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20191885 | [Glaucoma--neurodegenerative disease]. | a is a specific optical neuropathy, with local nerve damage and pathogenesis pletely understood. The progressive death of retinal ganglion cells and optical neural loss suggests the following hypothesis: primary destructive event (ischemia, elevated intraocular pressure and genetic risk factors) and secondary degenerat... |
20191886 | [Quantification of the acute respiratory insufficiency of laryngo-tracheal origin]. | Acute respiratory insufficiency defines that status in which the respiratory system is not able to supply the metabolic requirements of the organism. The laryngo-tracheal segment plays an important role in the respiratory function, an obstruction at this level inducing an important limitation of oxygen intake. Due to t... |
20191888 | Preoperative ultrasonography as a mean of predicting the conversion of mini cholecystectomy into classic cholecystectomy. | Cholecystectomy is considered to be the treatment of choice in symptomatic biliary lithiasis. Lately, due to medical progress, classic cholecystectomy has been gradually replaced by laparoscopic cholecystectomy and by mini cholecystectomy. Therefore, it is very important to determine certain preoperative factors which ... |
20191889 | [Clinical study of sinus grafts and implants integration, in the posterior maxilla]. | In this study we have tried to evaluate the degree of integration for endosinusal grafting and implant placement in the posterior maxilla. |
20191887 | [Primary and secondary hepatic cancer--specifics of surgical treatment in correlation with disease stage]. | Given the necessity of increasing their resectability, there are evaluated the possibilities of surgical treatment for these types of hepatic cancer, in the context of dominant clinical presence of advanced hepatic tumors. |
20191891 | [Bilateral ureteroceles with bilateral secondary hydronephrosis and pelvic ureteral calculi. Case report]. | Bilateral ureterocele is a rare congenital condition that is usually diagnosed antenatally or in childhood. We present the case of a 64 year-old woman who was admitted for incidentally discovered microscopic hematuria. A bilateral ureterocele and secondary pelvic ureteral calculi were diagnosed by clinical examination ... |
20191890 | [Management of anxiety associated with oral surgery]. | General and practical training, knowing of safe methods of preanesthesia, pain and anxiety control and establishing a good relation with the patient are some of the most important methods of patient management in the dental office. The final goals of the methods are to obtain a calm patient, haemodinamic equilibrated a... |
20191896 | Using MLPA for large genomic rearrangements detection in breast cancer predisposition genes. | Breast and ovarian cancer mon pathologies in women, with increasing incidences worldwide. In hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC) families, a large percentage of cases are attributable to hereditary patibles with dominant autosomal transmission of a major tumour suppressor gene with plete penetrance. Screening f... |
20191892 | [Py-Desmanet pinning in distal radius fractures]. | Internal fixation by pinning is one of the most used methods of surgical treatment in fractures of the distal extremity of the radius. As in stable fractures a styloid pinning is satisfactory, in unstable fractures however we must resort to different patterns of pin insertion, in order to effectively prevent the second... |
20191893 | Micro- and nanoparticles--medical applications. | It is a long-standing need of the pharmaceutical industry, physicians, and patients to improve pharmaceutical formulations by establishing simpler, less expensive preparations and treatments, while reducing toxicity. This need can be met with the know-how of drug delivery science that has already made advance developme... |
20191897 | [Expression of CA-125 in ovarian cancer]. | Ovarian carcinoma is a heterogeneus disease. Pathologists classify it in serous, clear cell, endometrioid and mucinos subtypes. Each of these subtypes is associated with different genetic risk factors and molecular events during oncogenesis and it is characterised by distinct mRNA expression profiles. |
20191895 | [Prognostic significance of leukemia-associated phenotype in correlation with other biologic markers in acute myeloid leukemia patients]. | Leukemic cells have unique aberrant phenotypes, which permit identification of this cells at diagnose and in evolution of the disease. Signaling molecules with other cells and bone marrow stroma are part of the leukemic cells phenotype. Genetic and molecular abnormalities have the main prognostic significance and confe... |
20191894 | The protective effect of superoxide dismutase on isolated human mammary arteries preincubated with triglyceride-rich remnant lipoproteins. | The main changes of the plasma lipid profile in patients with endothelial dysfunction are the increased triglyceride content of the lipoprotein remnant particles, the presence of the small and dense LDL particles and the decreasing of the HDL-cholesterol level. |
