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View article: Deep brain stimulation programming for intractable obsessive–compulsive disorder using a long pulse width
Deep brain stimulation programming for intractable obsessive–compulsive disorder using a long pulse width Open
Introduction Around 25% of patients with obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) do not respond to medication or psychotherapy, producing significant impairment and treatment challenges. Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) has been shown in multiple …
View article: Rapid symptom control in neuroleptic malignant syndrome with electroconvulsive therapy: A case report
Rapid symptom control in neuroleptic malignant syndrome with electroconvulsive therapy: A case report Open
Introduction Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS), thought to arise through dopamine antagonism, is life-threatening. While prompt diagnosis of NMS is critical, it may be obscured by other diagnoses, such as malignant catatonia, with overl…
View article: Case report: Rapid symptom resolution of a mixed affective state with high-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation
Case report: Rapid symptom resolution of a mixed affective state with high-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation Open
Introduction Bipolar major depressive episodes with mixed features are diagnosed in patients who meet the full criteria for a major depressive episode exhibiting three additional concurrent symptoms of hypomania or mania. Up to half of pat…
View article: Electroconvulsive therapy use for refractory status epilepticus in an implantable vagus nerve stimulation patient: A case report
Electroconvulsive therapy use for refractory status epilepticus in an implantable vagus nerve stimulation patient: A case report Open
Introduction Status epilepticus (SE) has a mortality rate of 20 to 50%, with acute symptomatic SE having a higher risk compared to chronic SE. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has been utilized for the treatment of refractory SE with a succ…
View article: Generalized Seizure following Benzodiazepine reversal with Flumazenil prior to Electroconvulsive therapy
Generalized Seizure following Benzodiazepine reversal with Flumazenil prior to Electroconvulsive therapy Open
Background: Benzodiazepines have been shown to decrease efficacy of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) treatments (Boylan et al., 2000). Flumazenil reversal of benzodiazepines is generally a safe and effective method to restore efficacy of EC…
View article: Digital Pathology in Cameroon
Digital Pathology in Cameroon Open
PURPOSE Cancer is becoming increasingly prevalent among the group of treatable diseases in African countries. There is a shortage of clinicians and pathologists available for cancer diagnosis and treatment. These limited resources must be …