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A Structured Framework for Translation of the ACNS Standardized Critical Care EEG Terminology Into Spanish

Purpose: The American Clinical Neurophysiology Society (ACNS) Critical Care EEG Terminology provides standardized language for describing electroencephalographic (EEG) patterns in critically ill patients but has not been formally translated into Spanish. We aimed to develop a con...

Primary healthcare centers as key partners in HPV self-sampling: a mixed-methods study on feasibility and acceptance in rural areas near Quito, Ecuador

Cervical Cancer (CC), preventable through vaccination and screening, is the second most common cancer among Ecuadorian women. Access to screening is unequal, with rural populations disproportionally affected by limited healthcare resources, transportation, and poverty. While huma...

LINAC-based stereotactic radiosurgery targeting the hippocampus in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy: a single-center case series

BACKGROUND: Epilepsy is a neurological disorder affecting over 50 million people worldwide, with a global incidence of 7.6 per 1,000 individuals. Mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE) is characterized by recurrent, unprovoked seizures originating in the temporal lobe. The standard...

Clinical and Economic Burden of Complicated Pneumonia and Invasive Disease due to Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotype 19A in an Ecuadorian Pediatric Reference Hospital

Serotype 19A has emerged as an important cause of pneumococcal disease following the introduction of the 10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV10). In this retrospective study of children hospitalized with culture-confirmed invasive pneumococcal disease at an Ecuadorian pe...