Tidsskrift for den Norske lægeforening : tidsskrift for praktisk medicin, ny række
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Glossopharyngeal neuralgia is a rare disease characterized by severe paroxysmal attacks of pain in the distribution of the 9th cranial nerve. The most important differential diagnosis is trigeminal neuralgia. ⋯ Autonomic disturbances may occur during pain attacks in some patients. We describe a patient suffering from glossopharyngeal neuralgia with transitory unconsciousness due to cardiac asystole and arterial hypotension accompanying the attack of pain.
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Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen. · Apr 1996
[Nitrogen oxide (nitrogen monoxide) administered via respirator. A new therapeutic alternative in acute respiratory failure and shock lung].
Adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) still has a high rate of mortality. It is usually necessary to treat these patients with a respirator using a high inspiratory fraction of oxygen. The condition is often associated with pulmonary hypertension and increased pulmonary vascular resistance. ⋯ All patients were critically ill, with a mean APACHE II score of 24.5. Oxygenation was increased in all patients after treatment with nitric oxide, but in spite of this eight patients (56%) died. There were no significant differences between survivors and non-survivors as regards age or severity of the disease.