20191901 | [Cross-sectional study to evaluate the development and risk factors in premature children]. | Prematurity represents an important medical problem due to the increased incidence plex treatment measures. |
20191898 | Biogenic amines determination in some Romanian meat products. | Biogenic amines pounds synthesized in human body which in high concentration e toxic and lead to a wide range of symptoms as palpitations, nausea and headache. Meat products can contain high levels of biogenic amines. Ingestion of such product can cause severe illness. For these reason it es necessary to determine the ... |
20191905 | [Management of emergency cases, hospitalized in Romania in 2007]. | We evaluated the main aspects of the management of emergency cases, hospitalized in Romania in 2007, by following the frequency of main diagnosis, their distribution by place and hospital and hospital indicators. |
20191903 | [Retrospective clinical epidemiology research on a sample of 277 patients with viral hepatitis A, 20-70 aged, from the Suceava County, between 2001-2008]. | Authors present some results of clinical epidemiological research carried out on a sample of 277 patients with viral hepatitis A (VHA), hospitalized in Suceava County, during 8 years. |
20191900 | [Enhanced molecular techniques for the diagnosis of human papillomavirus infections]. | optimisation of Real Time PCR technique for quantifying oncogenic types 16 and 18 of Human Papilloma Viruses, genotyped through classic PCR, followed by hybridisation. |
20191904 | [Average vegetable intake in a group of schoolchildren from Iaşi]. | Nutritional guidance must take into account the existing situation in order to obtain the desired effects. |
20191902 | [Specifics of individual risks in a group of women with genital neoplasms]. | Genital cancers represent an important issue regarding women health, as they produce a large number of cases, invalidities and deaths. |
20191899 | Effects of dietary flaxseed supplementation on renal oxidative stress in experimental diabetes. | Previous results demonstrate that experimental diabetes mellitus is panied by increased oxidant stress within glomeruli. Evidence are emerging that dietary flaxseed supplementation can have beneficial effects on oxidative stress. |
20191906 | [The monitoring of Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection incidence and its resistance in Suceava County]. | Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection is one of the most frequent infections transmitted on sexual intercourse. In the last decades, a significant numbers of gonococcus strains were resistant to penicillin, tetracycline, quinolones and, in the last period, resistant to 3rd generation cephalosporines too. The purpose of this ... |
20191909 | [Correlation between the lower first permanent molar axis and the premature loss of temporary molars]. | The aim of our study was to determine the impact of premature loss of temporary molars upon the longitudinal axis of the first permanent molar. |
20191908 | [Microbial involvement in oral abscesses: update]. | Perioral abscesses mon manifestations of acute oral infections and microbiological studies has shown that they are polymicrobial infections, most often with the involvement of 3.5 different bacterial species. Microbial virulence, biocoenosis of oral cavity is elements which contribute to the emergence of oral infection... |
20191907 | Contribution towards developing a new semi-selective medium for Streptococcus anginosus group. | The aim of this study was to develop a new selective medium for isolation of Streptococcus anginosus group (SAG) strains, by adding sulphamethazine and aztreonam as selective agents at Mitis-Salivarius agar (MSA), the monly used for recovery of oral streptococci from oral samples. |
20191911 | [Clinical aspects of therapeutic options in oral rehabilitation of partially edentulous patients]. | This study aims at identifying practical ways of approaching social cases, and creating a hierarchy of the final functions of restauration. |
20191912 | [Study on noninvasive paraclinical evaluation methods according to particular aspects in patients diagnosed with partial dentition]. | The aim of this study quantifies the contribution of the non invasive and minimally invasive methods of paraclinic evaluation corroborated with the clinical aspects, a particularly important element being represented by the inter-relation between the general condition--oral pathology. |
20191920 | Stroke prevention: awareness of risk factors for stroke among African American residents in the Mississippi delta region. | Compared to whites, African Americans have almost a 2-fold increased risk of first-ever stroke. Our study sought to determine awareness of stroke risk factors and management, symptoms, and risk reduction strategies in African Americans in Mississippi, which is part of the "stroke belt. |
20191915 | [Comparative data regarding two HPLC methods for determination of isoniazid]. | For the determination of isoniazide (isonicotinic acid hydrazide - HIN) two different HPLC methods were developed and validated. |
