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| [effects of three antigens extracted from vibrio vulnificus on the immunological protection of nibea albiflora]. | nibea albiflora was immunized by intraperitoneal injection with either lipopolysaccharide (lps) or outer membrane protein (omp) extracted from vibrio vulnificus or formalin killed vibrio vulnificus (fkc). the influence of the three antigens on the immunological function of nibea albiflora was determined at different time points following the injection by testing the agglutinating antibody titers of the serum, lysozyme activity of the serum, phagocytic activity of the blood and the relative survi ... | 2012 | 23019033 |
| regulatory characteristics of the vibrio vulnificus rtxhca operon encoding a martx toxin. | vibrio vulnificus martx encoded by rtxa, an open reading frame of the rtxhca operon, is essential for virulence in vitro and in mice. in this study, a primer extension analysis revealed that transcription of the rtxhca operon begins at a single site, and is under the direction of a single promoter, p( rtxhca ). p( rtxhca ) activity appeared at the beginning of growth and reached a maximum in mid-exponential phase. p( rtxhca ) activity was induced by exposure to int-407 cells, and the membrane fr ... | 2012 | 22996810 |
| characterization of genes involved in ceramide metabolism in the pacific oyster (crassostrea gigas). | the lipid signaling molecule, ceramide, is a key component of the vertebrate stress response, however, there is limited information concerning its role in invertebrate species. in order to identify genes involved in ceramide metabolism in bivalve molluscs, pacific oyster genomic resources were examined for genes associated with ceramide metabolism and signaling. | 2012 | 22974230 |
| iron-mediated regulation of metalloprotease vvpe production in vibrio vulnificus. | in vibrio vulnificus, the production of metalloprotease vvpe is controlled by crp (camp-receptor protein) and smcr (a quorum sensing regulator) at the transcription level, and by pild-mediated type ii general secretion system (ttgss) at the extracellular secretion level. iron is known to stimulate vvpe production but the related mechanisms remain unidentified. iron stimulated vvpe transcription and extracellular vvpe production even in the background with a crp and/or smcr mutation. iron stimula ... | 2012 | 23109016 |
| distinct characteristics of two 2-cys peroxiredoxins of vibrio vulnificus suggesting differential roles in detoxifying oxidative stress. | peroxiredoxins (prxs) are ubiquitous antioxidant enzymes reducing toxic peroxides. two distinct 2-cys prxs, prx1 and prx2, were identified in vibrio vulnificus, a facultative aerobic pathogen. both prxs have two conserved catalytic cysteines, c(p) and c(r), but prx2 is more homologous in amino acid sequences to eukaryotic prx than to prx1. prx2 utilized thioredoxin a as a reductant, whereas prx1 required ahpf. prx2 contained ggig and fl motifs similar to the motifs conserved in sensitive prxs an ... | 2012 | 23095744 |
| structural characterization of a modification subunit of a putative type i restriction enzyme from vibrio vulnificus yj016. | in multifunctional type i restriction enzymes, active methyltransferases (mtases) are constituted of methylation (hsdm) and specificity (hsds) subunits. in this study, the crystal structure of a putative hsdm subunit from vibrio vulnificus yj016 (vvhsdm) was elucidated at a resolution of 1.80 å. a cofactor-binding site for s-adenosyl-l-methionine (sam, a methyl-group donor) is formed within the c-terminal domain of an α/β-fold, in which a number of residues are conserved, including the gxgg and ... | 2012 | 23090406 |
| localization of vibrio vulnificus infection in dendritic cells and its effects on the cytoskeleton. | vibrio vulnificus (vv) is an estuarine bacterium that can cause primary septicemia as well as serious wound infections. however, little is known about the mechanisms by which vv infects dendritic cells (dcs) and its effects on cytoskeleton. in this study, we aimed to investigate the invasion, internalization, and the organelles damage of the cultured dendritic cells (a dc 2.4 strain) during vv infection. | 2012 | 23217398 |
| genome sequence of the human-pathogenetic bacterium vibrio vulnificus b2. | vibrio vulnificus, which can lead to rapidly expanding cellulitis or septicemia, is present in the marine environment. here, we present the draft genome sequence of strain b2, which was isolated from a septicemia patient in 2010. | 2012 | 23209257 |
