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2,597 | The effect of interleukin 4 (BSF-1) on infection of peripheral blood monocyte-derived macrophages with HIV-1.
The effects of various cytokines were examined in an in vitro model of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection of human peripheral blood monocyte-derived macrophages (MDM).
Monocytes were obtain... | 19 |
1,550 | Evolution of the continuity equation in the Doppler echocardiographic assessment of the severity of valvular aortic stenosis.
The use of Doppler techniques has greatly enhanced the noninvasive ultrasound technique for evaluation of valvular aortic stenosis.
M-mode and two-dimensional echocardiography could not reliab... | 13 |
487 | Diffuse sclerosing variant of papillary carcinoma of the thyroid. Clinical importance, surgical treatment, and follow-up study.
A diffuse sclerosing variant is not very rare among papillary carcinomas of the thyroid when the patients are female and younger than 30 years of age.
The variant is characterized by diffuse... | 3 |
1,314 | Laboratory studies for the detection of carcinoma of the prostate.
Acid phosphatase and prostate-specific antigen are extremely useful markers for the management of patients with prostatic carcinoma.
Prostatic acid phosphatase, because of its relatively low sensitivity and specificity, as well as analyte instability ... | 11 |
522 | Intraatrial extension of thyroid cancer: technique and results of a radical surgical approach.
An occlusion of the superior vena cava by a tumor thrombus extending into the right atrium was diagnosed in three patients with a follicular thyroid cancer.
All patients showed the typical clinical picture of the superior v... | 3 |
694 | Effect of ulcerative colitis and smoking on rectal blood flow.
Rectal blood flow was measured by laser doppler flowmetry over 60 minutes in eight patients with colitis in remission and eight healthy male non-smokers.
Ten smokers were also examined on two occasions, one of which included smoking a cigarette.
Plasma n... | 5 |
2,092 | In vitro and in vivo testing of a new valved intravascular catheter design.
Long-term intravascular catheterization carries a finite risk of catheter occlusion.
A catheter tip valve design is presented (Buchwald-Wigness, Strato Medical Corporation, Beverly, MA) which incorporates features designed to decrease the ris... | 13 |
892 | MR imaging of the bird's nest filter.
The appearance of the Bird's Nest inferior vena cava filter on magnetic resonance (MR) images of 11 patients is described.
No complication or symptomatic filter displacement was encountered as a result of MR imaging performed at 1.5 T.
The filters created significant local artif... | 7 |
2,352 | Controlled study in diabetic children comparing insulin-dosage adjustment by manual and computer algorithms.
A controlled trial of a new microprocessor device for insulin-dosage adjustment was undertaken in two matched groups of a priori well-controlled diabetic children.
A prospective study design with three equal 8... | 17 |
298 | Sialosyl-Tn. A novel mucin antigen associated with prognosis in colorectal cancer patients.
Colon cancers typically produce mucin.
However, it is not known whether tumor mucin plays a biological role in cancer cell behavior.
To address this issue, the expression of a mucin-associated antigen, sialosyl-Tn, was examin... | 3 |
2,542 | Genetic evidence equating SRY and the testis-determining factor.
The testis-determining factor gene (TDF) lies on the Y chromosome and is responsible for initiating male sex determination.
SRY is a gene located in the sex-determining region of the human and mouse Y chromosomes and has many of the properties expected ... | 18 |
1,313 | Transrectal ultrasonography for the early detection and staging of prostate cancer.
Relatively recent changes and improvements in equipment have vastly increased image resolution for transrectal ultrasonography of the prostate.
The expanded use of transrectal ultrasonography has greatly furthered knowledge of prostat... | 11 |
2,566 | Amyloid deposition in intrahepatic large bile ducts and peribiliary glands in systemic amyloidosis.
Amyloid deposition in the hepatic parenchyma and portal tracts in the liver is well known in systemic amyloidosis.
We recently experienced an autopsy case of systemic amyloidosis presenting the amyloid deposits in the ... | 19 |
175 | Long-term follow-up of 24 patients undergoing radical resection for ampullary carcinoma, 1953 to 1988.
Potentially curative radical pancreaticoduodenectomy for ampullary adenocarcinoma was performed in 24 patients over a 35-year period.
The overall operative mortality was 12.5%.
Actuarial survival rate at 5 years wa... | 3 |
3,307 | The importance of congenital hypertrophy of the retinal pigment epithelium in familial adenomatous polyposis.
