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Apart from the correlation studies mentioned above, the ability to innovate and solve novel problems flexibly, proxies for flexible cognitive capacities and potentially for domain - general intelligence, have not been investigated comparatively . Few experimental studies have specifically focused on innovativeness, and... |
Structural deficiencies and functional abnormalities of heart valves are conditions that need cardiovascular surgery . These abnormalities may be caused by congenital diseases or by a variety of acquired diseases that result in valvular stenosis, valvular insufficiency, or both . The rheumatic heart disease (rhd), the ... |
The earliest evidence for protein quality control at the er came from observations that unassembled subunits of the t cell receptor were rapidly degraded in the cells (lippincott - schwartz et al ., this degradation occurred independently of lysosomal proteases, leading to the proposal that the er itself would house so... |
Parasitic intestinal nematodes are widespread, affecting human and vertebrates . Worldwide, more than one - third of mankind is infected with helminths of which 100200 million people are infected with strongyloides [2, 3] and approximately 800 million with trichuris . The investigated nematodes strongyloides ratti and ... |
Most patients with hodgkin's disease and spinal epidural involvement either present with concurrent neurological and nodal disease or develop neurological disease after being diagnosed with hodgkin's disease . A case of a 30-year - old male patient with primary thoracic epidural lymphoma who presented with back pain is... |
Human leukocyte antigen (hla) matching significantly reduces the risk of graft rejection and graft failure after solid - organ transplantation [13] and graft - versus - host disease (gvhd) after hematopoietic stem - cell transplantation (hsct) [49]. These pathological conditions evolve due to an alloreactive immune res... |
In hiv-1 infection, depletion of t cells is caused by productive virus infection and fas - mediated apoptosis of infected and uninfected cells [1, 2]. In addition, chronic immune activation, especially of cells of the innate immune system, together with accompanying, counteracting endogenous anti - inflammatory mechani... |
Six specimens of k. sectatrix (2 males with mean weigh of 950 50 g, mean body length 376.5 30.4 mm; 4 females with mean weigh of 868 146 g, mean body length 361.2 22.9 mm) were caught by commercial trawlers in angra dos reis (2300 s 4410w), rj . Fishes were kept in thermal boxes filled with ice prior to being transport... |
Although survival rates have improved over the past decades, ovarian cancer still has the highest mortality of the gynaecological malignancies.1 ovarian cancer is responsible for 150 000 deaths worldwide annually, and 5year survival in europe and the usa is 3845%.1, 2, 3 prognostic factors that have been identified for... |
We now have quite detailed knowledge of the partners of the plk4 family of kinases at centrioles . In c. elegans, zyg-1 is targeted to centrioles by spd-2 [5, 6] whereas in drosophila, asterless has this function . Targeting in mammalian cells requires the respective counterparts of both proteins cep192 and cep152 [8, ... |
Radioactive iodine (rai) therapy has been used as a first line of treatment for graves hyperthyroidism (graves disease [gd]) for more than seven decades and is still the treatment of choice in many parts of the world . It's a common practice to pretreat patients with antithyroid drugs (atd) prior to radioiodine ablatio... |
Genomic islands (gis) are clusters of foreign genes acquired from nongenealogical organisms through horizontal gene transfer (hgt). Previous studies have elucidated some hgt mechanisms, including (i) transformation, (ii) conjugation, (iii) transduction, and (iv) gene transfer agent . The occurrences of hgt make conside... |
Fatty acids are hydrocarbon chains with a carboxyl group at one end and a methyl group at the other . The biological reactivity of fatty acids is defined by the length of the carbon chain and by both the number and position of any double bonds present . While saturated fatty acids do not contain double bonds within the... |
Myeloid sarcoma (ms) are solid tumours composed of immature myeloid cells involving an extramedullary site . These tumours are also named chloroma in view of their green coloration due to high myeloperoxydase content . Ms occurs mainly in patients with known acute myeloid leukaemia (aml), myeloproliferative disorder or... |
Ras is a disorder characterized by recurring ulcers confined to the oral mucosa in patients with no other signs of disease but many investigators believe that immunologic disorders, hematologic deficiencies and allergic or psychological abnormalities may play a role . Ras are classified as minor (<1 cm in size) ulcers ... |
Radical surgery is the gold standard for the treatment of the primary lesion of penile carcinoma . These procedures allow an excellent local control of disease, with a 6% recurrence rate for partial penectomy . In the absence of lymph node metastasis, these procedures are associated with a five - year survival in 80% o... |
Thanks to rapid developments in the fabrication and self - assembly techniques, the electrical transport through nanoscale quantum systems such as a single quantum dot, multiple quantum dots, atoms or molecules coupled to metallic electrodes has been an interesting subject in recent years [1 - 6]. In the nanoscale quan... |
