differential diagnosis and classification of seizures and epilepsy

... diagnosis and DN4 classification for a cut off value ≥ pts (McNemar's test), ‡ p < 0.001 (p value for Cohen's kappa of agreement between reference diagnosis and DN4 classification for a cut off ... allodynia) A score of is given to each positive item and a score of to each negative item The total score is calculated as the sum of all 10 items, and the cut-off value for the diagnosis of neuropathic ... performed to determine the cut-off value of the questionnaire score providing the best values of sensitivity and specificity for NP diagnosis and determination of Youden's index for the total...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 22:20

... diagnosis and DN4 classification for a cut off value ≥ pts (McNemar's test), ‡ p < 0.001 (p value for Cohen's kappa of agreement between reference diagnosis and DN4 classification for a cut off ... allodynia) A score of is given to each positive item and a score of to each negative item The total score is calculated as the sum of all 10 items, and the cut-off value for the diagnosis of neuropathic ... performed to determine the cut-off value of the questionnaire score providing the best values of sensitivity and specificity for NP diagnosis and determination of Youden's index for the total...

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Ngày tải lên: 07/08/2014, 15:20

... transfusions because of hematological diseases often develop cytopenia and high fever resembling these signs in HPS Lack of specific disease markers often delays diagnosis of HPS and ASD, with potentially ... Center of Excellence Program of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (to Y Ishigatsubo), Research on Specific Disease of the Health Science Research Grants of ... Products of heme degradation mediate the protective effects of HO-1 CO suppresses apoptosis, macrophage activation, and the synthesis of proinflammatory cytokines, nitrite oxide, and prostaglandins...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 06:22

... (OAB, LUTS and/ or BPH) Furthermore, those with OAB had a worse quality of life score Mean quality of life score for those with OAB was 3.4 of 6, and those without OAB 1.6 Thus, the 48% of men with ... worse quality of life score Mean quality of life score for those with OAB was 3.4 of 6, and those without OAB 1.6 Furthermore, 59% reported urge incontinence, 76% urgency, 90% frequency and 85% nocturia ... of urinary symptoms and incontinence: the Canadian Urinary Bladder Survey BJU Int 2008; 101:52 Milsom I, Abrams P, Cardozo L, Roberts RG, Throff J and Wein A How widespread are the symptoms of...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 11:35

... Group of the convertible land is equivalent to the level of the erosion potential: consists of soil with erosion potential from 100-200 and has area of 25.690 hectares (28.3% of the convertible land) ... 200-700 and has area of 25,669 hectares (28.3% of the convertible land) This group has high centralization level of the convertible land and high erosion potential level VNU Journal of Science, ... area of the convertible land in Binh Dinh is rather high (90.685 hectares, about 14.7% in total area of natural land and 22.2% in area of the hill land) This area is capable of developing agriculture...

Ngày tải lên: 13/02/2014, 12:20

... perceptions of the ability of dentists and doctors to diagnose and treat oral lesions The signs and symptoms and the location of the lesions all influence a patient’s choice of health professional ... diagnosis and management of head and neck cancer Overview of treatment of the primary tumour and neck This section addresses the first line treatment of head and neck cancer Management of recurrent ... of the carotid sheath 13 diagnosis and management of head and neck cancer 5.2.2 surgical treatment Neck dissection removes both the soft tissue and the lymph nodes A number of modifications of...

Ngày tải lên: 14/02/2014, 22:20

... nature of the mycobacteria endemic in different parts of the world, the use of different strains of BCG for immunization, and the use of different doses of vaccine and different schedules of immunization ... apical and posterior segments of the right upper lobe and the apical–posterior segment of the left upper lobe Healing of the tuberculous lesions usually results in development of a scar with loss of ... are often seen in the upper lobes, and upper-lobe volume loss often accompanies these scars Nodules and fibrotic lesions of old healed tuberculosis have well-demarcated, sharp margins and are often...

Ngày tải lên: 15/02/2014, 12:20

... relations Over the set of semantic relations defined by Nastase and Szpakowicz (2003), they achieve an accuracy of 45.7% for the task of assigning one of semantic relations to each of the 600 modifier-noun ... set of relations One reason for this is that dividing a set of 600 instances into 30 classes results in a fairly sparse and uneven dataset Table is a list of the relations used and examples of ... between the frequency of the preposition in a paraphrase such as “storm in the desert” and the ease of understanding that phrase For example, the preposition 'of' is very frequent and could be interpreted...

