... the angles ofthe dural opening The most significant step involves constructing small supporting pillars on the bilateral sides ofthe vessels as they pass the edge ofthe dural window (the pillars ... and in most reports the involved patient populations are small, these experiences are valuable At present, inthe absence of definite proof ofthe efficacy of decompressive craniectomy inthetreatment ... prognosis of severe traumatic brain injury, part 1: Guidelines for the management of severe traumatic brain injury J Neurotrauma 2000;17:451-533 Piek J Decompressive surgery inthetreatmentof traumatic...
... findings of CTs conducted before inclusion ofthe patients inthe study The CT findings on inclusion were regarded to be the worst ofthe hospital stay; the prognostic value of such CT findings ... suspended Inthe event of ICP values rising to the study's inclusion values during the withdrawal of barbiturate treatment, the perfusion dosage was once again increased to achieve control ofthe patient's ... Thoracic injury 0.13 Abdominal injury 0.34 Extremities injury 0.20 Diffuse injury without brain swelling 12 0.046 Diffuse bilateral brain swelling 12 Diffuse unilateral brain swelling with midline...
... 2004, of portacaval shunting, thereby decreasing first pass metabolism; decrease in quantities and affinity of plasma proteins, thereby increasing free-drug levels; increase in volume of distribution ... hrs following the post-dialysis dose There is a case report in which lithium levels were maintained inthe therapeutic range by intraperitoneal administration of lithium during continuous peritoneal ... syndrome), including carbamazepine, phenytoin, phenobarbital, and lamotrigine The triad of hypersensitivity includes fever, rash and internal organ involvement with onset of symptoms within to weeks of...
... variations in working pressures ofthe main groups of muscles ofthe limbs whilst using compression mechanisms during exercising This is a new line of research that aims at developing facilitating devices ... technique aims at draining lymph (already inthe collectors) and stimulating the formation of lymph (the flow of interstice fluid to the lymphatic capillaries) Increases in interstice pressures, ... which can be used inthe control of exercising Eight devices have been developed that involve the main muscle groups with the objective of improving the mobility of joints and reducing trophic muscle...
... withdrawn from the study (without penalty) if, inthe opinion ofthe treating physician, it was not inthe patient’s best interest to continue For instance, if during the course ofthe study a patient ... unwilling to stop taking pain medication other than the study medication (for arthritis or other types of pain) or is unwilling to stop taking other medications for thetreatmentof OA Any other ... including glucosamine and chondroitin, one month prior to study and during the study, other than multivitamin and mineral supplements containing vitamins and minerals as the sole medicinal ingredients...
... reduction, the V.A.C.-system is not often used inthetreatmentof prosthesis – related infections Currently, there exist only four reports about the use ofthe V.A.C – system inthe infection ... overstrain the clearance function ofthe V.A.C.-therapy, thus being probably the reason for the system failure inthe infection treatmentin case 10 One limitation of our study is that we cannot define ... of an endoprosthesis involving the local tissue and causing an immune reaction [15] The most common problem hereby is the draining sinus, prolongating and preventing wound healing The pathophysiological...
... by the ratio in which the antibiotics are mixed into the cement and therefore, the total dose of antibiotics should not exceed 10% ofthe weight ofthe cement in order to avoid fracture ofthe ... safety The most commonly used antibiotics in ALC include tobramycin, gentamicin and vanco- 254 mycin [26] The combination of vancomycin and one ofthe aminoglycosides provides a broad spectrum of ... salvage ofthe infected hip: rationale for the use of gentamicin-impregnated cement and heads The hip proceedings ofthe thirteenth open scientific meeting ofthe hip society 1985; :65-94 Ensing...
... remove the femoral stem For loading ofthe bone cement, the combination of gentamicin and vancomycin was most frequently used followed by the combination of gentamicin and teicoplanin Data about the ... http://www.medsci.org Int J Med Sci 2009, sion ofthe haematoma is an indispensable premise inthe prevention of a wound infection Besides draining sinus, other infections during the two-stage protocol ... complications (draining sinus, pneumonia, etc.) Despite the retrospective design of our study and the limited possibility of interpreting these findings and their causes, this rate indicates that these patients...
... not localize to the same cells inthe brain, suggesting that they are functionally distinct Although Signaling mediators inthetreatmentof obesity CPT1c is highly expressed inthe hypothalamus, ... previously, thebrain is not a major user of long-chain fatty acids making a brain- specific isoform intriguing CPT1c was identified and cloned from in silico sequences as a highly homologous member ofthe ... be used by thebrain to supplement glucose utilization, however, sustained blood glucose is required for thebrain to function even inthe face of high concentrations of energy-rich blood ketones...
