Publications

stigma among the stigmatized: resident mobility, communication ability, and physical appearance as predictors of staff-resident interaction.		2002	126251
enkephalins and endorphins: a major discovery.		2002	186644
chemical hazards in the workplace.		2002	135215
[ways to improve hospital medical aid under the conditions of a rural district].		2002	128127
[tumours of the parotid gland--results of their treatment and some peculiarities (author's transl)].	148 cases of parotid gland tumours which had been treated during the last 15 years were analysed histomorphologically: there was found in 54.1% mixed tumour (pleomorphic adenoma), 11.5% epithelial malignant tumour, 4.1% sarcoma, 7.4% primary metastasis, 22.9% other benignant tumours. in 2.5% of 80 cases of mixed tumour a malignant degeneration was revealed. some cases of double tumours and more seldom tumours as for instance lymphoepithelioma and malignant papillary cystadenoma are presented. a ...	2002	135150
prophylactic treatment of angina pectoris. a double-blind cross-over comparison of alprenolol and pentanitrol.	twenty-one patients with angina pectoris took part in a double-blind cross-over comparison of alprenolol (an adrenergic beta-blocker), pentanitrol (pentaerythritol tetranitrate), and placebo. two-thirds of the patients were clinically improved on alprenolol 100 mg. four times daily, which was found to be significantly better than pentanitrol 30 mg. four times daily and placebo. there was also an indication of reduced severity of anginal attacks during alprenolol therapy. it is concluded that suc ...	2002	4391702
[lives of the leprosy patients. 12. experience with leprosy as a psychological asset].		2002	117185
extragenital choriocarcinoma in the duodenum.		2002	115289
bilateral partial nephrectomies for large bilateral wilms' tumors.		2002	186582
glycosaminoglycans and arterial disease.		2002	123633
[diarrhea in immunopathies].	the main symptom in immunologic diseases of the gut is diarrhea. this is true for heterosensitization as well as for autosensitization, for local as well as for generalized diseases. since the immunopathogenetic mechanism is connected with the presence of the antigen, the manifestation is depending on its local and temporal persistence. elimination of the antigenic factor terminates the diarrhea. in autosensitization this is not possible; therefore an antiphlogistic and immunosuppressive therapy ...	2002	134965
[pharmaco-angiography with priscolin in progressive scleroderma (author's transl)].	the morphological and haemodynamic findings in the vessels of the forearm and hand in 21 patients with progressive scleroderma are described. in these patients, brachial arteriograms have been carried out before instituting fibrinolytic therapy. injections were carried out before and after intra-arterial priscolin and the results were compared. obliterative changes in the digital arteries are already present during the oedematous stage. between the oedematous and advanced stages, there are vascu ...	2002	134949
a.f.p. in amniotic fluid and serum.		2002	77393
comments on references to the american board of psychiatry and neurology in an article.		2002	3369584
[effect of the temperature of the reservoir on the sporogony of thelohania fibrata (microsporidia), parasitic in odagma ornata (simuliidae)].		2002	117419
advertising should inform but not sell.		2002	139562
[globoid cell leukodystrophy: enzymatic diagnosis in two families, and enzyme replacement therapy (author's transl)].		2002	99153
marshall university: a model in practical rehabilitation planning.		2002	135088
a method for rapid tailoring of the intraatrial baffle in transposition of the great vessels.	numerous reports have described successful use of the brom "trouser-shaped" baffle in the mustard procedure. a simple technique to fashion the baffle accurately by use of a prefashioned template is described.	2002	127558
clinical comparison between glibornuride (glutril) and tolbutamide in maturity-onset diabetes: a controlled double-blind trial.		2002	134878
plasma camp and renin in diabetics during insulin induced hypoglycemia.		2002	187538
[disabled children in the federal republic of germany in 1974 (author's transl)].	within the scope of an additional micro-census inquiry--carried out in 1974--the federal statistical office in wiesbaden assessed the number of physically, mentally and psychologically impaired children. the results are differentiated according to the types of disability and therapy, age, in-patient treatment and special school attendance. furthermore, the estimated results are compared with earlier surveys of the federal statistical office and other estimates.	2002	135318
[study of glycosaminoglycans in the urine of older children with chronic pneumonia and in their closest relatives].		2002	135244
electrodiagnosis in peripheral nerve injury.		2002	135753
[saltykov's carcinoids on down's syndrome. description of two cases (author's transl)].		2002	124229
long term effects of radiation of t and b lymphocytes in peripheral blood of patients with hodgkin's disease.	total lymphocyte counts, and the percentage of t and b lymphocytes and monocytes in untreated patients with hodgkin's disease were not significantly different from those observed in normal donors. at the completion of radiotherapy, the mean total lymphocyte count of 503/mm3 was 4 sd below the mean for normal controls. although a group of 26 patients in continuous complete remission from 12 to 111 mo after radiation treatment regained normal total numbers of lymphocytes and monocytes, they exhibi ...	2002	135001
