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1,104 | Unusual blink reflex with four components in a patient with periodic ataxia.
Characteristic findings in blink reflex are reported in a 55-year-old female with periodic ataxia.
The blink reflexes on the side ipsilateral to the stimulation consisted of four components with latencies of 11, 21, 35 and 47 ms, instead of ... | 9 |
204 | Effect of gastric mucus on the uptake of the carcinogen MNNG by gastric mucosal DNA.
In prostaglandin E2 (PGE2)-, pirenzepine-, and indomethacin-administered rats, the incorporation of N-[methyl-3H]-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine ([methyl-3H]MNNG) into gastric mucosal DNA was measured quantitatively by liquid scintillati... | 3 |
2,195 | Fontan operation in 176 patients with tricuspid atresia. Results and a proposed new index for patient selection.
Between 1973 and March 1989, 176 patients with tricuspid atresia had the Fontan procedure performed at the Mayo Clinic.
Age range at the time of surgery was 7 months to 42 years, with 43 patients (24%) 16 ... | 15 |
2,944 | Injury patterns in Scottish heavy athletics.
As interest and participation in the athletics of Scottish-American Highland games has increased throughout the United States, the aim of this study was to define injury patterns and risk factors.
Field events of modern track and field evolved in part from the seven events... | 20 |
2,645 | New antiretroviral agents in the clinic.
Since the first controlled clinical trial of zidovudine (ACT) was terminated in the fall of 1986, much has been learned concerning the use of this agent in the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.
The recent report of HIV resistance associated with long-t... | 19 |
1,168 | Cerebrospinal fluid as a reflector of central cholinergic and amino acid neurotransmitter activity in cerebellar ataxia.
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) amino acid neurotransmitters, related compounds, and their precursors, choline levels, and acetylcholinesterase activity were measured in the CSF of patients with cerebella... | 9 |
60 | Early postoperative care of the cardiac transplantation patient: routine considerations and immunosuppressive therapy.
The authors have attempted to outline the current state of the art with respect to the early postoperative management of the cardiac transplant recipient with special attention to immunosuppressive th... | 0 |
1,348 | A reverse (antibody capture) enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for detection of antisperm antibodies in sera and genital tract secretions.
A reverse (antibody capture) enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for detection of antisperm antibodies has been developed.
The assay enables detection of immunoglobulin (Ig)... | 11 |
2,349 | Impact of glucose self-monitoring on non-insulin-treated patients with type II diabetes mellitus. Randomized controlled trial comparing blood and urine testing.
The goal of this study was to compare the relative efficacy and cost of self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) with routine urine testing in the management o... | 17 |
688 | Pemoline-associated hepatic injury.
Among 100 cases of hepatic injury attributed to the administration of pemoline, 43 had sufficient accompanying information to permit analysis.
All but two patients were less than 20 years old, and 80% were less than 12 years old.
Males predominated the study.
Injury appeared as e... | 5 |
2,992 | The effect of prolonged hypothermia on cardiac function in a young patient with accidental hypothermia.
A 20-year-old man had accidental, prolonged, and severe hypothermia.
Serial radionuclide ventriculography disclosed reduced myocardial contractility during hypothermia that resolved after warming.
The effects of h... | 22 |
1,278 | Hydrogen peroxide localization in experimental optic neuritis.
The association of reactive oxygen species to altered permeability of the blood-brain barrier in acute experimental encephalomyelitis was investigated by ultrastructural cytochemical localization of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) to sites in the optic nerve prev... | 10 |
1,282 | Topical use of cyclosporine in the treatment of vernal keratoconjunctivitis.
We treated 11 patients with vernal keratoconjunctivitis for four to nine months with topical cyclosporine as a 2% dilution in castor oil.
No significant side effects occurred, except for mild and transient burning upon administration.
Withi... | 10 |
1,871 | Studies of controlled reperfusion after ischemia. XVIII. Reperfusion conditions: attenuation of the regional ischemic effect by temporary total vented bypass before controlled reperfusion.
This study tests the hypothesis that total vented bypass can attenuate the regional ischemic effect during a defined time interval... | 13 |
3,136 | Disability from bicycle-related injuries in children.
Bicycle crashes are a major cause of injuries in childhood.
The goal of this study was to determine the long-term disabilities caused by bicycle-related injuries, and to clarify the long-term treatment priorities of injured children.
