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... angiitis of the central nervous system: report of 2 cases and review of the literature. Arthritis Rheum 2003, 49(3):421-427. 9. Greenberg SM, Rapalino O, Frosch MP: Case records of the Massachusetts ... steroid (05/28), we stopped the steroid therapy, and the lesion relapsed (06/04). However, after the initiation of oral steroid therapy, no relapse was observed either clinically or radiologically ... authors are members of the Department of Neurology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, and TK was also a graduate student of the Brain Research Institute, University of Niigata until

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 22:20

... the effects of mode of questionnaire administration The first of these examined the application of the aforementioned health utility approach The second assessed the psychometric properties of ... euthymic (rather than hypo/manic) patients, and rarely included descriptions of the psychometric properties of the instruments they utilized The authors of the review made a number of suggestions ... BD However, there remains a paucity of information about the ability of patients in the hypo/manic phase of their illness to reliably and accurately complete QoL measures One of the more rigorous

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 15:20

... were then instructed on how to complete the article reviews using the data collection sheet The five study investigators who performed the article reviews completed a pilot review using the data ... from the study sample The pilot review provided the opportunity to clarify items on the data sheet and article review methods Feedback from this pilot review was used to further modify the data ... element, the article was reviewed by a panel of investigators consisting of the lead author and two additional investigators The coding of the data element in question was resolved by the majority

Ngày tải lên: 21/06/2014, 01:20

... have the next ses- sion conducted in the modality: 86% of the healthcare personnel, 84% of the patients and 92% of the relatives. The reduced need for traveling by the participants and the ease ... one of three conditions: the interviewer and observer in the same room as the patient, the interviewer connected to the patient via VC and the observer in the same room as the patient, or both the ... program involving the use of telemedicine, Zaylor [7] reviewed the history of VC at the University of Kansas Medical Center. At the time the article was written, Zaylor reported that the Telepsychia-

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 01:21

... investigated the changes in sentinel node detection rate in proportion to the amount of dye used. They reported that when they used 1.5 ml of dye or less, they found 50% of the sentinel nodes, and when they ... as it is one of the first and foremost routes of spreading in many tumors and, because it shows the level of spreading. The condition of the lymph notes has vital importance in the planning and ... Results of the concerned study require a serious questioning of the sentinel node concept [53]. Sentinel node biobsy and the future In consideration of the tendency of study results in the lit-

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 07:21

... Table 2: Review of the literature: prospective trials. (Continued) Oehler et al. Radiation Oncology 2010, 5:36 http://www.ro-journal.com/content/5/1/36 Page 8 of 13 Table 3: Review of the literature: ... time-to-recurrence was calculated from the beginning of RT to the day of recurrence or the date of last follow-up. Survival curves for the two groups were plotted according to the Kaplan-Meier method. Dif- ... Currently there is no standard in terms of mandatory split and it is unclear whether con- tinuous CRT should be recommended as standard of care for the treatment of anal cancer. The aim of this

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 08:23

... and treatment of the children. HB is responsible for the anaesthesia management of the children. PH is responsible for the clinical treatment of the children as head of the division of radiation ... evaluation they illustrate the possibilities of helical tomotherapy (as one solution of IMRT) to cover a target volume of this size avoiding the problems of field junctions and the resulting dangers of ... out. Espe- cially in the tissues with a high incidence of secondary cancers the ability of IMRT to produce conformal avoid- ance of these structures might limit the risk of these late effects.

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 10:20

... is the fact that renal failure in the absence of pulmonarydysfunctionisnotlikelytobetheresultof IAH [22]. Because many of the effects of ACS are clinically indistinguishable from those of other ... participated in the design of the case report. MNK participated in the design of the case report. SS participated in the design and culled relevant information. RK participated in the design of the case ... Contemporary measure- ment of the IAP outside of t he laboratory is accom- plished by a variety of means. These include direct measurement of IAP by means of an intra-peritoneal catheter, as is done

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 09:22

... LS endocarditis of the mitral valve may vary in size and typically have a wart-like morphology. They can be found near the edge of the leaflets along the line of closure; both on the atrial and ... ventricular sides of the leaflets. They can even be found on the chordae and the endocardium. In this case several microthrombi are present on the free edge of the leaflet and on the chordae. Reproduced ... authors prefer to use the term NBTE for the valve lesions seen in primary APS instead of the term LS endocarditis. However, others (including the authors of this study) prefer to use the term LS end

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 10:20

... In contrast with the reported efficacy of these regimens in other types of aggressive NHL, the success in ALK-DLBCL was rather moderate with 6 patients (55%) alive at the time of report. In total, ... recurrences. The lack of expression of CD20 antigen in most cases of ALK-DLBCL makes the therapeu- tic role of rituximab rather unclear. Nonetheless, rituxi- mab should be used in the few CD20-expressing ... in 56% of the cases. The most com- mon cause of death was progressive lymphoma, observed in 90% of the reported cases. Other causes of death included TTP and infectious complications. The average

