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    Malignant Lymphoma Presenting as Fulminant Hepatic Failure

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    A patient with fulminant hepatic failure who had a T8 malignant lymphona is described. A review of the literature yields 11 other cases with hematologic malignancies with similar presentation. To the authorsā€™ knowledge this is the first case in which cell marker analysis was performed. Pitfalls in morpholog1c diagnosis are discussed

    Opioid Replacement for Pregnant Mothers With Opioid Use Disorder and Fetal Neurodevelopment: A Review

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    This paper reviews the published literature regarding neurodevelopmental outcomes in neonates following in utero exposure to opioids. We have summarized available clinical and experimental data. Overall, clinical data is limited and equivocal with most studies showing no significant neurodevelopmental impairments in infants and children exposed to opioids in utero. Various outcome measures assessed language, communication, cognitive, psychomotor, and behavioural outcomes. The equivocality of the data may be a result of the complexity of the cohort and the inability to disentangle the effect of the opioids from the multiple comorbidities. Results from experimental data show that all opioids cross the placental barrier. Mouse studies show biochemical and neurophysiological changes, leading to long-term effects on learning and memory. Some data also suggests that epigenetic and imprinting changes in the central nervous system of mice may lead to multigenerational effects of opioid exposure. Ultimately, the benefits of opioid replacement therapy outweigh its risks, but it should be done in the context of a broader biopsychosocial risk reduction approach. Promoting mother-child bonding and care through skin-to-skin contact, rooming-in, and breastfeeding can reduce severity of neonatal abstinence syndrome and improve outcomes. This cohort of women and children requires advocacy for comprehensive multidisciplinary care.Ā  RĆ©sumĆ© Cet article passe en revue la litteĢrature publieĢe concernant les reĢsultats neurodeĢveloppementaux chez les nouveau-neĢs apreĢ€s exposition in utero aux opioiĢˆdes. Nous avons reĢsumeĢ les donneĢes cliniques et expeĢrimentales disponibles. Dans lā€™ensemble, les don- neĢes cliniques sont limiteĢes et eĢquivoques, avec la plupart des eĢtudes ne montrant aucune deĢficience neurodeĢveloppementale significative chez les nourrissons et les enfants exposeĢs aux opioiĢˆdes in utero. Diverses mesures de reĢsultats ont eĢvalueĢ les reĢsultats linguistiques, de communication, cognitifs, psychomoteurs et comportementaux. Lā€™eĢquivociteĢ des donneĢes peut eĢ‚tre le reĢsultat de la complexiteĢ de la cohorte et de lā€™incapaciteĢ aĢ€ deĢmeĢ‚ler lā€™effet des opioiĢˆdes des multiples comorbiditeĢs. Les reĢsultats des donneĢes expeĢrimentales montrent que tous les opioiĢˆdes traversent la barrieĢ€re placentaire. Les eĢtudes sur la souris montrent des changements biochimiques et neurophysiologiques, conduisant aĢ€ des effets aĢ€ long terme sur lā€™apprentissage et la meĢmoire. Certaines donneĢes suggeĢ€rent eĢgalement que les changements eĢpigeĢneĢtiques et dā€™empreinte dans le systeĢ€me nerveux central des souris peuvent conduire aĢ€ des effets multigeĢneĢrationnels de lā€™exposition aux opioiĢˆdes. En fin de compte, les avantages de la theĢrapie de substitution aux opioiĢˆdes lā€™emportent sur ses risques, mais cela devrait eĢ‚tre fait dans le contexte dā€™une approche plus large de reĢduction des risques biopsychosociaux. La promotion des liens et des soins entre la meĢ€re et lā€™enfant par le contact peau aĢ€ peau, lā€™accoutumance et lā€™allaitement peut reĢduire la graviteĢ du syndrome dā€™abstinence neĢonatale et ameĢliorer les reĢsultats. Cette cohorte de femmes et dā€™enfants a besoin de plaidoyer pour des soins multidisciplinaires complets.
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