Hospital records of 372 child... | 22 |
1,818 | Pressor systems in hypertension and congestive heart failure. Role of vasopressin [clinical conference]
Elevated peripheral vascular resistance, which characterizes hypertension and congestive heart failure (the latter regardless of absolute blood pressure level) is maintained to a large extent by the combined effects... | 13 |
468 | Invasive papillary carcinoma of the breast: mammographic appearance.
The mammographic findings in 18 patients with invasive papillary carcinoma were studied retrospectively.
The mammograms of 10 patients showed a multinodular pattern, and seven patients had solitary nodules.
One patient had an irregular, ill-defined... | 3 |
1,143 | Effects of MK-801 on recovery from sensorimotor cortex lesions.
Histologic evidence suggests that drugs acting as noncompetitive antagonists at the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor can have beneficial or pathologic effects on central nervous system neurons.
In the present experiments we examined the effects of MK-801 on... | 9 |
1,446 | Enhancing effect of partial cystectomy on rat urinary bladder carcinogenesis.
The effects of 5% and 50% partial cystectomies on bladder tumorigenesis initiated with N-butyl-N-(4-hydroxybutyl)nitrosamine(BBN) were investigated in Wistar rats by examining the histological findings and cell proliferative activity.
The i... | 11 |
1,122 | Limited selective posterior rhizotomy for the treatment of spasticity secondary to infantile cerebral palsy: a preliminary report.
A limited selective posterior rhizotomy was performed on 30 children suffering from spasticity secondary to infantile cerebral palsy.
As opposed to standard techniques that stimulate and ... | 9 |
1,794 | Deferoxamine fails to improve postischemic cardiac function in hypertrophied hearts.
Myocardial hypertrophy is a well-recognized risk factor in congenital cardiac surgery.
Hypertrophied hearts have been demonstrated to have an increased vulnerability to ischemia/reperfusion injury.
We studied the effects of the iron... | 13 |
2,646 | Cytomegalovirus: where have we been and where are we going?
Nearly 30 years have elapsed since Rowe and Weller and their colleagues discovered human cytomegalovirus (CMV).
Because of its complex structure, long replicative cycle, low yield in vitro, and highly species-specific cell-substrate requirement, the cellular... | 19 |
2,090 | Differential light scattering cuvettes for the measurement of thromboemboli in high shear blood flow systems.
Newly developed optical scattering cuvettes were constructed as a modification of our existing 1.0 mm and 3.0 mm internal diameter (ID) cuvettes to facilitate the measurement of platelet microemboli ranging fr... | 13 |
1,217 | Study of verbal description in neuropathic pain.
The aim of this paper is to study the quality of verbal description and its diagnostic value in neuropathic pain.
The verbal description of pain as assessed by a French adjective list questionnaire (QDSA) is compared between a group of 100 patients with neuropathic pai... | 9 |
279 | Endoscopic screening of early esophageal cancer with the Lugol dye method in patients with head and neck cancers.
The poor prognosis for esophageal cancer could be improved if lesions were detected at an early stage.
To detect early esophageal cancer, endoscopic screening of the esophagus with the Lugol dye method wa... | 3 |
1,749 | Prospective evaluation of a protocol for induction of sustained ventricular tachycardia in patients referred to a tertiary centre.
All eight stages of a stimulation protocol that used one then two extrastimuli from the right ventricular apex in sinus rhythm and three ventricular drive rates (100, 120, and 140 beats/mi... | 13 |
3,012 | Pancreatogastrostomy: a safe drainage procedure after pancreatoduodenectomy.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the role of pancreaticogastrostomy as an alternative method of restoring pancreaticointestinal continuity after pancreaticoduodenectomy.
Since 1975, 45 patients have undergone pancreaticogastrostomy ... | 22 |
2,135 | Increased serum IgE and increased prevalence of eosinophilia in 9-year-old children of smoking parents.
We studied the relationship of serum IgE levels and eosinophil counts with passive smoking in 9-year-old, nonselected children from three Italian towns near Rome.
Male children of smoking parents had a significantl... | 14 |
659 | Making core decompression work.