20191913 | [Contributions to the comparative study of the antioxidant potential of some extracts obtained from chamomile flowers]. | Within plex research regarding the pharmaceutical quality of Chamomillae mercialized in the Romanian pharmaceutical network (as well as the food chain), we investigated 9 samples of chamomile "tea" purchased in April/May 2005 pliance to the European Pharmacopoeia. |
20191910 | [The bony modifications in the periodontal pockets]. | The aim of this study was to demonstrate the bony structural changes in deep periodontal pockets. |
20191914 | [Contributions to the study of the chemical variability of some Galium album Mill. Populations harvested from wild flora in northern Moldavia]. | Within plex research regarding the chemical intra- and inter-specific variability of some medicinal plants, pared two species of Galium: Galium verum L. and Galium album Mill. |
20191916 | [Design considerations for clinical data management in an integrated remote medical system]. | In this paper, we present a proposal for the design of a telemedicine system. The system (called SIMPA) will be used for noninvasive monitoring of some vital parameters of patients with chronic diseases. |
20191917 | [Hip joint force evaluation to patients with hip prosthesis]. | Gait biomechanical parameters is essential to establish the loosening of a hip prosthesis and provide important information about gait analyses from different orthopedics pathologies. |
20191923 | Racial disparities in urologic health care. | In the United States, disparities in health care delivery and access are apparent between different racial and ethnic groups. Minorities, including African Americans, often suffer disproportionately from pared to Caucasians. In the urologic arena, this is apparent in urologic cancer screening, treatment choices, and su... |
20191921 | Does coping mediate the relationship between personality and cardiovascular health in African Americans? | Few studies have examined traits or behaviors that may predispose some African Americans to poor cardiovascular health es. While several models of personality exist, the 5-factor model (FFM) is arguably the best representation of personality and provides a useful framework for the study of personality and health. Among... |
20191918 | [Changes of spirographic parameters in type 2 diabetes mellitus]. | Diabetes mellitus (DM), metabolic disease with chronic evolution, affects various organs through its macro- and plications which it causes, one of this target organs for diabetes being the lungs. |
20191924 | Perception of weight and threat to health. | To examine African American women's perception of their risk for orbid pared to their weight category. |
20191922 | Recruitment of rural physicians in a diabetes internet intervention study: overcoming challenges and barriers. | This paper highlights a descriptive study of the challenges and lessons learned in the recruitment of rural primary care physicians into a randomized clinical trial using an Internet-based approach. |
20191925 | Predictors for survival of penetrating trauma using emergency department thoracotomy in an urban trauma center: the Cardiac Instability Score. | Emergency department thoracotomy (EDT) is a procedure used in an attempt to save lives of patients in extremis. This study aims to determine predictors of survival and futility by proposing a scoring scale that measures cardiac instability and its use in predicting survival of victims of penetrating trauma undergoing E... |
20191926 | Late-onset Fanconi anemia in an African-Caribbean patient. | A 38-year-old female of African-Caribbean origin presented with symptomatic anemia and was found to have hypoplastic thumbs and patchy hypopigmentation. Peripheral blood examination revealed pancytopenia and the bone marrow biopsy confirmed marrow hypoplasia. Fanconi anemia was later confirmed by flow cytometry and die... |
20191927 | Concomitant anterior and posterior infantile perianal protrusions. | Infantile perianal protrusion is characterized by asymptomatic pyramidal protrusion with a rose-red or purplish red surface along the midline, usually anterior to the anus. The protrusion is usually solitary. Two girls are reported with itant anterior and posterior infantile perianal pyramidal protrusions and a history... |
20191928 | A woman with back pain. | The Editorial Board of JNMA is proud to launch yet another reader-oriented monthly column entitled "Radiology Rounds", which will be orchestrated by Dr. James Collins, longtime NMA member and professor of radiology at UCLA. Dr Collins and his colleagues across the country will endeavor to bring us a variety of interest... |
20191932 | A twin study of sleep duration and body mass index. | To determine the relative importance of genetic and environmental contributions to the association between sleep duration and body mass index (BMI). |
