Irish journal of medical science
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Metastatic oesophageal carcinoma to the brain is an uncommon diagnosis that may cause abnormal neurological findings. ⋯ Oesophageal carcinoma is a recognised cause of intracerebral metastatic tumours, though this is an uncommon occurrence.
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Acute Pain Services (APS) evolved in response to the desire for improved management of postoperative pain. ⋯ Despite a growing trend in pain management and publication of guidelines, only 71% (22/31) of teaching hospitals in the Republic of Ireland have such services. Further resources are needed to address this deficiency.
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Aseptic meningitis is a frequent diagnostic problem, with little data available regarding its prevalence and the commonly identified causes. ⋯ The median duration of admission to hospital in the undiagnosed group was 12 days, which may be improved with increased accuracy and availability of diagnostic techniques such as polymerase chain reaction.
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To assess changing trends in histological types of thyroid cancer in an Irish hospital over the past 30 years. ⋯ This study demonstrated a significant increase in the incidence of papillary carcinoma. This may be related to increasing dietary iodine intake and may be significant as papillary carcinoma is associated with a more favourable prognosis.