... dysfunction with a takotsubo-like state is often seen with intracranial pathology, including subarachnoid hemorrhage and congenital brain abnormalities in children Inthesettingof intracranial injury ... 226/100 mmHg) Her aphasia was isolated and transient, and her physical examination was otherwise unremarkable Because we were concerned about an acute intracerebral event inthesettingof hypertensive ... Tsuchihashi K, Uesima K, Uchida T, Oh-mura N, Kimura K, Owa M, Yoshiyama M, Miyazaki S, Haze K, Ogawa H, Honda T, Hase M, Kai R, Morii I, Angina Pectoris-Myocardial Infarction Investigations in Japan:...
... did not increase PaO2 values in IAH The minimal PaO2 decrease as compared to the relatively larger FRC decrease inthesettingof raised IAP can be explained by the FRC not dropping below the Regli ... on bacterial translocation J Trauma 2002, 52:13-17 Kitano Y, Takata M, Sasaki N, Zhang Q, Yamamoto S, Miyasaka K: Influence of increased abdominal pressure on steady-state cardiac performance ... kg Haemoglobin concentration was 103 (8) g/L After inflation ofthe intra-abdominal balloon to the target IAP, the IAP remained constant over the five-minute stabilising period The resulting...
... HBV infection varies greatly in different parts ofthe world Based on the prevalence of HBV surface antigen(HBsAg) carrier rate inthe general population, sub-Saharan African, East Asian and Alaskan ... made substantial contributions to its design, acquisition, analysis and interpretation of data LZC, and XHD, participated inthe design, acquisition, analysis and interpretation of data All authors ... chronic hepatitis B virus infection with evidence of hepatitis (alanine aminotransferase (ALT) elevation of at least one and a half times the upper limit of normal range) and of viral replication...
... Microsporidiosis • Kaposi Sarcoma • Progressive Multifocal Lymphadenopathy (PML) Starting ARVs inthesettingof an active Opportunistic InfectionIn other OIs, ARV therapy can exacerbate the condition ... NVP containing ARV Weerawat M et al CID 2006;43:253-5 Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment of HIV/AIDS, Ministry of Health, Vietnam March, 2005 16 Starting ARVs inthesettingof an active Opportunistic ... months) Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment of HIV/AIDS, Ministry of Health, Vietnam March, 2005 30 Starting ARVs inthesettingof an active Opportunistic Infection Cryptococcal Meningitis When...
... bleeding, oedema or ulceration A delay in diagnosis is common inthe early stages ofdisease due to confusion with infection, or traumatic bruises [7] These malignancies spread radially within the ... choice for scalp angiosarcoma because the involved dermis as well as a sufficient area of surrounding skin can be treated, while sparing the brain and other normal tissue [9] Chemotherapy has been ... clinical presentation and natural history of malignant disease Case presentation A young black female presented with a month history ofa mass over the posterior aspect of her scalp which was initially...
... assays for measuring sulphated glycosaminoglycans (S-GAGs) are available, these assays not distinguish between synthesis and degradation ofthe proteoglycans [19] Furthermore, they not distinguish ... cartilage was harvested at different time points Proteoglycans inthe cartilage were visualized using Alcian blue staining, the same dye used inthe S-GAG assay The control articular cartilage ... cutting ofthe cartilage may induce alternative metabolism This may influence the cartilage metabolism and thereby allow for skewed interpretations ofthe turnover compared with that ofthe in...
... his vital signs and maintaining them within tight ranges Anaesthesia from the beginning up to the end of surgery lasted 80 minutes Postoperative care, including fluid management and weaning off ... this article as: Jaeckel et al.: The use of partial exchange blood transfusion and anaesthesia inthe management of sickle cell diseaseina perioperative setting: two case reports Journal of ... generally have a history ofchronic pain and thus a history of using analgesics, some may have a tolerance to opioids When anaesthesia is no longer needed, optimal fluid balance, analgesia, normothermia...
... vascular resistance (Table 1) Despite the absence of relevant tachycardia secondary to ultrafiltration-related intravascular volume reduction, haemodialysis induced substantial alterations in ... evolution of pulmonary vein Doppler D wave after intravascular volume withdrawal paralleled that of mitral Doppler E wave, and the S/D ratio increased after haemodialysis (Table 1), as was previously ... cardiac disease (ischaemic heart disease) All patients had normal sinus rythm and no significant (greater than grade I) valvular insufficiency In all patients, body weight, blood pressure and heart...
... coding region from pcrevM4 was amplified using the primer pairs tcgaagctagtcgacatctcctatg / cggggtaccgcctccttctttagctcc (PCR A) and cggggtaccggaatggcaggaagaagc / ctccagttggtagagagagcag (PCR B) The ... 3, Table 1) Figure and intracellular steady the localization ofthe wild type Rev The mutants is shown instate panels to the left (panels a- e) The intracellular steady state localization ofthe ... mutants The location ofthe M4 mutations are indicated by arrows The Rev basic domain is indicated as Rev-NOS, the three copies ofthe large T-antigen NLS are indicated as 3xNLS, the Rex overlapping...
