... behalf of the International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group: Validation of the International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group Rating Scale for restless legs syndrome Sleep Med 2003, 4:121-132 ... Walters AS, Montplaisir J: Restless legs syndrome: diagnostic criteria, special considerations, and epidemiology A report from the restless legs syndrome diagnosis and epidemiology workshop at ... Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group [14,15] Subsequent validation studies were conducted for the IRLS using TREAT RLSand TREAT RLS data, and results confirmed the reliability, validity and responsiveness...
... difficulties, and sensorimotor symptoms typical of RLS were diagnosed in our patient In retrospect, she had had RLS- like leg restlessness since childhood and she had noted that her leg restlessness ... Index; RLS = restless legs syndrome; VAS = visual analog scale drugs known to affect RLS for the next six weeks Postoperative questionnaire and symptom assessments were performed at 18 days and ... http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/4/1/306 Introduction Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a sensorimotor neurological disorder characterized by an urge to move the legs in response to uncomfortable leg sensations [1] While asleep,...
... both CO and SV (correlation index 0.79, P < 0.01 and 0.95, P < 0.01, respectively), and a BlandAltman analysis demonstrated a bias of 0.23 ± 1.01 L/min for the CO measurements Chand and colleagues ... sensitivity of 97% and specificity of 94% Boulain and colleagues studied 39 patients with a PAC and radial arterial line in place, and found that the change in pulse pressure and SV were significantly ... in conjunction with PLR, and also demonstrated lower sensitivity for predicting the response to VE For example, Lamia and colleagues and Maizel and colleagues studied 24 and 34 patients, respectively,...
... muscles and then runs with the IA on the anterior surface of the interosseous membrane, between and deep into the FPL and flexor digitorum profundus 1+2, which it supplies [14] A focused history and ... explain both the hematoma and the anterior interosseous syndrome The glass fragment in the first motor bifurcation cannot be the sole explanation of the anterior interosseous syndrome because the ... al.: Development and Implementation of Endovascular Capabilities in Wartime The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care 2008, 64(5):1169-1176 Campbell WW: Evaluation and management...
... module-A left derivations, module-A derivations, generalized module-A left derivations, and generalized moduleA derivations on A become left derivations, derivations, generalized left derivations, and ... derivations andleft derivations can be found in 14–20 More results on stability and superstability of homomorphisms, special functionals, and equations can be found in 21–30 Recently, Kang and Chang ... 2f x − 2zf w − 2wg z k Then f is a generalized module-A left derivation and g is a module-X left derivation 2.2 Journal of Inequalities and Applications Proof By taking w z 0, we see from 2.1...
... sometimes telegraphic with omissions of function Table 1: Performance of FG and norms (mean and standard deviation or range) on neuropsychological and language tests Test Working memory and executive ... patient's care and referred him to JM for the clinical study JM was the study coordinator SP and JM reviewed the existing literature and drafted the manuscript MF and NP reviewed the manuscript and contributed ... Huppert D, Brandt T: Psychogenic disorders in neurology: frequency and clinical spectrum Acta Neurol Scand 1990, 82(5):335-340 Andrade C, Singh NM, Bhakta SG: Simultaneous true seizures and pseudoseizures...
... levels Korszun and colleagues [13] and Akkus and colleagues [14] found no differences from controls in values of FSH and LH in patients with fibromyalgia Interaction between the HPA and HPG axes ... fibromyalgia and CFS and evaluating relations between scores for depressive symptoms and the HPG and HPA axes in these patients Thus, comparison of CFS with fibromyalgia highlights both similarities and ... the HPA and the HPG axis should be evaluated for an understanding of the pathophysiology of fibromyalgia and CFS and when considering approaches to treatment Larger clinical studies and follow-up...
... of interest: CD8+ T cells were defined as being TCR-αβ+, CD8+, and CD56-; NK cells as TCR-αβ- and CD56+; and NK T cells as TCR-αβ+ and CD56+ All populations were also restricted to a live cell ... patients with MAS and HLH [17] The unpaired t-test and Wilcoxon two-sample test were used to compare NK cytolytic activity and perforin/ granzyme B expression between the patient and control As ... of CD56bright and CD56dim natural killer cells (a) In healthy individuals, most circulating NK cells are CD56dim (about 90%) cells and express high levels of perforin In contrast, CD56bright NK...
... International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group: Restless legs syndrome: Diagnostic criteria, special considerations, and epidemiology: A report from the restless legs syndrome diagnosis and epidemiology ... of restless legs syndrome: relationship with biological markers Ann Neurol 2004, 55:372-380 The International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group: Validation of the International Restless Legs Syndrome ... http://www.jcircadianrhythms.com/content/7/1/12 10 11 12 13 Abbreviations RLS: restless legs syndrome; IRLSSG: international restless legs syndrome study group; PLMs: periodic limb movements; OR: odds ratio;...
... et al.: Acute pressure overload of the right ventricle Comparison of two models of right -left shunt Pulmonary artery to left atrium andright atrium to left atrium: experimental study Journal ... via the right Figure Schematic diagram of the open-chest preparation Note the position of the pulmonary artery (PA) band (arrow) AO = Aorta, RA = right atrium, LA = Left Atrium, RV = Right Ventricle, ... and comparison of this shunt with an interatrial shunt Pulmonary artery banding in pigs reproducibly results in right side circulatory failure detectable as an increase in right ventricular and...