Brown sequard syndrome resulting from compression due to an epidural hematoma is a relatively rare occurrence, more so with a spontaneous history . She underwent an open door laminoplasty for evacuation of the hematoma . Following surgery the patient responded rapidly and currently at 18 months in the emergency room wh... |
In accordance with the recent increases in human life expectancy and income, the medicalhealthcare paradigm is gradually expanding to include post - treatment, prevention, and health management . It has become a serious challenge to meet the rise in expectations regarding medical services, while there is a lack of prof... |
A confirmed case was defined as invasive disease caused by n. meningitidis of serogroup w135 2a p1.2,5 or belonging to the et-37 complex . A probable case was defined as illness in a pilgrim or a pilgrim contact, with either invasive disease due to n. meningitidis serogroup w135 of unknown serotype (identified by polym... |
The data presented are based on the retrieval of relevant medical literature by searching pubmed with the terms deferasirox (dfx) and non - transfusion - dependent thalassemia (ntdt) for studies published between 2000 and 2015 . The cochrane database for systematic reviews and clinical trial registries was also searche... |
Long - term hyperglycemia causes health problems including heart disease, eye, kidney, and nerve damage . It is estimated that the number of people with diabetes will alter from 171 million to 336 million in the period 20002030 . Studies have shown that blood lipids are related to several factors such as lifestyle, die... |
Although the neurotoxic action of lead is known for centuries, it has not yet been adequately elucidated which effects would be useful early indicators of a clinically latent lead intoxication . Lead, as a trace element, is not necessary for the organism, and is known to be toxic in almost all organ systems . Lead, bec... |
Hepatitis c virus (hcv) infection is reported to have a prevalence of approximately 3% worldwide . Majority of patients with chronic hcv have a mild, asymptomatic elevation in serum transaminase levels with no significant clinical symptoms . Around 25% of patients with chronic hcv have persistently normal alanine amino... |
Acute uncomplicated cystitis (auc) is the most commonly encountered bacterial infections in healthy women and fluoroquinolone treatment has been a standard therapy for it (1). However, a trend toward increasing drug resistance among escherichia coli (e. coli) has complicated the treatment of auc over the past few years... |
Human papillomavirus (hpv) infection is considered as the most common sexually transmitted virus infection (1). Cervical cancer is the second / third leading cause of cancer in females, with an estimated 493,000 cases and 273,000 deaths, annually (2). The human papillomavirus genotypes 6, 11, 16 and 18 are transmitted ... |
Amblyopia is a developmental disorder associated with early abnormal visual experience that disrupts neuronal circuitry in the visual cortex and results in abnormal vision . In the past, the patients with amblyopia beyond the age of sensitive period of brain development generally received no treatments because of the l... |
Between july 2010 and june 2013, 385 csf cytology samples were collected from 42 patients with the presence of a metastatic tumor confirmed by at least two histologic or cytological studies . Cytology samples obtained before adjuvant therapies were excluded to evaluate the diagnostic rate of csf cytology more consisten... |
Understanding the biomechanics of the native pcl provides a framework for reconstruction by replicating the anatomy.15) early biomechanical studies characterized the rehabilitationindividual main bundles of the pcl as anterolateral (al) and posteromedial (pm) bundles.16,17) the al bundle is more taut in flexion and mor... |
Use of multiagent chemotherapy pre- and postoperatively has significantly improved the outcome in the last 30 years, leading to a 5-year disease - free survival for patients with localized tumors in the 20% to 60% range . Despite the use of these drugs, approximately 30% of patients with localized disease and 60% of pa... |
Probiotic strain e. faecium cmgb16 (isolated from infant faeces) was cultivated in anaerobic conditions, in mrs broth . Enteropathogenic e. coli o28 (provided by national institute of research and development for microbiology and immunology cantacuzino, bucharest) and b. cereus cmgb 102 (microbial culture collection of... |
Leiomyoma is a benign tumor, which is made up of smooth muscle cells and located mostly in uterus, small bowel, and esophagus . Herein, a prostatic leiomyoma that was pathologically reported after a robot - assisted radical prostatectomy (rarp) procedure is presented . A 70-year - old male patient with a serum prostate... |
The ubiquitous use of heterocycles in the pharmaceutical, agrochemical as well as in the dye and fine - chemical industries has led to the establishment of numerous strategies for their synthesis and functionalisation . Stereodefined heterocycles are also significant components of numerous biologically active natural p... |
