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The Neonatal weight loss is a common problem which most physicians who take care of newborns should recognise. The most common reason is insufficient dietary intake. ⋯ It presents with serious electrolytes abnormalities and metabolic acidosis. It is therefore important to distinguish between serious and benign causes of weight loss in neonates.
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Hereditary cystatin C amyloid angiopathy (HCCAA) is a dominantly inherited disease caused by a mutation (L68Q) in the cystatin C gene, CST3. Mutant cystatin C protein accumulates as amyloid in arterioles in the brain leading to repeated brain hemorrhages and death of young carriers. Recently a possible treatment option was reported for HCCAA carriers involving an oral treatment with N-acetyl-cysteine in order to increase glutathione which was found to dissolve aggregates of mutant cystatin C. ⋯ Import of grains and sugar was limited, but increased greatly according to import records. Due to lack of salt, food was preserved in acid whey, but gradually salt replaced whey as means of preserving food. This study aims to explore if changes in the diet of Icelanders during the same decades could possibly affect the amount of glutathione in people.
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Glaucoma is a degenerative disease of the optic nerve and is marked by visual field defects (VFD). The only approved treatment is IOP lowering, either with eye drops, laser or surgery. Minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) has become an appealing treatment modality, offering IOP lowering effect without the complication rates of trabeculectomy or the patient adherence required for pharmacologic therapy. In this study we aim to describe the severity of VFD in patients undergoing their first MIGS surgery. ⋯ Visual field defect and the number of glaucoma medications at referral to surgery was markedly less compared to a trabeculectomy study done in Iceland 3 years prior. Few comparable studies include MD score in their results, most focus on changes in intraocular pressure. Comparing the MD score to three studies from Germany and Austria the MD score seems to be similar. In our study a lower MD score for pseudoexfoliation glaucoma implies that Icelandic ophthalmologists send pseudoexfoliation eyes earlier for an operation.
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Public use of fireworks is widespread in Iceland, and unfortunately associated with injuries. No prior comprehensive research has been done on firework accidents in Iceland. The goal of this study was to gather information about the extent, cause, and impact of firework accidents in the Reykjavik capital area. ⋯ Over the past decade, 21 patients on average presented to the ED annually with firework injury. 73% of those injured by fireworks are male. Children make up one half of the injured and one child 5 years of age or younger sustains a firework injury every year on average. Preventive measures against firework accidents should be expanded and more restrictive regulations on their use should be considered.