20191934 | Home is where sleep is: an ecological approach to test the validity of actigraphy for the assessment of insomnia. | This study tested the ecological validity of actigraphy (ACT) for estimating objective sleep parameters in participants' homes. We also examined how well ACT and polysomnography (PSG) measures discriminated (1) individuals with and without insomnia; and (2) nights participants rated worse, the same as, or better than a... |
20191935 | Effect of gaboxadol on patient-reported measures of sleep and waking function in patients with Primary Insomnia: results from two randomized, controlled, 3-month studies. | To evaluate the efficacy and safety of gaboxadol in the treatment of Primary Insomnia. |
20191936 | Sleep quality and motor vehicle crashes in adolescents. | plaints mon in adolescents, but their impact on the rate of motor vehicle crashes accidents is poorly known. We studied subjective sleep quality, driving habits, and self-reported car crashes in high-school adolescents. |
20191937 | Normative heart rate parameters during sleep for children aged 6 to 11 years. | Normative values for pediatric heart rates during sleep are not known. The purpose of this study was to describe the average sleeping heart rate of children and to determine if age, sex, body mass index (BMI) or ethnicity is related to sleeping heart rate. |
20191940 | Can a single cephalometric measurement predict obstructive sleep apnea severity? | To look for an association between the vertical position of the hyoid, as measured by the sella-hyoid (S-H) distance and the severity of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). A previously published study on this subject showed a significant correlation between S-H distances more than 120 mm and severe OSA. |
20191939 | An automated sleep-analysis system operated through a standard hospital monitor. | Sleep disordered breathing (SDB), a cause of clinically important orbidity, is often not recognized and diagnosed. An automated system that detects SDB using signals from a standard hospital monitor might provide useful information about the presence and severity of SDB without the need to evaluate the patient in a sle... |
20191942 | A case of narcolepsy with strictly unilateral cataplexy. | I report a case of a 50-year-old African American woman who presented for a sleep medicine plaining of excessive daytime sleepiness of greater than 10 years' duration. She reported falling asleep while driving, talking with friends, and eating. Her Epworth Sleepiness Scale score was 21/24. Her history was positive for ... |
20191938 | Impact of clinical assessment on use of data from unattended limited monitoring as opposed to full-in lab PSG in sleep disordered breathing. | We examined agreement among multiple sleep clinicians when presented with clinical data plus the full tracings and data obtained from unattended limited monitoring (ULM) or a full polysomnography (PSG). |
20191941 | The nightmares of sleep apnea: nightmare frequency declines with increasing apnea hypopnea index. | To clarify the association of reported nightmare recall with polysomnographically defined obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in a sleep laboratory population. |
20191943 | A novel approach to treating morning sleep inertia in narcolepsy. | We describe an adolescent with narcolepsy who presented with inability to awaken from sleep to attend early morning classes at school. After he did not respond to traditional therapies, a nicotine patch was prescribed with success. We present our experience with this unconventional treatment, which may benefit others w... |
20191947 | Re-examining respect for human research participants. | The demands of respect for persons when conducting clinical research are often reduced to respect for autonomy. In this paper, I re-examine the concept of respect for persons in light of important intuitions from our ordinary language usage of respect. I propose that there are many ways to respect persons as persons an... |
20191944 | Pharmacologically induced/exacerbated restless legs syndrome, periodic limb movements of sleep, and REM behavior disorder/REM sleep without atonia: literature review, qualitative scoring, and comparative analysis. | Pharmacologically induced/exacerbated restless legs syndrome (RLS), periodic limb movements in sleep (PLMS), and REM behavior disorder/REM sleep without atonia (RSWA) are increasingly recognized in clinical sleep medicine. A scoring system to evaluate the literature was created and implemented. The aim was to identify ... |
20191945 | Best practice guide for the treatment of REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD). | Modifying the sleep environment is mended for the treatment of patients with RBD who have sleep-related injury. Level A Clonazepam is suggested for the treatment of RBD but should be used with caution in patients with dementia, gait disorders, or itant OSA. Its use should be monitored carefully over time as RBD appears... |
20191948 | Respect for rational autonomy. | The standard notion of autonomy in medical ethics does not require that autonomous choices not be irrational. The paper gives three examples of seemingly irrational patient choices and discusses how a rational autonomy analysis differs from the standard view. It then considers whether a switch to the rational autonomy ... |