This was a secondary data analysis study using hfs - ii survey data collected from four different national institutes of health funded projects conducted at the university of virginia center for behavioral medicine research between 1998 and 2009 . Details of the methods for several of these projects have been previousl... |
The advent of regenerative approaches in contemporary periodontics has increased patient's treatment options and enhanced the long - term prognosis of many teeth that have advanced periodontal destruction . Preliminary experimental studies have shown that nanosized ceramics may represent a promising class of bone graft... |
Knee osteoarthritis is known to cause not only restrictions in joint functions, but also major problems, such as the wear of articular cartilage and pain due to inflammatory damage to the surrounding tissues1, 2 . If the pain due to osteoarthritis persists chronically, cytokines will increase in the spinal cord due to ... |
We learned of additional babesiosis cases because they were reported to the new jersey department of health and senior services or because health - care providers contacted the centers for disease control and prevention (cdc) about the diagnosis or treatment of babesiosis . Although babesiosis is not a nationally notif... |
As a professor in a clinical department, i am privileged to work with many clinician - investigator trainees . Recently, a new clinical research fellow told me that he had been reading many papers in order to decide which research project he should take . The more he reads, the more confused he feels . In fact, this ch... |
A review of the studies published in the last three decades between 1980 and 2013 reporting on prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity (age 1 - 18 yr) in india was conducted using a systematic approach . As the aim was to present the current scenario in this area, we restricted our search to 1980 and beyond . Li... |
Dyspnea is the aversive and threatening cardinal symptom in prevalent diseases such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd) and associated with great individual and socioeconomic burden . In chronic respiratory conditions the adequate perception of dyspnea plays a key role as it has a strong influenc... |
(previously known as enterobacter sakazakii) is a gram - negative opportunistic pathogen belonging to the enterobacteriaceae family . It is known to cause serious infections including bacteremia, enterocolitis, meningitis and even sepsis, especially in premature newborns . Recently, a case study reporting cystitis caus... |
It provides an impervious seal, fills the irregularities and minor discrepancies between the root canal wall and core filling material, and assists in microbial control if microorganisms were left on the root canal walls or in the tubules. [15] ideally, a thin layer of the sealer should be evenly applied to canal walls... |
Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder in which a combination of hereditary and environmental results in abnormally high blood sugar levels (hyperglycemia). The abnormal high blood sugar level is due to defects in either insulin secretion or insulin action in the body . Diabetes mellitus is characterized by hypergly... |
The presence of a passive surface film is key to the exceptional corrosion resistance of stainless steel alloys . Consequently, much effort has targeted the characterization and enhancement of this protective layer, which is often composed, at least partially, of chromia . Such work includes fundamental studies of sing... |
The " gold standard " for assessing fibrosis, liver biopsy, is recommended prior to the initiation of antiviral therapy; in addition, it is vital for monitoring fibrosis progression . Unfortunately, this procedure is invasive, prone to complications, including hemorrhage and death, and has a high risk of sampling error... |
Regenerative periodontal therapy comprises of procedures which are specially designed to restore those parts of the tooth - supporting apparatus which have been lost due to periodontitis . The regeneration of osseous defects caused by inflammatory periodontal disease continues to provide an ongoing challenge in periodo... |
Acute pancreatitis is often managed clinically, not only by specialists in surgery, internal medicine, and emergency medicine but also by general physicians, gastroenterologists, and general surgeons . Consequently, the guidelines have been prepared in order to help these physicians to diagnose acute pancreatitis accur... |
The missouri department of health and senior services conducted this investigation in response to the hospital s identification of an increased number of tracheal aspirates that were positive for b. cereus collected from newborns who were on ventilators during march may, 2011 . All tracheal aspirate culture results obt... |
Lung cancer is the second most common cancer in both men and women with an estimated 224,210 cases expected to be diagnosed in 2014 in the united states (us). It is also the leading cause of cancer related deaths in the us accounting for 27% of all cancer related deaths . The majority of lung cancer cases fall under th... |
Diabetes is a metabolic disease that leads to high blood sugar due to either insulin insufficiency, insulin resistance or both . According to the world health organization at least 171 million people (2.8% of the world population) suffered from diabetes in year 2000 . It is expected that more than 70% of total diabetic... |
