When the COVID-19 pandemic reached Norway in March 2020, comprehensive action was taken by the government, leading to the lockdown of welfare institutions, schools and kindergartens, and strict restrictions on physical meetings.This had severe consequences for Child Welfare Protection services (CWP).The restrictions stopped child welfare protection
Metabolic syndrome: what changed during last 30 years?
Metabolic syndrome (MS) is a cluster of cardiometabolic factors that are strongly associated with the risk of serious chronic diseases.The prevalence of MS continues to grow, including among children, adolescents and people of active reproductive age.For the sphere of reproductive medicine, the problem of MS is of particular importance not only bec
Case Report: 84 year-old woman with alien hand syndrome [version 1; referees: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations]
Background: Alien hand syndrome [AHS] is Car Model Kit a rare and ill-defined neurological disorder.It produces complex, goal-directed motion of one hand that is involuntarily instigated.This syndrome characteristically arises after brain trauma, brain surgery, stroke or encephalitis.We describe a case of AHS in a patient who had a previous episode
A comparison of the outcomes of dexmedetomidine and remifentanil with sufentanil-based general anesthesia in pediatric patients for the transthoracic device closure of ventricular septal defects
Abstract boxes Objective To compare the safety and efficacy of dexmedetomidine and remifentanil with sufentanil-based general anesthesia for the transthoracic device closure of ventricular septal defects (VSDs) in pediatric patients.Methods A retrospective analysis was performed on 60 children undergoing the transthoracic device closure of VSDs fro