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Seizures in 204 comatose children: incidence and outcome
(2012)
Seizures are common in comatose children, but may be clinically subtle or only manifest on continuous electroencephalographic monitoring (cEEG); any association with outcome remains uncertain.
cEEG (one to three channels) ...
Emergence of new types of Theileria orientalis in Australian cattle and possible cause of theileriosis outbreaks
(2011)
Theileria parasites cause a benign infection of cattle in parts of Australia where they are endemic, but have, in
recent years, been suspected of being responsible for a number of outbreaks of disease in cattle near the ...
Plasmid Borne Resistance in Klebsiella Isolates from Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
(2008)
Eighty six Klebsiella isolates from Kenyatta National Hospital and the Centre for Microbiology, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi were screened for resistance to commonly prescribed antimicrobial agents and for ...
HIV and acute peripheral facial nerve palsy
(1991-12)
Between April and December 1989, 32 consecutive patients referred to the neurology clinic with acute peripheral facial paralysis were studied. Patients with traumatic facial palsy, parotid gland disease, otitis media and ...
A pilot quasi-experimental study to determine the feasibility of implementing a partograph e-learning tool for student midwife training in Nairobi
(2013)
the partograph is a tool used globally to record labour progress. Although it has the potential to improve maternal and neonatal outcomes, some midwives struggle with using it in practice. Training in partograph use is ...
Trypanosoma (nannomonas) congolense
(The Kenya Veterinarian, 2004)
Pulsed field gradient gel electrophoresis was used to separate chromosomes of parasitic protozoan Trypanosome congolense clone IL1180. Total trypanosome DNA was isolated and resolved into 18 chromosomes by pulsed-field ...
Acute stroke treatment in UK hospitals: the stroke association survey of consultant opinion
(J. R . Coll Physicians Lond, 1995)
The aim of the Stroke Association survey was to document United Kingdom consultant opinion of the immediate treatment for patients with acute stroke. A national postal survey of all UK hospital consultant general physicians, ...
Patterns of homocysteine in Kenyans with type 2 diabetes without overt cardiovascular disease at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi
(2005-12)
BACKGROUND: Increased total homocysteine (tHcy) is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease. The measurement of tHcy in blood is therefore of potential great importance especially in patients with type 2 ...
Surgical aspects of live donor kidney transplants in Kenya
(1993)
Review of twenty cases of live-donor kidney transplants in Kenya for a period of 5 years (1985-1989) and the follow up study results revealed that there were both high graft losses, high morbidity and mortality due to ...
Clinical realities and moral dilemmas. Contrasting perspectives from Academic medicine in Kenya, Tanzania and America
(1999)
A case of primary intracerebral haemorrhage complicated by cerebral abscess is presented with a review of the literature.