20191949 | Mandatory autopsies and organ conscription. | Laws requiring autopsies have generated little controversy. Yet it is considered unconscionable to take organs without consent for transplantation. We think an organ draft is justified if mandatory autopsies are. We reject the following five attempts to show why a mandatory autopsy policy is legitimate, but organ consc... |
20191951 | What is affordable health insurance? The reasonable tradeoff account of affordability. | The reform of the health care system will include a mandate: Individuals are required to purchase health insurance provided that affordable options are available. But what is affordable health insurance? Three accounts of affordability of health coverage have been advanced. The first two accounts are empirical. The thi... |
20191950 | Commentary on "The incoherence of determining death by neurological criteria". | mentary challenges the conclusions reached by Franklin Miller and Robert Truog in their criticism of the President's Council's White Paper, "Controversies in the Determination of Death." I agree with much of Miller and Truog's criticism of the rationale offered by the President's Council for accepting neurological crit... |
20191952 | [Clinical application of continuous douche and vacuum sealing drainage in refractory tissue, bone and joint infections after debridement]. | To explore effect and the application value of continuous douche and vacuum sealing drainage (VSD) in refractory tissue, and joint infections plete debridement. |
20191954 | [Comparison of clinical effects between locking intramedullary nail fixation and skeletal traction in treating tibiofibula fractures]. | pare and evaluate clinical effects between locking intramedullary nail fixation and skeletal traction in order to provide the best therapeutic choice for tibiofibula fractures. |
20191953 | [Establishment and analysis of a three-dimensional finite element model of human cervicotnoracic junction (C6-T1)]. | To establish the cervicothoracic spine finite element model with three-dimensional finite element method, verify the effectiveness of this model and explore the stress distribution. |
20191958 | [The prevention and treatment of cerebrospinal fluid leakage following cervical spine surgery]. | To investigate curative effect of the prevention and treatment in cerebrospinal fluid leakage (CFL) after cervical surgery. |
20191957 | [Correlation studies between MRI and the symptom scores of patients with LDH before and after manipulative therapy]. | To study the correlation between the MRI and some symptom scores of the patients with lumbar disc herniation (LDH), such as VAS (visual analogue scale), JOA (Japanese orthopedic association scale),and SLR (straight leg raising test) before and after manipulative therapy. |
20191955 | [Clinical application of extracorporeal shock wave to repair and reconstruct osseous tissue framework in the treatment of avascular necrosis of the femoral head (ANFH)]. | To investigate the application value of extracorporeal shock wave to repair and reconstruct osseous tissue for the treatment of avascular necrosis of the femoral head (ANFH). |
20191959 | [In vitro induction studies of YouGui drink on culture of steroid induced necrosis of femoral head rat osteoblast]. | On the basis of YouGui drink ([Chinese characters: see text]) to act on the normal rats in vitro osteoblast proliferation and differentiation, further observe YooGui drink ([Chinese characters: see text]) inductive effect for steroid induced necrosis of femoral head rats in vitro on cultivation of osteoblast proliferat... |
20191960 | [Experiment of rhBMP-2 in posterolateral spinal fusion in aged rabbits]. | Posterolateral intertransverse process fusion was performed in aged and young adult female rabbits lumbar spine using binant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 (rhBMP-2) and autograft to reveal the function of rhBMP-2 on spinal fusion on aged animals. |
20191962 | [The influence of rotary manipulation on the internal pressure of cervical nucleus pulposus]. | To measure the pressure changes inside the cervical nucleus pulposus in fresh human cervical specimen by imitating different rotary manipulations. |
20191963 | [Exploring the mechanism of children elbow joint injury led to elbow varus]. | To explore the causes and mechanisms of children elbow joint injury led to elbow varus. |
20191964 | [Clinical apprehension on application of metal on metal total hip arthroplasty with large diameter heads]. | To approach the short-term result and clinical application of metal on metal total hip arthroplasty with large diameter heads and evaluate its safety and efficacy clinically. |
20191965 | [Minimally invasive surgery to treat severe acromioclavicular dislocation combined with coracoid process fracture]. | To discuss the diagnosis and minimally invasive surgical treatment on severe acromioclavicular bined with coracoid process fracture. |
20191966 | [Treatment of complex fracture--dislocation of elbow with external fixator with joint and limited internal fixation]. | To discuss the method and the effect of external fixator and limited internal fixation with joint applied plex fracture-dislocation of elbow. |
