Mayo Clinic proceedings
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Mayo Clinic proceedings · Jun 1996
ReviewDescriptive epidemiology of epilepsy: contributions of population-based studies from Rochester, Minnesota.
Studies based on the Rochester Epidemiology Project medical records-linkage system have provided important insights into the epidemiology of epilepsy. The incidence of all convulsive disorders in Rochester, Minnesota, during a 50-year period exceeded 130 per 100,000 person-years. The age-adjusted incidence of epilepsy was 44 per 100,000 person-years; of a first unprovoked seizure, 61; and of acute symptomatic seizures excluding febrile convulsions, 31. ⋯ Prevalence was low in the first decade of life, increased to a plateau in the adult years, and further increased in the elderly population. Almost 1.5% of the population older than 75 years of age had active epilepsy. About 25% of prevalence cases had an identified cause; 60% experienced partial epilepsy.
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Mayo Clinic proceedings · Jun 1996
Case ReportsEndobronchial thrombolysis with streptokinase for airway obstruction due to blood clots.
To our knowledge, only four reports have previously described endobronchial thrombolysis with streptokinase for airway obstruction due to blood clots; the highest dose used was 80,000 U. Herein we describe a 21-year-old woman with pulmonary embolism who experienced life-threatening airway obstruction due to a large blood clot in the distal trachea. ⋯ The rest of the clot was removed easily with forceps and suctioning. No complications occurred.