We describe a family with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) and congenital hypertrophy of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE).
Three of five members with FAP showed flat, well-demarcated, round to oval pi... | 22 |
3,141 | Excess deaths from nine chronic diseases in the United States, 1986
To assess excess mortality from chronic disease in the United States, state age-adjusted combined mortality rates for nine chronic diseases in 1986 were compared with three "minimum" rates--two calculated from rates actually achieved in states and a ... | 22 |
1,772 | Sex differences in control of cutaneous blood flow.
Women are far more likely than men to suffer from Raynaud's disease.
The purpose of this study was to determine whether there are gender differences in local or central control of cutaneous blood flow that could account for the increased incidence of Raynaud's disea... | 13 |
378 | Carcinoma of the external auditory canal: an update.
This review is a continuation of the series of 35 cases of carcinoma of the external auditory canal originally reported by the senior author and colleagues.
Eighteen additional cases have been evaluated and treated since 1976.
Preoperative high-resolution computed... | 3 |
2,958 | Subtle injuries of the Lisfranc joint.
In fifteen patients, a subtle injury of the Lisfranc joint (tarsometatarsal articulation) was found.
The lesion was defined as a diastasis of two to five millimeters between the bases of the first and second metatarsals, as seen on anteroposterior radiographs.
There often was a... | 20 |
3,085 | Review of the all-polyethylene tibial component in total knee arthroplasty. A minimum seven-year follow-up period.
A retrospective analysis of 144 total knee arthroplasties was performed between 1975 and 1981 with a minimum follow-up period of seven years.
A posterior cruciate condylar prosthesis was used in each pro... | 22 |
1,560 | Experience with the use of coronary autoperfusion catheter during complicated angioplasty.
Between February and July of 1989, 22 patients underwent the use of the Stack autoperfusion catheter following acute occlusion or obstructive dissection during coronary angioplasty; in 20 cases conventional balloon was used in a... | 13 |
2,336 | Multiple keratoacanthomas treated with oral retinoids.
Multiple eruptive keratoacanthoma of Witten and Zak is a rare disorder characterized by numerous small, eruptive tumors and larger, more typical keratoacanthomas.
Affected patients have features of Grzybowski-type keratoacanthomas and Ferguson Smith type.
Two pa... | 16 |
1,151 | The Woolley and Roe case. A reassessment.
In 1953, two patients, Cecil Roe and Albert Woolley, sued their anaesthetist for alleged negligence because they had developed painful spastic paraparesis after spinal anaesthesia.
The court found that phenol, which was used to sterilise the outside of the ampoules of local a... | 9 |
2,324 | Health status reports in the care of patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
We examined the use of formal health status reports every 3 months over 1 year in the clinical care of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
The reports consisted of single-page, computer-generated summaries of scores derived from either the ... | 16 |
36 | Treatment of tinea cruris with topical terbinafine.
Twenty-three patients were enrolled in a randomized, double-blind trial of terbinafine 1% cream versus its vehicle (placebo) in the treatment of tinea cruris.
One patient had a negative initial culture and was excluded, and two patients were dropouts, one because of... | 0 |
2,912 | Dyskinetic movements, cognitive impairment, and negative symptoms in elderly neuropsychiatric patients.
The presence or absence of tardive dyskinesia, cognitive status, and psychopathology were assessed in a group of elderly male psychiatric patients (N = 49) in a nursing home setting.
Twenty-five patients were found... | 20 |
1,507 | Corpus luteum function in early pregnancies is primarily determined by the rate of change of human chorionic gonadotropin levels.
Regulation of human corpus luteum activity was studied with radioimmunoassays and bioassays of sera drawn serially from women suspected of having ectopic pregnancies.
Progesterone values e... | 12 |
2,522 | Circadian rhythmicity of rate-normalized QT interval in hypothyroidism and its significance for development of class III antiarrhythmic agents.
Lengthening of repolarization and refractoriness occurs in hypothyroidism; it is associated with a reduced probability of arrhythmias, with the converse occurring in hyperthyr... | 18 |
3,308 | Systolic wall stress and ventricular arrhythmia: the role of acute change in blood pressure in the isolated working rat heart.
1.
The effect of a sudden acute change in blood pressure upon arrhythmia provocation has been studied in an isolated working heart model from the Wistar-Kyoto strain of rat.
