sleep and sleep disorders in pregnancy

... diabetes. 16,17 Glargine, a long-acting insulin analog, was approved by the FDA in 2000 for use as basal insulin. Insulin glargine has a glycine substitution in the a-chain at position 21 and two arginines attached ... types of insulin have been widely used, their insulin profiles do not mimic the in vivo state as well as newer insulins and insulin analogs (Fig. 3). Use of the newer very–short-acting insulins, ... pregnancy to meet the nutritional demands of the mother and fetus. As pregnancy progresses, fasting glucose decreases 10 and fasting insulin increases. Despite a decrease in fasting glucose in pregnancy, ...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 12:20

... on both hands, mild rigidity and bradykinesia in the upper limbs, gait slowness, and mild postural instability. He cried during the interview, and worried about being unable to continue his work ... impairments in planning upcoming linguistic se- quences. Ho et al. (1999) examined the ability of PD patients to regulate speech volume in diVerent contexts. PD patients had deWcits in increasing their ... control and regulation, inability to elaborate internally guided behavior, and deWcits in processing resources and internal control of attention. They suggested an important role for the striatum in...

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Ngày tải lên: 21/06/2014, 20:20

... important questions regarding brainstem control of sleep and breathing. The third provides comprehensive reviews of experimental methods utilizing experi- mentally induced breathing disorders in sleeping animals. ... exponential increase in knowledge regarding sleep- related breathing disorders (SRBD). Significant strides have been made in our understanding of these disorders with respect to epidemiology and risk ... breathing with central apnea led to the hypothesis that SRBD following brain injury resulted from a loss of supramedullary inhibition to an intrinsic brainstem oscillator (81). These findings again...

Ngày tải lên: 14/02/2014, 17:20

... difculty initiating and maintaining sleep. With age, several changes occur that can place one at risk for sleep disturbance including increased prevalence of medical conditions, increased ... primary sleep disorders including sleep- disordered breathing, periodic limb movements in sleep, restless legs syndrome, rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behaviour disorder, insomnia, and circadian ... changes in sleep architecture, aetiology, presentation, and treatment of sleep disorders prevalent among the elderly and other factors relevant to ageing that are likely to affect sleep quality and...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 14:20

... wake at 6 a.m., but nap for two hours or so in the early afternoon. Thus the influence on one's sleep pattern is worthy of consideration when choosing an occupation. ...

Ngày tải lên: 04/10/2012, 10:02

... Unsurprisingly, uptake in these countries is high (as well as in Sweden and the US). In the UK it is much lower but rising (de Cock and 71HIV in pregnancy 4 HIV in pregnancy: ethical issues in screening ... Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann. Sherr, L. (1999). Counselling and HIV testing: ethical dilemmas. In HIV and AIDS, Testing, Screening and ConWdentiality, ed. R. Bennett and C.A. Erin, 39–60. Oxford: Oxford ... understanding and information, and sometimes by coercion. The ethics of anonymised unlinked screening for HIV in pregnancy With anonymized testing, there is a tension between the perceived interests...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 08:20

... of p rostaglandin E2, prostaglandin F2a and prostacyclin by the endometrium and myometrium during menstruation are increased in tissues obtained f rom m enorrhagic w omen [7,8]; and i ncreased concentrations ... therapy, and therapeutic monitoring. Haemostatic therapy includes antifibrinolytic (tranexamic acid and aminocaproic acid) and/ or DDAVP or desmopressin (1-desamino-8- D -arginine vasopressin), a ... Haemostatic therapy includes antifibrin- olytic (tranexamic acid and aminocaproic acid) and DDAVP or desmopressin (1-desamino-8- D -arginine v aso- pressin), a synthetic vasopressin that stimulates...

Ngày tải lên: 13/02/2014, 07:20

... birth in full-term infants, and it is certainly not mature in premature infants. Keeping in mind that $10% of births in the United States are premature, the basic understanding of respiration in ... transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, microfilming, and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing ... control. In recent years, the increasing interest in developmental neurobiology—more specifically, our quest for understanding the cellular mechanisms involved in the control of breathing— has...

Ngày tải lên: 14/02/2014, 17:20

... Neuroimaging in Clinical Evaluations Innovations in neuroimaging techniques and tracer development hold promise for new clinical applications. Brain imaging will play an important role in the ... prognostic utility in evaluating patients with cognitive impairment and in distinguishing among primary neurodegenerative disorders and other etiologies for cognitive decline. Since the diagnostic ... further assist in defining the patterns of dementia and brain aging and augment early detection and disease progression monitoring. 18 F-MPPF is a selec- tive molecular imaging probe for 5-HT1A...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 23:20

... slower learning than other children of same age in activities such as: smiling, sitting, standing, walking, talking / communicating and other areas of development, such as reading and writing O ... problems, noting the past and ongoing social and relationship issues, living and financial circumstances, and any other ongoing stressful life events. 3. Treatment and monitoring » Determine the ... after initiation of adequate dose » 4 – 6 weeks (pain and sleep symptoms tend to improve in a few days). Dosing amitriptyline in healthy adults » Initiate treatment with 50 mg at bedtime. » Increase...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 02:20