... contribute tothe inflammatory response in theinjury area Furthermore, extensive release and cellular reactivity to a variety of inflammatory-related cytokines and chemokines contribute to progressive ... transplantation This therapy has been investigated extensively due tothe benefits these cells promote once engrafted into the injured spinalcord Named after German anatomist, Theodore Schwann (1810-1882), ... implantation of the cells avoids not only the cytotoxic environment of the acute injury epicenter, but also allows for the development of cystic cavities in which to inject the cells into Even still,...
... cervical spinalcord appeared notch-like due tothe compression of the cyst Thespinalcord was thickened from the pons tothe thoracic spinalcord T10, and a syrinx was seen in thespinalcord with ... herniates into the foramen magnum and spinal canal to compress thespinal cord, consequently causing blockage of thespinal canal and the stoppage of cerebral spinal flow, leading to syringomyelia ... tightly adhered tothe cerebrum, pons and cervical spinalcordThe compartments were then separated and the posterior wall of the cyst was excised to break down the cystic structure The tissue was...
... secondary to a hyper flexion/extension injury caused by their recent accident Those with neck or shoulder symptoms prior tothe index injury were excluded from the study 202/220 of the patients ... pain following the injury, of these 11/220 (5%) had signs and symptoms consistent with subacromial impingement (Table 1) In the other 45 patients the symptoms were radiation from the neck and no ... primary care sector, by a physiotherapist who was delivering the 'neck' therapy The remainder had their diagnosis made at the time of our report and subsequently advised to seek further medial assessment...
... sequence) through the area of abnormality on SPECT, is recommended to confirm the diagnosis and stage the lesion If SPECT is negative, pars stress is unlikely to be the cause of the low back pain ... predict the probability of ultimate bone healing [22,23] However, CT of the spine results in higher ionizing radiation exposure compared to bone scintigraphy [24] Furthermore, there are reports in the ... the vertebral body with extension tothe pedicle [35,36] Ultimately, SPECT may be fused with CT, if needed, to help add specificity tothe findings Conclusions The economic burden of back pain...
... inflammatory cells not undergo apoptosis in perivascular lesions suggests that in these cells, during the peak stage of EAE, anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 predominates, rather than the cytotoxic effectors ... Immunohistochemical Localization of Bcl-2 in theSpinal Cords of Rats with Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis 281 Table Bcl-2 immunoreactivity in cell phenotypes of thespinal cords of ... the apoptosis of inflammatory cells in EAE parenchyma cells lacking anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 requires additional molecules from the apoptosis cascade In this study, in EAE spinal cords, the TUNEL...
... during the peak and recovery stages of EAE, respectively Experimental rats (n = 5) in each group were sacrificed under ether anesthesia, and thespinal cords were removed Portions of each spinalcord ... Nestin and Vimentin, Expression in theSpinal Cords of Rats with Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis 11 Fig Immunohistochemical staining of nestin in thespinal cords of normal rats (A) and ... CFA At the peak stage of EAE (day 14 PI), a large number of inflammatory cells infiltrated the perivascular lesions and parenchyma of spinal cords in rats with EAE Thereafter, inflammatory cells...
... EAN-affected spinal cords may facilitate the migration of inflammatory cells, including both Th1 and Th2 cells, into thespinalcord parenchyma if needed The population of inflammatory cells in the subarachnoid ... Osteopontin in rat spinalcord with EAN nerves and spinal roots These two molecules may be involved in cell migration into thespinalcord in the early stages of EAN Further study of the functional ... (Vector, USA) Before mounting, the sections were counterstained with hematoxylin Fig Histology of spinal cords of normal (A) and EAN affected (B) rats A There were no inflammatory cells in the spinal...
... vascular endothelial, glial, and ependymal cells in thespinal cords of the normal rats (Figs 2A & B) In the irradiated spinal cords, p-caveolin-1 was found to be intensely immunostained in the ramified ... Korea) The rats from the other group were not irradiated and used as controls (n = 7) Tissue sampling The rats were sacrificed at 24 h post-irradiation (PI) under ether anesthesia Thespinal cords ... the first study demonstrating an increase in the level of caveolin-1 phosphorylation in irradiated rats located primarily in the microglial and vascular endothelial cells of thespinalcord The...
... protein) levels in all groups The pathophysiology of the crush injury has not been fully understood, and it has been debated whether the ischemia, secondary to compression, or the mechanical deformation ... nerve and these effects were similar at the first hour and on the 3rd day LPO level in the tissue samples was expressed as MDA It was measured according to procedure of Ohkawa et al [11] The reaction ... after injection of NMDA into the striatum [7] However, to our knowledge, the effects of aLA on crush injury have not been investigated in the English literature [3-7] The increased formation of...
