PATTERNS OF PRESENTATION AND MANAGEMENT OUTCOME OF TRAUMATIC CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEAKS IN A TERTIARY HEALTH INSTITUTION IN SOUTHEAST NIGERIA

Patterns of Presentation and Management Outcome of Traumatic Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks in a Tertiary Health Institution in Southeast Nigeria

Background: Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak occurs where there is a breach in the meninges, especially the dura.Most cases present as otorrhoea and/or rhinorrhoea.Most Cloche cases resolve within few days when appropriate conservative measures are instituted.Occasionally, surgical repair is indicated.Different centres have varied experiences with pr

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A Comparative Analysis of Slope Failure Prediction Using a Statistical and Machine Learning Approach on Displacement Data: Introducing a Tailored Performance Metric

Slope failures pose significant threats to human safety and vital infrastructure.The urgent R-Alpha Lipoic Acid need for the accurate prediction of these geotechnical events is driven by two main goals: advancing our understanding of the underlying geophysical mechanisms and establishing efficient evacuation protocols.Although traditional physics-b

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Omeprazole treatment manifests anxiolytic effects in a cysteamine hydrochloride induced mouse model of gastrointestinal disorder

Omeprazole, a proton pump inhibitor (PPI), has widely been used to treat various gastrointestinal (GI) disorders.Notably, many clinical symptoms of GI disorders have been known to be associated with anxiety.In recent years, an exponentially increased number of subjects with abnormal ageing, neurological deficits, and psychiatric problems simultaneo

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