| the laboratory risk indicator for necrotizing fasciitis score for discernment of necrotizing fasciitis originated from vibrio vulnificus infections. | the laboratory risk indicator for necrotizing fasciitis (lrinec) score has been verified as a useful diagnostic tool for detecting necrotizing fasciitis (nf). its application, however, is mainly for nf types i and ii. the practical relevance of the lrinec score for vibro vulnificus-related skin and soft tissue infection (ssti) was hardly ever investigated. the aim of this study was to assess the applicability of the lrinec scoring system and to identify nf-predicting factors in patients with v. ... | 2012 | 23188248 |
| cefazolin vs moxalactam? a double-blind randomized trial of cephalosporins in head and neck surgery. | cefazolin and moxalactam were compared in a prospective randomized double-blind trial of 118 patients undergoing oncologic head and neck surgery. both antibiotics were given 2 g every four hours for four doses. five infections were encountered in the cefazolin group (8.5%) and two infections in the moxalactam group (3.4%); this difference was not statistically significant. this assessment does not indicate, however, that the two regimens are equally efficacious. | 2012 | 3510638 |
| [implants: risks--traps--failures]. | 2012 | 3504666 | |
| digitalis--two hundred years. | 2012 | 3535394 | |
| monoclonal antibodies specific immunotherapy of gastrointestinal tumors. | monoclonal antibody 17-1a showing cytotoxic properties to gi tract adenocarcinoma cells in vitro and mediating tumor growth inhibition in nude mice, was used as immunotherapeutic agent in 95 patients with various metastatic gastrointestinal adenocarcinomas. several clinical trials were performed in patients with metastatic disease unaccessible to more conventional therapy of proven efficacy. results of the different trials are reported here. tolerance to monoclonal antibody infusion was excellen ... | 2012 | 3527945 |
| radionuclide scintigraphy of femoral head specimens removed at arthroplasty for failed femoral neck fractures. | in order to determine the value of scintimetry as a tool for quantitative measurement of femoral head vascularity, the results of postoperative scintigraphic and histologic examination of surgically removed femoral head specimens were compared with those of preoperative radionuclide scintigraphy in 19 failed femoral neck fractures. following intravenous administration of 600 mbq of tc-99m mdp before hip replacement, the activity distribution in femoral head sections was recorded with a gamma cam ... | 2012 | 3486078 |
| cigarette advertising. | 2012 | 3470651 | |
| eeg criteria of hypocalcaemia and hypercalcaemia. | 2012 | 4103542 | |
| gilles de la tourette's syndrome and schizophrenia. | a gilles de la tourette's syndrome (ts) patient is described who experienced a schizophrenic episode 11 years after ts onset. analogies and differences between the two syndromes are reviewed, leading to the conclusion that ts is a definite entity independent from schizophrenia, but that they share some common features of symptomatology and pathophysiology and have closely related anatomical lesions. | 2012 | 3457099 |
| [therapeutic programs in bronchial asthma]. | 2012 | 3433207 | |
| cervical lymph node metastases with occult primary. | patients with cervical metastases from an unknown primary tumour present both diagnostic and therapeutic problems. twenty patients with a metastatic lesion in the neck, in whom the primary tumour was not found despite extensive, diagnostic procedures, were treated in the department of otolaryngology, linköping university hospital, during a 14-year period (1971-1984). since 1975 tonsillectomy has been performed regularly on the affected side as a part of the diagnostic procedure. eight patients w ... | 2012 | 3815873 |
| [correlations between the concentration of effectively motile spermatozoa and the time required for conception by artificial insemination]. | 2012 | 3399121 | |
| [primary extranodular non-hodgkin's lymphomas--observations on etiopathogenesis, histology and prognosis]. | the total non-hodgkin's lymphoma-population treated between 1978 and 1986 by means of radiotherapy or combined chemo/radiotherapy was analysed as to primary extranodular manifestation. 39 cases, 16 women and 23 men, were observed (stage ie 12, stage iie 22 and stage iiie 5). immunoblastic (10), lymphoblastic (9) and centroblastic (6) lymphomas are the most frequent with respect to histology. gastroenteron (16) and otorhinolaryngological region (13) are in the lead with regard to localisation. 5- ... | 2012 | 3388918 |
| medical numismatic notes. xvi. philemon holland, "the great translator". | 2012 | 4604744 | |
