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“Of the 19 (48%) patients who were ambulatory prior to bilateral amputation, only 2 (11%) remained ambulatory after the second amputation, while 17 (89%) patients lost ambulatory capabilities,” states Dr. Helene Henson, M.D., Michael E. DeBakey, VA Medical Center, Houston, TX. What did Dr. Henson report in “Ambulation and independence among Veterans with nontraumatic bilateral [...]
“Unfortunately, biological aggressiveness … can only be investigated after surgery. Differentiation between low- and high-grade meningiomas using conventional MRI is difficult. Imaging techniques that enable noninvasive, preoperative assessment of tumor biology and WHO grade could potentially be helpful in surgical planning," states Dr. K. Mariam Slot, Neurosurgeon, Amsterdam University Medical Centers. What did Dr. K [...]
“Incidental diagnosis of a meningioma is an injury in the 50% that are managed with active monitoring because the need for periodic diagnostic imaging, medical surveillance, and reasonable uncertainty as to the future is an injury,” states Dr. Greg Vigna, national neurological injury attorney and Board Certified Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation physician. What did Dr. Abdurrahman [...]
“One prospective cohort study of 116 women receiving Altis reported groin/hip/thigh pain (8%), dyspareunia (1%), and tape exposure (3.5%) at 12 months’ follow-up, but, interestingly, no further new AEs at 24 months’ follow-up," according to Health Technology Assessment, No. 26.47. Dr. Greg Vigna, national mid-urethral sling attorney states, “It's an Interesting point about the Altis [...]
“List of Serious Reportable Events (aka ” Never Events” ) … 4F. Any Stage III, Stage IV, and unstageable pressure ulcer acquired after admission/presentation to a healthcare setting … 5D. Patient death or serious injury associated with the use of physical restraints or bedrails while being cared for in a healthcare setting,” according to the [...]
“Hypertonia-related contractures in the severe dementia population are significant risk factors for heel and trochanteric decubitus ulcers that lead to predictable morbidity and mortality. There are several possible mechanisms for the contracture. The most likely primary cause is chronic central nervous system pathology, and this diagnosis is part of the upper motor neuron syndrome,” states Greg [...]
“This is an important study because it shows Diffusion MRI and MR spectroscopy of newborns after therapeutic cooling has predictive value as to outcomes when it relates to adverse outcomes, including moderately/severely delayed development and significant psychomotor development and/or mental developmental index," states Greg Vigna, MD, JD, national birth injury and malpractice attorney. What did [...]
“The effect of comorbidities on the location showed, among those with comorbidities beyond spinal cord injury, sacral ulcers were the most common primary ulcers, whereas ischial ulcers accounted for nearly 90% of all the recurrent ulcers. In patients without significant additional incapacitations, there were no differences in ulcer location in either primary or recurrent ulcers," [...]
“Despite Boston Scientific admitting to ‘serious injury’ caused by their Marlex mesh, doctors continue to fail to timely diagnose and treat the known complications caused by these devices," states Greg Vigna, MD, JD. Dr. Greg Vigna, national pharmaceutical injury attorney, practicing physician, and expert in Life Care Planning, comments, “Despite PVDF, a safer alternative material, being [...]
“In our cohort, the presence of seizures, per se, was not associated with abnormal outcome; however a high seizure burden as well as a persistent abnormal aEEG background pattern and MR lesions resulted as being significantly associated with poor prognosis," states Dr. Claudia Basti, Neonatologist, Italy. Dr. Greg Vigna, MD, JD, national birth injury attorney, [...]
