Despite the gradual expansion of medical knowledge on SIDS causes and risk factors, definitive diagnosis remains difficult ; infanticide and child abuse cases may be misdiagnosed as SIDS due to lack of evidence, and caretakers of SIDS victims are sometimes falsely accused of foul play.

Despite the difficulty, a prompt diagnosis of DLB is important because of the risks of sensitivity to neuroleptic drugs and because appropriate treatment of symptoms can improve life for both the person with DLB and their caregivers.

Despite converging agreement about the definition of persistent vegetative state, recent reports have raised concerns about the accuracy of diagnosis in some patients, and the extent to which, in a selection of cases, residual cognitive functions may remain undetected and patients are diagnosed as being in a persistent vegetative state.

Despite being a rather obscure candidate, he defeated incumbent Sen. Jacob Javits by 56 % to 44 % in the 1980 Republican primary election, after Javits ' 1979 diagnosis of generally fatal amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Despite the potential benefits, most adults with GH deficiency are not being treated due to a combination of factors such as unwillingness of some adults to seek medical care, unacceptability of injections, inadequate insurance coverage, and significantly lower rates of diagnosis and treatment offered by internist endocrinologists.

Despite some obstacles ( including a refusal by public hospitals to accept referrals for diagnosis and treatment, only gradually and partially overcome during 2003 ), " Plan Barrio Adentro " became very popular with its constituents.

Despite the importance to differentiate between the infection by either fasciolid species, due to their distinct epidemiological, pathological and control characteristics, there is, unfortunately, neither a direct coprological ( excretion-related ) nor an indirect immunological test available for their diagnosis.

Despite the diagnosis of the summer of 1924, Bull continued to work until the aggravation he suffered in the fall of that year.

Despite his diagnosis, he remained in denial about his HIV positive status.

Despite an unfavorable fertility diagnosis prior to her marriage, she gave birth to a son, Prince Jin, on 18 August 1921.

Despite the diagnosis, which said he would not be able to walk again, Rall defied the odds and returned to combat almost a year later.

Despite this, she was acknowledged only as Dowager Princess of Wales by Henry.

Despite her family ’ s vehement disapproval, she eloped with Urbano in 1917 to live at his parents ' home in Gambettola.

Despite this, she was still determined to make a comeback in the fashion industry.

Despite her private religion, she did not attempt to reimpose Catholicism on her largely Protestant subjects, thus angering the chief Catholic nobles.

Despite strenuous effort, she realised that there were still many unhappy beings yet to be saved.

Despite her rejection of religion, she continued to maintain a personal belief in a God of some sort, relating in her autobiography that she believed in " an unseen over-ruling Power ," " which science calls Nature and religion calls God.

Despite the promise to spare his family, Bukharin's wife, Anna Larina, was sent to a labor camp, but she survived to see her husband officially rehabilitated by the Soviet state under Mikhail Gorbachev in 1988.

Despite being friends with Margaret, she has driven Margaret mad a few times, notably in " Only a Story ", when she moved in with the Meldrews after her flat had been flooded and drove Margaret to the point of distraction with her complaining and laziness.

Despite this and reports of Indira Gandhi keeping red pandas as pets when she was a child, widespread adoption of these animals as pets has not been reported.

Despite the Jim Crow laws and discrimination by registrars, she succeeded in registering to vote on her third try.

Despite initial opposition from her parents and difficulties presented by a sexist society, she gained education from books in her father's library and from correspondence with famous mathematicians such as Lagrange, Legendre, and Gauss.

Despite the pain, she continued to work.

Despite these insecurities, she became a renowned public presence, eventually helping to lead the women's movement.

Despite Lady Sayer's establishment background, she was a fearless and impassionedfighter in the defence of Dartmoor: frequently she deliberately interrupted army live-firing exercises on Dartmoor's military ranges, and in 1985 snubbed The Prince of Wales over the Duchy of Cornwall's management plan for Dartmoor, since this allowed for a continuance of military usage.

Despite her frequent pregnancies, she travelled with Shah Jahan's entourage throughout his earlier military campaigns and the subsequent rebellion against his father.

Despite Mary believing she was pregnant numerous times during her five-year reign, she never reproduced.

Despite this, Elizabeth would not name Mary her heir ; as she had experienced during the reign of her predecessor Mary I, the opposition could flock around the heir if they were disheartened with Elizabeth's rule.

Despite the uncertainty of Elizabeth's – and therefore the Tudor dynasty's – hold on England, she never married.

Despite his disapproval of " theatrical people ", they were married on 20 December 1932, and she terminated her studies at RADA.

