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Nina Li1, Andrew Cheng2,3 1. Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia 2. Department of Intensive Care, St George Hospital, Liverpool, NSW, Australia 3. St George & Sutherland Clinical School of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia. Background For...
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Kirra Parks Review Anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis is a potentially devastating and critically time sensitive diagnosis affecting young people. Although rare, it is the most common form of encephalitis in children and young adults and is 4 times more common than HSV encephalitis. First described...
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Joseph, S Case Report Fabry disease is a rare x-linked recessive lysosomal storage disorder due to a deficiency in alpha-galactosidase A enzyme. This deficiency results in the lysosomal accumulation of globotriaosylceramide. Fabry disease is a multisystem disorder that affects the kidneys, heart, brain, nerves...
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George Mallat Case Report This is a case of a 71-year-old gentleman with Poland syndrome. His clinical findings include absence of his right pectoralis muscles, shortening of his right arm, and previous webbed fingers in the right hand which have been surgically corrected with...
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Harry Jude Case Report The presenting symptom in this 29-year-old gentleman with phenylketonuria was intermittent anxiety and right sided tinnitus which could be adjusted and induced by rubbing the right side of his face anteriorly to the ear. An MRI was done which...
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Matthew J. Lennon1,2, Steve R. Makkar 1,2, John D. Crawford1,2, Perminder S. Sachdev1,2,3 1. School of Medicine, University of New South Wales, NSW2. Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing, University of New South Wales, NSW3. Department of Neuropsychiatry, Prince of Wales Hospital, NSW Background The...
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Grant Elliott, Dr Michael McCready. Abstract Intra-luminal or floating aortic thrombus is a rare clinical finding which carries a life-threatening risk of distal embolization. We report the case of a 53-year-old female who presented with bilateral leg ischemia one week after a blunt impact...
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Gabriel Atan Sanchez Abstract Since the turn of the 21st Century, an eminent revolution in minimal access surgery challenged the existing laparoscopic method. Beginning with the approval of the Intuitive Surgical’s “da Vinci Surgical System” by the American Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the...
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Gabriel Atan Sanchez Abstract Non-melanoma skin cancers (NMSC) are predominantly non-fatal. Their presence and treatment in the periocular region can impact patient’s quality of life. Most common types are basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) . Limited studies in Australia...
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Dr Stephanie Armstrong, Dr William Boneham, Professor Paul Finucane. Case Patient autonomy has been a central tenant of medical practice extending to decisions regarding resuscitation. A point prevalence study was conducted examining the resuscitation, baseline cognition and functional status of all admitted patients in...
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