The u.s . Food and drug administration (fda) has approved around 30 antidepressant medications for the treatment of major depression . Among them are selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (ssris). These drugs change the balance of serotonin in the brain, such as fluoxetine (prozac), paroxetine (paxil), sertraline (zo... |
Nowadays, many x - ray imaging experiments are performed dynamically, meaning that the object s inner structure is a function of time . In material science, the sample is often exposed to various external conditions (e.g. Temperature, pressure, etc .) During the time of a scan . In medicine dynamic tomographic imaging ... |
Between 70% and 80% of adults experience it at least once in their lives.1 the management of clbp comprises a range of strategies, including surgery, drug therapy, and rehabilitative interventions, such as massage therapy.2 massage therapy has the potential to minimize clbp and accelerate the return to normal function.... |
Transdermal drug delivery is a noninvasive route of drug administration into the body through the skin . However, only a few drug candidates have been successfully developed into suitable transdermal formulations because of the formidable skin barrier . The highly lipophilic nature of the skin restricts the permeation ... |
Growing evidence has shown that early life experiences can have lasting effects on adult health (13). Low birth weight (<2,500 g), an indicator of a compromised fetal growth, has been associated with a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes (4,5). However, to our knowledge, there are no studies assessing the relatio... |
Iridodialysis commonly occurs secondary to blunt ocular trauma,1 penetrating ocular trauma, and intraocular surgical procedures . In the cases of small iridodialysis the upper eyelid covers iridodialysis superiorly and prevents symptoms . However, temporal iridodialysis is usually symptomatic . In addition to visual pr... |
Cardiovascular disease (cvd) burden is substantially higher in chronic kidney disease (ckd) compared to non - ckd patients . In the end - stage renal disease (esrd) population, cardiovascular mortality is the leading cause of death, and despite the recently reported improvement in survival rates, cvd in this group rema... |
Gitelman syndrome (gs) is an autosomal recessive salt - losing tubulopathy (omim 263800) characterized by hypokalemic metabolic alkalosis, hypomagnesemia and hypocalciuria . Gs is caused by mutations in the slc12a3 gene encoding the na cl co - transporter (ncct) of the distal convoluted tubule (dct). To date,> 240 slc1... |
Obesity epidemic continues its worrying global progression although significant advances have been achieved in the knowledge of its causes and consequences . This condition, in concert with glucose intolerance / type 2 diabetes, dyslipidemia, and metabolic syndrome, widely contributes to what has been recently defined ... |
Complications arising from difficult or failed tracheal intubation remain a leading cause of anaesthetic morbidity and mortality despite recent developments in airway management strategies . It has been observed that in 96%98% of cases airway can be managed with conventional rigid laryngoscope blades . It is only in 2%... |
In 2014, it is estimated that there are 608,620 bladder cancer survivors living in the united states, and an additional 74,690 cases will be diagnosed . Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (nc) followed by radical cystectomy (rc) is now considered the standard of care for muscle - invasive bladder cancer after numerous trials dem... |
In 2000, the department of health for england recommended the creation of crisis resolution and home treatment teams (crhts). The aim was to reduce the number and length of hospital admissions through provision of intensive home support for people experiencing acute mental health crises who would otherwise be admitted ... |
The term metabolic syndrome refers to the simultaneous onset and progression of factors known to trigger atherosclerosis, such as obesity, dyslipidemia, hypertension, impaired fasting glucose, and impaired glucose tolerance1, 2 . For example, it has been shown that the risks of cardiac disease and type 2 diabetes and t... |
Affected subjects are usually more than 5 years of age, and there is a predisposition in females . In dogs, insulin resistance (ir) is suspected when hyperglycemia is still detected despite administration of insulin doses greater than 1.0 to 1.5 iu / kg . Definitions of resistance to exogenously administered insulin va... |
There is evidence to suggest that certain weight - loss practices (for example, skipping breakfast, restricting intake, self - initiated dieting) and weight loss are associated with impairments in various cognitive processes, including memory, attention and processing speed . One study reported slower reaction times to... |
Diabetes is a major public health concern in the united states because of its prevalence, considerable morbidity and mortality, and economic burden with total medical costs of 245 billion dollars in 2012 alone [1, 2]. In 2010, the prevalence rate of diabetes in the us was 9.3%, affecting older population (65 years or o... |
Pelvic inflammatory disease (pid) is a polymicrobial infection of the upper genital tract (ugt). The diagnosis is made clinically; no single test or study is sensitive or specific enough for a definitive diagnosis . Pid should be suspected in at - risk patients who present with pelvic or lower abdominal pain with no id... |