Meaningful assessment of a treatment modality for osteonecrosis (ON) must take into account a number of factors: (1) an accurate diagnosis, (2) consistent staging of the disease process, (3) understanding of the variability of the disease, (4) consistent application of the treatment mod... | 4 |
1,518 | Serum concentrations of CA 125 and aminoterminal propeptide of type III procollagen (PIIINP) in patients with endometrial carcinoma.
Serum CA 125 (a marker of coelomic epithelial cells) and aminoterminal propeptide of type III procollagen (PIIINP; an indicator of collagen metabolism) concentrations were measured in 14... | 12 |
417 | Breast cancer and dietary and plasma concentrations of carotenoids and vitamin A.
A case-control study of breast cancer was conducted in Buffalo.
Participants completed a food frequency questionnaire and donated a fasting blood sample before definitive workup for breast masses.
Dietary and plasma concentrations of c... | 3 |
684 | Alpha 1-antitrypsin excretion in stool in normal subjects and in patients with gastrointestinal disorders.
Fecal clearance of plasma alpha 1-antitrypsin is used as a measure of protein leakage into the intestinal tract.
In this study, the alpha 1-antitrypsin concentration in stool and the plasma clearance of alpha 1-... | 5 |
658 | Capacitive coupling as an adjunctive treatment for avascular necrosis.
The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of capacitive coupling, a noninvasive method for applying electrical stimulation to biologic tissues, when used as an adjunct to decompression and grafting in the treatment of avascular n... | 4 |
1,139 | Growth factor expression after stroke.
Fibroblast growth factors are polypeptides with potent trophic effects on central nervous system cells.
Both acidic and basic forms of fibroblast growth factor are found in the mammalian brain.
We have examined the expression of these factors after focal brain injury or stroke.... | 9 |
3,243 | Peripheral opioid receptors mediating antinociception in inflammation. Evidence for activation by enkephalin-like opioid peptides after cold water swim stress.
This study utilized inhibitors of the enzymatic degradation of enkephalins to investigate the possibility that this class of opioid peptides contributes to the... | 22 |
2,552 | Selective regulation of the activity of different hematopoietic regulatory proteins by transforming growth factor beta 1 in normal and leukemic myeloid cells.
The viability of normal bone marrow myeloid precursor cells induced by interleukin-6 (IL-6) or IL-1 alpha and the ability of IL-6 and IL-1 alpha to induce the f... | 19 |
1,595 | Coronary angioplasty in patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction.
The applications for coronary angioplasty have greatly expanded and the procedure is now increasingly used in complex and potentially high risk conditions.
This report describes the short- and long-term effects of coronary angioplasty in 61 pa... | 13 |
1,527 | Neosalpingostomy for distal tubal obstruction: prognostic factors and impact of surgical technique.
We reviewed the clinical records of all women who underwent microsurgical terminal neosalpingostomy for distal tubal obstruction between January 1983 and June 1988.
We identified 95 women whose preoperative evaluation ... | 12 |
2,208 | Analysis of a human DNA excision repair gene involved in group A xeroderma pigmentosum and containing a zinc-finger domain
Xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) is an autosomal recessive disease, characterized by a high incidence of sunlight-induced skin cancer.
Cells from people with this condition are hypersensitive to ultra... | 15 |
1,803 | Increased erythrocyte sodium-lithium countertransport activity in essential hypertension is due to an increased affinity for extracellular sodium.
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Sodium-lithium countertransport activity in a standard assay, its sodium affinity constant and maximum velocity were measured in erythrocytes from normal subjects and f... | 13 |
2,062 | Patient profiling: individualization of hypertension therapy.
Although the stepped-care approach remains the cornerstone of antihypertensive therapy, the patient's profile must also be considered.
Important issues include the patient's age, race and activity level, potential for hypertensive complications, presence o... | 13 |
1,627 | Prolongation of ventricular refractoriness by class Ia antiarrhythmic drugs in the prevention of ventricular tachycardia induction.
The effects of class la antiarrhythmic drugs (procainamide, quinidine) on the right ventricular effective refractory period (VERP) and intraventricular conduction time were assessed durin... | 13 |
3,036 | A comparison of parallel versus perpendicular placement of retention sutures in abdominal wound closure.
A new technique for placement of retention sutures is described.
Twenty-five rats underwent midline laparotomy incision.
The control group was closed with traditional placement of through-and-through retention su... | 22 |
3,217 | Effects of inflammatory mediators on the responsiveness of isolated human airways to methacholine.
