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Filter by:This observational study will assess long-term functional outcome of survivors from neonatal encephalopathy who were previously treated with either head cooling or with conventional care in a randomized clinical trial. Children's parents will be interviewed by phone by trained staff using the WeeFIM questionnaire to ascertain the childrens' functional performance on a set of skills basic to daily life. This instrument is able to assess a very wide range of abilities, from independently functioning to needing total assistance. The ratings will be used to examine the relationship between the outcome previously measured at 18 months age and functional outcome at school age and to triage the children into those who clearly could not be tested on standardized exams of cognitive functioning, those who potentially could, even if at a low level of cognitive ability, and those who appear to be functioning at an age-appropriate level.
Patients with liver cirrhoses and recent history of variceal bleeding, with HVPG documented non response to medical therapy with non selective beta blockers +/- mononitrates or variceal rebleeding during adequate medical therapy will be randomized to undergo either multi-session endoscopic multi-band ligation and continuation of medication or TIPS placement. Best treatment for this group of cirrhotic patients is not known so far.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the experimental drug AST-120 compared to lactulose in patients with mild hepatic encephalopathy.
The purpose of this study is to assess the long term safety of SCH 420814 (preladenant) in participants with moderate to severe Parkinson's Disease who are taking an L-Dopa/dopa decarboxylase inhibitor and/or dopamine agonist. All participants must have participated in the main study (P04501; NCT00406029) entitled "A Phase 2, 12 Week, Double Blind, Dose Finding, Placebo Controlled Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of a Range of SCH 420814 Doses in Subjects With Moderate to Severe Parkinson's Disease Experiencing Motor Fluctuations and Dyskinesias."
The purpose of this study is to determine whether alteration of gut flora with rifaximin can lead to improvement in driving performance, psychometric test performance, and quality of life in patients with minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE) and cirrhosis in a randomized, blinded, placebo-controlled trial.
RCT for Intermittent versus Continuous Propofol Sedation for Pediatric Brain and Spine MRI Studies
Urea cycle disorders (UCDs) are a group of rare inherited metabolism disorders. The purpose of this study is to evaluate how UCD-related neurologic injuries affect adults with one of the most common types of UCD.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether L-Ornithine L-Aspartate is effective for the improvement of Overt Hepatic Encephalopathy.
The purpose of the current study is to look into the pathogenesis of a severe medical condition causing acute episodes on the central nervous system as seen in majority of patients with liver cirrhosis.
Septic encephalopathy is an important complication of sepsis. Why some patients with sepsis develop septic encephalopathy is unknown. We will investigate whether patients who develop this condition have different patterns of cerebrovascular reactivity and whether it is possible to predict the development of septic encephalopathy from early measurements of cerebral perfusion or from the EEG. We will specifically test the hypotheses that septic encephalopathy may not be predicted by changes in the EEG, and that cerebrovascular autoregulation is not dysfunctional in septic encephalopathy.