| [medical, economical and social problems in digestive tract diseases in yugoslavia; search for an organized gastroenterological service]. | | 2005 | 4727218 |
| demonstration of atrioventricular dissociation due to complete heart block by pulsed doppler echocardiography of hepatic veins. | | 2005 | 1307094 |
| myelin specific, autoaggressive t cell clones in the normal immune repertoire: their nature and their regulation. | | 2005 | 1285063 |
| melanin standard method: titrimetric analysis. | melanin isolated from the ink sac of sepia officinalis (sepia melanin) has been proposed as a standard for natural eumelanin, and a standard mild isolation and purification protocol for sepia melanin has been developed (zeise, doctoral dissertation, johns hopkins university, 1991). the goal of the present work, developed using sepia melanin, was to quantify the bioavailable carboxylic acid groups present in melanin particles. bioavailability is governed by the accessibility of carboxy groups to ... | 2005 | 1287626 |
| [therapeutic failures in the surgical treatment of aortic coarctation complicated by aortic ostium stenosis]. | | 2005 | 1272998 |
| [results of multiple examinations of exemplary and complicated pupils]. | | 2005 | 1236648 |
| what's your diagnosis? | | 2005 | 1196062 |
| letter: complete obstruction of an armored endotracheal tube. | | 2005 | 1169023 |
| letters: simplied determination of plasma p-aminohippurate in testing kidney function. | | 2005 | 1112060 |
| the impact of laboratory error on the normal range: a bayesian model. | interpretation of clinical laboratory results, aside from clinical considerations, is based on the probability of the result being within a given normal range. this probability is influenced by the degree of error inherent in the analytical method. it would be advantageous to assign a more definite probability to the result of the measurement by combining the error distribution of the result around the true value and the distribution of the healthy population that serves as a reference. bayesian ... | 2005 | 1112041 |
| projections from the retina to the lateral geniculate nucleus and mesencephalic tectum in a reptile (tupinambis nigropunctatus): a comparison of anterograde transport and anterograde degeneration. | | 2005 | 1111840 |
| serum iga in the diagnosis of nasopharyngeal and paranasal sinus carcinoma. | the serum immunoglobulin-a level was elevated in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (mean 526 plus or minus 188 mg/100 ml) and paranasal sinus carcinoma (mean 451 plus or minus 124 mg/100 ml) prior to radiation therapy. after treatment, the iga levels were lower in nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients. elevated serum iga values were also noted in patients with recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma. serum iga determinations may be useful as an additional diagnostic test for squamous cell carcinoma ... | 2005 | 1153745 |
| an avoidable tragedy-uveitis. | | 2005 | 1082837 |
| [massive lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage of diverticular origin. diagnostic and therapeutic problems]. | | 2005 | 1082809 |
| the measurement of iron-binding capacity in serum and purified transferrin with the aid of chemical affinity chromatography. | in a mew method for the estimation of transferrin by iron-binding capacity iron is added as the tartrate in nacl with about 10 mm bicarbonate. the excess iron is removed by passage through deae-sephadex a-50 previously treated with the iron chelator disodium catechol-3,5-disulphonate. the iron remaining bound to transferrin is measured without protein precipitation by the use of ferrozine. the method is applicable to fresh, frozen, or lyophilized serum, purified transferrin, and some quality con ... | 2005 | 1127111 |
| wolf cubs learn that teeth can last a lifetime. | | 2005 | 1070393 |
| benserazide induces migraine attacks. irrelevance of concomitant hyperprolactinemia. | migrainous women underwent acute administration of sulpiride (25 mg i.v.) and benserazide (125 mg per os), both drugs increasing prolactin secretion. a similar increase in prolactin levels was found following the administration of the two drugs. a typical migraine attack was observed only in the 4 women given benserazide. these data, though being preliminary, stress the scarce or irrelevant role of prolactin in the pathogenesis of the migraine attack. | 2005 | 554794 |
| absorption of iron from slow-release and rapidly-disintegrating tablets - a comparative study in normal subjects, blood donors and subjects with iron deficiency anaemia. | the absorption of iron from slow-release and rapidly-disintegrating ferrous sulphate tablets has been compared using a double radioiron isotope technique. the studies were performed in 15 normal subjects, 20 blood donors and 10 patients with iron deficiency anaemia. the preparations containing 100 mg of ferrous iron were given twice daily on alternate days for 10 days. the absorption differed significantly between the three groups of subjects, being highest in the anaemic patients and lowest in ... | 2005 | 1064905 |