Several studies have suggested that in asthmatics the quantities of inflammatory mediators such as histamine, thromboxane A2 (TxA2), prostaglandin D2 (PGD2), prostaglandin F2 alpha (PGF2 alpha), and leukotriene C4 (LTC4)... | 22 |
1,137 | Progressing cerebral infarction in relation to plasma glucose in gerbils.
We studied neurologic morbidity and its evolution during hyperglycemia induced immediately after permanent unilateral common carotid artery ligation in Mongolian gerbils.
A total of 60 animals were divided into five groups: one experiencing sev... | 9 |
2,581 | Antidepressant pharmacotherapy of depression associated with multiple sclerosis.
In a double-blind clinical trial involving 28 patients with multiple sclerosis and major depressive disorder, 14 patients were randomly assigned to a 5-week trial of desipramine and individual psychotherapy and 14 to placebo plus psychoth... | 19 |
2,742 | The AO dynamic hip screw and the Pugh sliding nail in femoral head fixation.
We compared, under laboratory conditions, the resistance to cutting out of the AO dynamic hip screw and the Pugh sliding nail.
The mean load at cut out, adjusted for bone strength, was 70% greater for the Pugh sliding nail.
The reasons for ... | 20 |
923 | Permeability pulmonary edema following lung resection.
The etiology of edema associated with pulmonary resection was investigated in five patients during the immediate postoperative period.
Three patients received pneumonectomy while two patients had one lobe resected.
All patients suffered from severe respiratory d... | 7 |
1,740 | Epithelial abnormalities in intestine and kidney of the spontaneously hypertensive rat.
A variety of perturbations of calcium metabolism are reported to occur in the spontaneously hypertensive rat (SHR) compared to its genetic control the Wistar-Kyoto rat (WKY), including significant dysfunction of calcium handling by... | 13 |
2,959 | Shielding of the patient's gonads during intramedullary interlocking femoral nailing.
Levels of exposure to radiation were recorded at sixty sites in fifteen patients during intramedullary interlocking femoral nailing.
Radiation film dosimeters were placed at four gonadal sites on each subject.
A standard male-gonad... | 20 |
2,864 | A comparison of familial and nonfamilial male alcoholic patients without a coexisting psychiatric disorder.
Both family history of alcoholism and the presence of additional psychiatric disorder in male alcoholic patients are associated with an earlier onset of problem drinking, greater alcoholism severity and poorer c... | 20 |
518 | Time to recovery of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis after curative resection of adrenal tumors in patients with Cushing's syndrome.
The recovery time of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis after curative resection of adrenal tumors in patients with Cushing's syndrome is poorly documented.
Eight cons... | 3 |
849 | Salivary gland cancer. A case-control investigation of risk factors.
Unlike most upper aerodigestive tract cancers, salivary gland cancers are relatively infrequent, are characterized by a diversity of histologic subtypes, and have never been etiologically associated with tobacco exposure.
We present the results of a... | 6 |
1,224 | Changes in thermal and mechanical pain thresholds in hand amputees. A clinical and physiological long-term follow-up.
In a previous study, allodynia to cold and vibratory stimuli was found in the finger stumps of 24 patients with amputations, control values being obtained from fingers of the intact contralateral hand.... | 9 |
1,907 | Beta blockers and the primary prevention of nonfatal myocardial infarction in patients with high blood pressure.
A population-based, case-control study was conducted to determine whether beta blockers, used for the treatment of high blood pressure, prevent first events of coronary heart disease.
All study subjects we... | 13 |
2,751 | An aid to the management of pediatric trauma in peripheral centers--a proposal for a pediatric trauma board.
In 1986, 630,000 children under the age of 15 were living in Queensland.
This accounted for 17% of Australia's pediatric population.
That year there were 39 pediatric deaths in Queensland resulting from road ... | 20 |
1,664 | Use of technetium-99m sestamibi to determine the size of the myocardial area perfused by a coronary artery.
The value of the new radionuclide tracer, technetium-99m (Tc-99m) sestamibi, to demonstrate myocardial perfusion in areas supplied by specific coronary arteries was evaluated in patients injected with the agent ... | 13 |
3,233 | The Marinesco-Sjogren syndrome examined by computed tomography, magnetic resonance, and 18F-2-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose and positron emission tomography.
