Tidsskrift for den Norske lægeforening : tidsskrift for praktisk medicin, ny række
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Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen. · Jun 2003
Comparative Study[Prisoners in security cells: a professional challenge].
Each year, some 25 to 30 inmates in Oslo prisons are transferred to forced isolation in security cells, an often traumatic and degrading experience. ⋯ The security cell prisoners are a professional challenge to prison officers and health personnel to who should collaborate on giving the extra attention required to meet their needs.
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An increasing number of Norwegian heroin addicts have had naltrexone implants abroad without proper documentation. The authors established a joint project to study duration and safety. ⋯ Use of implants secures a prolonged period of naltrexone protection. Implants are mostly well tolerated, but tissue reactions to repeat implants could be a problem. Evaluation of the patients should be thorough and the treatment integrated in a competent follow up.
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A proportion of patients with epilepsy are still without seizure control. This open study aims to evaluate the effect and tolerability in consecutive patients treated with the new antiepileptic drug levetiracetam. ⋯ Levetiracetam was well tolerated and effective as add-on treatment in partial and generalised seizures. Some patients experienced an increase in seizure. A possible favourable pharmacodynamic interaction between levetiracetam and carbamazepine should be further explored.