INNER-EAR SYMPTOM MAY HERALD BASILAR ARTERY OCCLUSION

Inner-Ear Symptom May Herald Basilar Artery Occlusion

A 75-year-old Japanese man suddenly experienced right cochlear and vestibular dysfunction.Basilar artery occlusion and silent right cerebellar infarction were identified 3 days later.These were treated with intravenous ozagrel (an antiplatelet agent) and edaravone, a free-radical scavenger.The patient did not develop cerebello-brainstem signs.His f

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Humanism and Medicine: a forced misunderstanding?

We frequently see the terms medicine and humanism mixed up in different versions and meanings: "humanizing medicine", "humanities in medicine", "more human medicine" or "humanized medicine", among many others.However, although they have textual similarities, I believe that the proposal underlying most of these approaches is confusing, at best, or c

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Molecular characteristics, fitness, and virulence of high-risk and non-high-risk clones of carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae

ABSTRACTExtensively drug-resistant (XDR) Klebsiella pneumoniae inflict a notable burden on healthcare worldwide.Of specific concern are strains producing carbapenem-hydrolyzing enzymes, as the therapeutic options for these strains are still very limited.Specific sequence types of K.pneumoniae have been noted for their epidemic occurrence globally,

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