IMPLICATIONS OF SERIAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING IN THE MANAGEMENT OF A NEWBORN WITH VEIN OF GALEN ANEURYSMAL MALFORMATION AND A REVIEW OF THE RELEVANT LITERATURE

Implications of serial magnetic resonance imaging in the management of a newborn with vein of Galen aneurysmal malformation and a review of the relevant literature

Background.Despite advanced endovascular methods and comprehensive intensive care in the neonatal vein of Galen aneurysmal malformation, overall mortality ranges between 37-63% in treated patients with 37-50% of survivors possessing poor neurologic outcomes.These findings stress the need for more accurate and timely recognition of the patients who

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Physician Quality and Health Care for the Poor and Uninsured

Adverse health outcomes for uninsured patients have been attributed to their health status and to the quality of treatment received.A question about treatment that remains unexplored is whether Gravy Boat physicians treating the uninsured are more likely to have characteristics indicative of lower quality than physicians treating insured patients.U

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Inclusion of PF68 Surfactant Improves Stability of rAAV Titer when Passed through a Surgical Device Used in Retinal Gene Therapy

Recent advances in recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) gene therapy for choroideremia show gene replacement to be a promising approach.It is, however, well known that contact of vector solution with plastic Car Diffuser materials in the surgical device may result in non-specific adsorption with resulting loss of physical titer and/or level of

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