| [the continuing education for specialist in internal medicine in the district of karl marx stadt]. | | 2005 | 551566 |
| [the surgical treatment of diverticulitis of the colon. a survey of 54 cases (author's transl)]. | | 2005 | 549420 |
| risk assessment in geographical occupational health. | | 2005 | 546685 |
| regional odontodysplasia in epidermal nevus syndrome. | epidermal nevus syndrome is defined as a combination of nevoid skin alterations, epileptic seizures, and psychomotoric retardation. involvement of other organs, especially the eyes, may also occur, but is not obligatory. the present report is concerned with a case that combined regional odontodysplasia with nevoid skin alterations in the overlying skin area of the face. this observation suggests that odontodysplasia may be the result of aberrations in the development and migration of cells of th ... | 2005 | 3921681 |
| a study of the words used to describe pain. | | 2005 | 3481252 |
| [rupture of the distal tendon of the biceps brachii]. | | 2005 | 538842 |
| the use of potassium-titanyl-phosphate laser for laparoscopic removal of ovarian endometrioma. | from january 1989 through january 1990, 31 patients thought to have ovarian endometrioma at ultrasonography were treated by operative laparoscopy and potassium-titanyl-phosphate laser. the endometriomas ranged from 2 to 9.2 cm in diameter by preoperative transvaginal ultrasonography. the operative procedure used was a three-puncture technique with a 600 micron fiber attached to a potassium-titanyl-phosphate laser. the power setting was 10 w with a continuous pulse. in all cases endometriomas wer ... | 2006 | 1828651 |
| the use of potassium-titanyl-phosphate laser for laparoscopic removal of ovarian endometrioma. | from january 1989 through january 1990, 31 patients thought to have ovarian endometrioma at ultrasonography were treated by operative laparoscopy and potassium-titanyl-phosphate laser. the endometriomas ranged from 2 to 9.2 cm in diameter by preoperative transvaginal ultrasonography. the operative procedure used was a three-puncture technique with a 600 micron fiber attached to a potassium-titanyl-phosphate laser. the power setting was 10 w with a continuous pulse. in all cases endometriomas wer ... | 2006 | 1828651 |
| [photic maculopathy by low energy laser beam. a case report]. | the authors report a case of photic maculopathy that developed in a 30-year-old laboratory worker after repeated, consecutive exposure to low energy he-ne laser. pigmented foveal change and a small central scotoma in the right eye with window defect on fluorescein angiography characterized this maculopathy. photochemical damage is considered to be the cause of the maculopathy. | 2006 | 1797372 |
| [photic maculopathy by low energy laser beam. a case report]. | the authors report a case of photic maculopathy that developed in a 30-year-old laboratory worker after repeated, consecutive exposure to low energy he-ne laser. pigmented foveal change and a small central scotoma in the right eye with window defect on fluorescein angiography characterized this maculopathy. photochemical damage is considered to be the cause of the maculopathy. | 2006 | 1797372 |
| [response of polymorphonuclear neutrophils to monosodium urate crystals: production of oxygen free radicals]. | | 2006 | 3013256 |
| neuronal connections between the cerebellar nuclei and hypothalamus in macaca fascicularis: cerebello-visceral circuits. | the purpose of this study was to identify the basic pattern of interconnections between the cerebellar nuclei and hypothalamus in macaca fascicularis. the distribution of retrogradely labeled cells and anterogradely filled cerebellofugal axons in the hypothalamus of m. fascicularis was investigated after pressure injections of a horseradish peroxidase mixture (hrp + wga-hrp) in the cerebellar nuclei. following injections in the lateral, anterior, and posterior interposed cerebellar nuclei retrog ... | 2006 | 1698835 |
| ossification of the posterior cervical longitudinal ligament. | forty patients with cervical myelopathy due to opll (ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament) of the cervical spine were studied. according to abe's or yamamoto's classification, 12 of them had a 50% decrease in the cross-sectional area of the spinal canal. subtotal vertebrectomy was carried out in 8 of these patients and the remaining 4 patients received posterior decompression. we concluded that anterior decompression, if possible, is the treatment of choice and posterior decompres ... | 2006 | 1595391 |