20191967 | [Clinical analysis of preoperative deep venous thrombosis (DVT) complicated lower extremity close fractures]. | To study the instance of deep venous plicated by preoperative lower extremity close fracture. |
20191977 | [Current situation and progression in the treatment of spinal cord injury]. | Spinal cord injuries include original injury and secondary injury. The aim of therapy is to prevent and reduce the secondary injury. The traditional therapy can alleviate the secondary injury of spinal cord through surgery that can both relieve the pressure of spinal cord and maintain the spinal stability with the inte... |
20191978 | [Operative treatment of metastatic tumors of spine]. | The spine is the mon site of metastatic tumors. The highest incidence of metastatic tumors on the spine is in the lumbar region, followed by the thoracic and cervical levels. Most associated spinal cord lesions, however, are located in the thoracic spine. The goals of surgery is pression of the neural tissues, preventi... |
20191983 | [Evaluation of the function and ventricular synchrony in patients with latency stage of Chagas' disease]. | pare the left ventricular function and the ventricular synchrony in patients with Chagas disease in latency stage respect to a control group. |
20191984 | [Effects of the combined treatment with Metformin/Glimepiride on endothelial function of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. A positron emission tomography (PET) evaluation study]. | The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of treatment, with Metformin alone or with bination of Glimepiride/Metformin, on coronary endothelial function in asymptomatic patients with recently diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) Methods: 16 asymptomatic patients with type DM2 and 15 healthy controls (HC)... |
20191985 | [Psychopathology and personality of patients with heart disease]. | To know the psychological aspects involved in cardiac ailments and whether there was a distinctive personality profile of each disorder. |
20191988 | Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery. Echocardiographic diagnosis. | The experience with echocardiographic diagnosis of five cases of Anomalous Origin of the Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery (ALCAPA) is reviewed. |
20191986 | [Clinical predictors of ventricular arrhythmia storms in Chagas cardiomyopathy patients with implantable defibrillators]. | To define the predictive factors of electrical storm (ES) in patients with Chronic Chagas Heart Disease (CCh) with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). |
20191987 | [Severe myocardial damage caused by leptospirosis. Report of a fatal case in Mexico]. | Chagasic cardiomyopathy is mon disease in Latin America, however similar clinical pictures exist that can be confused with this, as they give negative results to the tests that detects T. cruzi, like non Chagasic rural endemic chronic cardiopathy, mon in Venezuela. Using histopathology techniques, "idiopathic cardiomyo... |
20191989 | [Coronary artery disease and cardiac ischemic disease: two different pathologies with different diagnostic procedures]. | Coronary artery disease (CAD) remains the leading cause of death in the Western world, and early detection of CAD allows optimal therapeutic management. The gold standard has always been invasive coronary angiography, but over the years various non-invasive techniques have been developed to detect CAD, including cardia... |
20192019 | Enamel defects in standard poodle dogs in Sweden. | Several disturbances can occur in enamel formation. Amelogenesis imperfecta is an inherited enamel malformation that has not previously been reported in dogs. The aims of this study were to investigate amelogenesis imperfecta-like tooth discoloration in standard poodle dogs by histopathological characterization of disc... |
20192020 | Measurement of the Curve of Spee in horses. | The Curve of Spee is well known, yet hardly understood in the horse, as there is a striking lack of biometrically related data which could help to explain its biomechanical significance. Older horses display drastic alterations of the Curve of Spee in routine clinical examinations. Since the Curve of Spee is known to b... |
20192021 | Endodontic treatment of dens invaginatus in a dog. | Dens invaginatus or dens in dente is a developmental dental malformation that has the radiographic appearance of a separate tooth inside the pulp chamber or canal of another tooth. This report describes endodontic treatment of a variation of dens invaginatus in the maxillary canine tooth of a dog. |
20192022 | Computed tomography and partial coronoidectomy for open-mouth jaw locking in two cats. | Open-mouth jaw locking in the cat has traditionally been minimally evaluated with diagnostic imaging. Multiple methods have been described for surgical management of this problem. This report describes the use puted tomography to diagnose open-mouth jaw locking in 2 cats secondary to ventrolateral displacement of the c... |
