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Successful Surgical Management Of Intracerebral Hydatid Cyst In Children: Timing, Procedure, And Adjuvant Treatment, Sameh M. Saleh Dec 2020

Successful Surgical Management Of Intracerebral Hydatid Cyst In Children: Timing, Procedure, And Adjuvant Treatment, Sameh M. Saleh

Journal of Medicine in Scientific Research

Background Cerebral hydatid cysts are very rare, and surgery, with its inherent risk of rupture and spillage of cyst contents, has been the traditional treatment. The goal of surgery is to remove the cysts without rupture. Aim The aim of this review was to investigate the surgical technique of removing cerebral hydatid cysts in children, to show the possible pitfalls of surgery and to assess the effect of adjuvant preoperative and postoperative medical treatment. Patients and methods This retrospective analysis included four patients who underwent surgery for an intracranial hydatid cyst at the Department of Neurosurgery, Matarya Teaching Hospital. The …


Elections: Elections And Primaries Through The Pandemic, Joseph M. Brickman, Logan D. Kirkes Dec 2020

Elections: Elections And Primaries Through The Pandemic, Joseph M. Brickman, Logan D. Kirkes

Georgia State University Law Review

The 2020 election cycle was all but normal. Due to certain health concerns associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, Georgia delayed its primary election three months from March to June and summarily mailed absentee ballot request forms to all active, registered voters. From presidential social media postings to a federal lawsuit, debate ensued over the widespread usage of absentee ballots, their overall effectiveness and security, who would receive request forms, and whether postage requirements qualified as an impermissible poll tax. To further compound these uncertainties, Georgia legislators, who are not permitted to fundraise or campaign during the forty-day legislative session, had …


Legitimacy Matters: The Case For Public Financing In Prosecutor Elections, Rory Fleming Oct 2020

Legitimacy Matters: The Case For Public Financing In Prosecutor Elections, Rory Fleming

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

Money matters. Given the empirical data presented in this Article, it is fair to draw the assumption that a progressive prosecutor candidate’s viability depends much more on whether one or two billionaires support the candidate, especially George Soros. The Soros effect is undeniable for progressive DA candidates running in Democratic primaries, where it seems to be almost determinative for either victory or defeat. For criminal justice reformers interested in “progressive prosecution” as a way to end mass incarceration, it is crucial that this is acknowledged rather than suppressed. The better option is moving toward a model of public financing for …