Despite being on her husband's arm when he was released in 1990, the first time the two had been seen in public for nearly thirty years, the Mandelas ' 38-year marriage ended when they separated in April 1992 after it was revealed that she had been unfaithful to Nelson during his imprisonment.

Despite Gabrielle's hopes that she would " be good ", Hope killed Xena's son Solan before being poisoned by Gabrielle herself.

Amalric was pious and attended mass every day, although he also " is said to have absconded himself without restraint to the sins of the flesh and to have seduced married women …" Despite his piety he taxed the clergy, which they naturally opposed.

Despite the name, the off-label use of " antipsychotics " is said to involve deploying them as antidepressants, anti-anxiety drugs, mood stabilizers, cognitive enhancers, anti-aggressive, anti-impulsive, anti-suicidal and hypnotic ( sleep ) medications.

Despite being attached to the curse, Colavito said that he never placed a curse on the Indians but that the trade was prompted by a salary dispute with Lane.

Despite this particular mission, in winning the Albigensians over by persuasion Dominic met limited success, " for though in his ten years of preaching a large number of converts were made, it has to be said that the results were not such as had been hoped for.

Despite his admiration and defense for religions like Christianity, he is said to be an agnostic.

Despite the large number of philosophical schools and subtle nuances between many, all philosophies are said to fall into one of two primary categories, which are defined in contrast to each other: Idealism, and materialism.

Despite Strabo's conviction of a lie, the perimeter said to have been given by Pytheas is not evidence of it.

" Despite Whedon's intentions of not making Buffy about overcoming issues, he said Willow's exploration of her sexuality " turned out to be one of the most important things we've done on the show ".

Despite critical acclaim, Gattaca was not a box office success but it is said to have crystallized the debate over tampering with human genetics.

Despite this perception of being able to perform effortlessly, acquaintances of Tracy said that he would carefully prepare for each role.

Despite the rewrite, Generations co-writer Ronald D. Moore said Kirk's death, intended to " resonate throughout the Star Trek franchise ", failed to " pay off the themes death and mortality in the way we wanted ".

Despite these predictions, he also said that economically, " things are getting ready to turn around.

Despite the general agreement among film critics regarding these political connotations of the film, lead actor Kevin McCarthy said in an interview included on the 1998 DVD release that he felt no political allegory was intended.

Despite all this, his semi-cousin ( in the film and radio show they are said to share three of the same mothers ) Zaphod Beeblebrox calls him " Ford " the first time they are reunited in all versions of the story except for the film, where Zaphod addresses him as " Praxibetel Ix ," then introduces him by saying " This is my semi-half cousin, Ix ... Excuse me, Ford.

Despite being typecast as a " nice guy ," MacMurray often said his best roles were when he was cast against type by Wilder.

) Despite this joke, Nat Hentoff reported that when he spoke to Ellington about the subject, he was " angrier than I'd ever seen him before ," and Ellington said, " I'm hardly surprised that my kind of music is still without, let us say, official honor at home.

The Mexican newspaper, The News, reported that “ a tribunal of three circuit court judges ruled that there was not enough proof to link Echeverria to the violent suppression of hundreds of protesting students on Oct. 2, 1968 .” Despite the ruling, prosecutor Carrillo Prieto said he would continue his investigation and seek charges against Echeverria before the United Nations International Court of Justice and the Inter-American Human Rights Commission.

Despite a full array of places of worship, he said it was noted for low church attendance with all denominations " struggling for the souls of pleasure-seeking Putney ... the middle class here are as indifferent as the poor elsewhere.

Despite this, the Flemish philosopher Robert Bénart said, as early as 1765, " Cambrai est un bourg souffrant d ' une cruelle inactivité et aux habitants stupides.

" Despite the filing, during that year the company said that it was not going to move its headquarters.

Despite this significant defeat, Mayor McKibben, who still held office until the ballots had been certified by the Georgia Secretary of State later that week, said that she would contest the results.

Despite the time he spent in England, his attitude toward Loyalists was said to be ruthless.

Despite the end of the series, Adams has said the strip, which he claimed at different points to have appeared in 365 newspapers, 265 newspapers, and 165 newspapers, ended " for no other reason that it was an unhappy situation ":

Despite this, journalist Chris Harris of MTV said that it " lives up to its name "; # 1's debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with sales of 113, 000 in the first week and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ).

Speaking on this measure in the House of Lords, Edward Law, 1st Baron Ellenborough said " I trust your Lordships will pause before you assent to an experiment pregnant with danger to the security of property …" Despite a brilliant speech by Romilly, all Bills were defeated.