| the inferior turbinate flap for closure of septal perforations. | in 31 patients a symptomatic septal perforation was repaired using an inferior-turbinate flap originally described by masing. in approximately 50% of the cases the perforation was closed for two-thirds or more. postoperative scarring causing nasal obstruction or alar asymmetry occurred in 21% of the cases. some specific symptoms such as epistaxis, whistling and frontal headache appeared to improve even after partial closure. however, the overall degree of satisfaction of the patients and the deg ... | 2012 | 3370854 |
| mittelmeier ceramic total hip arthroplasty. a retrospective study. | ceramic, featuring low reactivity and excellent durability, is an excellent material for biologic implant. the authors studied the mittelmeier ceramic total hip prosthesis in 62 patients (69 hips), with an average follow-up period for the surviving cases of 37.6 months (sd = 9.04; range, 24-52 months). as a result of aseptic loosening, 19 cases (27%) were revised, with an average time to revision of 26.2 months (sd = 8.8; range, 14-38 months). proper femoral interference fit, measured as 90% of ... | 2012 | 3361325 |
| effects of adult and peer social initiations on the social behavior of withdrawn, maltreated preschool children. | 2012 | 3346446 | |
| two cases of retractile mesenteritis in related individuals. | 2012 | 3388006 | |
| smooth muscle tumours of the digestive tract: report of 160 cases. | of 160 patients seen in the period 1951-84 with smooth muscle tumours of the digestive tract, 71 proved to have leiomyomas, 87 had leiomyosarcomas and 2 had leiomyoblastomas. tumour diameter was frequently greater in patients with leiomyosarcoma. the surgical mortality was 2.8 per cent after treatment of leiomyoma and 10.3 per cent after treatment of leiomyosarcoma. after resection of leiomyosarcoma the 2-year survival rate was 86 per cent and the 5-year survival rate was 43 per cent. the only h ... | 2012 | 3349313 |
| housing and employment: rehabilitative measures in denmark. | 2012 | 3610525 | |
| a review of in-vitro assays for igg and igg4 antibodies: concept and potential applications. | in-vitro assays for the diagnosis of allergy presently are quite common, having been demonstrated by a number of investigators to possess a high degree of specificity and sensitivity. these assays are for the most part rapid, flexible, and when utilized properly, cost effective. it has long been known that antibodies, other than the homocytotropic antibodies, are involved in allergy. the concept of "blocking antibodies" was first introduced by cooke in 1935. he demonstrated that these antibodies ... | 2012 | 3325817 |
| selected aspects of acute and chronic infectious mononucleosis and mononucleosis-like illnesses for the practicing allergist. | the diagnosis of ebv-im or a heterophil-negative mononucleosis-like syndrome is best approached by combining morphologic and serologic data. the minimal hematologic criteria should always be searched for before accepting a case as im or an im-like illness. if minimal morphologic data are not rigidly adhered to, the number of heterophil-negative cases included under the umbrella of im or an im-like illness will swell and include a variety of other illnesses where early diagnosis may be important ... | 2012 | 3310748 |
| [the pasteur institute and the commemoration of its centenary (paris, 5-10 october 1987)]. | 2012 | 3317706 | |
| peptic ulcer disease. | 2012 | 3298137 | |
| frank bradway rogers 1914-1987. | 2012 | 3285931 | |
| brief review of the literature on decentralized drug distribution in hospitals. | literature pertaining to decentralization of drug distribution in hospitals since 1972 is reviewed. a chronological list of the articles cited, as well as information on the type of decentralization and outcomes in each article, was compiled. advantages of decentralization reported in the literature include allowance for expansion of clinical services, more-efficient medication handling, improved communication between pharmacists and medical and nursing staff, decreased floor stock, and decrease ... | 2012 | 3285676 |
| biology of naegleria spp. | 2012 | 3280964 | |
| [studies on the blood constituents of the neonates delivered by the induced delivery of the defense medical college method]. | for the assessment of the influence of the defense medical college planned delivery method upon neonates, the measurement of the blood constituents of the umbilical cord was conducted. statistically speaking, no marked differences were seen between the neonates delivered by the defense medical college method and neonates delivered naturally. the blood constituents investigated were: blood cells, activity of various enzymes, other blood constituents and electrolytes. | 2012 | 3457089 |
