Background: Abetalipoproteinemia is a rare disorder of fat BLANKET absorption, characterized by vitamin deficiency, acanthocytosis, and neurologic symptoms including ataxia and tremor.Case Report: A 41-year-old male with abetalipoproteinemia is presented.He underwent staged bilateral thalamic deep brain stimulation (DBS) for the treatment

BackgroundTo monitor and evaluate soil-transmitted helminth (STH) control programs, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends screening stools from 250 children, deploying Kato-Katz thick smear (KK).However, it remains unclear whether these recommendations are sufficient to make adequate decisions about stopping preventive chemotherapy (PC) (p

Delayed rupture of the extensor and flexor tendons are recognised complications of distal radius fractures.However, acute flexor tendon rupture in the context of forearm fractures is rare.A twelve-year-old female Water Hose Check Valve sustained midshaft fractures of the radius and ulna.Intra-operatively the flexor pollicis longus (FPL) was found t

Abstract Background Compelling evidence shows that appropriate use of anticoagulation in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation reduces the risk of ischaemic stroke by 67% and all-cause mortality by 26%.Despite this evidence, anticoagulation is substantially underused, resulting in avoidable fatal and disabling strokes.Methods DESPATCH is a

Abstract The apicomplexan parasite Cystoisospora suis is an enteropathogen of suckling piglets with woldwide distribution.As with all coccidian parasites, its lifecycle is characterized by asexual multiplication followed by sexual development with two morphologically distinct cell types that presumably fuse to form a zygote from which the oocyst ar