| pharmacodynamics of pemoline in attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity. | the onset, duration, and offset of pemoline action to improve cognitive performance is examined intensively in 25 prepubescent males suffering from attention-deficit disorder with hyperactivity (addh). the purpose was to characterize the pharmacodynamics of pemoline in addh patients through correlation of plasma pemoline concentration with psychometric measures of memory search efficiency and paired-associates learning, with the physiological effect of pemoline on dopaminergic transmission concu ... | 2006 | 1564025 |
| differential responses of ca-activated k channels to bradykinin in sensory neurons and f-11 cells. | the nonapeptide bradykinin (bk) excites a subset of dorsal root ganglion (drg) neurons with putative nociceptive functions by stimulating an inward cation current. in addition, bk stimulates various intracellular signaling pathways including an elevation of intracellular ca2+. in a drg neuron x neuroblastoma hybrid cell (f-11), bk stimulates similar increases in intracellular [ca2+] and inward current but also elicits a large transient outward current through ca(2+)-activated k channels. we have ... | 2006 | 1539633 |
| monocyte disorders associated with t cell defects in patients with solid tumors. | t cells proliferate in response to autologous monocytes in the autologous mixed lymphocyte reaction (amlr). amlr was found to be impaired in patients with advanced cancer (stages iii and iv), whereas normal values were found in the early stages of the disease (stages i and ii). peripheral t lymphocytes from patients with advanced stages also exhibited a decreased ability to produce interleukin-2 (il-2) during an amlr response, whereas production of il-2 by t cells in stages i and ii was comparab ... | 2006 | 1533752 |
| endoscopic vocal cord evaluation in myelomeningocele children. | | 2006 | 1489752 |
| watching a generation die: canadian doctors and the battlefields of world war i. | | 2006 | 1483240 |
| real problems: a layered approach to constructing a patient simulation. | we propose and have implemented a program, called "real problems", for the authoring of simulated patient encounters. this program uses a layered database approach to separate the unchanging sections of the program from the more patient-specific sections, so as to increase the speed of authoring. the user's interest is maintained through the use of graphics, sound and extensive feedback. | 2006 | 1482963 |
| caution advised when changing to new therapies. | | 2006 | 1458280 |
| a temporal-abstraction system for patient monitoring. | resume is a system that performs temporal abstraction of time-stamped data. resume is based on a model of three temporal-abstraction mechanisms: point temporal abstraction (a mechanism for abstracting values of several parameters into a value of another parameter); temporal inference (a mechanism for inferring sound logical conclusions over a single interval or two meeting intervals); and temporal interpolation (a mechanism for bridging nonmeeting temporal intervals). making explicit the knowled ... | 2006 | 1482852 |
| flunarizine in migraine: a double-blind placebo-controlled study (in a saudi population). | we evaluated the effect of flunarizine (fz) (10 mg/d) on migraine in a double-blind placebo-controlled design. the attacks' frequency, duration, severity and associated symptoms were compared before and after treatment. forty-two patients completed a three-month trial period; 21 patients received fz and 21 placebo. statistical analysis showed no significant difference between fz and placebo (p > 0.05). in this study fz was not more efficient than placebo in migraine. | 2006 | 1446992 |
| identification and characterization of deoxyguanosine-crotonaldehyde adducts. formation of 7,8 cyclic adducts and 1,n2,7,8 bis-cyclic adducts. | crotonaldehyde, a chemically reactive alpha,beta-unsaturated carbonyl compound, is an important industrial chemical and a ubiquitous environmental pollutant. it has been shown to be carcinogenic and mutagenic. we have studied the reaction of crotonaldehyde with nucleosides and 5'-mononucleotides and found three different types of adducts with deoxyguanosine and 2'-deoxyguanosine 5'-monophosphate. no adducts could be isolated either with nucleosides other than deoxyguanosine or with nucleotides o ... | 2006 | 1489932 |
| [membranous glomerulonephritis. experience at the instituto nacional de la nutrición salvador zubirán]. | the purpose of this retrospective study was to study the incidence of idiopathic and secondary forms of membranous nephropathy in our institution, its clinical course and progression to chronic renal failure, and the risk factors associated with it. two hundred fourteen (16%) of the 1,287 renal biopsies obtained between 1962 and 1988 were primary glomerular diseases and 28 of this 214 (13%) were idiopathic membranous nephropathy. on the other hand 59 of 1,287 biopsies were membranous nephropathy ... | 2007 | 2267443 |