| agoraphobia and parental bereavement. | the prevalence of parental bereavement was determined in 50 married female outpatients with a dsm-iii diagnosis of agoraphobia and in a control group of married female outpatients diagnosed as having non-psychotic psychiatric disorders other than agoraphobia. the two groups were matched for age and overall severity of psychiatric symptoms. compared with the general population, the patient control group reported a statistically significant excess of parental, but not maternal, bereavement. the ag ... | 2012 | 3435374 |
| dissolution of theophylline from sustained-release dosage forms and correlation with saliva bioavailability parameters. | correlation between in vitro dissolution characteristics and in vivo salivary bioavailability parameters of four commercial sustained-release and one immediate-release theophylline (tp) or aminophylline dosage forms were examined. area under the saliva concentration-time curve up to 6 h (auc0----6), peak saliva concentration (cmax), and fraction absorbed in 1 h (f1), based on saliva concentration following oral administration of tp or aminophylline dosage forms to five volunteers, were closely c ... | 2012 | 3430341 |
| altered sensitivity of the gallbladder to cholecystokinin octapeptide in irritable bowel syndrome. | we compared responses of the gallbladder to graded intravenous infusions of cholecystokinin octapeptide (cck-op) in normal controls (n = 8) and patients with irritable bowel syndrome (ibs) with predominant constipation (n = 8) or diarrhea (n = 8). the doses of cck-op ranged from subphysiological (negligible contraction of the gallbladder) to supraphysiological (90% contraction of gallbladder and abdominal side effects) amounts. all gallbladders contracted progressively in response to cck-op, and ... | 2012 | 3318495 |
| application of pvd tin coating to co-cr-mo based surgical implants. | the requirements for successful joint arthroplasty are particularly exacting; a balanced combination of mechanical properties together with good biocompatibility are essential. co-cr based alloys have been used for many years on account of their relative inertness, good load bearing properties and excellent wear resistance. there is, however, concern that a slow accumulation of metal ions such as cobalt and chromium can lead to adverse clinical reactions; modern cementless fixation techniques ma ... | 2012 | 3427147 |
| coronary artery disease presenting with exercise induced complete heart block. a case report. | 2012 | 3454398 | |
| neuropsychological improvement following endarterectomy as a function of outcome measure and reconstructed vessel. | 30 patient receiving right or left carotid reconstruction and 15 medically matched controls were compared pre- and post-surgically on measures of motor speed, sustained vigilance, verbal memory and verbal and nonverbal intellectual function. the group receiving right sided vessel reconstruction demonstrated the largest post-operative improvement in intellectual function in any of the groups. the findings suggest that increased blood perfusion following right sided endarterectomy facilitates the ... | 2012 | 3416605 |
| the effects of task complexity on motor performance in left and right cva patients. | the effects of task complexity on movement ipsilateral to lesion were examined using the fitts tapping task [fitts, p.m., j. exp. psychol. 47, 381-391, 1954]. subjects were required to rapidly tap two targets, which were 1 or 4 cm wide. twenty controls and ten left hemisphere and nine right hemisphere stroke patients were studied. only the left hemisphere group showed significant deficits with greater impairment found in the wide target condition. quantified ct scan analyses indicated lesion vol ... | 2012 | 3431674 |
| hypothermia and the action of neuromuscular blocking agents. | 2012 | 3354819 | |
| a pedigree of leber's congenital amaurosis. | a pedigree of leber's congenital amaurosis compatible with autosomal recessive trait is reported. two male infants from consanguineous parents had remarkable visual loss within the first year of life, with sluggish pupillary responses, poor fixations, minimal eyeground changes and absent electroretinograms on presentations at the ages of four or 14 months. follow-up studies revealed definite progressions of eyeground abnormalities consisting of attenuated retinal arterioles, pepper- and salt-lik ... | 2012 | 3405591 |
| the t cell receptor: its repertoire and role in thymocyte development. | 2012 | 3498291 | |
| electrophysiological effects of mexiletine in patients of sinus node dysfunction and intraventricular conduction defects. | 2012 | 3557516 | |