The Marinesco-Sjogren syndrome is an autosomal recessive degenerative disorder characterized by congenital cataracts, cerebellar ataxia, spasticity, mental deficiency... | 22 |
2,819 | Acute intoxication.
Acute alcohol intoxication is a commonly encountered clinical presentation in Emergency Medicine.
Its role should be considered in many Emergency Department presentations, specifically in major and minor trauma, and in gastrointestinal, metabolic, neurologic, and psychiatric disorders.
The differ... | 20 |
1,121 | Structure, expression and function of a schwannoma-derived growth factor.
During the development of the nervous system, cells require growth factors that regulate their division and survival.
To identify new growth factors, serum-free growth-conditioned media from many clonal cell lines were screened for the presence... | 9 |
956 | Respiratory health effects of the indoor environment in a population of Dutch children.
The effect of indoor exposure to nitrogen dioxide on respiratory health was studied over a period of 2 yr in a population of nonsmoking Dutch children 6 to 12 yr of age.
Lung function was measured at the schools, and information o... | 7 |
1,855 | Hypertension and acculturation in elderly Mexican Americans: results from 1982-84 Hispanic HANES.
The purpose of our study was to describe the relationship between acculturation and hypertension in elderly Mexican Americans.
Two age groups, 55-64 and 65-74, were examined from data provided in the Hispanic Health and ... | 13 |
674 | Intermittent obstruction of an incarcerated hiatal hernia with a total thoracic stomach.
A case of intermittent obstruction of a sliding hiatal hernia is presented.
The obstruction occurred when the patient's stomach was totally above the diaphragm.
The anatomy of sliding hiatal hernias is discussed, as well as the ... | 5 |
58 | Immunogenicity of Haemophilus b conjugate vaccine (meningococcal protein conjugate) in children with prior invasive Haemophilus influenzae type b disease.
Children younger than 2 years of age with previous invasive Haemophilus influenzae (Hib) type b disease may not develop protective antibodies to antigens of Hib and... | 0 |
1,765 | Usefulness of digital angiography in the assessment of left ventricular ejection fraction.
With modern digital cardiac systems the image data are digitized on-line and in real-time, allowing the replay and subsequent interpretation and analysis during or directly after the cardiac catheterization procedure.
In this s... | 13 |
156 | Echinococcus infestation of the biceps brachii. A case report.
Echinococcus is a genus of tapeworm endemic in certain parts of the world but found only rarely in the United States.
An extremely unusual case of an intramuscular infestation involving an extremity occurred in a 41-year-old man.
Since the infestation cl... | 2 |
2,475 | Growth in obese children treated for obesity.
This study assesses the growth patterns during a 5-year period in children aged 6 to 12 years treated for obesity using behavioral family-based treatment procedures.
Previous studies have suggested a decrease in height velocity after weight reduction, but these results di... | 17 |
2,954 | Motor unit numbers and contractile properties after spinal cord injury.
The number of motor units in the thenar muscle group was estimated in 11 patients with cervical spinal cord injuries.
The surface electromyogram and twitch force, in response to maximal stimulation of the median nerve was divided by the average s... | 20 |
1,758 | Probe angioplasty of total coronary occlusion using the Probing Catheter technique.
Coronary angioplasty (PTCA) of total coronary occlusion is limited by the inability of guidewires and conventional dilating catheters to cross all such lesions.
A new technique was therefore prospectively evaluated for PTCA of these l... | 13 |
3,196 | Analysis of DNA polymorphisms suggests that most de novo dup(21q) chromosomes in patients with Down syndrome are isochromosomes and not translocations.
Down syndrome is rarely due to a de novo duplication of chromosome 21 [dup(21q)].
To investigate the origin of the dup(21q) and the nature of this chromosome, we used... | 22 |
1,879 | Distribution of angiographic vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage: implications for diagnosis by transcranial Doppler ultrasonography.
A study was undertaken to determine how frequently angiographic vasospasm occurs outside the normal access range of transcranial Doppler ultrasound in patients who have suffered a s... | 13 |
2,086 | Circulating plasma platelet activating factor in persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn.
Platelet activating factor (PAF) is an endogenous phospholipid mediator that causes pulmonary hypertension and thrombocytopenia in experimental animal models.
