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Isolated Intracranial Relapse of Acute Myelocytic Leukemia (AML) Following 4 and 1/2 Years of Complete Remission
Faisal Niazi1, Susumu Inoue2*, Gagandeep Singh3, Nkechi Onwuzurike2, Elna Saah2 and Junaid Farooq1
A seven year old Hispanic girl developed headache, backache and vomiting. A computed tomography showed 2 intracranial masses. A complete blood count was normal. Bone marrow aspiration showed hypoplastic bu...
5-α-Reductase Deficiency Syndrome: An Experience from a Referral Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Nasir A M Al Jurayyan1*, Abdullah N A Al Jurayyan2, Sharifah D A Al Issa3, Sarar Mohamed4, Hessah M N Al Otaibi5 and Amir MI Babiker6
Background: 5-α-ReDuctase (5ARD) deficiency, is an autosomal recessive diseases, resulting in the inability to produce the physiologically active DiHydroTestosterone (DHT) which is required for norma...
Weaning with Morphine Only Versus Weaning with Morphine and Phenobarbital for Infants with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
Jane E O Brien1 and Helene M Dumas MS2*
Purpose: To compare infant and family demographics and weaning and discharge outcomes of infants with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) treated with morphine only versus treatment with morphine and&...
A Case of Infantile Miller Fisher Syndrome
Naoe Yamada1, Akio Nakai 2, 3*, Koh-ichi Nishida4 and Mitsufumi Mayumi1
We report a 7-month-old female infant with Miller Fisher Syndrome (MFS), presenting with external ophthalmoplegia, blepharoptosis, ataxia, and loss of deep tendon reflexes. We treated the patient with high...
Another Case with Relapsing Polychondritis-Like Ear Disease
Yosuke Kakisaka1,2*, Naomi Hino-Fukuyo2, Mitsugu Uematsu 2 and Shigeo Kure2
Exanthema Subitum and Redness at a BCG Inoculation Site: An Additional Clinical Evidence
Yosuke Kakisaka*, Naomi Hino-Fukuyo, Mitsugu Uematsu and Shigeo Kure
Predicting a Positive Neuro developmental Outcome for the Extremely Preterm Infant
Elizabeth Aszlalos1* and Alex Kiss2
Background: Despite the technological and medical advances in perinatal and neonatal care, the rate of preterm birth continues to rise and contribute to the increased costs to the health care systems ...
Theoretical Assessment of the Thyroid Gland’s Radiation Dose from Radiographs taken in Dento-Alveolar Trauma Cases in Pediatric Patients
Johan K. Aps*
Introduction: Dento-alveolar trauma to the maxillary incisors often requires combined clinical and radiographical follow-up. The number of radiographs can add up substantially in particular cases, which su...
The use of Neurostimulation for the Treatment of Drug Resistant Epilepsy in Children
Brian D Moseley