeding Ban: Implications of the 2nd Interim Rule for Animal Feeding by Matt Hersom, Dale Dubberly, Kelly Friend

“… On January 26, 2004, the FDA issued four interim rules as a result of the first confirmed case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in cattle in the United States. The 2nd interim rule simply stated “will also ban the use of poultry litter as a feed ingredient for ruminant animals.” …”
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Idiopathic Gingival Hyperplasia: A Case Report with a 17-Year Followup by Bien Lai, Joseph Muenzer, Michael W. Roberts

“…This is a case report of a patient with idiopathic gingival hyperplasia and an undiagnosed genetic disorder that demonstrated static encephalopathy, mental retardation, developmental delay, seizures, hypotonia, and severe gingival hypertrophy. …”
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Isolated Central Nervous System Vasculitis Associated with Antiribonuclear Protein Antibody by Amer M. Awad, Mathew Stevenson

“…We describe the case of a young woman who was referred to a tertiary care center with unexplained subacute progressive encephalopathy preceded by long-standing severe headaches. …”
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Hippocampal Necrosis in a Cat from Australia by Carl Adagra, Susan Amanda Piripi

“…Postmortem examination revealed a subacute degenerative encephalopathy involving the hippocampus.…”
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An Unusual Psychiatric Emergency: Herpes Simplex Encephalitis by H. Doyle, J. Varian

“…Early treatment with anti-viral agents can reduce mortality and morbidity, but accurate early diagnosis may be very difficult. HSV encephalopathy may mimic psychiatric illness and has been likened to syphilis as the great imitator. …”
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Disseminated Histoplasmosis with Miliary Histoplasmosis, Neurohistoplasmosis, and Histoplasma capsulatum Bacteremia in Probable Neurosarcoidosis by Peter V. Bui

“…A 54-year-old male with a history of probable neurosarcoidosis on methotrexate and infliximab presented with encephalopathy, hypoxia, and reported fevers. The patient was found to have disseminated histoplasmosis involving the lungs (miliary histoplasmosis), central nervous system (neurohistoplasmosis), and bloodstream. …”
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Metastatic Breast Cancer Presenting as Fulminant Hepatic Failure: A Case Report and Literature Review by Malcolm S. Trimble, Cameron N. Ghent, David R. Grant, Caroline A. McLean

“…The patient did not have previously diagnosed breast cancer and presented with ascites, Jaundice, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and hepatic encephalopathy. She died within four weeks of the onset. …”
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Discriminant Analysis of Undaria pinnatifida Production Areas Using Trace Elemental Analysis by Mikio Kaihara

“…Increasingly, attention is being paid to declaring the origin of agricultural and marine products after the advent of the bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE; commonly known as mad-cow disease). …”
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Poultry Litter Feeding Ban: Implications of the 2nd Interim Rule for Animal Feeding by Matt Hersom, Dale Dubberly, Kelly Friend

“… On January 26, 2004, the FDA issued four interim rules as a result of the first confirmed case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in cattle in the United States. The 2nd interim rule simply stated “will also ban the use of poultry litter as a feed ingredient for ruminant animals.” …”
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Cannabinoids and the endocannabinoid system in liver diseases by Anna Parfieniuk-Kowerda, Diana Martonik, Aleksandra Andrzejuk, Aleksander Tarasik, Robert Flisiak

“…In end-stage liver disease, the endocannabinoid system plays an important role in the pathogenesis of encephalopathy and vascular effects, such as portal hypertension, splanchnic vasodilatation and cirrhotic cardiomyopathy. …”
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Intensive Care Management of Patients with Acute Liver Failure with Emphasis on Systemic Hemodynamic Instability and Cerebral Edema: A Critical Appraisal of Pathophysiology by Fin Stolze Larsen, Bent Adel Hansen, Andres T Blei

“…The most dramatic impact of ALF is on the brain, as hepatic encephalopathy and intracranial hypertension (IH) develop. …”
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Sympathetic Prions by Markus Glatzel

“…Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies are a group of invariably fatal neurodegenerative diseases. …”
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Safety profiles of sevoflurane in pediatric patients: a real-world pharmacovigilance assessment based on the FAERS database by Chuang Yang, Bangjian Deng, Qiang Wen, Pei Guo, Xiang Liu, Chen Wang

“…Furthermore, the new adverse events (such as encephalopathy and hypercapnia) indicated that anesthesiologists should be more vigilant in administering sevoflurane.…”
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