... I is Professor of Clinical Psychology in the Department of Psychology at the University of Montreal Fearing Others The Nature and Treatment of Social Phobia Ariel Stravynski University of Montreal ... disruptive social anxiety are features of the lives of many thousands of people But exactly what is social phobia? What causes it? What is its nature and what kinds of treatments can improve it? Using ... and ways of testing them 81 5.3 Reliability: agreeing about the entity of social phobia 86 5.4 Predictors of response to treatment 95 5.5 Social phobia in the family 99 5.6 Association of social...
Ngày tải lên: 21/09/2012, 10:54
... by insufficient treatment of AF or, on the contrary, is caused by adverse effects of the treatment, however, is too realistic to be ignored All we have stated about the treatment of AF in MICU ... 80% of patients with AF convert to SR within 24 hours The use of β-blockers before the start of AF and the absence of diabetes and left ventricular hypertrophy were independent predictors of conversion ... disease and other nosocomial complications Can treatment of atrial fibrillation improve survival? There are few data on the effect of treatment of AF on mortality in ICU patients A meta-analysis...
Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 10:35
Báo cáo y học: "Special considerations in the treatment of patients with bipolar disorder and medical co-morbidities"
... Antipsychotics [29] Initiation of Treatment First Year of Treatment Duration of Treatment • Baseline fasting glucose level • Fasting glucose level every 3–4 months • Observe for signs of hyperglycemia • ... of our patients develop renal disease, psychiatrists must be aware of the effects of psychotropics on the kidneys, as well the effects of decreased renal functioning on the pharmacokinetics of ... bioavailability of free, active highly protein-bound drugs Accumulation of active hydroxylated metabolites of carbamazepine may lead to symptoms of drug toxicity despite therapeutic drug levels [70] Of all...
Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 10:51
Báo cáo y học: "Surgical Treatment of Depressed Scar: A Simple Technique"
... the literature FMA: participated in the surgical treatment and in the follow-up of this patient MM: participated in the design of this case study and in the follow-up of this patient ADI: revised ... that brings great improvement to the treatment of depressed scars AUTHORS' CONTRIBUTIONS FI: participated in the surgical treatment and in the follow-up of this patient MT: drafted the manuscript ... sources RC: participated in the surgical treatment and in the follow-up of this patient AMI: documented this case report with digital pictures GD: participated in the follow-up of this patient...
Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 11:00
Báo cáo y học: "Endovascular Treatment of Bilateral Carotid Artery Occlusion with Concurrent Basilar"
... Position of Occlusion Begnning of the CCA Begnning of the CCA Begnning of the ICA Left cavernous sinus part of the ICA, right beginning of the ICA Begnning of the ICA Symptom Other aeurysms SAH PCA SAH ... sclerosis of the CCA PCA VA→ECA→IC A Present case 2010 69/F Arterio- Begnning SAH sclerosis of the ICA No No Year Age/ Cause gender 41/F aortitis 63/M Position of Occlusion Begnning of the CCA ... arteries The angiograph of the vertebral artery showed no delay in the blood flow of anterior circulation The saccular aneurysm with a diameter of 3.2 mm was observed at the apex of the basilar artery...
Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 11:04
Báo cáo y học: "Technical Considerations in Decompressive Craniectomy in the Treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury"
... Different methods of decompressive craniectomy in the treatment of TBI Different methods of decompressive craniectomy have been developed for, or applied to, decompression of the brain at risk ... most authors.11, 26 The temporary removal of a piece of skull followed by loose closure of the dura and skin layers presumably allows for expansion of the edematous brain into a durotomy “bag” ... comes down to the floor of the middle cranial fossa, at the root of the zygoma; this ensures adequate lateral decompression of the temporal lobe, allowing it to “fall out” of its usual calvarial...
Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 11:40
Báo cáo y học: " Treatment of oroantral fistula with autologous bone graft and application of a non-reabsorbable membrane"
... indication of techniques for the treatment of this kind of surgical complication Spontaneous healing of to mm openings can occur, while untreated larger defects are connected with the pathogenesis of ... attention for the presence of sporadic intraoral drainage in posterior left maxilla The discomfort was of a few years duration and had its origin following an endodontic treatment of tooth 2.6 provided ... characteristics of OAC/OAF; the apexes of tooth 26 were in extremely close approximation to the maxillary sinus, and an area of periapical rarefaction was evident (Fig 1) After the failure of the endodontic...
Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 11:48
Báo cáo y học: "Endoscopic Facet Debridement for the treatment of facet arthritic pain – a novel new technique
... restraints of the surgery RESULTS A total of 174 people (77 women, 97 men; mean age 64, range 22-89) were included Length of follow-up was at least years with a maximum of years Location of facet ... the treatment of low back syndrome Pain 1977;3:257-63 Savitz MH Percutaneous radiofrequency rhizotomy of the lumbar facets: ten years' experience Mt Sinai J Med 1991;58:177-8 Schaerer JP Radiofrequency ... elsewhere as treatment prior to considering the endoscopic option The facet injections in these 72 patients gave 50 to 100% relief of their pain in 86% of the patients with a median relief period of months...
Ngày tải lên: 26/10/2012, 09:32
Báo cáo y học: "Godoy & Godoy technique in the treatment of lymphedema for under-privileged populations."
... objectives adaptation and the development of new forms of treatment are necessary This team is composed of the lymphologist or professional trained in the treatment of lymphedema, psychologists, nutritionists, ... was developed for the treatment of the lower extremities by producing dorsoflexion of the foot and allows treatment sessions of hours or more daily with losses of as much as 20 cm in circumference ... In the evaluations of the patients, the multidisciplinary team is also important in the development of research 21-31 Suggestion for treatment The suggestion for treatment of under-privileged...
Ngày tải lên: 26/10/2012, 09:39
Báo cáo y học: " Safety and efficacy of undenatured type II collagen in the treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee: a clinical trial"
... adhered to the dosing schedule less than 75% of the time Method of assigning patients to treatment groups Patients were assigned to treatment groups (order of treatments) using computer-generated randomization ... ingredients Use of concomitant prohibited medication (narcotics, oral NSAIDs, topical NSAIDs) within four weeks of randomization Use of acetaminophen or ibuprofen within days of randomization ... thus compromising the quality of life of millions of Americans In addition, OA costs the North American economy approximately $60 billion per year Current treatment of OA includes exercise, heat/cold...
Ngày tải lên: 26/10/2012, 09:48
Báo cáo y học: " Vacuum-assisted closure in the treatment of early hip joint infection"
... efficient treatment option even for deep wound infections The most important advantages of this system are an increased localised blood flow, the reduction of tissue bacterial counts, elimination of ... the transport of cellular and humoral components of the immune system to the infected area is facilitated, which leads to a significant reduction of the bacterial count The efficacy of the V.A.C ... reduction, the V.A.C.-system is not often used in the treatment of prosthesis – related infections Currently, there exist only four reports about the use of the V.A.C – system in the infection...
Ngày tải lên: 26/10/2012, 09:53
Báo cáo y học: " Two-stage procedure in the treatment of late chronic hip infections spacer"
... total dose of antibiotics should not exceed 10% of the weight of the cement in order to avoid fracture of the cement spacer [27] The implantation of an ALC spacer shortens the duration of systemic ... time of reimplantation and allow delivery of the antibiotics of choice according to sensitivities [23,36] The disadvantage of a static spacer is that it does not allow physiological motion of the ... substantial impairment of patients’ normal daily activities during the prolonged course of treatment Another drawback of the static spacer is bone loss attributed to migration of the block spacer...
Ngày tải lên: 26/10/2012, 09:53
Báo cáo y học: "Treatment of proximal femur infections with antibiotic-loaded cement spacers"
... of soft-tissue shortening and provision of sufficient infection therapy is the usage of temporary, antibiotic-loaded cement spacers [5, 7, 14, 24] Although their indication in the treatment of ... the diagnosis of an osteomyelitis of the femoral head Table 1: Patients’ data, surgical procedures, and causative organisms at the site of hip spacer implantation in the treatment of coxitis and ... Fig 2: Evaluation of the hip joint function by the Merle d’ Aubigne score at the site of spacer implantation in the treatment of proximal femur infections Fig 3: Evaluation of the hip joint function...