Twenty-four hear... | 22 |
3,354 | Treatment of idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis by immunosuppression.
Idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis is exceedingly uncommon in childhood and its etiology is uncertain.
Support for an immunological basis for the disease is given by a report of a 14-year-old girl with severe retroperitoneal fibrosis causing prog... | 22 |
1,123 | Fractures of the clivus: classification and clinical features.
Fractures of the clival complex were diagnosed in a series of 17 patients admitted to the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services System and the University of Maryland Medical System over a 30-month period.
These fractures were divided pathologi... | 9 |
549 | Rapid inactivation and phosphorylation of pyroglutamyl peptidase II in Y-79 human retinoblastoma cells after exposure to phorbol ester.
Pyroglutamyl peptidase II (EC 3.4.19.-), a membrane-bound metalloproteinase, is a highly specific TRH-degrading enzyme.
Exposure of Y-79 human retinoblastoma cells to 12-0-tetradecan... | 3 |
2,643 | Laboratory methods in the diagnosis and prognostic staging of infection with human immunodeficiency virus type 1.
Laboratory evaluation of infection with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) may involve detection of antibodies to HIV-1, direct detection of HIV-1 itself, and measurement of an individual's immuno... | 19 |
1,730 | Alarm reaction and serum K+ in hypertensive patients.
The effect of serum K+ of the alarm reaction induced by the participation to an experimental noninvasive study was evaluated in 35 subjects with borderline hypertension and in 18 essential hypertensives.
A group of 44 inpatients undergoing routine blood sampling s... | 13 |
1,969 | Prostacyclin and acetylcholine as screening agents for acute pulmonary vasodilator responsiveness in primary pulmonary hypertension.
Epoprostenol sodium (prostacyclin) administered intravenously is considered the standard for assessing the ability of the pulmonary circulation to vasodilate.
At present, epoprostenol s... | 13 |
1,332 | Effects of calcium antagonists on renal hemodynamics.
Recent attention has been focused on the effects of calcium antagonists on renal function.
When administered in vitro to the isolated perfused kidney, calcium antagonists exhibit consistent actions permitting characterization of actions permitting characterization... | 11 |
454 | Quality control practices in centralized tumor registries in North America.
A survey of quality control practices was mailed to 73 central registries in the U.S.
and Canada.
The response rate was 88%, with respondents representing a wide range of registry characteristics and reporting strategies.
While registries e... | 3 |
2,302 | Cytotoxic and immunologic effects of methotrexate in psoriasis.
Based on recent experience that Cyclosporin A, an immunosuppressive drug, produces marked improvement in psoriasis, possible immunomodulatory activities of methotrexate (MTX) have been reviewed to look for alternate mechanisms of MTX action in psoriasis.
... | 16 |
1,802 | Quality of life among hypertensive patients with a diuretic background who are taking atenolol and enalapril.
The cardioselective beta-blocker atenolol and the angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor enalapril were compared for efficacy, safety, and quality-of-life factors in 30 patients with hypertension whose hypert... | 13 |
2,393 | Definitive prenatal diagnosis for type III glycogen storage disease.
Prenatal diagnosis for type III glycogen storage disease was performed by using (1) immunoblot analysis with a polyclonal antibody prepared against purified porcine-muscle debranching enzyme and (2) a qualitative assay for debranching-enzyme activity... | 17 |
1,569 | Effect of hemodilution on capillary and arteriolovenous shunt flow in organs after cardiac arrest in dogs.
The purpose of this study was to observe the changes in capillary and arteriolovenous shunting blood flow after cardiac arrest and subsequent resuscitation by venous return occlusion produced by inflation of an i... | 13 |
1,645 | Neuroendocrine activity in congestive heart failure.
The increased neuroendocrine activity in patients with congestive heart failure appears to be a generalized attempt to maintain blood pressure at the expense of reduced cardiac performance and salt and water retention.
It is likely that baroreceptor dysfunction con... | 13 |
1,929 | Effects of calcium channel blockade on calcium homeostasis in mild to moderate essential hypertension.
Calcium channel blockers may alter parathyroid hormone secretion in vitro, which would alter calcium homeostasis.
To determine the chronic effect of calcium channel blockade in vivo, we conducted a randomized, doubl... | 13 |
1,947 | Normal angiograms and carotid pathology.