... Secretary of Health for financing the fieldwork; to the Secretary of Health Surveillance ofthe Ministry of Health for financial support inthe data analysis through the Health Analysis Collaborative ... of Medical Sciences ofthe State University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo RESULTS The data analyzed came from a total of 958 individuals—929 males and 029 females 60 years of age or more The ... effective in managing thechronic pain that accompanies various diseases Pain is very much present inthe lives ofthe elderly (even in cases of emotional problems) and has a markedly negative effect...
... molecular participant in particular, the β-amyloid of extracellular plaques constituting one ofthe histopathologic hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease, has attracted substantial attention in both industry ... receptors as an index of hippocampal pyramidal neuronal loss, might further assist in defining the patterns of dementia and brain aging and augment early detection and disease progression monitoring ... Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th ed Washington, DC: APA, 1994 Rasmusson DX, Brandt J, Steele C, et al Accuracy of clinical diagnosis of Alzheimer disease and clinical features of patients...
... based on the classification ofthe National Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association ofthe USA (14) Statistical analysis Comparisons between variables were tested using the chi-square test ... fibrosis and inflammation may play important roles TB infectionis associated with airway fibrosis and the immune response to mycobacteria could cause airway inflammation, a characteristic of obstructive ... de Oca M, Talamo C, Pertuze J, Victora CG; Lat- 23 Tzanakis N, Anagnostopoulou U, Filaditaki V, Christaki P, Siafakas N; in American Project for the Investigation of Obstructive LungDisease COPD...
... against EIB have been seen to occur as early as hour19 and up to 24 hours after a single oral dose.14,21 When montelukast is administered on a regular basis, protection against EIB is maintained ... 1999;33:1299–314 National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Asthma Education Program Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma Expert Panel report II Bethesda (MD):US Department of Health ... production and mucosal edema, enhanced smooth-muscle cell proliferation, and eosinophilia that are characteristic ofthe asthmatic airway.6 Both bronchial and bronchoalveolar lavage studies have provided...
... urticaria, just as the histology ofthe two groups is strikingly similar.27,45 All of these findings provide a basis for further investigation ofthe pathogenesis and treatment of this disease. 46–48 ... donors, the percentage that is positive is 40 to 45% Approximately 60% of patients’ sera are negative, and these remain idiopathic The pathogenic mechanisms causing urticaria in these residual 60% of ... antibodies may be implicated inthe pathogenesis of autoimmune urticaria.16 On the other hand, when histamine release is performed by incubating chronic urticaria sera with the basophils of normal donors,...
... fluvoxamine (150 mg) monotherapy was maintained, and her condition remained good At years after the disappearance ofthe delusions, the patient began overeating and oversleeping, as well as experiencing ... the active mechanism of fluvoxamine, it is likely that the difference inthe pharmacological actions (agonist or antagonist) ofthe two SSRIs at the sigma-1 receptors may have been related to the ... that activation ofthe dopaminergic system by the inhibition of dopamine transporter may be involved inthe mechanism of unwanted effects (deterioration of psychosis) of sertarline in this case,...
... IIMs in Caucasians, especially in patients possessing anti-aminoacyl transfer RNA (tRNA) synthetase antibodies and/or ILD [4-6] These alleles form part ofa conserved, ancestral Caucasian haplotype ... Ichikawa Y, Moriuchi J, Hoshina Y, Yamada C, Wakabayashi T, Jackson K, Inoko H: HLA class II haplotypes associated with pulmonary interstitial lesions of polymyositis/dermatomyositis in Japanese ... agents capable of inducing lung fibrosis There are methodological issues that require discussion As patient recruitment was multi-centre, disease subtype misclassification ofa small number of...
... Laskar S, Bahl G, Muckaden M, Pai SK, Gupta T, Banavali S, Arora B, Sharma D, Kurkure PA, Ramadwar M, Viswanathan S, Rangarajan V, Qureshi S, Deshpande DD, Shrivastava SK, Dinshaw KA: Nasopharyngeal ... statistical analysis and writing ofthe manuscript SN is responsible for the physical aspects of IMRT planning and treatment ofthe children HB is responsible for the anaesthesia management of ... or inner ears represent an extraordinary challenge inthe radiotherapeutic management Starting with the biggest of all central nervous treatments the irradiation ofthe entire craniospinal axis...
... Arthritis Research & Therapy Vol 11 No van Laar et al Mucosal tissue is predominantly involved in BD, and microorganisms from the external environment can readily influence observations in inflammatory ... inflammation [14] Cañete’s group has studied SF extensively in various other arthropathies, such as spondyloarthropathy (SpA) and RA, and comparisons may be made with historical data Comparing ... in Behçet disease and psoriatic arthritis Arthritis Res Ther 2009, 11:R17 Sakane T, Takeno M, Suzuki N, Inaba G: Behçet’s disease N Engl J Med 1999, 341:1284-1291 van Laar JA, Missotten T, van...
... is an autoimmune disease characterized by fibrosis ofthe skin and various internal organs Interstitial lungdisease (ILD) and its complications represent the most prominent causes of death in ... therapeutic targets of SSc-related lungdisease Systemic sclerosis isa rare disease, and most studies analyzing BALF cytokines have included only few patients with SSc Our analysis is one ofthe largest ... respectively Inthe control group, 20 patients had alveolitis, and among them, 12 had sarcoidosis, and six patients had idiopathic interstitial lungdisease One patient had broncheolitis obliterans and another,...