Porphyria attack after surgery can be easily missed: Case report
Surgery can trigger an acute intermittent porphyria attack, which may be mistaken for other complications, as a woman's case showed.| Porphyria News
A man with genetically confirmed porphyria was treated for blocked heart arteries using stents — thin, mesh-like tubes — that slowly release medication inside the coronary arteries supplying the heart […] The post Drug-eluting stents safely used in man with porphyria, heart disease appeared first on Porphyria News.| Porphyria News – The Web's Daily Resource for Porphyria News
Surgery can trigger an acute intermittent porphyria attack, which may be mistaken for other complications, as a woman's case showed.| Porphyria News
Learn how a simple PIVC insertion for gastroenteritis resulted in a massive PE. This case highlights under-recognized risks of this routine procedure.| ACEP Now
The case of an infant thought to have an extremely rare form of prophyria, called harderoporphyria, was described in a recent report.| Porphyria News
The case of a woman, 43, with variegate porphyria who developed acute psychosis highlights a less common symptom that can occur in patients.| Porphyria News
At a meeting of the American Physical Therapy Association not too long ago, four clinical experts gave an extensive workshop on cervical radiculopathy. The workshop was packed—standing room only. Great emphasis was placed on clinical diagnosis using upper limb tension tests (ULTTs). Two things struck me at the end of this several-hour workshop. First, advanced [...]Read More...| ACA Today
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A brain surgery called corpus callosotomy reduced seizure burden in a young girl with Rett syndrome and hard-to-treat seizures, per a report.| Rett Syndrome News
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