FEBRILE INFECTION-RELATED EPILEPSY SYNDROME (FIRES) TREATED WITH IMMUNOMODULATION IN AN 8-YEAR-OLD BOY AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

Febrile infection-related epilepsy syndrome (FIRES) treated with immunomodulation in an 8-year-old boy and review of the literature

Febrile infection-related epilepsy syndrome (FIRES) is a catastrophic epilepsy syndrome which is characterized by acute onset of refractory status epilepticus following a febrile infection occurring in previously normal children.Despite the various treatment options that have been tried, exact treatment strategy is still undetermined.This is the fi

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Curvatures of smectic liquid crystals and their applications

Curvature is an important concept for understanding layering structures in soft matters, ranging from complex macromolecular self-assembled structures to simple lipid bilayers.Among the various kinds of soft matters, smectic liquid crystal (LC) phases have been widely studied because of their periodic featured curvatures under various external forc

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Vision for total care of persons with developmental disabilities

During the last 75 years of Independent India, there has been significant progress in the care and recognition of the rights of persons with disabilities (PwDs).The setting up of the National Institute for Mentally Handicapped in 1984, Rehabilitation Council in 1992, the National Trust in 1999, the revision of the legislation covering the rights of

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A geographic information system-based approach of flood hazards modelling, Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal, India

From the beginning Cleansing Oil of civilisation, human beings have preferred living on the river banks which have been the most vulnerable areas of flood hazards and consequent disasters.During the monsoon period, in many developing countries of south-east Asia, flood hazards and disasters have been a serious challenge for their development.Most o

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