Archive for May, 2008
Thursday, May 1st, 2008
[Neurofibromatosis type 1 and optic pathway gliomas. A series of 80 patients.]
PATIENTS AND METHODS. From a series of 530 patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), we performed a retrospective assessment of the long-term neurologic, visual, neuroimaging and evolution of 80 patients (15%) with optic pathway ...
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Thursday, May 1st, 2008
[Abnormalities in the central nervous system and alterations in the upper limbs in patients with myelomeningocele.]
INTRODUCTION. Myelomeningocele is a neural tube defect resulting in motor and sensory deficit below the level of the lesion, bowel and neurogenic bladder, sexual dysfunction, cognitive dysfunction, neurodevelopment delay and ...
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Thursday, May 1st, 2008
[A comparative study of the effectiveness and tolerability of a procedure involving slow dose-escalation of rivastigmine in patients with mild or moderate Alzheimer-type dementia: the SCALEX study.]
AIMS. To determine and to compare the tolerability and effectiveness of a slow escalation of the dose of rivastigmine ...
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Thursday, May 1st, 2008
[Characteristics of falls of neurological cause in the elderly.]
INTRODUCTION. Falls are a cause of disability and death in geriatric population. Third part of the elderly suffer at least one fall per year. Neurological illness are a very important risk factor in developing falls. AIM. To ...
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Thursday, May 1st, 2008
Properties of the amniotic membrane for potential use in tissue engineering.
An important component of tissue engineering (TE) is the supporting matrix upon which cells and tissues grow, also known as the scaffold. Scaffolds must easily integrate with host tissue and provide an excellent environment for ...
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Thursday, May 1st, 2008
Circulating Pro- and Anti-inflammatory Cytokines in Polish Women with Gestational Diabetes.
In this study we measured serum concentrations of proinflammatory interleukin-6, interleukin-8, and interleukin-18 as well as anti-inflammatory interleukin-10 in 30 pregnant women with normal glucose tolerance, in 32 women with abnormal results of a 50-g ...
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Thursday, May 1st, 2008
Adrenocortical Dysfunction in Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome.
Recently, it has become evident that the adrenals play a key role in obesity as well as in the metabolic syndrome and their complications. On the one hand, adrenal steroids are involved in physiological regulation of adipose tissue ...
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Thursday, May 1st, 2008
The Vascular Pedicle of the Anterolateral Thigh Flap as an Alternative Recipient Site for Thigh Free Flaps.
The indications for a free flap for thigh defects are relatively uncommon. Regardless, a reasonable recipient site will always be of paramount importance. The major femoral vessels, usually accessed ...
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Thursday, May 1st, 2008
A Single-Stage Reconstruction of a Complex Achilles Wound with Modified Free Composite Lateral Arm Flap.
Composite defect of the posterior aspect of the heel, including the Achilles tendon, usually is very difficult to reconstruct as we face the problems of controlling infection, resurfacing the deficient skin ...
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Thursday, May 1st, 2008
Use of Flap Based on Anterior Tibial Artery for Free Transfer.
Free flap transfer can be a challenge because of the risk of anastomotic failure, especially in microvascular tissue transfers. Free lateral crural flap based on the anterior tibial artery has good vascular condition that results ...
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Thursday, May 1st, 2008
[Treatment of adult men with congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency]
Information about the treatment of males with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is scarce and there are no therapeutical guidelines. The aim of this review is to provide a survey of the current data. An ...
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Thursday, May 1st, 2008
[Factitious disorder--fever and delayed wound healing]
HISTORY AND ADMISSION FINDINGS: A 23-year-old woman was admitted to the department of rheumatology for detailed diagnostic tests for a suspected immune deficiency. Over the past 3 years, she has had repeated unexplained febrile episodes and impaired wound healing, which ...
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Thursday, May 1st, 2008
[Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in patients in long-term care in hospitals, rehabilitation centers and nursing homes of a rural district in Germany]
BACKGROUND: In recent years multi-resistant pathogens, particularly methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) have been causing increasing problems in hospitals and nursing homes. In ...