| mediator and cellular mechanisms in asthma. the philip ellman lecture 1990. | | 2007 | 2258848 |
| mediator and cellular mechanisms in asthma. the philip ellman lecture 1990. | | 2007 | 2258848 |
| use of gore-tex (polytetrafluoroethylene) in the anophthalmic socket. | the gore-tex soft tissue patch is composed of large open spaces surrounded by polytetrafluoroethylene (ptfe) fibers connected to nodules of solid ptfe. it was used in 12 oculoplastic surgery patients. primary and secondary spherical silicone implants were wrapped with a gore-tex patch and implanted into tenon's capsule. this study reports our first results using this versatile material. | 2007 | 2248727 |
| congenital multiple plaquelike glomus tumors. | we encountered two patients with congenital multiple plaquelike glomus tumors. these lesions were present at birth and enlarged with body growth, attaining a diameter of up to 13 cm. the diagnosis was confirmed by histologic and electron-microscopic examination, which revealed the typical changes of glomus tumors. immunocytochemistry findings demonstrated the tumor cells to be vimentin- and alpha-smooth muscle-actin-positive and desmin-negative. on ultrastructural examination, typical dense bodi ... | 2007 | 2168692 |
| fetal neural graft survival. | | 2007 | 1976187 |
| role of the arginine-45 salt bridge in ligand dissociation from sperm whale carboxymyoglobin as probed by photoacoustic calorimetry. | the dynamics of the enthalpy and volume changes found in the photodissociation of co from sperm whale carboxymyoglobin and two site-directed mutants in which arginine-45 is replaced by glycine and asparagine are examined by photoacoustic calorimetry. an intermediate is observed whose lifetime at 20 degrees c is 700 ns. the enthalpy of the intermediate increases by approximately 7 kcal/mol upon replacing arginine-45 with either asparagine or glycine. these observations support recent proposals th ... | 2007 | 2168740 |
| diminished adrenocorticotropin response to insulin-induced hypoglycemia in nondepressed, actively drinking male alcoholics. | although changes in hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis function have frequently been reported in alcoholics, the majority of studies have used recently detoxified subjects in whom abstinence phenomena and clinical depression may contribute to observed stress axis alterations. to isolate the primary effects of alcohol dependence on the stress axis, the acth and cortisol responses to insulin-induced hypoglycemia were measured in seven actively drinking male alcoholics recruited from the general p ... | 2007 | 2168434 |
| [health indicators in urban areas. variations in function of social coherence of the geographic areas used]. | the detection of health inequalities in the urban environment and their magnitude depends to a great extent on the internal social coherence of the geographical division used. using an existing social map of alicante which divides the city into basic units for social intervention (busi), we have compared the distribution of an indicator with wellknown relationship with the socio-economic level such as low birth weight, using both the busi and the municipal districts as analysis units. the data o ... | 2007 | 2045222 |
| neonatal jaundice and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency in basrah. | in a study on a group of 186 newborn babies presenting with jaundice, erythrocyte glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (g6pd) deficiency was detected in 95 (51%) of the patients. the incidence of severe hyperbilirubinaemia appeared to be much greater in g6pd-deficient infants (46%) than in infants who did not have the red cell defect (15%). no change was found in this association when abo incompatibility was excluded. phototherapy did not reduce the need for exchange transfusion, which was necessar ... | 2007 | 2441650 |
| dried blood does not affect pulse oximetry. | | 2007 | 1952010 |
| in whose voice? composing a lifesong collaboratively. | | 2007 | 1932795 |
| domiciliary thrombolytic treatment. | | 2007 | 1932950 |
| the influence on blood pressure during daily activities of a single session of aerobic exercise. | previous research has examined the effectiveness of a single session of aerobic exercise in lowering blood pressure responsivity to the subsequent presentation of a nonexercise stressor in the laboratory. this case study was designed to explore the possibility that a single session of aerobic exercise might lower blood pressure for up to 4 hours postexercise as the subject engaged in his usual activities at home and at work. the subject was an untrained, unmedicated, borderline hypertensive who ... | 2007 | 1932847 |