It is the most common endemic mycosis in the united states.1 it is most prevalent around the valleys of the mississippi and ohio rivers.2 in endemic areas, 50%80% of people have evidence of previous exposure to histoplasma.3 the fungus grows as a mold in the soil and when its microconidia are inhaled, causes infection ... |
The human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 gene (her2) encodes a 185-kd transmembrane glycoprotein receptor (p185her2) and is amplified in 25%-30% of human breast . Patients with her2 overexpression exhibit shorter disease - free survival (dfs) and overall survival (os). Trastuzumab (herceptin; f. hoffmann - la roche... |
The diabetes heart study (dhs) is a community - based study of the genetic and epidemiological contributions to diabetic heart disease in which siblings concordant for type 2 diabetes mellitus (t2 dm), as well as unaffected family members, were recruited from internal medicine and endocrinology clinics in western north... |
Comparative effectiveness research (cer) in diabetes is increasingly important, given the wide range of treatment options available to patients with type 2 diabetes (t2d). Over the years, the goals of diabetes management have expanded beyond glycemic control to include the management of metabolic and cardiovascular com... |
Epidemiological investigation indicates that parkinson disease (pd) patients experience more falls than either age - matched healthy controls or individuals with other neuropathologies, including spinal disorders, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, stroke, and motor neuron disease . For patients with pd, fall occurrences an... |
Adult onset retinoblastoma is a rare intraocular malignancy that has been previously reported in the literature.12 many of the reported cases have been treated with enucleation due to the advanced nature of the disease . Focal therapy and chemotherapy have also been attempted, but with poor outcomes.34 here we report a... |
Healthy skin protects against the effects of environmental hazards, such as ultraviolet radiation in sunlight, low humidity, and wind.2 dry skin affects many people, occurring when skin loses its water content, causing the skin to appear dry, rough, and scaly, possibly with reddening, cracking, and itching.3 when the s... |
Cryptococcus is a human fungal pathogen that is responsible for the majority of fungal meningitis cases in immunocompromised and immunosuppressed people [12, 13]. Cryptococcus can remain dormant without producing any clinical symptoms for years and can be activated once the immune system of the host gets weakened [12, ... |
Atherosclerotic stenoses of the coeliac, superior mesenteric and inferior mesenteric arteries are common . In a retrospective review of 980 angiographic studies by thomas et al . However, extensive collateral vessels often form between the territories of these major arteries, such that compensatory blood supply is achi... |
Bidirectional ventricular tachycardia (bvt) is defined as a tachycardia showing beat - to - beat alternation in the qrs axis . The rate is typically between 140 and 180 bpm, with a frontal plane axis varying between 20 and 110. the most common causes of bvt include catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia ... |
Neonatal diabetes mellitus (ndm) is a rare monogenic form of diabetes starting within the first 6 months of life 13 . The disease has an incidence of about 1:100,000260,000 live births and can be permanent (pndm), requiring lifelong treatment, or may be transient (tndm), in which case the diabetes may spontaneously rem... |
Community oriented program for control of rheumatic diseases [who - ilar copcord] study from the rural population of western india has reported about 5.5% prevalence of osteoarthritis . Prevalence of osteoarthritis increases as the age advances . With an increase in aging population, the burden of this disease is going... |
Approximately 30% of individuals over 65 yr of age fall at least once a year (tinetti, 2003). Falling is a major public health and medical problem that can cause serious injuries including fracture, brain injury, and even death . As aging progresses, muscle mass, muscle strength, and joint range decrease and strides na... |
A 45year old woman was admitted to our hospital and surgery was planned for right staghorn calculus (figure 1). Ultrasound showed multiple calculi in the right kidney; 38 mm in the pelvis, 21 mm in the lower pole and 16 mm in the upper pole with moderate hydronephrosis . Intravenous urography showed right renal staghor... |
Crohn's disease, first described in 1922, is characterized by segmental granulomatous inflammation of the intestinal tract that frequently involves the cutaneous tissues as well . Cutaneous crohn's disease (ccd) is synonymous with metastatic crohn's disease (mcd). A 20-year - old woman, mother of a 1.5-year - old child... |
Voluntary exercise has been found to mitigate harmful consequences of stress on the brain and to prevent the expression of depression and anxiety - like behavior .increased activity of brain - derived neurotrophic factor (bdnf) signaling is suggested to be an important factor mediating the benefits seen after running.i... |