... missed the first time In the case of the possibility of the obstruction occurring between the operations, there are two scenarios to consider First, the migration of the projectile due tothe movement ... enter the left side of the aortic arch or the abdominal aorta may be expected to be found in a lower extremity Those that enter the arterial system through the left side of the heart or the right ... which is 45° from the midline Embolisms tothe lower extremities are therefore three times more frequent on the left side than on the right side The importance of prompt removal of the peripherally...
... Figure the ring1scar on the penis Thedorsolateral aspects and the exuberant granulation on The ring scar on the penis and the exuberant granulation on the dorsolateral aspects The skin distal tothe ... there was a tourniquet on his penis The mechanism of injury in hair thread tourniquet is ischemia in the parts distal tothe site of tourniquet appli- Figure placed on a piece of gauze swab The ... along the site of the tourniquet The ultimate location of the hair thread was immediately subcutaneous, as if the tourniquet had 'sunk in' through the skin, embedded in fibrous tissue, with the...
... subject to evaluate his or her own attractiveness by comparing it tothe standard photographs of the AC of the IOTN Two examiners were involved in the study, one for the DHC and the other for the ... openbite in their perception of their malocclusion Also, there is no evidence of how the severity of those traits is perceived by people These shortcomings of the IOTN indicate the need to study the ... attributed tothe nature of the IOTN itself The scores of the DHC may have been exaggerated by the rank of displacement, which would give a high score in otherwise normal occlusion In addition, the...
... had hypoesthesia on the area of the chin, gingiva, buccal regions and the lips, and patient III had complete paresthesia caused by theinjury of the IAN Besides these impairments, the clinical ... between the right mandibular third molar tooth and the IAN before surgery (Figure 1) It was thought that these impairments had formed due to either the third molar surgery or the local anesthetic ... following the protocol of Khullar et al [11] The LLL treatments and recording of data were performed by a second doctor not involved in any of the surgeries, and the analysis of the recorded data...
... is the volume fraction of the second phase), not only the shape and size of the erythrocytes but also the irregular arrangement of the particles and their collisions with each other and with the ... particle to accelerate In addition to gravity, the particle is affected by the frictional force, which acts in the opposite direction and has a value directly proportional tothe velocity according to ... that the main source of rouleaux is the erythrocytes themselves The higher the erythrocyte concentration, the more rouleaux remain in the blood despite an increase in the forces that destroy them...
... chair with the ankle strapped tothe footrest and the thigh and trunk strapped tothe chair The seat and footrest were adjusted to align the ankle axis of rotation with the axis of the force sensor ... was determined with the subject's ankle attached tothe motor The ankle range of motion was recorded using the goniometer built onto the motor, but under passive conditions, to guarantee safety ... and torque The IRF characterizes the behavior of the system over its entire range of frequencies The intrinsic IRF was convolved with the experimental input to predict the intrinsic torque The...
... for the glass from the starting position and grasping it, raising the glass tothe mouth, drinking, lowering the glass tothe pickup point, and returning the hand tothe starting position All the ... contralateral tothe study side of the subject The other camera positioned laterally (Figure 1) The system was calibrated by placing three active markers on the floor to serve as the laboratory reference ... goals appropriate tothe severity of theinjury Consequently, the objectives of the present study were: To compare the data obtained from kinematic analysis of the upper limb during the drinking task...
... learned to use the pushbuttons to control the timing and amplitude of the orthoses assistance The three other subjects practiced but were unable to learn the appropriate timing of the pushbuttons ... assistance These large, stationary devices make the job of the therapist easier but they may encourage passivity by the patient during locomotor training Another drawback to these devices is that they ... pushbuttons activated either by a therapist or by the patient The pushbuttons generate a real-time voltage proportional tothe amount of button press A computer interface converts this voltage to...
... of apoptotic cells in the injured spinalcord compared to those found in the injured spinalcord without any treatment (Figure 2B) Extensive inflammation in the injured spinalcord in the subacute ... until the tracking dye reached the bottom of the gel The gel was subjected to silver staining according tothe method described by Tsai et al [21] Quantitative analysis of the proteins in the 2-DE ... of proteins in the injured epicenter at the subacute stage of SCI remain to be elucidated Since a contusive injurytothespinalcord is most similar to crush and fracture spinalcord injuries...