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Serum analysis of 45 subjects for antibodies and humoral immunity over a median of 15 years showed antiviral responses ranging from 11-19 years for tetanus-diphtheria, 50 years for varicella-zoster, and up to 200 years for measles and mumps.
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The FDA has approved a non-halogenated nasal steroid for use in pediatric patients aged 6 to 12 years and adults. Ciclesonide is a prodrug that was previously approved for adults and adolescents but was not marketed. It's to be marketed by Nycomed US Inc. as Omnaris.
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Patients with epilepsy are unaware of most of their seizures. Video-EEG is the most reliable method to accurately determine seizure frequency.
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Patients with acute low back pain receiving acetaminophen and standard advice do not benefit from the addition of NSAIDs or spinal manipulative therapy.
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It is well accepted that subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation is effective in improving motor function in Parkinson's disease. However, the effect of DBS (deep brain stimulation) on non-motor symptoms still needs to be further studied.
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RCVS occurs in a variety of clinical settings, and should be considered and investigated in any person with sudden severe headache that is unexplained by other disorders.
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In an adult population older than age 45, brain MRI reveled that 1.8% had asymptomatic aneurysms, 1.6% had benign tumors, and 7.2% had silent brain infarcts.