| electrophysiological effects of mexiletine in patients of sinus node dysfunction and intraventricular conduction defects. | 2012 | 3557516 | |
| [protein engineering and bioelectronics]. | 2012 | 3546782 | |
| radiologic diagnosis of an intra-abdominal abscess. do multiple tests help? | a review was made of the charts of 94 patients who underwent ultrasonography (us), computed tomography (ct), and gallium citrate ga 67 (gall) scan to rule out intra-abdominal abscesses. of all the clinical and laboratory data, only the presence of pain and tenderness differentiated patients with and without abscesses. a review of radiologic data showed that ct was superior to us, and that us was superior to gall scan with regard to sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, and positive and negative pr ... | 2012 | 3510605 |
| animal models of emphysema. | 2012 | 3510579 | |
| testicular metastasis from carcinoma of the prostate. | in 1 out of 56 patients, orchiectomized in the course of treatment for prostatic carcinoma, metastatic growth in the testis was found. this uncommon metastatic spread is a sign of advanced disease. | 2012 | 3590410 |
| testicular metastasis from carcinoma of the prostate. | in 1 out of 56 patients, orchiectomized in the course of treatment for prostatic carcinoma, metastatic growth in the testis was found. this uncommon metastatic spread is a sign of advanced disease. | 2012 | 3590410 |
| effects of calcium, barium and lanthanum on depolarization-contraction coupling in skeletal muscle fibres of rana pipiens. | voltage-clamp experiments were carried out to study the effect of ca, ba and la on the contractile responses of short (approximately 1.5 mm) muscle fibres. in the absence of external ca or when 1.8 mm-ca was substituted by 1.8 mm-ba the contractile responses to short depolarizing pulses (400 ms) were not modified and only a minor shift in the tension-voltage relationship was observed. at high concentration (76 mm) of ba or ca, or in the presence of 2 mm-la, shifts in the tension-voltage relation ... | 2012 | 3485716 |
| medical liability premiums in great britain. | 2012 | 3470652 | |
| paroxysmal myoclonic dystonia with vocalisations: new entity or variant of preexisting syndromes? | from among 1377 patients with movement disorders, four patients had an unusual movement disorder characterised by paroxysmal bursts of involuntary, regular, repetitive, rhythmic, bilateral, coordinated, simultaneous, stereotypic myoclonus and vocalisations, often associated with tonic symptoms, interference with voluntary functioning, presence of hyperactivity, attention and learning disabilities, and resistance to treatment with haloperidol and other drugs. this symptom complex may represent a ... | 2012 | 3457101 |
| [technic for digitalized angiography of the legs by unilateral femoral artery puncture and programmed displacement of the examination table. apropos of 56 cases]. | the authors describe a technique for digital subtraction angiography of vessels of the legs, performed in 56 patients for suspicion or control of peripheral vascular disease. owing to an unilateral femoral arterial puncture and a programmed moving of the table top, a subtraction arterial mapping of the two legs is obtained with only two injections of contrast medium. on the side of the puncture the arterial opacification is always very satisfactory. on the other side opacified by reflux the popl ... | 2012 | 3517309 |
| vanadate-activated calcium influx in a431 cells is dependent on the plasma membrane potential. | vanadate can activate the uptake of ca in a431 epidermal carcinoma cells by two- to fivefold with no detectable lag period. preincubation with epidermal growth factor (egf) to down-regulate the egf receptor prevents subsequent stimulation by egf but not that by vanadate. ca uptake is sodium-independent and is not activated by depolarization in high kcl. on the contrary, vanadate-stimulated uptake is completely inhibited by decreasing the plasma membrane potential from about -65 to -30 mv. these ... | 2012 | 3496344 |
| a modified functional appliance for treatment of obstructive sleep apnea. | 2012 | 3471767 | |
| recent developments in the diagnosis and management of stroke. | 2012 | 3458506 | |
| disturbances of bone growth in a child who survived septic shock. | 2012 | 3760793 | |
| discrimination of spectral-peak amplitude by normal and hearing-impaired subjects. | the present study compared the abilities of normal and hearing-impaired subjects to discriminate differences in the spectral shapes of speechlike sounds. the minimum detectable change in amplitude of a second-formant spectral peak was determined for steady-state stimuli across a range of presentation levels. in many cases, the hearing-impaired subjects required larger spectral peaks than did the normal-hearing subjects. the performance of all subjects showed a dependence upon presentation level. ... | 2012 | 3558961 |