To investigate circulating PAF in persistent pulmonary hyper... | 13 |
2,871 | Neuroleptic malignant syndrome: a unique association with a tricyclic antidepressant.
We report the lst case of neuroleptic malignant syndrome occurring in a patient receiving desipramine, a tricyclic antidepressant, with no exposure to neuroleptics.
Our case suggests that this syndrome may be caused by a central imb... | 20 |
1,687 | Cardiac contractility and conduction: a comparison of antihypertensives.
The four classes of first-line antihypertensive agents recommended in the 1988 report of the Joint National Committee on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure are reviewed here.
Particular consideration is given to the effe... | 13 |
869 | Activation of T cell subsets in the peripheral blood of patients with Sjogren's syndrome. Multicolor flow cytometric analysis.
Using 3-color flow cytometry, we determined the proportions of activated T cells (DR+), including CD4+ cells, CD8+ cells, and their subsets, in the peripheral blood of 17 patients with Sjogren... | 6 |
1,558 | Retrograde recanalization of an occluded posterior tibial artery by using a posterior tibial cutdown: two case reports.
Recanalization of two occluded posterior tibial arteries was successfully achieved by utilizing a retrograde approach via a posterior tibial artery cutdown at the level of the ankle.
Both cases were... | 13 |
1,011 | Ligmaject system for local anaesthesia in otology.
The Ligmaject syringe for local anaesthetic injection incorporates a pistol-grip handle and a ratchet system designed to inject a very tiny aliquot of anaesthetic per 'click'.
This instrument was used to provide local anaesthesia for 22 otological procedures on conse... | 8 |
1,219 | Antinociceptive interaction between opioids and medetomidine: systemic additivity and spinal synergy.
The antinociceptive interaction on the tail flick (TF) and hot plate (HP) tests between opioid analgesics and medetomidine after intravenous (iv) or intrathecal administration were examined by isobolographic analysis.... | 9 |
2,634 | The HIV-testing policies of US hospitals
To determine the human immunodeficiency virus-testing policies adopted by US hospitals, we surveyed a stratified random sample of all nonfederal general acute care hospitals, drawn from the American Hospital Association's 1987 database.
Interviews were completed with the chie... | 19 |
2,547 | Hyperparathyroidism and cellular mechanisms of gastric acid secretion.
Patients with hyperparathyroidism appear to be a particular risk for peptic ulcer disease.
To test the hypothesis that hypercalcemia or parathyroid hormone plays a role in promoting ulcer disease, we studied the effect of varying concentrations of... | 18 |
2,064 | Combined alpha/beta-blockade versus beta 1-selective blockade in essential hypertension in black and white patients.
The purpose of this multicenter investigation was to determine the efficacy and safety of the alpha/beta-blocker labetalol versus the beta 1-selective beta-blocker atenolol in white and black patients w... | 13 |
2,721 | Rapid and specific diagnosis of HIV-1 and HIV-2 infections: an evaluation of testing strategies.
To identify cost-effective testing strategies for HIV-1 and HIV-2 infections, we evaluated different combinations of tests on serum specimens from 1134 consecutive patients attending tuberculosis treatment centers in Abidj... | 19 |
2,665 | Serum soluble interleukin-2 receptor is associated with clinical and pathologic disease status in hairy cell leukemia
Hairy cell leukemia is a chronic lymphoproliferative disorder of B-cell lineage, whose malignant cells express the interleukin-2 (IL-2) receptor.
A soluble form of the IL-2 receptor is released by th... | 19 |
2,671 | Tracking the spread of the HIV infection epidemic among young adults in the United States: results of the first four years of screening among civilian applicants for U.S. military service.
Because the period from infection to clinically apparent disease is long, variable, and changing as new therapies are developed an... | 19 |
969 | Amiodarone: a postmarketing evaluation of monitoring for drug-induced toxicity.
Amiodarone, an antiarrhythmic drug with predominantly class III effects, has demonstrated serious adverse drug reactions and interactions.
The Departments of Pharmacy and Cardiology retrospectively evaluated the monitoring parameters at t... | 7 |
1,468 | Ectopic pregnancy: ten common pitfalls in diagnosis.
Ectopic pregnancy (EP) is a common, life-threatening complication of pregnancy.
Modern technology (ultrasonography and improved pregnancy tests) should facilitate the diagnosis of EP.