... T2-3, and the transverse processes T1-3 The left hemilaminae of T1 and T2 were removed as well as the left facet joint T1-2 The left transverse processes T2 and T3 and proximal parts of the ribs and ... buttoning his shirt and grasping a glass with his left hand He also noticed wasting of the left hand muscles and complained of bilateral finger paraesthesia during the night, mainly on the right Neurological ... across the wrist on the right Amplitudes of the left ulnar (4th and 5th fingers) and median (2nd and 4th fingers) sensory nerve action potentials were similar to the right Concentric needle electromyography...
... hematology unit and the renal unit, acquisition of data, analysis and interpretation of data, review of the literature, and drafting and revising the manuscript All authors read and approved the ... with pitting edema in both of his legs, loss of hair in his armpits and on his head, and poikiloderma lesions on his arms and trunk A laboratory investigation showed the following: hemoglobin ... epithelial cells and rare erythrocytes), few oval fat bodies and plenty of hyaline casts Virology tests for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), cytomegalovirus (CMV), hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis...
... 4:101-119 The International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group: Validation of the international restless legs syndrome study group rating scale for restless legs syndrome Sleep Med 2003, 4:121-132 ... C, Walters A, Montplaisi J: Restless legs syndrome: diagnostic criteria, special considerations, and epidemiology A report from the restless legs syndrome diagnosis and epidemiology workshop at ... relationship between symptoms associated with restless legs syndromeand the patientreported impact of RLS Sleep Med 2004, 5:485-488 Ekbom K: Restless legs syndrome Neurology 1960, 10:868-873 Allen...
... 4:101-119 The International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group: Validation of the international restless legs syndrome study group rating scale for restless legs syndrome Sleep Med 2003, 4:121-132 ... C, Walters A, Montplaisi J: Restless legs syndrome: diagnostic criteria, special considerations, and epidemiology A report from the restless legs syndrome diagnosis and epidemiology workshop at ... relationship between symptoms associated with restless legs syndromeand the patientreported impact of RLS Sleep Med 2004, 5:485-488 Ekbom K: Restless legs syndrome Neurology 1960, 10:868-873 Allen...
... signals (ES) RLS was detected in 140 (28%) male and in 114 (42%) female patients during Valsalva maneuver (P < 0.001) 66 (13%) male and 44 (16%) female patients showed RLS at rest Both male and female ... for gender and age The aim of our study was to re-evaluate the association between right- to -left shunts (RLS) and stroke subtypes in a patient community large enough to allow multivariate analysis ... female patients, who were significantly more likely to show RLS, the correlation between RLSand cryptogenic stroke did not reach significance and further decreased after adjusting for age However,...
... Walters AS, Montplaisir J: Restless legs syndrome: diagnostic criteria, special considerations, and epidemiology A report from the restless legs syndrome diagnosis and epidemiology workshop at ... Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2011, 9:73 http://www.hqlo.com/content/9/1/73 17 Benes H, Kohnen R: Validation of an algorithm for the diagnosis of Restless Legs Syndrome: The Restless Legs Syndrome- Diagnostic ... International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group rating scale for restless legs syndrome Sleep Med 2003, 4:121-132 25 Hessel A, Schumacher J, Geyer M, Brähler E: [Symptom-Checklist SCL-90-R: Validation and...
... data down into right or left LLI [8-12,14] Figure shows those results; note the curve is shifted slightly towards leg- length discrepancy on the right This finding – that the rightleg is anatomically ... discrepancy of right (n = 140) andleft (n = 114) legs finds only a 0.84 mm difference, which is not statistically significant (p = 0.08, t-test) This means that while the rightleg is anatomically ... inequality; right vs left Magnitude of anatomic leg- length inequality; right vs left Page of 10 (page number not for citation purposes) Chiropractic & Osteopathy 2005, 13:11 http://www.chiroandosteo.com/content/13/1/11...
... plus muscular reactions to, and causes of, pelvic torsion The functional short leg, or unloaded leg- length alignment asymmetry The functional short leg, or unloaded leg- length alignment asymmetry ... whether the unloaded leg check test is an indicator of an anatomic short leg, or whether the test is reliable and valid as an instrument to measure functional "short leg" and whether LLAA findings ... intensity and recurrent back pain [27], lower SF-12 general health scores [28] and altered supra-pelvic muscle function [18] Competing interests Anatomic leg- length inequality under 20 mm and leglength...
... metabolic syndrome according to IDF and AHA criteria 82 Table 13 demographic and clinical characteristics of study subjects by insulin resistance and ethnic group 83 Table 14 Dietary intake and physical ... mentorship It’s my turn now Mac! All the faculty and staff of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the Karolinska Institute and the Epidemiology and Public Health Department at the National ... metabolic syndrome, and its link to obesity, insulin resistance is an important part of it Through the studies described in this thesis, we have shown that the metabolic syndrome is common, and is...