Ngày tải lên: 26/10/2012, 09:53
Báo cáo y học: "Complications after spacer implantation in the treatment of hip joint infections"
... properties of gentamicin-loaded hip spacers after insertion of Kirschner wires [31] Stress experiments showed an average failure load of 1.6 kN The insertion of the K-wires prevented any dislocation of ... review of the literature South Med J 2007; 100: 712-6 Cabrita HB, Croci AT, Camargo OP, Lima AL Prospective study of the treatment of infected hip arthroplasties with or without the use of an ... retrospective evaluation of the patients’ records did not allow any differentiation of the particular cause of the renal failure, respectively (antibiotic-impregnation of the spacer, systemic...
Ngày tải lên: 26/10/2012, 09:53
Báo cáo y học: "Endoscopic thoracic laminoforaminoplasty for the treatment of thoracic radiculopathy: report of 12 case"
... with endoscopic laminoforaminoplasty via a small incision, of less than one inch Materials and Methods Twelve patients were treated with endoscopic laminoforaminoplasty (ELFP) of the thoracic spine ... small study group Conflict of Interest The authors have declared that no conflict of interest exists References Kunogi J, Hasue M Diagnosis and operative treatment of intraforaminal and extraforaminal ... stenosis tends to be foraminal and not central since 66% of patients had foraminal stenosis The lower thoracic spine appears to be most commonly affected The correct surgical management of these...
Ngày tải lên: 26/10/2012, 09:57
Báo cáo y học: "Treatment of Chronic HCV Infection in Special Populations."
... viral loads baseline The lack of EVR is equally predictive of NR (98%) allowing a decision to stop treatment if this criteria is not met [15] Cirrhotics Treatment of non-decompensated cirrhotics ... monotherapy The effect of longer treatment as a principal can be seen in the initial studies with interferon monotherapy in which the SVR increased from 6% with months of treatment to 12% with ... phase of the some of the maintenance studies Furthermore, some trials now define non-responder as early as 12 or even weeks modifying treatment with either stronger treatment or longer treatment...
Ngày tải lên: 02/11/2012, 09:48
Báo cáo y học: "TPO, but not soluble-IL-6 receptor, levels increase after anagrelide treatment of thrombocythemia in chronic myeloproliferative disorders"
... reduction of the platelet count with at least 50 % of the baseline value, and treatment failure (F) as a reduction of the platelet count with < 50 % of the baseline value Here, and for the purpose of ... of TPO, the major cytokine involved in the regulation of megakaryocyte and platelet growth and release, was raised at six months of anagrelide treatment; concomitantly there was a reduction of ... model of action of TPO with its receptor on target cells It is well established that serum levels of TPO are regulated by the binding of the ligand to the receptor and the endocytosis of the...
Ngày tải lên: 03/11/2012, 10:52
Báo cáo y học: "Usefulness of vitrectomy in the treatment of ocular toxoplasmosis"
Ngày tải lên: 03/11/2012, 11:01
Báo cáo y học: "Update on the treatment of ocular toxoplasmosis"
... in the presence of an allergy to sulfadiazine Atovaquone therapy is used as second line treatment of toxoplasmosis Atovaquone tablets 750mg QID have been given for the treatment of Toxoplasma retinochoroiditis ... advantage of one drug toward the other These studies should be completed by strains analyses and comparison of potential resistance toward the antitoxoplasmic drugs Prophylaxy of recurrence of toxoplamic ... Trimethoprim /Sulfamethoxazole treatments were used to prevent recurrences of toxoplasmic retinochoroiditis Treatment was given every three days with a dosage of 60mg trimethoprim and 160mg Sulfamethoxazole...
Ngày tải lên: 03/11/2012, 11:01
Báo cáo y học: "Endoscopic laminoforaminoplasty success rates for treatment of foraminal spinal stenosis: report on sixty-four cases"
... risk of infection and major neurovascular or organ damage, increased rate of recovery, and shorter duration of hospital stay In this paper we present the results of an open, nonrandomized trial of ... trial of endoscopic laminoforaminoplasty for the treatment of foraminal spinal stenosis Methods This was a prospective study of 64 patients who underwent endoscopic laminoforaminoplasty for refractory ... Subarticular entrapment of the dorsal root ganglion as a cause of sciatic pain Spine 1984, 9:19-22 Burton CV, Kirkaldy-Willis WH, Yong-Hing K, Heithoff KB: Causes of failure of surgery on the lumbar...
Ngày tải lên: 03/11/2012, 11:17