| brachial plexus microsurgery in children. | from this review, the following points have emerged: 1. the typical obstetrical palsy is a traumatic lesion caused by forced lowering of the shoulder during delivery. 2. while the lesion may affect all the roots, the upper roots are usually ruptured, whereas the lower roots (if involved) are always avulsed. 3. spontaneous recovery is possible, but its quality depends on how early recovery of previously paralyzed muscles begins. if the biceps have not started to recover by 3 months, the final res ... | 2007 | 1865811 |
| stability of clindamycin phosphate, ranitidine hydrochloride, and piperacillin sodium in polyolefin containers. | | 2007 | 1781477 |
| [malignant degeneration of partial hydatidiform mole pregnancy]. | | 2007 | 2771395 |
| illumination and errors in dispensing. | the relationship between the level of illumination and the prescription-dispensing error rate in a high-volume army outpatient pharmacy was investigated. the prescription error rate was determined by direct, undisguised observation and retrospective prescription review under three levels of illumination (45, 102, and 146 foot-candles) during 21 consecutive weekdays. illumination was controlled in the prescription-checking area of the pharmacy by using additional fluorescent lamps and filters. th ... | 2007 | 1781468 |
| investigative protocols to treat malignant brain tumors in north america. | | 2008 | 2648183 |
| investigative protocols to treat malignant brain tumors in north america. | | 2008 | 2648183 |
| antenatal diagnosis of renal abnormalities: a review of the state of the art. | antenatal diagnosis of fetal abnormalities is an important component of genetic counseling. this paper reviews the indications and techniques of antenatal diagnosis of renal and urinary tract abnormalities, and outlines their follow-up and modes of treatment. | 2008 | 2644699 |
| [application of hemodilution to ischemic heart disease]. | | 2008 | 2672312 |
| risk adjustment in claims-based research: the search for efficient approaches. | claims-based indices of comorbidity and severity, as well as other measures derived from routinely collected administrative data, are developed and tested. the extent to which risk adjustments using claims can be improved by adding information from one well-known measure based on chart review and patient examination (the american society of anesthesiologists' (asa) physical status score) is also examined. readmissions and mortality after three common surgical procedures are the outcomes studied ... | 2008 | 2585010 |
| protein evolution on rugged landscapes. | we analyze a mathematical model of protein evolution in which the evolutionary process is viewed as hill-climbing on a random fitness landscape. in studying the structure of such landscapes, we note that a large number of local optima exist, and we calculate the time and number of mutational changes until a protein gets trapped at a local optimum. such a hill-climbing process may underlie the evolution of antibody molecules by somatic hypermutation. | 2008 | 2762321 |
| [fatal septum pellucidum cyst]. | case history of a patient with cysta septi pellucidi is described. pathomechanism of the symptoms and that of the fatal outcome is curtly analysed. it is stated that communicating cysta may become non-communicating one and vice versa, so in case of a known cysta when neurologic symptoms appear, causal role of it has to be considered. | 2008 | 2771394 |
| [fatal septum pellucidum cyst]. | case history of a patient with cysta septi pellucidi is described. pathomechanism of the symptoms and that of the fatal outcome is curtly analysed. it is stated that communicating cysta may become non-communicating one and vice versa, so in case of a known cysta when neurologic symptoms appear, causal role of it has to be considered. | 2008 | 2771394 |
| case report 543. osteofibrous dysplasia of tibia. | | 2008 | 2749297 |
| absence of dystrophin in becker muscular dystrophy. | | 2008 | 2563029 |
| in vitro and in vivo evaluation of granulocyte labeling with [99mtc]d,1-hm-pao. | the functional integrity of white blood cells labeled with [99mtc]d,1-hm-pao containing variable amounts of the ligand or of the 99mtc activity was evaluated by enzymatic tests and by measuring random migration, chemotaxis, phagocytosis, killing, and adhesion. the ultrastructure of labeled cells was studied by electron microscopy. the tracer dose and the hm-pao concentration did not significantly affect phagocytosis and killing. the results of the other tests remained normal. a maximum labeling ... | 2008 | 2585105 |