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Thursday, May 1st, 2008
Resveratrol from Red Grapes - Pedestrian Polyphenol or Useful Anticancer Agent?
Resveratrol is a phytoalexin with cancer chemopreventive properties in preclinical models of carcinogenesis. The mechanisms via which resveratrol is thought to exert chemopreventive efficacy are inhibition of cyclooxygenase enzymes, inhibition of angiogenesis, modulation of drug ...
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Thursday, May 1st, 2008
Phytochemicals for Bacterial Resistance - Strengths, Weaknesses and Opportunities.
This review covers some of the opportunities which currently exist to exploit plants for their natural products as templates for new antibacterial substances. This is a timely exercise given the continuing and developing problems of bacterial resistance, ...
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Thursday, May 1st, 2008
Radioprotective Effects of Gentianella austriaca Fractions and Polyphenolic Constituents in Human Lymphocytes.
The aim of this study was to identify active principles of GENTIANELLA AUSTRIACA responsible for the reduction of the incidence of micronuclei in irradiated lymphocytes IN VITRO. The radioprotective effects of ether (EF) and ...
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Thursday, May 1st, 2008
Constituents from Hoya parasitica and their Cell Growth Inhibitory Activity.
An androstanoid, hoyasterone ( 1), a sesquiterpene, 15-bulnesolic acid ( 2), and a phenolic compound, 1-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-1-methoxypropan-2-ol ( 3), together with a known triterpene, dihydrocanaric acid, were isolated from HOYA PARASITICA. Structures were elucidated by 1 D ...
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Thursday, May 1st, 2008
Contribution of cytogenetics to the management of poorly differentiated sarcomas.
Sarcomas constitute a heterogeneous group of rare tumors that in recent years have been shown by cytogenetic analysis to have a remarkably high incidence of specific and primary alterations. These genetic alterations not only have guided ...
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Thursday, May 1st, 2008
Recognizing hidden phenotypes in sarcomas through the electron microscope.
Differentiation along a distinct cell lineage can be identified either morphologically or with the adjunct of different ancillary techniques. While immunohistochemistry has progressively supplanted electron microscopy as the method of choice to characterize the phenotype of neoplastic ...
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Thursday, May 1st, 2008
Sarcoma and look-alikes: the important role of ultrastructural evaluation.
Due to the variable light microscopic appearance of sarcomas, a large number of neoplasms may need to be considered in the differential diagnosis in some situations. In difficult cases, the surgical pathologist must approach the differential diagnosis ...
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Thursday, May 1st, 2008
Molecular profiling in the diagnosis and treatment of high grade sarcomas.
High-density microarrays are used to measure in a comprehensive manner large-scale (\"profile\") gene expression patterns (when tumor RNA is tested) or gene copy number changes (when tumor genomic DNA is tested). Microarray-based studies are increasingly ...
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Thursday, May 1st, 2008
Complete hydatidiform mole with co-existing healthy fetus: A case report.
A twin pregnancy is described consisting of a complete hydatiform mole (CHM) with coexisting healthy fetus. Pregnancy occurred after IVF-ICSI. The couple wished to continue the pregnancy and a decision to accept was taken after having ...
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Thursday, May 1st, 2008
The incidence of birth trauma among live born term neonates at a referral hospital in Rafsanjan, Iran.
Background. Some special problems of neonates are related to the adverse effects of delivery such as birth trauma with high mortality and morbidity. The aim of this study was ...
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Thursday, May 1st, 2008
Idiopathic bleeding during the second half of pregnancy as a risk factor for adverse perinatal outcome.
Objective. To investigate pregnancy outcome in women suffering from idiopathic vaginal bleeding (IVB) during the second half of pregnancy. Methods. A comparison between patients admitted to the hospital due to ...
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Thursday, May 1st, 2008
Comparative study on the outcome of obstetric cholestasis.
Objectives. The aim of this study was to determine the characteristics and outcomes of obstetric cholestasis (OC) and the significance of measuring total bile acid (TBA) to aid diagnosis. Methods. This study was conducted over a 27-month period ...
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