Ngày tải lên: 20/02/2014, 12:20

... form and influence its extent and activity The extent and activity of the lesions vary directly with three of the fundamental factors of pathogenesis, quantity of bacilli, virulence of bacilli, and ... is an outstanding difference between the respective localisations of the first lesion of primary and that of secondary disease In explanation of the localisation of the first lesion of primary ... that a correct classification is the key to correct and standardised principles of management; and that only with standardised principles of management can results in various series and in various...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 04:20

... system–Surgery Diagnosis Handbooks, manuals, etc Diagnosis, Differential Handbooks, manuals, etc I Title [DNLM: Nervous System Diseases diagnosis Diagnosis, Differential Neurologic Examination Signs and ... Hitchcock, M Salcman, G Sloughter, H J Hoffman, C Tator, and J T Hoff who have greatly influenced my professional career Tsementzis, Differential Diagnosis in Neurology and Neurosurgery © 2000 Thieme ... room physicians, and specialist clinicians This book of differential diagnosis provides a guide to the differentiation of over 230 symptoms, physical and radiological signs, and other abnormal...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 18:20

... management of a portfolio to realise fair value changes; management and evaluation of performance of a portfolio on a fair value basis; and trading intention (IFRS retains the IAS 39 concept of ‘held-for-trading’) ... risk of the underlying pool of instruments This condition would be met in respect of a tranche if, for example, in the event of the underlying pool of instruments losing 50% as a result of credit ... exist at the date of initial application of the standard and is applied retrospectively IFRS retains the concept of ‘held-for-trading’ used in IAS 39 However, for the purpose of determining eligibility...

Ngày tải lên: 07/03/2014, 16:20

... currently available and validated methods of diagnosis, prognostic evaluation and therapy of PE In contrast to previous guidelines, we decided to grade also the level of evidence of diagnostic procedures ... early PE-related mortality of 23 –37% and 96–100%, respectively.209,210 Combination of markers of myocardial injury and RV dysfunction Simultaneous measurements of troponin and NT-proBNP were found ... condition and comorbidities of the patient, can be of help when considering early discharge and ambulatory treatment of patients with otherwise low-risk PE The anatomical distribution and burden of...

Ngày tải lên: 08/03/2014, 14:20

... and those working in the care of the elderly trainees and medical students 1.3 Statement of intent This guideline is not intended to be construed or to serve as a standard of care Standards of ... accurate and precise in estimating normal renal function).106 2+ 2++ Diagnosis and management of chronic kidney disease The performance of Cockcroft-Gault and simplified MDRD equations is differentially ... 9% of men and women in stage and 33% of men and 67% of women in stage have a haemoglobin level below the normal range (≥120 g/l for men and ≥110 g/l for women).226 In a systematic review of 15...

Ngày tải lên: 08/03/2014, 14:20

... space the position of the heart and the orientation of its apex Cardiac Description the segmental anatomy of the heart the classification of the cardiac lesion the description of the cardiac lesion ... Ventricle Robert Anderson Morphologically Left Ventricle VENTRICULAR TOPOLOGY – Robert Anderson Right hand Left hand The Great Arterial Position • The viscera and atria: The types of visceroatrial ... segmental anatomy of the heart the classification of the cardiac lesion the description of the cardiac lesion Left and Right For cardiac chambers: ‘‘left’’ refers to morphologically left and ‘‘right’’...

Ngày tải lên: 14/03/2014, 09:20

... England, for patients diagnosed between 1993 and 1995 and followed up to 2000, 21.4% of men and 21.8% of women with lung cancer were alive year after diagnosis and only 5.5% of both men and women ... should be offered information, both verbal and written, on all aspects of their diagnosis, treatment and care This information should be tailored to the individual requirements of the patient, and ... III or IV NSCLC and good performance status (WHO 0, or a Karnofsky score of 80–100) to improve survival, disease control and quality of life Palliative interventions and supportive and palliative...

Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 00:20

... areas of metastatic disease in patients with head and neck cancer should include: number of involved nodes level of involved nodes extracapsular spread of tumour type of nodal dissection size of ... within two weeks of urgent referral DIAGNOSIS AND STAGING D Fine needle aspiration cytology should be used in the investigation of head and neck masses D All patients with head and neck cancer ... tumours of the: base of tongue tonsil soft palate Oral cavity cancer includes tumours of the: buccal mucosa retromolar triangle alveolus hard palate anterior two-thirds of tongue floor of mouth...

Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 01:20

... basic diagnosis and management of tuberculosis and HIV, and completion of study documents Supplies and equipment necessary for the implementation of the revised guidelines will be installed and ... timely diagnosis and treatment of all cases of tuberculosis, including smearnegative pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis Process of formulation The existing guidelines for diagnosis of smearnegative ... AIDS) diagnosis, and patients with HIV-related extrapulmonary tuberculosis often have disseminated disease and are at high risk of rapid clinical deterioration and death The accurate diagnosis of...

Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 03:20

... benign neoplasms of connective and other soft tissue D21.0 Connective and other soft tissue of head, face and neck D21.0 Benign tumours of blood vessels other than haemangioma and glomus tumour ... for the classification and coding of data by all those working in the field of oral and dental disorders It is derived directly from the Tenth Revision of the International Classification of Diseases ... International Classification of Diseases Readers and users of ICD-DA are referred to ICD-10 for a detailed treatment of the general principles, background, and description of the ICD classification...

Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 11:20