acne vulgaris: new concepts in pathogenesis and treatment.	the successful management of acne involves a careful detailing of the factors involved in pathogenesis to ensure confidence and co-operation with the now quite successful therapeutic measures available.	2002	134884
[determination of the impaired ear's frequency selectivity using psychoacoustical tuning curves (author's transl)].	an apparatus for clinical use is described by which simplified psychoacoustical tuning curves can be measured near 500 hz and near 4 khz. data produced by four groups (normal hearing, conductive hearing loss, noise induced hearing loss and degenerative hearing loss) are separately averaged and compared. the first mentioned two groups as well as the third in the low frequency range show good frequency resolution, the others, however, show largely decreased frequency resolution.	2002	139511
[an autochthonous case of amebic hepatic abscess with pleural dissemination].	the present paper reports on the first autochtonous case of amoebic hepatic abscess in romania in a patient in which the epidemiologic survey showed that there had been no possible import infection. the amoebic abscess was located in the superoexternal area of the right hepatic lobe. subsequently a major complication developed: a tendency to pleuropulmonary invasion with the formation of fluid in the right pleural cavity. the diagnosis, suggested by the aspect of the abscess cavity, was establis ...	2002	133449
maternal assessment of fetal activity in small-for-dates infants.	fifty consecutive obstetric cases have been analyzed in which there was a clear history of either vigorous or reduced fetal activity during the week preceding delivery resulting in the birth of an infant weighing 2.5 kg or less after the 37th week. especially in such hypertensive pregnancies, a maternal history of reduced overall fetal activity is very suggestive of impending fetal death, while a history of vigorous fetal activity tends to denote that the fetus is in no immediate danger. a plea ...	2002	1124163
handicapped police dispatchers in a rural setting.		2002	135084
disabled living foundation.		2002	127995
physician involvement in workmen's compensation cases.		2002	123954
sjogren's syndrome and drug reaction to practalol.	a case is reported of a patient who developed exfoliative dermatitis while being treated with practalol for angina pectoris. the patient also had trigeminal neuropathy, renal impairment and keratoconjunctivitis sicca. the antinuclear factor was diffusely positive but other antibodies were negative. at post mortem the patient was found to have acute pancreatitis, and peritonitis. it is postulated that the patient has antecedent sjogren's syndrome and on introduction of practalol therapy developed ...	2002	127954
[solemn inauguration of the new building of the dentistry department of the erfurt medical academy].		2002	135438
methadone and immune function.		2002	1361305
[course of bronchial asthma under high mountainous conditions].		2002	135358
[laparoscopy in the diagnosis of retroperitoneal non-organ tumors].		2002	135356
[desmoid tumor of the abdominal wall in a young child].		2002	126412
minor back injuries.		2002	135247
[recommendations of international organizations and international agencies on the problems of vocational rehabilitation].		2002	128211
[longitudinal audiometric studies concerning progression of noise induced hearing loss (author's transl)].	the development of occupational hearing loss is very important for the recommendation to change the work place. 1960 dieroff has described a phasic development of noise induced hearing loss. after ten years in noisy environment no further development of hearing impairment was determinable. recent investigations point to a logarithmical respectively linear dependence of noise induced permanent threshold shift on the duration of exposure to noise. during our observation over a period of two years ...	2002	135157
[details of a denounced physician (e.n.t.) suspected of bodily injury, and the following expert judgement (author's transl)].	an otologist was denounced and the patient's case history was confiscated because after tonsillectomy an absecess and a thrombosis of the vena jugularis interna had developed. the procedure and the medical aspect how at first being judged by the lawyer and the public prosecutor are described. on the base of the given medical opinion the court quashed proceedings. because of the growing number of denouncements this casuistic paper ends with four guiding principles to protect against unjustified m ...	2002	135139
toward reducing stress in the institutionalized elderly--therapeutic tape recordings.		2002	117046
[exact and approximate diagnosis in laparoscopy].		2002	124405
external osteosynthesis of distal fractures of the phalanges by reposition-fixation of the fingernail.	fractures of the distal phalanges of the fingers rarely justify immediate amputation. integral repair is necessary if severe sequellae are to be avoided. management always requires surgery and we advocate external osteosynthesis by reposition-fixation of the fingernail. the principles and the technic for its use are outlined. for me, this method is the only guarantee for a quick, stable, economical and satisfactory cure of this common hand injury.	2002	1123275