However, in a retrospective review of 65 cases of confirmed EP managed over 18 m... | 12 |
2,281 | Treatment of chromoblastomycosis.
Treatment of chromoblastomycosis is frequently difficult and unsatisfactory.
A representative case is presented of this chronic subcutaneous fungal infection, characterized by warty, cauliflower-like lesions usually on the extremities.
Chromoblastomycosis and its treatment are revie... | 16 |
1,316 | Patient selection for, results of, and impact on tumor resection of potency-sparing radical prostatectomy.
Our results show that by using the nerve-sparing radical retropubic prostatectomy, potency can be preserved in the majority of appropriately selected patients without compromising the adequacy of tumor excision.
... | 11 |
1,660 | Clinical experience with technetium-99m teboroxime, a neutral, lipophilic myocardial perfusion imaging agent.
Technetium-99m (Tc-99m) teboroxime is a new technetium-based myocardial perfusion imaging agent (investigational code = SQ30217 [Cardiotec, Squibb Diagnostics]).
A member of a class of neutral, lipophilic, te... | 13 |
2,752 | Scroto-abdominal impalement injury in a skateboard rider.
The injuries sustained by skateboard riders vary from minor cuts and abrasions to fractures.
This report describes a unique injury sustained by a young skateboard rider who was impaled on a metal rod.
Literature review of over 1,254 skateboard injuries did no... | 20 |
949 | Local and global function of the right ventricle in a canine model of pulmonary microembolism and oleic acid edema: influence of ventilation with PEEP.
Right ventricular (RV) dysfunction may occur due to increased RV afterload and, hence, might also contribute to the decrease in cardiac output following institution of... | 7 |
594 | Biomechanical comparison of single- and double-pin fixation for acute slipped capital femoral epiphysis.
Biomechanics of pin fixation for acute slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) was studied in an in vitro immature canine model.
Acute SCFE were created in 24 paired femurs.
The paired specimens were pinned with... | 4 |
3,340 | Proliferation and substrate effects on endothelial cell thrombogenicity.
The effects of the cellular differentiation status and the adhesive-substrate on endothelial cell function in cell culture were measured with an enzyme based assay of surface thrombogenicity.
A solid plastic, microporous polymeric, and fibronect... | 22 |
1,012 | Comparison of electro and chemical cautery in the treatment of anterior epistaxis.
In the ENT Department of the Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, the impression (supported only by anecdotes) was that electro-cautery was superior to chemical cautery in the treatment of simple anterior epistaxis.
Since no evaluation of... | 8 |
1,981 | A mutation in the gene for type III procollagen (COL3A1) in a family with aortic aneurysms.
Experiments were carried out to test the hypothesis that familial aortic aneurysms, either thoracic or abdominal, are caused by mutations in the gene for type III procollagen (COL3A1) similar to mutations in the same gene that ... | 13 |
862 | Balancing dental service requirements and supplies: epidemiologic and demographic evidence.
As a counterpoint to negative interpretations of recent trends, this article presents a positive picture of dentistry in the 1990s and 21st century.
Reported trends show large increases in older dentate adults who are retainin... | 6 |
1,129 | Signs distinguishing spasmus nutans (with and without central nervous system lesions) from infantile nystagmus.
Clinical findings as well as eye and head movement recordings were analyzed from 23 patients with spasmus nutans without central nervous system (CNS) changes, 10 patients with spasmus nutans-like disease (he... | 9 |
33 | History of antifungals.
Until two to three decades ago, only a few drugs were available for the treatment of fungal infections.
The status of antifungal therapy changed dramatically in the late 1960s with the introduction of newer broader spectrum agents, such as the iodinated trichlorophenols and the imidazoles, tha... | 0 |
304 | Complications associated with limb salvage for extremity sarcomas and their management.
A retrospective clinical review of 100 consecutive patients with extremity sarcomas managed by limb salvage operations was performed to evaluate local tumor control and morbidity.
The mean follow-up period was 45.1 months.
Overal... | 3 |
2,574 | The relationships among shrimp-specific IgG subclass antibodies and immediate adverse reactions to shrimp challenge.
High levels of shrimp-specific IgE, in association with a positive prick test, are not always predictive of a positive, immediate response to double-blind, placebo-controlled, food challenge (DBPCFC) wi... | 19 |
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