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What weight fluctuation may occur after pallidotomy surgery?
Most patients gain weight after surgery.
What serious complications can occur with pallidotomy?
Brain hemorrhage is a possible complication, as is infection. Damage to the optic tract, which carries visual messages from the eye to the brain, is a small but significant risk, and is more significant in bilateral pallidotomy.
How common is hemorrhaging in pallidotomy?
Hemorrhage may occur in 2-6%, visual deficits in 0-6%, and weakness in 2-8%.
What percentage of pallidotomy patients suffer from hemorrhage after surgery?
Hemorrhage may occur in 2-6%, visual field deficits in 0-6%, and weakness in 2-8%.
What percentage of pallidotomy patients suffer from weakness after surgery?
Hemorrhage may occur in 2-6%, visual field deficits in 0-6%, and weakness in 2-8%.
What percentage of pallidotomy patients suffer from visual field deficits after surgery?
Hemorrhage may occur in 2-6%, visual field deficits in 0-6%, and weakness in 2-8%.
A cell normally undergoes apoptosis when?
A cell normally undergoes apoptosis when it dies. It is the process of programmed cell death that might occur in multicellular organisms.
What sensory damage can result after undergoing a pallidotomy?
There are small but significant risks of damage to the optic tract, which can cause visual deficits. Speech impairments may also occur, including difficulty retrieving words and slurred speech.
How many dehydration reactions occur in the conversion of a molecule of an aldopentose to furfural?
Two dehydration reactions occur in the conversion of an aldopentose to furfural. The aldopentose first undergoes dehydration to form a cyclic furanose intermediate, which then undergoes further dehydration to produce furfural.
Is there a certain age for fragile x syndrome to occur?
Fragile X is a genetic abnormality which is inherited and individuals therefore have the condition from birth, although, depending on the severity of the symptoms it is often undetected until early childhood. The average age of diagnosis is 8 years old. If however, parents are known to be carriers of Fragile X, the child may be given a blood test early on which is used to diagnose fragile x.
Is the Fragile X Syndrome more common in one ethnicity?
Yes, Fragile X Syndrome is more common in individuals of Caucasian descent compared to other ethnicities. It is estimated to occur in approximately 1 in 4,000 males and 1 in 6,000-8,000 females of Caucasian background.
What is an electrosurgical burn?
If a monopolar device is used and the patient return pad is incorrectly attached to the patient then arcing can occur between the pad and the skin which causes burning.