| model predicting survival in stage i melanoma based on tumor progression. | we used the lesional steps in tumor progression and multivariable logistic regression to develop a prognostic model for primary, clinical stage i cutaneous melanoma. this model is 89% accurate in predicting survival. using histologic criteria, we assigned melanomas to tumor progression steps by ascertaining their particular growth phase. these phases were the in situ and invasive radial growth phase and the vertical growth phase (the focal formation of a dermal tumor nodule or dermal tumor plaqu ... | 2008 | 2593166 |
| [immunoenzymatic determination of free immunoglobulin light chains in the cerebrospinal fluid: its value in the biological diagnosis of multiple sclerosis]. | based on previous data on free immunoglobulin light chains in the cerebrospinal fluid (csf) of patients with multiple sclerosis (ms), we evaluated free kappa and lambda light chains in the csf from 3 patients groups: (a) 42 with ms, (b) 16 with other neurological inflammatory diseases (onid) and (c) 42 with non inflammatory neurological diseases (nind) used as control. the kappa and lambda light chains contents were evaluated using a specific and sensitive (0.5 mcg/ml) enzyme linked immunosorben ... | 2008 | 2518740 |
| [pharmacologic therapy of bronchial asthma]. | the main feature in asthma is bronchial eosinophilic inflammation, induced, in genetically predisposed subjects, by known (aeroallergens, viral infection, occupational agents) and unknown agents. inflammation critically increases bronchial responsiveness so that even rather mild stimuli (exercise, cold air, mist, allergens) are able to induce obstructive reactions. when preventive measures (specific immunotherapy, avoidance of inflammatory and precipitating factors) are inadequate, a pharmacolog ... | 2008 | 2573115 |
| criteria that discriminate between native proteins and incorrectly folded models. | various theoretical concepts, such as free energy potentials, electrostatic interaction potentials, atomic packing, solvent-exposed surface, and surface charge distribution, were tested for their ability to discriminate between native proteins and misfolded protein models. misfolded models were constructed by introducing incorrect side chains onto polypeptide backbones: side chains of the alpha-helical hemerythrin were modeled on the beta-sheeted backbone of immunoglobulin vl domain, whereas tho ... | 2008 | 3186690 |
| [diabetes in the works of a piedmontese physician--g. f. arma da chivasso--of the 16th century]. | | 2008 | 2519496 |
| [chilean medicine during the government of president balmaceda]. | this is a conference dictated on the occasion of the centennial of the first chilean medical congress, the foundation of the first public health council and the school of medicine of the university of chile (1889). during the government of president balmaceda, prominent chilean physicians and university professors were closely linked to the presidency, often in public office or congress. the conditions were then created for an accelerated development of many aspects of chilean medicine, includin ... | 2008 | 2519385 |
| antenatal diagnosis of parenti-fraccaro type achondrogenesis. | | 2008 | 2276781 |
| a model for teaching periodontal surgery. | a simple laboratory-made model is described for periodontal surgical technique exercises. it has proved useful for tutor demonstration and student practice of all aspects of flap management. | 2008 | 2346697 |
| [organ injuries during gastrectomy in peptic ulcer]. | | 2008 | 2259107 |
| comment: i.v. alcohol in prevention of delirium tremens. | | 2008 | 2275246 |
| [a case of asymptomatic course of kidney tumor]. | | 2008 | 2292876 |
| asymmetric brain stem auditory evoked responses in infants treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. | brain stem auditory evoked responses (baers) were obtained in 25 infants who received extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ecmo) for severe respiratory failure. tracings were obtained by means of a nicolet ca-2000 averager, using a conventional paradigm. the presence or absence of replicated responses at 35 and 75 db nhl were recorded for each ear. interpeak latencies i-iii, iii-v, and i-v were measured and differences between right and left ears were compared, using a matched pair t-test. wave ... | 2008 | 2262085 |
| are more consultants needed for dermatology? | | 2008 | 2258854 |
| non-aids-associated kaposi's sarcoma (classical and endemic african types): treatment with low doses of recombinant interferon-alpha. | in the treatment of the classical and endemic african forms of kaposi's sarcoma (ks), radiation therapy and chemotherapy have been widely used with varying degrees of success and morbidity. we here report our preliminary experiences with low doses of recombinant interferon alfa-2b (rifn alpha-2b) in the treatment of these types of ks, non-linked to the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (aids). ten consecutive patients (eight patients with classical and two with endemic ks) with a median age of ... | 2008 | 2258634 |
