FATAL MENINGOCOCCAL SEPTICEMIA WITHOUT MENINGEAL SIGNS, CONTRIBUTION OF THE PERIPHERAL SMEAR IN DIAGNOSIS: REPORT OF A CASE

Fatal meningococcal septicemia without meningeal signs, contribution of the peripheral smear in diagnosis: Report of a case

Acute meningococcemia is characterized by Imaging Drum extensive purpurae consisting of both petechiae and ecchymoses.This condition can be rapidly fatal without treatment due to shock and severe consumptive coagulopathy.We report a case of fatal meningococcal septicemia in a military recruit who presented with fever and associated rapidly progress

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Abnormalities in the Polysomnographic, Adenosine and Metabolic Response to Sleep Deprivation in an Animal Model of Hyperammonemia

Patients with liver cirrhosis can develop hyperammonemia and hepatic encephalopathy (HE), accompanied by pronounced daytime sleepiness.Previous studies with healthy volunteers show that experimental increase in blood ammonium levels increases sleepiness and slows the waking electroencephalogram.As ammonium increases adenosine levels in vitro, and a

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Effect of Impact Parameters on a Unilateral Contusion Model of Spinal Cord Injury in a Virtual Population of Non-Human Primates

Non-human primate (NHP) spinal Inlet Valve Connector cord injury experiments exhibit high intersubject variability in biomechanical parameters even when a consistent impact protocol is applied to each subject.Optimizing impact parameters to reduce this variability through experiments is logistically challenging in NHP studies.Finite element models

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A challenge for a male noctuid moth? Discerning the female sex pheromone against the background of plant volatiles

Finding a partner is an essential task for members of all species.Like many insects, females of the noctuid moth Heliothis virescens release chemical cues consisting of a species-specific pheromone blend to attract conspecific males.While tracking these blends, male moths are also continuously confronted with a wide range of other odor molecules, m

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