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 22:20

... assessing the functi oning of specific joints or limbs. Given the difficulty of assessing the quality of the applied translation procedures and the equ ivalence of tra nslated versions of the questi ... assessing the functioning of specific limbs or joints. The 51 studies identified by the main search that exam- ined the measurement properties of the original lan- guage version of one of the 26 ... (≥0.70) in both cases, there was no assessment of the dimen- sional ity of the scales beyond the reporting of item level fit statistics. The AIMS2-SF and both versions of the MDHAQ were rated indeterminate

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 00:20

... the fibrous band and the point of entry of the end of the cervical part of the ICA into the external opening of the CC also was attached to the rim of CC. Anteriorly, the ECS was related to the ... to the course of the cervical part of the ICA. Measuring of the length and width of the ICA were conducted by a ruler. In two cases of anatomical variation of the cervical part of the ICA the ... view of the isolated specimen of the right carotid system of arteries with the looping* of the cervical part of the internal carotid artery (ICA)Figure 7 Medial view of the isolated specimen of the

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 00:20

... We performed a review of the literature with the aims of describing the evolution of serum procalcitonin (PCT) levels after uncomplicated cardiac surgery, characterising the role of PCT as a tool ... with CBP. © The Board of Management and Trustees of the British Journal of Anaesthesia. Reproduced from [36] by permission of Oxford University Press/British Journal of Anaesthesia. Available ... protein. Results of the measurement are available within one hour, and only 20 μl of blood serum or plasma is needed for the test. The sensitivity of the LUMI-Test is 0.1 ng/ml [17], the functional

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 03:20

... level, therefore we included it as part of education in the presentation of the data. In Table 3 we present the main findings regarding the analysis of the association of the various components of ... which we further reviewed 17 studies with original data. In Table 1 we present the characteristics of the 17 studies that were included in our systematic review. The year of publication of the studies ... setting of the study, the patient population, details of the medical treatment (monotherapy, Highly Active Anti- Retroviral Therapy – HAART), data relevant to SES, the measure of adherence, the overall

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 06:20

... biomarkers of host response. Due to the lack of an acceptable gold standard, the accuracy of these methods in diagnosing VAP is controversial. The aim of this qualitative review was, therefore, ... diagnosis. The role of bacteriological data in improving the accuracy of a clinical diagnosis of VAP Many studies have evaluated the value of bacteriological data in establishing the diagnosis of VAP ... for other potentially eligible studies. Of 572 articles fulfilling the initial search criteria, 159 articles were chosen for detailed review of the full text. A total of 64 articles fulfilled the

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 10:20

... to the square of the number of curves (N) plus The resistance (R) of + 1) The resistance (R) of any curved column to compression forces is directly proportional to the square of the number of ... illustrates the development of the sagittal spinal curves This figure illustrates the development of the sagittal spinal curves In the womb, the fetal spine is more of a C-shape (left) As the child ... cortex [29] The primary visual cortex is located on the medial surface of the occipital lobe in the walls of the calcarine sulcus [29] The visual field and pathway are important regulators of postural

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 13:22

... the DBCDR is presented in fig- ure 2. The purpose of this paper is to review the literature on the reliability and validity of the detection of the individual diagnostic factors included in the ... pain, but the presentation of these procedures was beyond the scope of this paper. In cases in which systematic reviews of the literature were found, the individual studies included in the reviews ... stated earlier, a detailed review of the literature related to this question is beyond the scope of this paper. The dis- cussion of this question in the neck pain section of the paper applies to this

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 14:20

... data irrespective of the original research purpose of the study Further, the quality of the various postural sway measures depends on technical aspects of the experimental setup Therefore all study ... applied the inclusion criteria to the full text Of these, 10 studies met the inclusion criteria and were included in this review (Figure 1) There was full consensus between the reviewers during the ... 30%) There was a marked variation present in the included studies in terms of sampling duration, number of trials or the selection of the COP parameters The studies often employed a combination of

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 15:21

... perspectives to refine the coding scheme. Two of the three reviewers had conducted qualitative research themselves (RK/PD). All reviewers were involved in the earlier review of quantitative studies ... present review [16]. 9 ANALYTICAL APPROACH The review of the papers we included followed a 3-step protocol and was based on published recommendations and other systematic reviews of qualitative ... systematic review of peer-reviewed papers, this time qualitative studies of 6-18-year-olds’ views and experiences regarding determinants of their intake of fruit and vegetables. Methods LITERATURE

Ngày tải lên: 14/08/2014, 08:21

... summarize the major findings of the analyzed studies, the empirical one being classified on the basis of the specific effect of RR they aim to consider In the last part of the paper conclusions are ... in their countries In total we considered the position of 24 states For the complete list see Table A, in the appendix The preliminary analysis of this data shows that in only out of 24 of the ... and 2004, all against the introduction of the rule In 2004 FEE conducted a specific study on this topic, based on the positions of other regulators and a review of the literature concluded that

Ngày tải lên: 06/01/2015, 19:41