Nonstenotic ulcerated atherosclerotic plaques of the carotid arteries may be associated with symptoms of transient ischemic attacks, amaurosis fugax, and stroke.
Preoperative evaluation of patients with these symptoms has traditionally included ultrasound and arch aortography ... | 13 |
355 | Breast cancer screening: who should be included?
The recommendations of the U.S.
Preventive Services Task Force are reviewed in regard to screening for breast cancer.
In contradistinction to those issued by some other national organizations, screening for breast cancer using mammography at ages 40-49 is not recommen... | 3 |
3,078 | The reversibility of canine vein-graft arterialization.
We assessed the reversibility of functional and morphological changes of arterialized vein segments by returning them to the venous circulation.
Thirteen dogs underwent right carotid and femoral veno-arterial grafting.
After 12 weeks, veno-arterial grafts were ... | 22 |
1,694 | Accelerated arteriosclerosis in heart transplant recipients is associated with a T-lymphocyte-mediated endothelialitis.
Accelerated arteriosclerosis has emerged as a major life-threatening complication in long-term survivors of heart transplantation.
It has been proposed that accelerated arteriosclerosis is an immune... | 13 |
281 | Loss of expression of blood group antigen H is associated with cellular invasion and spread of oral squamous cell carcinomas.
Membrane-bound carbohydrates may influence the metastatic behavior of cancer cells.
Forty-two squamous cell carcinomas (SCC) of the buccal and maxillary alveolar mucosa were studied retrospect... | 3 |
2,100 | Hemodynamic effects of a new right ventricular assist device.
A right ventricular assist device (VAD) based on the principle of counterpulsation has been developed at our institution.
The device is a valveless, pneumatically actuated, 40 cc, sac-type pump, with a single inlet-outlet port.
For right ventricular suppo... | 13 |
967 | Potential usefulness of an artificial neural network for differential diagnosis of interstitial lung diseases: pilot study.
An artificial neural network approach was applied to the differential diagnosis of interstitial lung diseases.
The neural network was designed to distinguish between nine types of interstitial l... | 7 |
1,145 | Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrates that electric stimulation of cerebellar fastigial nucleus reduces cerebral infarction in rats.
We sought to determine whether high spatial resolution magnetic resonance imaging is useful for noninvasive quantitation of the ischemic infarct produced by occlusion of the middle cer... | 9 |
132 | Human immunodeficiency virus and the primary care physician.
As the scope and size of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic grows, the primary care physician will need to assume a greater role.
A knowledge of HIV risk factors and the ability to perform pretest and posttest counseling for HIV testing is esse... | 1 |
3,289 | Fascinating rhythm: a primer on chaos theory and its application to cardiology.
Nonlinear dynamics is an exciting new way of looking at peculiarities that in the past have been ignored or explained away.
We have attempted to give a general introduction to the basics of the mathematics, applications to cardiology, and... | 22 |
2,124 | Early readmission of elderly patients with congestive heart failure.
Repetitive hospitalizations are a major health problem in elderly patients with chronic disease, accounting for up to one fourth of all inpatient Medicare expenditures.
Congestive heart failure, one of the most common indications for hospitalization... | 13 |
3,234 | Background review and current concepts of reperfusion injury.
We define the concept of reperfusion injury, and we present a background chronology of experimental work supporting and questioning this concept.
We identify several new influences, such as current clinical interest in thrombolytic therapy for acute ischem... | 22 |
1,931 | Clustering of atherogenic behaviors in coffee drinkers.
We studied the clustering of coffee consumption and selected atherogenic behaviors in older adults living in a southern California community.
Men were somewhat more likely to drink caffeinated coffee while women were more likely to drink decaffeinated coffee.
I... | 13 |
2,310 | The epidemiology and natural history of pressure ulcers in elderly nursing home residents
We analyzed prospective data from 19,889 elderly residents of 51 nursing homes from 1984 to 1985 to determine the prevalence, incidence, and natural history of pressure ulcers.
Among all residents admitted to nursing homes, 11.... | 16 |
1,252 | Multicenter trial of cryotherapy for retinopathy of prematurity. One-year outcome--structure and function. Cryotherapy for Retinopathy of Prematurity Cooperative Group.
