Medicina intensiva
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To assess the incidence and prognostic value of acute renal function deterioration (ARFD) in patients with acute heart disease. ⋯ Acute renal function deterioration is frequent in patients with acute heart disease and its presence is linked with higher mortality.
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Status epilepticus is a neurological emergency that requires prompt care. The diagnosis and treatment must be continuous from the first minutes to its resolution. The most frequent cause in epileptic patients is drug change or non-compliance and in the non-epileptic patients are cerebrovascular diseases, head trauma, drug toxicity and metabolic disturbances. ⋯ There is no agreement on third and fourth line therapy: phenobarbital, valproate, levetiracetam, propofol, midazolam, barbiturates and others. The prognosis of status epilepticus is related to etiology, age, type and duration of the status. Thus, drug treatment for status epilepticus should be started without delay.
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Letter Case Reports
[Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis: an uncommon neurological emergency].