The Multidisciplinary Panel on Neuropathic Pain has prepared recommendations for the management of idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia (TN) to provide healthcare professionals in Hong Kong with current, accurate and useful information concerning disease management. Where possible, evidence-based reviews and comparisons were used to develop these recommendations. The recommendations were first publi...

Tuberculosis (TB) is a global disease with increase in concern with growing morbidity and mortality after drug resistance and co-infection with HIV. Mother to neonatal transmission of disease is well known. Current recommendations regarding management of newborns of mothers with tuberculosis are variable in different countries and have large gaps in the knowledge and practices. We compare and s...

BACKGROUND Up to 65% of elderly patients are protein-calorie undernourished at admission or acquire nutritional deficits while hospitalized. The aims of this project were: (a) to assess the quality of care concerning nutrition among Belgian geriatric units, (b) to include more routinely nutritional assessments and interventions in comprehensive geriatric assessment, and (c) to assess the impact...

In the past years, ultrasound imaging has become an integral element of the diagnostic process in rheumatic diseases. It enables the identification of a range of inflammatory changes in joint cavities, sheaths and bursae, and allows their activity to be assessed. In 2012, experts of the European Society of Musculoskeletal Radiology prepared recommendations concerning the role of ultrasonography...

Definition of sleep apnoea syndrome . . . . . . . . .1594 Epidemiology and clinical aspects . . . . . . . . . . .1595 Sleep apnoea in the young and elderly . . . . . 1596 Morbidity and mortality related to sleep apnoea syndrome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1597 Impact of treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea/ hypopnoea on associated cardiovascular morbidity . . . . . ...

De® nition of sleep apnoea syndrome . . . . . . . . .1594 Epidemiology and clinical aspects . . . . . . . . . . .1595 Sleep apnoea in the young and elderly . . . . . 1596 Morbidity and mortality related to sleep apnoea syndrome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1597 Impact of treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea/ hypopnoea on associated cardiovascular morbidity . . . . . ...

This technical report updates the 2004 American Academy of Pediatrics technical report on the legalization of marijuana. Current epidemiology of marijuana use is presented, as are definitions and biology of marijuana compounds, side effects of marijuana use, and effects of use on adolescent brain development. Issues concerning medical marijuana specifically are also addressed. Concerning legali...

To explore the possible determinants of duration of breastfeeding in Kuwait, 234 mothers completed a questionnaire concerning the feeding of their youngest infant. The questionnaire addressed the factors that contributed to their willingness to continue breastfeeding and enquired about the factors leading to their decision to end it. Only 26.5% of the mothers had continued breastfeeding for 6 m...

Global evaluation of influenza vaccination in children indicates that current recommendations are not followed. Most children at high risk for influenza-related complications do not receive the vaccine, and increased efforts are needed to protect them. Furthermore, vaccinating healthy infants 6-23 months of age and their close contacts should be strongly encouraged. Vaccinations are recommended...

This article provides information concerning a novel research subject recruitment registry developed at Vanderbilt University. Project goals were (1) to provide a mechanism for lay individuals to self-enter information conveying interest in volunteering for clinical research and (2) provide tools for researchers to select and contact potential volunteers based on study-specific inclusion criter...