This study of the safety and efficacy of cryotherapy in treating severe retinopathy of prematurity registered 9751 infants with birth weights less tha... | 10 |
3,298 | Effects of nimodipine on cerebral blood flow and neuropsychological outcome after cardiac surgery.
Thirty-five patients undergoing cardiac surgery requiring cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) were allocated randomly in a prospective double-blind study to receive either nimodipine 0.5 micrograms kg-1 min-1 or placebo.
Cereb... | 22 |
1,957 | Repair of flail anterior leaflets of tricuspid and mitral valves by cusp remodeling.
We present an alternative approach to extensive rupture of the chordae tendineae leading to flail anterior leaflets.
Resection of the affected cusp segment, suture of the cut edges, and extensive plication of the segment of annulus d... | 13 |
2,460 | The renal concentrating defect associated with potassium depletion is independent of prostaglandin E2.
Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) impairs the hydrosmotic effect of vasopressin in toad bladder and mammalian kidney.
Because some studies in animals have suggested that potassium depletion enhances renal PGE2 production, the... | 17 |
3,275 | Modeling human performance in running.
This paper focuses on the characteristics of a model interpreting the effect of training on athletic performance.
The model theory is presented both mathematically and graphically.
In the model, a systematically quantified impulse of training produces dual responses: fitness an... | 22 |
1,565 | Nitrous oxide does not exacerbate pulmonary hypertension or ventricular dysfunction in patients with mitral valvular disease
Using the rapid-response thermistor pulmonary artery catheter and transoesophageal echocardiography, this study examined the effects of 100 per cent oxygen, 70 per cent nitrous oxide/30 per cen... | 13 |
2,941 | Comparison of support provided by a semirigid orthosis and adhesive ankle taping before, during, and after exercise.
The purpose of this study was to compare the relative effectiveness of athletic taping and a semirigid orthosis in providing inversion-eversion range restriction before, during, and after a 3 hour volle... | 20 |
1,036 | ACTH therapy in infantile spasms: relationship between dose of ACTH and initial effect or long-term prognosis.
The relationship between the dose of ACTH and the initial effect was investigated in 41 children with infantile spasms.
More than 0.015 mg (0.6 IU)/kg/day of ACTH was needed for a good initial response of se... | 9 |
772 | Azathioprine in the treatment of children with inflammatory bowel disease.
During a 6-year period, we treated 21 patients with azathioprine, 2 mg/kg/day, as an adjunct to their customary regimen.
Nine patients had ulcerative colitis and 12 patients had Crohn disease; the patients' ages ranged from 3 to 17 years.
The... | 5 |
1,114 | Circulatory and thermal adjustments to prolonged exercise in paraplegic women.
The circulatory and thermal responses to 90 min of wheelchair ergometer exercise were examined in five wheelchair dependent (WD) women with low level spinal dysfunction and five able-bodied (AB) women who served as a comparison group.
Meta... | 9 |
602 | Long scoliosis fusion to the sacrum in adults with nonparalytic scoliosis. An improved method.
The first 17 adults with nonparalytic scoliosis having long fusion to the sacrum treated with the Luque-Galveston technique were reviewed.
There were 3 men and 14 women.
Their average age at the time of surgery was 47 year... | 4 |
129 | Measles update.
The incidence of measles in the United States dramatically increased in the 1980s, from a low of 1,497 cases in 1983 to over 17,000 cases in 1989.
Family physicians can help reverse this trend by following the revised immunization schedule, which includes a measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) booster for pres... | 1 |
366 | Oral zidovudine, continuous-infusion fluorouracil, and oral leucovorin calcium: a phase I study.
A phase I clinical, pharmacologic, and biochemical evaluation of escalating oral zidovudine (AZT) given over 2 days with a fixed dose of continuous-infusion fluorouracil (800 mg/m2 per day X 3 days) and oral leucovorin cal... | 3 |
418 | Demonstration of Lipiodol in paraffin sections using a modified silver impregnation technique.
To demonstrate postangiographic Lipiodol (LIP) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in paraffin sections, direct impregnation of formalin-fixed tissue blocks with silver nitrate (AgNO3) was followed by routine processing.
LIP ... | 3 |
206 | Rectal carcinoma: CT staging with water as contrast medium.
Computed tomography (CT) was used to study 42 patients with rectal carcinoma.
Water was used as a contrast medium for studying the local extent of tumor in all patients.