[pathology of apoplexy. 3. morphology of cerebral infarct].		2002	117189
nursing care at chailey heritage.		2002	123064
[efficiency evaluation of combined intervention measures with improving drinking water first to prevent infantile acute diarrhea].	the paper analysed factors of acute diarrhea in children under five by mantel-haenszel stratification and logistic regression. the total person-years of observation were 1332. the results showed that the combined risk factors which caused diarrhea were drinking the pond water and failure to wash hands before eating and so on. the combined intervention measures, especially improvement of drinking water had effectively decreased the incidence rate of infantile acute diarrhea through the observatio ...	2002	1782659
[effect of therapy using the "receptor-destroying enzyme" of t and b cells on antibody production].	being interested in knowing if there is any relation between the sialic acid present on the surface of the immunocyte and the antibody formation by the latter, an attempt was made to treat immunocytes, t and b, by rde before their inoculation into irradiated mice. c57bl mice of more than 8 weeks of age were used throughout. cells derived from thymus and those from bone marrow were used as t- and b-cells, respectively. on intravenous injection into irradiated mice of syngeneic t and b cells assoc ...	2002	134827
centrometric linkage in down's syndrome.		2002	127693
[semi-automatic determination of blood lactate during hypoglycemic treatment with biguanides].	blood lactate levels were determined by lactate analyzer 640 kontron in 67 adult insulin-independent diabetics during hypoglycemic treatment with usual therapeutical doses of phenformin. in 5 cases were found lactate values above 2 mmol/l and, in consideration of accompanying conditions prone to lactic acidosis, the drug was discontinued. however, the mean value of blood lactate in diabetics treated with phenformin was not significantly different from that found in a group of insulin-treated dia ...	2002	122229
recognizing and referring neonatal surgical emergencies.	ultimate survival of the neonate with a surgical emergency depends upon early recognition by the family physician, who may refer the infant to a pediatric surgical center. the family physician must prevent infectious and metabolic insults to the critically ill neonate while preparing him for safe and rapid transport to a specialty institution. in many cases, the final outcome is as often determined by the initial care received at the referring hospital and during transport as it is by the surgic ...	2002	139101
a cytochemical analysis of the follicular cells and the yolk in the growing oocytes of octopus vulgaris (cephalopoda, mollusca).	from an examination of the structural and cytochemical data obtained on the follicular epithelium and on the growing oocytes of octopus vulgaris it has been possible to establish that, during the evitellogenetic period, the follicular cells penetrate into the oocyte cytoplasm and assume the form of cords. the yolk, which meanwhile has been constituted also through the probable contribution of material metiated by the follicular cells, is seen to be rich in neutral glycoproteins, proteins with su ...	2002	135466
[organization of the work of the specialized interdistrict branches].		2002	135448
[technological studies on high pressure polymerization of dental plastic materials].	the author in his present paper reports a program of comparative materials testing of which the purpose was to assess the value of positive pressure polymerization of thermosets. this particular program required polymerization temperature measurements. k-value determinations, and cone indentation hardness tests to be made on samples of plastic material polymerized under positive liquid or steam pressure and in cuvets, respectively, the conditions of polymerization being those which are used in a ...	2002	135442
[laparoscopy of adhesions. diagnostic use].		2002	134429
the bender gestalt: use of clinical judgment versus recall scores in prediction in huntington's disease.		2002	130390
[medico-economic effectiveness of treatment of cardiovascular and gastrointestinal diseases with arsenical (sinegorsk) mineral water].		2002	129946
[spectral analysis method in veterinary science].		2002	129933
immunologic study of the age-related loss of activity of six enzymes in the red cells from newborn infants and adults--evidence for a fetal type of erythrocyte phosphofructokinase.	blood from 10 normal healthy adults and cord blood from 8 healthy full term infants were infiltrated through a mixture sulfoethylethycellulose-sephadex g 25 in order to eliminate the platelets and the leukocytes. then the erythrocytes were fractionated into young and old cells by centrifugation in microhematocrit tubes. the enzyme activity and the immunologic reactivity of glucose phosphate isomerase (ec.5.3.1.9), phosphoglycerate kinase (ec.2.7.2.3), pyruvate kinase (ec.2.7.1.40), glucose 6-pho ...	2002	139592
[relation between the corneal curvature and total refraction of the myopic eye].		2002	128772
["the social psychiatric care--aussenfürsorge--of the mental hospital of erlangen" (author's transl)].		2002	126394