| aids education for street kids. | 2012 | 3416295 | |
| lessons in promoting preventive dentistry. | 2012 | 4400470 | |
| lessons in promoting preventive dentistry. | 2012 | 4400470 | |
| [planning of material needs in dental technical laboratories on the basis of material use standards for "special dentures"]. | 2012 | 3303743 | |
| [is nursing care stressful?. interview by odile burrus]. | 2012 | 3423604 | |
| better clinical diagnosis of contraction of the transverse brim. | 2012 | 4825881 | |
| near-total gastric necrosis caused by acute gastric dilatation. | gastric dilatation caused by psychogenic polyphagia or bulimia may, under extreme circumstances, progress to total gastric necrosis. we have described a patient in whom acute abdominal symptoms and signs developed while he was receiving psychiatric treatment. laparotomy showed massive gastric dilatation with near-total infarction. total gastrectomy with cervical esophagostomy, feeding and decompressing jejunostomies, and wide drainage of the gastric bed were done. after staged reconstruction, re ... | 2012 | 3358178 |
| renal artery reconstruction: extended indications. | renal artery reconstruction has traditionally been limited to cases of documented renal artery hypertension. we report our experience with renal artery reconstruction on 32 arteries in 23 patients over a three-year period. these procedures were done for renovascular hypertension in nine patients, for renal preservation in seven patients, and concomitantly with aortic reconstruction in seven patients. aortorenal bypass was the primary method of reconstruction, with thromboendarterectomy, primary ... | 2012 | 3358165 |
| genital tumors: their management by micrographic surgery. | genital tumors represent a special group requiring effective and curative treatment while functional and cosmetic demands require tissue sparing techniques. for these reasons, micrographic surgery is indicated. over the past 5 years we have treated 24 such patients utilizing standard techniques for micrographic surgery. the patient population included twenty male and four female patients with ages ranging from 27 to 80 years. histologically confirmed diagnoses included squamous cell carcinoma, b ... | 2012 | 3346395 |
| impact of dosage regimens on the efficacy of antibiotics in the immunocompromised host. | 2012 | 3360680 | |
| prograde versus retrograde endoscopic laser therapy for the treatment of malignant esophageal obstruction: a comparison of techniques. | the prograde and retrograde approaches to the treatment of malignant esophageal obstruction with the nd:yag, or neodymium: yttrium, aluminum, garnet, laser are compared. with the prograde technique, tumor destruction proceeds from the proximal to the distal tumor margin. in retrograde treatment, the endoscope is passed to the distal tumor margin so that the treatment can proceed in the reverse direction, thereby completing therapy in a single treatment session. this is usually accomplished by pa ... | 2012 | 3393057 |
| biographical sketches--87. b.a. houssay. | 2012 | 3298140 | |
| humoral changes during a long-term antihypertensive treatment. | 2012 | 3324708 | |
| dysfunctional uterine bleeding associated with 45x/47xxx mosaicism and von willebrand's disease. | this report describes a patient with turner's mosaicism (45x/47xxx) who presented with short stature and heavy menstrual bleeding. pelvic ultrasound revealed the presence of a large right cystic ovary; the left ovary was not visualized. coagulation evaluation demonstrated von willebrand's disease. | 2012 | 3542918 |
| [effectiveness of laser therapy in bechterew's disease]. | altogether 33 patients with bekhterev's disease were given external irradiation of the spine and joints using he-ne laser: 20 patients received laser therapy combined with indomethacin at a daily dose of 75-100 mg, 13 patients received laser therapy alone without indomethacin as a result of its intolerance. a course included 20 sessions of irradiation. therapeutic efficacy was assessed by a number of clinicolaboratory indices. the most noticeable effect was observed in the combination of nonster ... | 2012 | 3293253 |
| van der waals forces between cylinders. i. nonretarded forces between thin isotropic rods and finite size corrections. | the free energy of interaction of two long thin dielectric cylinders is evaluated in the nonretarded limit by the method of van kampen. the result includes all nonadditive many body forces and the effects of an intervening medium. in the limit of dilute systems the result reduces to that obtained by summation of r(-6) pair potentials. | 2012 | 4696762 |
