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T Carroll

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PubMed1995

The Dandy-Walker syndrome--a 10-year experience of its management and outcome.

Hydroephalus of childhood may be associated with intracranial haemorrhage, infection, aqueductal stenosis, Arnold-Chiari malformation (spina bifida), tumours or more uncommonly with the Dandy-Walker syndrome (DWS). We present our experience with the management of this condition over a 10-year period. Twelve children with a definite diagnosis of DWS are reviewed with regard to the age at diagnosis, investigations, treatment, associated problems and overall outcome. Two patients died; there was a high incidence of mental retardation (65%) and associated problems. All but one child had ventriculo-peritoneal shunting and two had cysto-peritoneal shunts in addition to their V-P shunts. There were no familial cases; one child had a chromosomal abnormality. Although the long-term outcome is dismal in most cases, about 35% of the children have a reasonable outcome and hence the condition warrants energetic treatment.

Child↗
PubMed1994

A comparison of conventional and matched filtering techniques for rapid eye movement detection of the newborn.

This paper compares an extended conventional filter technique for automated detection and analysis of rapid eye movements (REM) in neonates, using amplitude, synchrony, velocity, and coherence threshold criteria, with a matched filtering technique using the morphology of the REM waveform. Analyses of both simulated and real data were carried out. Automated REM tabulations are compared with visual scoring by a trained observer. Both preterm and fullterm neonates were used to test these methods. Both the advantages and disadvantages of these two techniques are discussed as compared with conventional methods which use only amplitude and synchrony threshold criteria. The major advantage of the extended conventional over the conventional method, as well as the matched filtering over the extended conventional technique, is the increased REM detection rate for ten minute intervals of artifact-free sleep. More accurate methods of automated REM detection that can be applied over extended monitoring periods are still needed.

Computer Simulation↗
PubMed1990

Differences between multisite postmortem ethanol concentrations as related to agonal events.

In a study of postmortem ethanol concentrations, blood was withdrawn from the right atrium, ascending aorta, and inferior vena cava. These samples, vitreous humor, and gastric fluid were analyzed in 307 autopsies, where a minimum blood ethanol concentration of 0.05% weight/volume (w/v) was present. Premortem, agonal, and postmortem events were reviewed in an attempt to account for differences in blood ethanol concentrations between sites. The agonal aspiration of vomitus having at least 0.80% w/v ethanol appears to be associated with an increase in aortic ethanol concentrations. We conclude that valid interpretation of postmortem ethanol concentrations must take into consideration the possible entry of ethanol into the pulmonary venous circulation via the respiratory system.

Adult↗
PubMed1990

Drug and AIDS education for Australian youth. The Get Real project.

It illustrates an approach to "at risk" youth which implicates the age group in planning and application, in an area where they are involved. It is a communication and health initiative which has achieved a good measure of success in Australia with the rock'n roll music sub culture. It reaches out not only in the drugs area but also in the area of AIDS.

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome↗
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Subarachnoid hemorrhage due to late recurrence of a previously unruptured aneurysm after complete endovascular occlusion.

We present a case of subarachnoid hemorrhage attributed to rupture of an aneurysm 18 months after endovascular occlusion. The aneurysm was diagnosed after the patient had a seizure; however, there was no evidence of subarachnoid hemorrhage. Angiography at 6 months revealed a totally occluded aneurysm. This case illustrates that the long-term results of endovascular occlusion remain uncertain.

Aneurysm, Ruptured↗