... suggesting that these cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors are important inthe regulation of adipocyte number The S-phase kinase-associated protein (Skp)1–CullinF-box protein (SCF) ubiquitin ligase ... at each phase ofthe cell cycle by various complexes of cell-cycle-related molecules, including cyclins, cyclin-dependent kinases, their inhibitors and the retinoblastoma protein (RB), as well ... clinical course of some types of obesity In this minireview, we focus on adipocyte hyperplasia as a novel therapeutic target for thetreatmentof obesity and discuss the merits of targeting recQ-mediated...
... an important role inthedisruptionofthe bloodbrain barrierin TBM Corticosteroids significantly reduce the CSF levels of MMP-9 in patients with TBM 38 Corticosteroids also inhibit Mycobacterium ... AH, Springer P, et al Vascular endothelial growth factor and blood- brainbarrierdisruptionin tuberculous meningitis Pediatr Infect Dis J 2004;23:608-13 van de Beek D Brain teasing effect of dexamethasone ... imaging ofthebrain was also performed in a subset of patients in this study.36 It was found that use of corticosteroids possibly reduced the risk of developing hydrocephalus and vasculitic infarcts;...
... the complexity of these drug interactions, the key role ofthe rifamycins inthe success of tuberculosis treatment mandates that the drug-drug interactions between the rifamycins and antiretroviral ... guidelines for rifabutin inthe setting of antiretroviral therapy (see Table 3) In addition to their complexity, there is another potential problem of using rifabutin for tuberculosis treatment ... drug-drug interactions inthetreatmentof HIV-related tuberculosis are those between rifampin and the NNRTIs, efavirenz and nevirapine Rifampin is the only rifamycin available in most ofthe world,...
... factor in regulating bloodbrainbarrier integrity, permeability and brain edema (Kiyatkin & Sharma, 2009) The effect of temperature inbloodbrainbarrier integrity has also been studied using ... induces the synthesis of amino terminal consensus sequence RNA-binding domain proteins (CS-RBD) The “cold-inducible RNA-binding protein” (CIRP) is one of these proteins, and has been involved in protection ... the permeability to Na+ and the expression ofthe endothelial barrier antigen, a protein associated with bloodbrainbarrier A clear effect inthe increase of Na+ and a reduction inthe endothelial...
... Other functions for the cyclins exist as well The cyclin A gene is the site of integration ofthe hepatitis B virus (Chapter 6), thereby promoting hepatitis virus integration into the genome The ... molecules The first is the establishment ofthe relevance ofthe genetic basis of carcinogenesis Second is the determination ofthe specific oncogene to target Third is the determination ofthe specific ... expression of proteins involved inthe cell cycle (G1/S phase) p53 functions as the “guardian ofthe genome” by inhibiting the cell cycle via interactions with specific cyclin/CDK complexes or inducing...
... the intervention and its effectiveness is calculated by comparing measures taken at baseline (the beginning of treatment) and comparing them to measures taken at the end oftreatment Increasingly ... differentiated In these instances, the study is labelled ‘Combined’ and is repeated in each section at the end ofthe relevant intervention In addition, some ofthe disorders included in this review ... psychodynamic psychotherapy therapy, or a combination of both The main elements ofthe brief Adlerian treatment were encouraging relationships, identifying the focus, and determining areas of possible...
... to find any data inthe literature pertaining to the use of bone cements inthe context of osteolytic cysts in knee arthroplasty, however these analogues have been successfully used inthetreatment ... image ofthe left knee showing the introducing cannula and simultaneous venting ofthe medial tibial condylar cyst Discussion When dealing with massive periprosthetic osteolysis the aims of surgery ... medial pain and swelling inthe left knee A bone scan showed increased activity inthe medial femoral condyle indicating possible localised osteolysis, and there was some low-grade uptake inthe proximal...
... factor in regulating bloodbrainbarrier integrity, permeability and brain edema (Kiyatkin & Sharma, 2009) The effect of temperature inbloodbrainbarrier integrity has also been studied using ... induces the synthesis of amino terminal consensus sequence RNA-binding domain proteins (CS-RBD) The “cold-inducible RNA-binding protein” (CIRP) is one of these proteins, and has been involved in protection ... the permeability to Na+ and the expression ofthe endothelial barrier antigen, a protein associated with bloodbrainbarrier A clear effect inthe increase of Na+ and a reduction inthe endothelial...
... and c*(ppm) are the concentrations ofthe adsorbate inthe activated carbon and inthe solution, that are in equilibrium with each other By logarithmizing the equation (1) and plot the calculated ... types of kinetics models have been used to evaluate the flow ofthe process: the outer mass transfer [3], the pseudo 1st order and the pseudo 2nd order [4] By plotting the experimental point and the ... 0.240(1/ppm) 3.3.Kinetics investigation Each volume of 1500 ml with determined initial concentration of dyestuffs is prepared for the kinetics investigations Two concentrations ofthe dyestuffs (20ppm...