| study population in support: patients (as defined by disease categories and mortality projections), surrogates, and physicians. | | 2008 | 2174967 |
| the role of computerized microdiscs in dentistry. | | 2008 | 3462054 |
| decreased surfactant level in the lung with oligohydramnios: a morphometric and biochemical study. | | 2009 | 2831329 |
| decreased surfactant level in the lung with oligohydramnios: a morphometric and biochemical study. | | 2009 | 2831329 |
| antihypertensive therapy: newer concepts and agents. | major advances have taken place in recent years with respect to our understanding of hypertensive diseases, the mechanisms of action of other therapeutic agents, and the introduction of new classes of drugs. standard therapy today uses the basic of employing nonpharmacological modalities. thereafter a stepped-care program with pharmacological entities has been advocated using diuretic, antiadrenergic, and vasodilating agents. however, new modes of action have been introduced therapeutically duri ... | 2009 | 2866842 |
| on suicide statistics. | the classical methodological problem of suicidology is reliability of official statistics. in this article, some recent contributions to the debate, particularly concerning the increased problem of suicide among inuit, are reviewed. secondly the suicide statistics of greenland are analyzed, with the conclusion that the official statistics, as published by the danish board of health, are generally reliable concerning greenland. | 2009 | 2789569 |
| stroke, hemodilution, and mortality. | | 2009 | 2772989 |
| comparative dna reassociation kinetics of cranes. | | 2009 | 2775167 |
| comparative dna reassociation kinetics of cranes. | | 2009 | 2775167 |
| [radiographic artifacts due to errors in angulation]. | | 2009 | 3869563 |
| [coronarography using high-flow 5f catheters. percutaneous technic using the femoral and brachial routes]. | in order to validate 5f catheters for assessing ischemic heart disease either by the femoral and the right brachial approaches, we prospectively studied with these catheters 125 patients by means of left ventriculogram and coronary artery angiograms. twenty-five patients were studied with pigtail and amplatz catheters using the right brachial approach (group i) and 100 patients were studied by the femoral route with pigtail and judkins catheters (group ii). results were compared to those obtaine ... | 2009 | 2772365 |
| effects of public day-care: a longitudinal study. | 119 swedish children were followed from their first year of life up to the age of 8. most could be classified according to (a) type of day-care they had experienced during their first 7 years of life and (b) time of first entrance into day-care. at 8 years, the children were tested with aptitude tests and rated by their teachers on school performance and social and personal development. hierarchical regression analyses and mancovas were used in the statistical treatment. time of entrance into da ... | 2009 | 2758882 |
| emotion socialization and expressive development in preterm and full-term infants. | the expressive behaviors of full-term and preterm infants and their mothers were examined during face-to-face interaction when the infants were approximately 2 1/2, 5, and 7 1/2 months old. videotapes of the sessions were coded on a second-to-second basis using izard's discrete emotion coding system. overall, infants showed a linear increase in positive effect, especially interest and joy, and a corresponding decrease in negative affect, especially pain and knit brow, with age; decrease in negat ... | 2009 | 3956316 |
| epidermoid and dermoid tumors. | the authors report their experience in the surgical treatment of intracranial dermoid and epidermoid tumors. these lesions are rare but may, in most of the occasions, be completely resected allowing a complete cure of the patient. the usefulness of the most recent diagnostic tools is discussed and the surgical indications, complications and results are reviewed in comparison to the most significant literature reports. | 2009 | 2772510 |
| [diabetic autonomic neuropathy]. | affection of the vegetative nervous system is a relatively frequent and often serious complication of diabetes. the aetiopathogenesis of diabetic autonomous neuropathy has not been reliably explained so far, most probably metabolic changes are involved resulting from prolonged hyperglycaemia. a part played by other e.g. congenital factors cannot be ruled out. autonomous neuropathy can influence the function of the cardiovascular, digestive, urogenital and other systems and cause difficult diagno ... | 2009 | 2800365 |
| immune thrombocytopenia in aids patients: case report. | | 2009 | 2795303 |