Scans were read prospectively without knowledge of the histologic staging and then comp... | 3 |
2,765 | Fatal big cat attacks.
Two cases of fatal attacks by large cats are presented.
In the first case, a 30-year-old female zoo worker was attacked by a jaguar that had escaped its cage.
In the second case, a 2-year-old girl was fatally injured by her father's pet leopard.
The pattern of injuries in these cases is nearl... | 20 |
1,203 | Disturbance in daily sleep/wake patterns in patients with cognitive impairment and decreased daily activity.
The sleep/wake patterns of 121 chronically ill, mentally and physically handicapped patients were visually monitored hourly for 14 consecutive days.
Four types of sleep/wake patterns were found.
In order to i... | 9 |
2,668 | Response patterns of hairy cell leukemia to B-cell mitogens and growth factors.
The effect of mitogens and/or recombinant B-cell growth factors (M/GFs) on the in vitro growth of hairy cells was examined.
Tumor cells were isolated from the spleens of four patients with hairy cell leukemia (HCL) by Ficoll-Hypaque sedim... | 19 |
439 | Hepatic vein reconstruction for preserving remnant liver function.
Hepatic malignancies often infiltrate to the major hepatic vein.
Recently, we performed hepatic resection combined with hepatic vein reconstruction for preserving remnant liver function in three such patients.
One patient had a saphenous vein graft.
... | 3 |
980 | The effect of rifampicin on rhinoscleroma: an electron microscopic study.
Twenty-five cases suffering from rhinoscleroma were divided into two groups.
The first group consisted of 15 patients treated with rifampicin systemically.
The other group consisted of 10 patients treated locally with rifampicin in the form of... | 7 |
42 | Protective effects of polyclonal sera and of monoclonal antibodies active to Salmonella minnesota Re595 lipopolysaccharide during experimental endotoxemia.
Mice were passively immunized with sera from blood donors active for rough lipopolysaccharides (LPS), the J5 (Rc chemotype) mutant of Escherichia coli O111:B4, and... | 0 |
744 | Corticosteroid treatment reduces mast cell numbers in inflammatory bowel disease.
Mast cell degranulation in the gut causes mucus secretion, mucosal edema, and increased gut permeability and may be responsible for some of the symptoms and signs of inflammatory bowel disease.
We have used a novel monoclonal antibody (... | 5 |
442 | Decrease in cerebral metabolic rate of glucose after high-dose methotrexate in childhood acute lymphocytic leukemia.
We measured changes in the regional cerebral metabolic rate of glucose (rCMRGlu) using 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose and positron emission tomography for the assessment of neurotoxicity in childhood acute lymp... | 3 |
2,965 | Assessing nutritional needs for the burned patient.
Assessment of nutritional needs following thermal injury remains an important adjunct to providing dietary therapy designed to minimize the detrimental effects of hypermetabolism and subsequent catabolism.
Most anthropometric measurements, frequently utilized in non... | 20 |
2,523 | Lipoprotein and apolipoprotein levels in subclinical hypothyroidism. Effect of levothyroxine therapy.
To assess whether subclinical hypothyroidism is associated with changes in lipoprotein fractions, 13 patients maintained in a stable state of subclinical hypothyroidism for at least 3 months were studied prior to and ... | 18 |
2,939 | Pathologic synovial plica of the knee. Results of conservative treatment.
Observations of 136 cases of pathologic synovial plica of the knee were analyzed with regard to etiology, symptoms, and the results of conservative treatment.
The results obtained with conservative treatment were good in 40% of cases, average i... | 20 |
3,244 | Gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging in Bell's palsy.
Inflammation of the facial nerve in Bell's palsy can be demonstrated on gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging.
We have studied a series of 17 Bell's palsy patients with gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging, and the purpose of this pape... | 22 |
929 | Measurement of histamine in nasal lavage fluid: comparison of a glass fiber-based fluorometric method with two radioimmunoassays.
The determination of histamine in nasal secretions and nasal lavage fluid may be of importance to monitor activation of histamine containing cells in the nasal cavity.
However, such studie... | 7 |
3,211 | Lidocaine local anesthesia for arthroscopic knee surgery.
Forty-five patients were evaluated during knee arthroscopy performed using local anesthesia produced by lidocaine with epinephrine to determine the dose-response relationship for operative analgesia.
Serum lidocaine concentrations were also measured.