| age-related physiologic and pathologic changes affecting lower urinary tract function. | the physiologic changes and pathologic conditions that are frequently seen in the elderly population create a clinical challenge requiring knowledge of the "normal" voiding function, as well as commonly observed alterations. this article reviews the more common physiologic changes, disease states, and iatrogenic causes associated with aging that affect urinary tract function. | 2012 | 3536058 |
| high incidence of hypertension in older patients after unilateral nephrectomy. a retrospective study. | twenty-six normotensive patients, who underwent unilateral nephrectomy for nontumoral urological diseases, were reevaluated. the mean postoperative follow-up period was 13.8 +/- 0.7 years. eleven patients developed hypertension, and 15 patients remained normotensive. the former were 47.1 +/- 3.3 years old, and the latter 36.5 +/- 2.9 years old at the time of nephrectomy (p less than 0.02). the mean preoperative systolic blood pressure was higher in the group of 11 hypertensive patients (126.7 +/ ... | 2012 | 3570727 |
| high incidence of hypertension in older patients after unilateral nephrectomy. a retrospective study. | twenty-six normotensive patients, who underwent unilateral nephrectomy for nontumoral urological diseases, were reevaluated. the mean postoperative follow-up period was 13.8 +/- 0.7 years. eleven patients developed hypertension, and 15 patients remained normotensive. the former were 47.1 +/- 3.3 years old, and the latter 36.5 +/- 2.9 years old at the time of nephrectomy (p less than 0.02). the mean preoperative systolic blood pressure was higher in the group of 11 hypertensive patients (126.7 +/ ... | 2012 | 3570727 |
| restless legs syndrome. | patients with restless legs syndrome often have difficulty describing their symptoms. three features characterize the classic syndrome: an unusual, almost indescribable sensation in the lower extremities; an irresistible urge to move the legs, and the exclusive occurrence of the symptoms at rest, with their relief by movement. restless legs syndrome may cause severe insomnia. variants of the syndrome, as well as numerous associated conditions, have been described. the etiology is unknown. clonaz ... | 2012 | 3510520 |
| [pit and fissure sealants. the effect of etching depends on the differences in tooth surface cleaning methods, and the method of cleaning pits and fissures]. | 2012 | 3526496 | |
| third generation cephalosporin antibiotics in surgical practice. | the new third generation cephalosporins have a significantly greater spectrum of action against gram-negative bacteria likely to be encountered in surgical infections. this expanded spectrum may permit these drugs to be used in place of combination therapy in patients with polymicrobial infections; however, current evidence does not indicate superior results with these agents over earlier generation choices for surgical prophylaxis. the toxicity profile of these drugs warrants close monitoring f ... | 2012 | 3511763 |
| electrical stimulation in treating spasticity resulting from spinal cord injury. | to study the efficacy of electrical stimulation in treating spasticity of six spinal cord injured patients, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (tens) was applied to the dermatomes belonging to the same spinal cord level as the selected spastic muscle group. spasticity was assessed in knee extensors by a pendulum test in which the knee joint angle of a swinging lower leg was recorded with an electrogoniometer. tens was found to produce a noticeable decrease of spasticity in three of the ... | 2012 | 3875331 |
| a neglected etiology: atheromatous embolism. | 2012 | 3491314 | |
| health effects of ionizing radiation: dr. sagan's paradigms. | 2012 | 3570808 | |
| [mercury content of the pulp in unfilled and amalgam-filled teeth]. | 2012 | 3483683 | |
| mouth opening after release of maxillomandibular fixation in fracture patients. | three hundred eleven patients with mandibular fractures were studied prospectively to ascertain the influence of jaw immobilization on mouth opening. maxillomandibular fixation caused a significant reduction in mouth opening whereas open reduction did not. furthermore, there appeared to be a relationship between the duration of immobilization and the degree of reduction of mouth opening such that the shorter the duration of fixation, the less the reduction. | 2012 | 3471923 |