[a case of coexisting descending thoracic aortic aneurysm and atypical aortic coarctation treated successfully by surgery using the thromboexclusion method].	the thromboexclusion method was successfully applied to a 43-year-old male with aortitis syndrome. preoperative aortogram showed a fusiform aneurysm of the descending aorta just below the left subclavian artery and atypical coarctation of the descending aorta distal to this aneurysm. pressure gradient across the stenosis was about 70 mmhg. the technique of flow reversal and thromboexclusion was performed in this patient because of severe calcification in the aortic arch and the entire descending ...	2002	2732543
[pure red cell aplasia--report of a case and review of 158 cases in japan (author's transl)].		2002	395331
[epidemiological characteristics of a natural leptospirosis focus in the basin of lake nero, yaroslavl province].		2002	128271
effect of drugs on chromosome structure.	chemical clastogens have the ability to decrease the cell division rate as well as break chromosomes. a highly controlled coupled transcription-translation sequence is necessary to successfully complete the cycle of interphase and mitosis. quinacrine fluorescent banding and g-banding are important for mapping the chromosomes and evaluating the effects of chemical agents. clastogens produce a chromosome deficiency or structural change including a chromosome break, deletion, rearrangement or a cha ...	2002	124129
editorial: health care crisis.		2002	124076
leiomyoma of the female urethra. report of two cases.		2002	129455
[the development of tuberculosis care between 1956 and 1970 (based on the district of gross-gerau) (author's transl)].		2002	135224
amelioration of streptozotocin-induced diabetes in mice by the implantation of pancreatic islets in diffusion chambers.		2002	135204
[closed complete dislocations of the crus and the result of their treatment].	based on the analysis of treatment of 22 patients with complete closed crural dislocations, it is emphasized that this trauma is associated with extensive and specific injuries to the articular elements. concomitant injuries of popliteal vessels were found in 4 (of 22) cases. timely performed operative restoration of the arterial integrity yielded favourable late results in 2 patients. two patients admitted in later terms were subjected to a high amputation of the leg. in 15 patients the knee jo ...	2002	128183
relation of the fibrinolytic to other biological systems.		2002	128149
serum antibodies to native and denatured type i and iii collagen in patients with periodontal disease.	serum igg antibodies to collagen were investigated by using enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (elisa) in patients with chronic periodontal disease. patients with varying forms of periodontal disease including gingivitis, juvenile periodontitis, and adult periodontitis were compared with the normal subjects. the mean serum igg levels of elisa antibodies to native type i or iii collagen in patients with juvenile periodontitis were significantly higher than those of the normal subjects, but no diff ...	2002	3406208
increasing spontaneous language in three autistic children.	a time delay procedure was used to increase spontaneous verbalizations of 3 autistic children. multiple baseline across behaviors designs were used with target responses, selected via a social validation procedure, of two spontaneous responses ("please" and "thank you") and one verbally prompted response ("you're welcome"). the results indicate gains across target behaviors for all children, with occurrence across other stimuli and settings. these gains were validated socially with 10 adults. fu ...	2002	2373659
[morphology and clinical significance of syringomas of the external auditory canal (author's transl)].	syringomas of the external auditory canal ("ceruminomas"), are very rare their morphology is varied and their clinical course hardly predictable. their nomenclature is controversial and easily misunderstood. two cases of syringomas of the external auditory canal are reported (one adenoma and one adenoid-cystic carcinoma) which were also studied by means of electron microscopy. the morphology and clinical significance of these tumors is discussed.	2002	135147
to which limit values has the athlete's heart enlarged?		2002	135129
[articular fractures of the calcaneum. therapeutic indications based on a series of 105 cases].	the authors have treated 105 articular fractures of the calcaneum. three methods were tested: open reduction and fixation, conservative treatment with early mobilization, primary subtalar arthrodesis. the final results were satisfactory in 85% of the cases. however the three above groups were hardly comparable. details on the radiological study of these fractures are given. the authors conclude that when osteosynthesis obtained a perfect anatomical reduction, functional results were good. but pe ...	2002	128052
[histiocytosis x with bilateral mastoid localization in adults. pathogenic considerations].		2002	127289
[the laser wave--a current trend].		2002	2373617
comparison of lymphocyte reactivity in patients with cancer, systemic lupus erythematosus and renal allografts.	the pha and mlc reactivity of lymphocytes from patients with cancer, sle or renal allografts was comparatively tested in the presence of autologous and of normal homologous serum. sera from patients with advanced cancer, active sle or chronic allograft rejection strongly inhibited the mlc reactivity of autologous lymphocytes. it is suggested that serum inhibitory factors might be antibodies which are directed against modified antigenic determinants of the major histocompatibility complex, and ar ...	2002	127968
