NON-CLINICIANS’ JUDGMENTS ABOUT ASYLUM SEEKERS’ MENTAL HEALTH: HOW DO LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES OF ASYLUM SEEKERS DECIDE WHEN TO REQUEST MEDICO-LEGAL REPORTS?

Non-clinicians’ judgments about asylum seekers’ mental health: how do legal representatives of asylum seekers decide when to request medico-legal reports?

Background : Procedures for determining refugee status across Europe are being speeded up, despite the high prevalence of mental health difficulties among asylum seekers.An assurance given is that ‘‘vulnerable applicants’’ will be identified and excluded from accelerated procedures.Although experts have recommended asses

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Congenitally uncorrected transposition of the great arteries in a pregnant woman 26-year-old: Description and literature review

Complex congenital heart disease and pregnancy are a challenge and delicate medical situation.We describe a first-time pregnancy of a woman living with an uncorrected d-transposition of the great arteries (TGA) with serious fetal complications required multidisciplinary assessment.Twenty-six years old primigravida referred to our cardiology center

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Knockdown of astrocyte elevated gene-1 inhibits proliferation and enhancing chemo-sensitivity to cisplatin or doxorubicin in neuroblastoma cells

Abstract Background Astrocyte Dining Room Tables elevated gene-1 (AEG-1) was originally characterized as a HIV-1-inducible gene in primary human fetal astrocyte.Recent studies highlight a potential role of AEG-1 in promoting tumor progression and metastasis.The aim of this study was to investigate if AEG-1 serves as a potential therapeutic target o

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