Regulation of body weight and adiposity relies on a homeostatic system balancing energy intake with energy expenditure . Well - documented evidence gathered during the past 35 years has established that induction of thermogenesis in brown adipocytes of mice and rats can reduce obesity (rothwell and stock, 1979). The ma... |
The peptide sequence of anastomosis photocaged 1 (apc1) contains seven lysine residues that are protonated at neutral ph, keeping the peptide soluble and in its monomeric unfolded state . As will be shown, a sol - gel phase transition can be initiated by triggering the folding of the peptide into an amphiphilic -hairpi... |
Cognition is defined as information processing in one s brain and ability to judge and make decisions, and it covers various concepts such as attention, memory, executive planning, insight, and problem solving1, 2 . For normal cognitive function, the integration of sensory information, visual perception, and language a... |
Prolactinomas are pituitary adenomas that secrete prolactin . These represent the most common hormone - secreting adenomas occurring in the pituitary gland, accounting for around 40% of all clinically recognized pituitary adenomas . They are diagnosed more frequently in women than in men, especially between the ages of... |
Nephrogenic adenoma is a rare lesion of the urinary bladder that may arise and induced by many inflammatory insults such as recurrent infections, recurrent renal stone, intravesical therapy, bladder diverticula, renal transplantation, foreign bodies, chemical agents, radiation therapy, and other chronic irritative fact... |
Disrupted in schizophrenia 1 (disc1) was initially discovered at the breakpoint in a balanced chromosomal translocation t (1; 11) segregating with major mental conditions, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depression in a scottish pedigree (millar et al ., 2000). Since then, accumulating evidence from ... |
Multicystic dysplastic kidney (mcdk) is a relatively common developmental anomaly in infants and children, and its overall prognosis is good in older children . Although mcdk is grossly " cystic " in appearance, it is not one of the inherited renal cystic diseases, but a kind of renal dysplasia, in which cystic element... |
Computed tomography (ct) remains the preferred diagnostic method for the chronic subdural hematoma (csdh)3). Chronic sdh has a variety of imaging characteristics in ct; low, intermediate, or high density relative to brain parenchyma3,6). Chronic sdh frequently appears to be mixed density7,9). With current high - resolu... |
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (gists) are the most common mesenchymal, nonepithelial tumors of the gastrointestinal tract in adults between 40 and 50 years of age [1, 2]. As per seer analysis, only 1% of 1,458 gist cases are esophageal in origin, with an incidence of 5170% in the stomach; 2536% in the small intestine... |
Systemic lupus erythematosus (sle) is a chronic systemic inflammatory disease affecting mainly women during childbearing age . Although life expectancy has improved significantly, no changes in morbidity and mortality related to cardiovascular disease (cvd) have been observed in sle patients in the past decades [2, 3].... |
Psoriasis is known to be associated with an increased risk of several comorbidities including inflammatory arthritis, metabolic syndrome, and atherosclerotic disease . The etiology of this autoimmune disorder is unknown but is believed to be an interplay between genetic predisposition and environmental factors such as ... |
Movement disorders are neurological conditions that affect the speed, fluency, quality, and ease of movement . There may be either an excess of movement or a paucity of voluntary and automatic movements, unrelated to weakness or spasticity . Movement is produced and coordinated by several interacting brain structures, ... |
Cutaneous hyperpigmentation is a recognized adverse effect of chronic minocycline use occurring in up to 50% of patients, . In a recent study performed at the mayo clinic, 54% of 291 patients receiving long - term minocycline suppression for orthopedic infections developed some degree of hyperpigmentation after a mean ... |
Root canal isthmus, a narrow ribbon - shaped communication between two root canals is an important anatomical feature because of the fact that it may contain pulp remnants, necrotic tissues, and micro - organisms and their byproducts . An isthmus is also called a corridor, a lateral interconnection, and a transverse an... |
The aim of the present investigation was to develop an instrument to monitor any changes in maternal and neonatal health (mnh) care provider motivation resulting from the introduction of pilot interventions in rural, primary level facilities in ghana, burkina faso, and tanzania . The work was undertaken in the frame of... |
The spanish reference laboratory for meningococci routinely receives meningococci isolated from sterile sites for serogrouping, serotyping, and serosubtyping . From january 1995 to november 2000 (just before the new c conjugate vaccine was routinely introduced), the laboratory received 2,975 meningococcal strains to be... |
Most hemiplegic patients who suffer from stroke experience restrictions on mobility at home and in the community, and they especially have difficulty with independent walking1 . Turnbull et al.2 suggested that the recovery of gait ability is an important goal of physical therapy for a stroke patient, because gait is an... |
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