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A case of Shapiro’s Syndrome in an African young man
(Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2015)
Shapiro’s syndrome is a rare congenital neurological disease characterized by episodes of excessive sweating and
hypothermia, and by complete/partial agenesis of the corpus callosum. We report an 18 year-old male who was ...
Predicting mortality in sick African children: the FEAST Paediatric Emergency Triage (PET) Score
(BMC Medicine, 2015)
Background: Mortality in paediatric emergency care units in Africa often occurs within the first 24 h of admission
and remains high. Alongside effective triage systems, a practical clinical bedside risk score to identify ...