TO TPA OR NOT TO TPA: TWO MEDICAL-LEGAL MISADVENTURES OF DIAGNOSING A CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT AS A STROKE MIMIC

To tPA or Not to tPA: Two Medical-Legal Misadventures of Diagnosing a Cerebrovascular Accident as a Stroke Mimic

We present two recent successfully litigated Girls Pajama malpractice cases in which patients with cerebrovascular accidents were misdiagnosed as stroke mimics.The first was diagnosed as a hemiplegic migraine, which occurs in only 0.01% of the population.The second was diagnosed as a conversion disorder, which ultimately has a Chargers neurologic e

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Molecular characterization of phototrophic microorganisms in the forefield of a receding glacier in the Swiss Alps

Recently deglaciated areas are ideal environments to study soil formation and primary microbial succession where phototrophic microorganisms may play a role as primary producers.The aim of our study was to investigate the cyanobacterial and green algal community composition in three different successional stages of the Damma glacier forefield in th

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River of Life

Since the turn of the millennium, the concept of the Rights of Nature has been discussed as a way to both preserve the environment and protect the rights of indigenous communities.As it turns out, the Rights Snacks of Nature more often than not also have the potential to further disadvantage indigenous communities in favour of Western conceptions o

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