20192030 | [Brain-machine interface--current status and future prospects]. | Recent advances in brain activity analysis putational algorithms have enabled people with severe motor disorders to control external devices via brain activity. Brain-machine interface puter interface has gained importance as the ultimate strategy for pensation because it improves impaired neuromuscular systems. Invasi... |
20192031 | [Novel functional electrical stimulation for neurorehabilitation]. | Our understanding of motor learning, neuroplasticity, and functional recovery after the occurrence of brain lesions has increased considerably. New findings in basic neuroscience have provided an impetus for research in motor rehabilitation. Several prospective studies have shown that repeated motor practice and motor ... |
20192032 | [Clinical application of functional near-infrared spectroscopy in rehabilitation medicine]. | Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) is an effective tool to non-invasively investigate cerebral oxygenation and hemodynamics. fNIRS as well as other functional neuroimaging techniques including functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and positron emission tomography (PET) have been used for investigating... |
20192033 | [Robot-aided training in rehabilitation]. | Recently, new training techniques that involve the use of robots have been used in the rehabilitation of patients with hemiplegia and paraplegia. Robots used for training the arm include the MIT-MANUS, Arm Trainer, mirror-image motion enabler (MIME) robot, and the assisted rehabilitation and measurement (ARM) Guide. Ro... |
20192034 | [Neuroimaging and neurorehabilitation for aphasia]. | With the development of neuroimaging techniques such as functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and positron emission tomography (PET), many reports revealing the underlying mechanisms of functional recovery from aphasia have been published. Three types pensatory mechanisms seem to operate in aphasic patients with... |
20192035 | [A new system for the quantitative evaluation of motor commands for neurorehabilitation]. | In this study, we introduce a new method to analyze the functional significance of mands based on the causal relationship between muscle activities and movement kinematics. We asked 4 healthy subjects to perform 2 movement tasks involving movements of the wrist joint with a manipulandum: (1) a step-tracking movement, a... |
20192036 | [The association of age and tracer clearance determined radionuclide cisternography]. | We aimed to study tracer kinetics in radioisotope (RI) cisternography. For this purpose, we analyzed the RI images of 36 individuals in whom absence of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage was confirmed. For the semiquantitative assessment of tracer clearance, the geometric mean of the RI count in the anterior and posteri... |
20192037 | [A case of common femoral artery occlusion after homeostasis using device at carotid artery stenting]. | The hemostatic puncture closure device Angio-Seal is a quick and easy-to-use system, allowing rapid sealing of the vascular access site after interventional procedure. The rate plications associated with the use of this device has been reported to be low; nonetheless, certain plications may arise. In the present study,... |
20192043 | Implementing the eight high impact actions to transform healthcare and boost efficiency. | Nurses and midwives could improve care and save billions of pounds a year by implementing the eight high impact actions unveiled by the chief nursing officer for England Dame Christine Beasley in 2009. We explore how staff can implement the actions through leadership and knowledge of change management processes. |
20192042 | Using ideas management to identify ways to improve care in the NHS and in organisations. | Nurses and midwives have been asked to implement eight high impact actions, announced by the chief nursing officer for England Dame Christine Beasley in November 2009. Here we describe the process of ideas management that led to the actions being selected for the final list, and suggest ways in which nurses can use thi... |
20192050 | A statistical segmentation method for measuring age-related macular degeneration in retinal fundus images. | Day by day, huge amount of information is collected in medical databases. These databases include quite interesting information that could be exploited in diagnosis of illnesses and medical treatment of patients. Classification of these data is getting harder as the databases are expanded. On the other hand, automated ... |
20192051 | Design and construction of a low cost dsPIC controller based repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulator (rTMS). | In this work, a digital signal peripheral interface controller (dsPIC) based repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulator (rTMS) was designed and tested under low voltages. In addition, some limited knowledge of TMS, especially design parameters and notions concerned with it, also were investigated. The reason employing... |