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Current Issues in Organ Preservation: Clinical Case Studies and Expert Commentary

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As the need for organ transplantation increases and the waiting list continues to grow, successful utilization and transplantation of as many available donor organs as possible has become paramount. While short-term outcomes have continued to improve and the incidence of acute rejection episodes has decreased, there has been only modest improvement in longer term outcomes, due to a variety of factors. Clearly, the greater use of extended criteria donors (ECD) and donation after cardiac death...  Read More

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Evaluation and Management of Simple & Complex Febrile Seizures

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Febrile seizures are the most common type of seizure in children. Although febrile seizures are now thought to be a relatively benign syndrome, children who have experienced them are more likely than other children to later develop unprovoked seizures and epilepsy. Even though the risk of unprovoked seizures after febrile seizures is on the order of a few percent, it is several times higher than what is seen in the general population. Furthermore, a history of febrile seizures is present in...  Read More

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Shlomo Shinnar, MD, PhD Professor of Neurology, Pediatrics, and Epidemiology & Population Health
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Shlomo Shinnar, MD, PhD

Secondary Stroke Prevention: Update in Best Practices to Improve Outcomes

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According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 1 million strokes will occur annually by 2050. Although primary prevention is
critical to reducing the overall risk of stroke, recent data have demonstrated the importance of secondary prevention in patients who have experienced a recent cerebrovascular event. The American Heart Association (AHA) estimates that 30% of strokes are recurrent events, and based on those data, the AHA/American Stroke Association (ASA)...  Read More

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