[a law without a backbone. the youth-dental care law of the country of baden württemberg of july 8th 1975 (author's transl)].		2002	127966
correlations between radiological heart size and the vectocardiogram in patients with left anterior hemiblock.		2002	124529
water fluoridation and congenital malformations: no association.	the incidence of selected congenital malformations in areas with fluoride supplementation of public water supplies was compared with the incidence in areas where the water supply is deficient in fluoride. comparison of the incidences of several common birth defects (including down's syndrome) in fluoridated and nonfluoridated areas revealed no substantial or significant differences in which there was a consistent pattern for both sets of data.	2002	135009
actions and interactions of antithrombin and heparin.		2002	127943
[medical synchrocyclotron proton tract of the leningrad institute of nuclear physics].		2002	127916
[recommendations for government action against smoking].		2002	127142
gastroschisis: no myth.		2002	152351
[radiological aspects of cervical chordomas (author's transl)].	the radiological findings in two patients with histologically verified cervical chordomas are described and compared with 40 others described in the literature. there is no typical radiographic picture. our cases showed benign-looking, extensive bone erosions of vertebral bodies and neural arches. in addition, there was destruction of the related discs and a soft tissue mass at the level of the bony lesions.	2002	134948
sutureless epicardial pacemaker lead: a satisfactory preliminary experience.	the first pacemaker systems used the epicardial electrode. the transvenous endocardial electrode rapidly supplanted the epicardial electrode since it could be positioned with less morbidity and mortality and was associated with a lower incidence of wire breakage. the long term complication rate of the transvenous electrode had not been inconsequential. the sutureless epicardial electrode combines the greater reliability of the epicardial lead system with the ease of insertion and low morbidity o ...	2002	123845
carbamazepine serum levels in children with epilepsy: a micro immuno-assay technique.	in part 1 of this study, 26 children with seizures were given 20 mg/kg/day carbamazepine and five developed side-effects. with this initial dose, equilibrium was reached in the serum within four to six days in 25 of the 26 children. the sudden withdrawal of other anticonvulsants did not usually affect the rise of carbamazepine in serum, unless given in high doses. in part 2 of the study it was shown that satisfactory levels were obtained in the serum of 38 children given carbamazepine either twi ...	2002	118072
the dynamics of histoenzymatic changes in the kidney in acute poisoning with benzene.	the experiments were carried out in mice which were divided into 4 experimental groups and a control group. in the course of the experiment sd, nadh2-tetrazolium reductase; atp-ase, g-6-p-ase and ap were observed. it was found that acute benzene intoxication causes the disturbances in the enzymatic activities of the cells of the main segment of the nephron. the impairment of tissue respiration and oxygen phosphorylation and of active transport is due to benzene intoxication. benzene leads to inj ...	2002	134904
symphysiotomy or transpubic approach to traumatic strictures of the posterior urethra.	the trans-symphyseal or transpubic approach is a useful technique which gives a very good exposure of the prostatic and membraneous urethra. we have used it on seven patients, for repair of post-traumatic strictures of the posterior urethra, complementary to the transperineal route in most difficult cases. this technique has allowed a correct anastomosis between the distal and the prostatic urethra in all these cases. the short-term results are good and no lasting orthopaedic sequelae have been ...	2002	134895
[detection and monitoring of high-risk children].	the authors first describe problems related to the lowering of infant mortality and deal with the terms "high-risk factor" and "high-risk baby". as a result of the dangers presented by prenatal and perinatal noxae the need arises for low-risk births and optimal care of new-born babies. the public health system must be suitably organized so that babies with case history details can be supervised and others with cerebral motor disturbances without pathological data can be registered in the case hi ...	2002	122484
legal techniques and medical value judgments.		2002	3476055
total anomalous systemic venous connection, common atrium, and partial atrioventricular canal. a case report of successful surgical correction.		2002	139506
[testing the antibacterial effects of palmador soap with disinfecting additives salicylanilides (author's transl)].		2002	127665
intracoronary papaverine and complete atrioventricular block.		2002	1422403
multiunit, nonprofit hospitals expect to grow rapidly though few seek it.		2002	139557
[sensitivity to rubber components in construction workers (review of 100 cases)].		2002	134625