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Endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery reconstruction using the fibrin sealant patch Tachosil ®
(British Journal of Neurosurgery, Taylor & Francis Online, 26-03-26)Introduction: The incidence of CSF leak following endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery remains the most important measure in the success of any repair. The nasoseptal flap (NSF) has played a pivotal role in reconstructing ... -
Can teaching simple relaxation techniques to people with epilepsy improve their seizure, frequency and quality of life?
(Epilepsy Care, 2007)On a smaller scale, the study has shown that a focus on anxiety management can be helpful when managing the care of people with refractory epilepsy. Clinicians within the Department of Neurology are increasingly aware of ... -
Audit of healthcare provision for UK prisoners with suspected epilepsy.
(Seizure: European Journal of Epilepsy, Elsevier., 2007-08-28)Purpose: To describe the prevalence and nature of epileptic seizure disorders in a typical UK prison and compare the care offered to prisoners to the recommendations of the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE). ... -
Dementia care in the acute district general hospital.
(Clinical Medicine, Royal College of Physicians, 2010-06)Morbidity and mortality for any physical illness treated in hospital and complicated by dementia is increased. Length of stay is also prolonged for any physical illness and dementia. Poor uncoordinated hospital care ... -
Multi-centre observational study of spurious hyperkalaemia due to EDTA contamination.
(Clinical Laboratory, Clinical Laboratory Publications., 2010-11-01)Background: A multi-centre observational study investigating the prevalence of spurious hyperkalaemia due to potassium ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (kEDTA) contamination. Methods: Serum EDTA was measured in anonymised ... -
The SANAD II study of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of valproate versus levetiracetam for newly diagnosed generalised and unclassifiable epilepsy: an open-label, non-inferiority, multicentre, phase 4, randomised controlled trial
(The Lancet, Elsevier, 2010-11-01)Background Valproate is a first-line treatment for patients with newly diagnosed idiopathic generalised or difficult to classify epilepsy, but not for women of child-bearing potential because of teratogenicity. Levetiracetam ... -
Monitoring nurse prescribing - safe practice or intrusive bureaucracy?
(Epilepsy Care, Neuroeducation, 2010-12-01)No abstract available. -
Pitfalls in cerebrospinal fluid spectroscopy results for the diagnosis of subarachnoid haemorrhage.
(British Journal of Neurosurgery, Taylor & Group, 2010-12-01)No abstract available. -
Undetected spurious hypernatraemia wastes health-care resources.
(Annals of Clinical Biochemistry, Sage Journals, 2011-01-01)No abstract available. -
Paraprotein interferences in routine laboratory assays.
(Pathology, Elsevier, 2011-01-01)No abstract available. -
Mitigation and detection of spurious potassium and sodium results.
(Clinica Chimica Acta, Elsevier, 2011-01-14)Spurious laboratory results are results that are analytically correct but do not accurately reflect the in vivo plasma analyte concentrations. Spurious electrolyte results often lead to unnecessary testing or injudicious ... -
Weight loss and hyponatraemia.
(British Medical Journal, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, 2011-03-02)No abstract available. -
Transient pseudohypoaldosteronism masquerading as congenital adrenal hyperplasia.
(Annals of Clinical Biochemistry, Sage Journals, 2011-07-01)We report a six-week-old boy with genitourinary structural abnormalities who presented with profound hyponatraemia and hyperkalaemia due to transient type 1 pseudohypoaldosteronism (PHA) precipitated by a urinary tract ... -
Effect of order of draw of blood samples during phlebotomy on routine biochemistry results.
(Journal of Clinical Pathology, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, 2011-11-01)Aim To investigate whether incorrect order of draw of blood samples during phlebotomy causes in vitro potassium ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid EDTA (kEDTA) contamination of blood samples. Methods Serum kEDTA, potassium, ... -
Incorrect order of draw of blood samples does not cause potassium EDTA sample contamination.
(British Journal of Biomedical Science, Institute of Biomedical Science, 2012-03-01)The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of filling BD Vacutainer SST II gel tubes before or after BD EDTA tubes containing potassium EDTA on EDTA contamination, potassium, calcium, magnesium, zinc, and ... -
The effect of tuning ankle foot orthoses-footwear combination on the gait parameters of children with cerebral palsy.
(Prosthetics and Orthotics International, Sage Journals, 2012-07-24)Background: There are a wide variety of ankle foot orthoses used in clinical practice which are characterised by their design, the material used and the stiffness of that material. Changing any of these three components ... -
Hypovitaminosis D and disease: consequence rather than cause?
(British Medical Journal, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, 2012-08-24)No abstract available. -
Hypergonadotrophic hypogonadism due to testicular adrenal rest tumours presenting with hypogonadotrophic hypergonadism.
(Annals of Clinical Biochemistry, Sage Journals, 2012-09-01)Primary testicular failure is characterized by low serum testosterone with appropriately high serum gonadotrophins, that is hypergonadotrophic hypogonadism. We report on a 27-year-old man with congenital adrenal hyperplasia ... -
Persistently abnormal thyroid function tests and palpitations.
(CPD Clinical Biochemistry, Rila Publishing Ltd, 2012-10-01)No abstract available. -
Elevated, combined serum free light chain levels and increased mortality: a 5-year follow-up, UK study.
(Journal of Clinical Pathology, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd., 2012-11)Aims: Abnormal serum free light chain (FLC) ratios are diagnostically important in almost all plasma cell disorders. However, absolute increases in polyclonal FLC levels are often discarded as inconsequential. Here we ...