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Enfermedad vascular cerebral isquémica aguda en un hospital de tercer nivel en Costa Rica
(2018)
Introducción: El ictus es un problema de salud pública; mundialmente constituye una importante causa de muerte y la principal razón de discapacidad. A pesar de que el 85% de las muertes por ictus ocurren en países en ...
Epidemiology of Stroke in Costa Rica: A 7-Year Hospital-Based Acute Stroke Registry of 1319 Consecutive Patients
(2017)
Background: Limited data on stroke exist for Costa Rica. Therefore, we created a stroke registry out of patients with stroke seen in the Acute Stroke Unit of the Hospital Calderon Guardia. Methods: We analyzed 1319 patients ...
First clinical and genetic description of a family diagnosed with late-onset Pompe disease from Costa Rica
(2017)
Glycogen storage disease type II, also known as Pompe disease, is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by deficiency of enzymatic activity of acid alpha-glucosidase. The wide phenotypical variation of this disease relates ...
Spinal epidural empyema extending from a pleural empyema: case description and anatomical overview
(2017)
We present a case of a patient with diabetes with a pleural empyema originated from a pyomyositis process established after a central line procedure. This empyema later on extended into the spinal canal deriving into an ...