acute myeloid leukemia (aml-m7) is a type of pediatric aml accounting for 3–10% of primary childhood aml and children may present with a broad variety of symptoms including low-grade fever, diarrhea, easy bruising, failure to gain weight and life-threatening conditions. we report a rare case of aml .a 26-month-old boy who presented with weakness and fatigue. he was diagnosed as a case of amlm-7...

OBJECTIVE Although critical illness neuromyopathy might interfere with weaning from mechanical ventilation, its respiratory component has not been investigated. We designed a study to assess the level of respiratory muscle weakness emerging during the intensive care unit stay in mechanically ventilated patients and to examine the correlation between respiratory and limb muscle strength and the ...

Before an outstanding article in 1999 by Richard Holton, weakness of will was identified as an agent's action contrary to his or her better judgment, while other better choices are available. The contemporary account of weakness of will (i.e., Holton’s theory) explains it in terms of intention. Accordingly, weakness of will happens if an agent fails to stick to his or her previously formed inte...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to determine the pattern of muscle weakness in patients with Guillain-Barre Syndrome. METHODS In a cross-sectional study, 50 Iraqi patients aged one to 60 years diagnosed with Guillain-Barre Syndrome according to Asbury criteria, admitted in 5 Neurological Centers in Baghdad, Iraq between October 1997 and October 1999, were studied for pattern of musc...