Patients... | 22 |
2,468 | Quantitative histologic study of the sural nerve in Lesch-Nyhan syndrome.
The sural nerve of a 31-year-old man with Lesch-Nyhan syndrome obtained at autopsy was studied histologically.
Large, myelinated nerve fibers were reduced in number and no myelinated nerve fibers larger than 5 microns were seen.
Diameter distr... | 17 |
2,882 | Pediatrician's knowledge and practices regarding parental use of alcohol.
Problems with alcohol are common in the United States but are too frequently ignored by physicians, particularly those working with children.
We explored pediatricians' knowledge and practices regarding parental use of alcohol and compared thes... | 20 |
2,590 | Functional assessment scales: a study of persons with multiple sclerosis.
The purpose of this study was to investigate disability in persons with multiple sclerosis (MS) by using combinations of functional assessment scales and subscales to predict (1) the burden of care measured in minutes of assistance provided per ... | 19 |
3,114 | Effect of antiplatelet and anticoagulant therapy on patency of femorotibial bypass grafts.
In a retrospective study, 210 autogenous femorotibial saphenous vein grafts inserted during the 15 years from 1967 to 1982 were followed-up for a mean period of 62.3 +/- 5.7 months.
Seven patients, who had had eight grafts died... | 22 |
1,085 | Vagus nerve stimulation in humans: neurophysiological studies and electrophysiological monitoring.
Evidence from studies of experimental animals indicates that electrical stimulation of the vagus nerve alters behavioral and electrographic seizure activity.
We report on effects of electrical stimulation of the vagus n... | 9 |
2,606 | Anaphylactic shock associated with chymopapain skin test. A case report and review of the literature.
The allergic response to chymopapain intradiscal therapy has been well documented.
The most serious of these reactions is anaphylactic shock, which may result in death.
Various screening methods, including skin test... | 19 |
802 | Extracorporeal cholecystolithotripsy without oral chemolitholysis.
One hundred thirty-six patients completed extracorporeal biliary lithotripsy (EBL) for symptomatic cholecystolithiasis.
Sonographic evidence of complete clearance of all stone fragments was the only criterion for treatment success, which occurred in 3... | 5 |
1,876 | Long-term outcome after surgical repair of isolated atrial septal defect. Follow-up at 27 to 32 years
BACKGROUND.
Atrial septal defects have been surgically correctable for more than 30 years.
The long-term survival rates among patients treated in the early era of cardiac surgery are poorly documented, but such dat... | 13 |
6 | Possible role of bacterial siderophores in inflammation. Iron bound to the Pseudomonas siderophore pyochelin can function as a hydroxyl radical catalyst.
Tissue injury has been linked to neutrophil associated hydroxyl radical (.OH) generation, a process that requires an exogenous transition metal catalyst such as iron... | 0 |
1,305 | Development of hypertension from unilateral renal artery stenosis in conscious dogs.
The renal and systemic changes after stenosis of the left renal artery (n = 5) or sham stenosis (n = 6) in conscious dogs were studied sequentially over 25 days.
Stenosis produced a prompt rise in arterial pressure, which was at all ... | 11 |
18 | Ceftazidime/clindamycin versus tobramycin/clindamycin in the treatment of intra-abdominal infections.
In order to assess the efficacy and toxicity of ceftazidime as a substitute for aminoglycosides in the treatment of intra-abdominal sepsis, a prospective randomized trial was conducted.
Ninety-four patients (49% trau... | 0 |
2,389 | The changing epidemiology of diabetes mellitus among Navajo Indians.
Although early descriptions of diabetes mellitus among Navajo Indians characterized the disease as an infrequent and "benign chemical abnormality," the prevalence of diabetes and its complications among Navajos appears to have increased substantially... | 17 |
2,724 | Immunology of HIV infection, I: Biology of the interferons.
Interferons (IFN) are the prototypic biologic response modifiers.
They comprise a multigene family of regulatory proteins and glycoproteins that affect a variety of cellular functions, including normal and neoplastic cell growth, immune reactivity, and host-... | 19 |
1,646 | Effects of enalapril and neuroendocrine activation on prognosis in severe congestive heart failure (follow-up of the CONSENSUS trial). CONSENSUS Trial Study Group.
This study enrolled 253 patients with severe heart failure (New York Heart Association functional class IV) from 35 centers in Scandinavia, randomly assign... | 13 |
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