| pattern reversal ver as a tool for evaluating unbalanced visual inputs between the two eyes. | we studied the effects of unequal or unbalanced visual inputs on the binocular system of normal subjects by measuring the amplitudes of the binocularly and the monocularly recorded ver and determining the value of binocular summation. the stimuli used were patterns that were either fused or not fused, of unequal luminosity and of unequal image size. when identical patterns were delivered to each eye and the patterns were fused, the binocular ver demonstrated a larger amplitude than the monocular ... | 2012 | 3411817 |
| thyroglobulin and 131i uptake of remaining tissue in patients with differentiated carcinoma after thyroidectomy. | in 158 thyroidectomized patients with well-differentiated non-metastatic thyroid cancer the results of serum thyroglobulin (tg) determination and 131i uptake values established immediately before radioiodine treatment (19 days after surgery) were compared. in 113 patients (72%) tg was above 6 ng ml-1 (lower limit of detection) and 131i uptake exceeded 2%. in 11 patients (7%) tg was undetectable and 131i uptake less than 2%. in these cases a radioiodine treatment was not performed; the thyroid ab ... | 2012 | 3399222 |
| passive smoking and colic-like behaviour in babies. | 2012 | 3372251 | |
| a comparison of naproxen sodium, acetaminophen and placebo in the treatment of muscle contraction headache. | 2012 | 3308770 | |
| [incidence of ischemic heart disease in relation to major risk factors among moscow male residents aged 20-29 years]. | a representative random sample of 3,308 male residents aged 20-59 years from a moscow district was examined. only 74% of them participated in the study. routine epidemiological methods were used to identify various forms of coronary heart disease (chd). the prevalence of chd was 9.7% in the population with the incidence of definite chd of 5% and possible chd of 4.6%. the prevalence of chd was significantly associated with age, arterial hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, hypertriglyceridemia, hy ... | 2012 | 3265747 |
| prognostic indicators in idiopathic iga mesangial nephropathy. | univariate survivorship analysis of a cohort of 365 patients with idiopathic iga mesangial nephropathy and at least one year of further observation since the apparent onset (mean = 7.79 +/- 6.19 years; median = 6.16 years) has been performed. observations for at least one year (mean = 5.05 +/- 3.66; median = 4.08 years) after biopsy was available for 292 of these. one immunohistological, four clinical, and six histological features were associated with increased risk of developing renal failure: ... | 2012 | 3749442 |
| prognostic indicators in idiopathic iga mesangial nephropathy. | univariate survivorship analysis of a cohort of 365 patients with idiopathic iga mesangial nephropathy and at least one year of further observation since the apparent onset (mean = 7.79 +/- 6.19 years; median = 6.16 years) has been performed. observations for at least one year (mean = 5.05 +/- 3.66; median = 4.08 years) after biopsy was available for 292 of these. one immunohistological, four clinical, and six histological features were associated with increased risk of developing renal failure: ... | 2012 | 3749442 |
| [growth timing of mandibular length, body height, hand bones and cervical vertebrae during puberty]. | 2012 | 3506569 | |
| risk factors for infantile recurrent otitis media: atopy but not type of feeding. | we followed 183 infants from birth to 2.3 yr of age. of these infants 28 had recurrent otitis media (rom), defined as five or more separate episodes of otitis media (om) during the first 2 yr of life or four such episodes during their 2nd yr. the om presented during their 1st yr (early-onset rom) in 12 infants and during their 2nd yr (2nd yr rom) in 16. eighty infants had no om and served as a comparison group. regarding type of feeding, the infants with early-onset rom did not differ from their ... | 2012 | 3387173 |
| antidesmosomal monoclonal antibody in the diagnosis of intracranial tumours. | immunocytochemistry has been applied extensively to the diagnosis of intracranial tumours, but meningiomas still present a diagnostic problem. however, desmosomes have been shown by electron microscopy to be present in meningiomas, and this distinguishes them from gliomas. this paper describes a new monoclonal antibody, 11-5f, against desmosomal proteins 1 and 2 (desmoplakins) and assesses its usefulness in the diagnosis of meningiomas and other intracranial tumours. a total of 74 surgically rem ... | 2012 | 3323433 |
| connecting the ceruleus and the coronaries. | 2012 | 3400609 |