Báo cáo y học: "Vertebral hyperostosis, ankylosed vertebral fracture and atlantoaxial rotatory subluxation in an elderly patient with" ppsx

... Reports Open Access Case report Vertebral hyperostosis, ankylosed vertebral fracture and atlantoaxial rotatory subluxation in an elderly patient with a history of infantile idiopathic scoliosis; a case ... 62 years) had ankylosing spondylitis and 28 patients (mean age 81 years) had DISH syndrome. They concluded that spinal fractures in patients with DISH syndrom...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 10:22

... Koul 3 Abstract Introduction: New-onset headaches in the elderly are usually secondary and rarely primary. We present the case of an elderly man with recent-onset headache due to uremic hyperphosphatemia and ... onset at an elde rly age is a prominent symptom in as many as one in six persons and often has a more serious import than a headache in a younger person. Althoug...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 00:22

... Hospital, Haartmaninkatu 4, Helsinki, 00029 HUS, Finland. 3 Department of Radiology, University of Helsinki and HUS Radiology (Medical Imaging Center), Haartmaninkatu 4, Helsinki, 00029 HUS, Finland. Authors’ ... Radiology, University of Helsinki and HUS Radiology (Medical Imaging Center), Haartmaninkatu 4, Helsinki, 00029 HUS, Finland. 2 Department of Cardiology, Helsinki University Cent...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 09:22

... western-type diet for 24 weeks became obese and developed hyperglycemia, hyperinsulinemia, hyperleptin- emia, glucose intolerance and insulin resistance that were more severe than in C57BL/6 mice. In ... vein, and glucose levels were measured. Determination of plasma insulin and leptin levels Insulin and leptin levels in the plasma of mice were deter- mined spectrophotometrica...

Ngày tải lên: 17/03/2014, 17:20

... brain edema in stroke at baseline and after 48 hours respectively. Given that brain edema may be a life-threatening condition, anti-edema measures could be anticipated in hyperacute stroke in ... significant on t-test (p=0.007). The mean length of stay in hospital was 8.2 days (range: 3-30 days), and 5 patients died from stroke after having obtained the second blood sample...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 16:23

... political and eco- nomic situation may have contributed to these findings indicating the significant relation of QOL and income and education in Gaza Strip. Unemployment and poverty are the strongest ... statistical analysis and drafted the manuscript. YA conceived the study and participated in the design and development of the questionnaire, co- ordinated and carried out...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 21:20

... fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)-labeled annexin V and propidium iodide simultaneously, before quantification by FACS analysis. Immunocytochemistry Immunocytochemical analyses of chondrocyte phenotype were ... target, inhibition of which may maintain the cellularity of articular chondrocytes by inhibiting cell death and its amplification signal and by increasing cell proliferation. Int...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 07:20

... the pre-existing inflammatory cytokines in RA patients by inducing anti-inflammatory cytokines or neutralizing pro-inflammatory cytokines should be critically evaluated before considering this form ... Arthritis in the joint involves a multicellular inflammatory process, including infiltration of lymphocytes and granulocytes into the articular cartilage, proliferation of synovial fibrob...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 08:23

... cells have the advantage of spontane- ously producing a variety of both pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines, including TNF-α, IL-1, and IL-10, as well as the major MMPs and tissue inhibitors of ... metalloproteinase (MMP), link protein, and ADAMTS analysis, derived as described in Materials and methods and in Figures 5 and 7Polymerase chain reaction data from matrix metallo...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 08:23

... baseline (20 to 119 U/ml). In the anti-MCV-positive and anti-MCV-negative patient group, mean DAS28 score decreased mainly during the first year, from 5.0 and 4.8 to 3.5 and 3.3, respectively. ... 800 U/ml during the first year and one patient in the second year. In addition, we did not identify a direct relationship between changes in anti-MCV levels and changes in di...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 10:22