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Epilepsy Risk Among Survivors Of Intensive Care Unit Hospitalization For Sepsis, Tresah C. Antaya, Britney N. Allen, Lucie Richard, Salimah Z. Shariff, Gustavo Saposnik, Jorge Burneo
Epilepsy Risk Among Survivors Of Intensive Care Unit Hospitalization For Sepsis, Tresah C. Antaya, Britney N. Allen, Lucie Richard, Salimah Z. Shariff, Gustavo Saposnik, Jorge Burneo
Neuroepidemiology Research Unit Project Summaries
Research Summary: Key Findings
- 407 (0.28%) patients developed epilepsy within 2 years of their ICU discharge, 103 (25.3%) of whom were exposed to sepsis.
- Sepsis survivors were significantly more likely to develop epilepsy, relative to non-septic ICU survivors.
- Among sepsis survivors, epilepsy risk increased with age and was higher among those with chronic kidney disease.
Analysis Of Invariant Natural Killer T Cells In Intra-Abdominal Sepsis, Ram Venkatesh Anantha
Analysis Of Invariant Natural Killer T Cells In Intra-Abdominal Sepsis, Ram Venkatesh Anantha
Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository
Sepsis is characterized by a severe systemic inflammatory response to infection that is associated with high morbidity and mortality despite optimal care. Invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells are potent regulatory lymphocytes that can produce pro- and/or anti-inflammatory cytokines, thus shaping the course and nature of immune responses; however, little is known about their role in sepsis. We demonstrate here that patients with sepsis/severe sepsis have significantly elevated proportions of circulating iNKT cells in their peripheral blood, as compared to non-septic patients. We therefore investigated iNKT cells in mice with intra-abdominal sepsis (IAS). Our data show that iNKT cells are …