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Development of a Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Registry in South Africa to optimise care

Author: Jalloh, Alhaji Alusine Date: 2017 Background: The most prevalent, most lethal of the inherited dystrophies is Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) and globally, the incidence is 1 in 3500 live male births. Currently, DMD has no cure, the latest care guidelines, especially on ... Read more
HIV Encephalopathy: pediatric case series description and insights from the clinic coalface

Author: Donald, Kirsten A ; Walker, Kathleen G ; Kilborn, Tracy ; Carrara, Henri ; Langerak, Nelleke G ; Eley, Brian ; Wilmshurst, Jo M Date: 17 Jan 2015 Background: The Human Immune Deficiency Virus (HIV) can manifest neurologically in both adults and children. Early invasion of the central nervous system by the virus, affecting the developing brain, is believed to result in the most common ... Read more c b
Leaving the party - withdrawal of South African essential medicines

Author: Wilmshurst, Jo M ; Blockman, Marc ; Argent, Andrew ; Gordon-Graham, Eugenie ; Thomas, Jenny ; Whitelaw, Andrew ; McCulloch, Mignon ; Ramiah, Malitha ; Dyeshana, H ; Ireland, Joe Date: 2005 In August 2004 pharmacies and drug depots were advised that the sole supplier of parenteral phenobarbitone in South Africa, essential for the management of status epilepticus in children, was stopping production at the end of the same ... Read more
Sydenham's chorea - clinical and therapeutic update 320 years down the line

Author: Walker, Kathleen ; Lawrenson, John ; Wilmshurst, Jo M Date: 2006 Post-streptococcal neuropsychiatric movement disorders (PNM) were first described in the Middle Ages, but today more than 300 years later, confusion remains surrounding the terminology, treatment and monitoring of these conditions. Rheumatic ... Read more
Use of phenobarbitone for treating childhood epilepsy in resource-poor countries

Author: Wilmshurst, Jo M ; Van Toorn, Ronald Date: 2005 Should the continued use of phenobarbitone for childhood epilepsy in resource-poor countries be considered a form of discrimination? Phenobarbitone was recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) as the first-line agent for the control ... Read more c b n

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