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selective surgical management of neural tube malformations.the physical characteristics of 49 children with spina bifida cystica, survivors of a group subjected to selection for early surgery are compared with 39 children alive from an earlier unselected series, born in the 1960s, and reviewed retrospectively. sixteen children were also studied in whom the initial decision not to operate had been followed by survival and subsequent treatment. children selected for initial surgery have a significantly lower mortality than those not selected and their mob ...20144015145
steroid therapy in tonsillectomy. 20155014392
on numerical integration of the hodgkin and huxley equations for a membrane action potential. 20154836889
[contribution to the knowledge of eye injuries caused by the tear gas - chloracetophenone]. 20154620191
histochemical studies during the differentiation of dissociated nerve cells cultivated in the presence of brain extracts. 20154576537
[short history of medical care and hygiene in china. 2. medical care prior to the establishment of the current medical department]. 20154486171
a study of stress and coronary heart disease in an urban population. 20154513127
microappendages on the ventral surface of the primitive streak chick embryo. 20154440636
[test of using the rule of 3 sigmas in determining standard averages and studying the factor relations in pharmacy management]. 20154774713
subvocalization: aural and emg feedback in reading. 20165095797
[hepato-portal hemodynamics and liver function in heart diseases]. 20165079456
appendicitis and the abdominal roentgenogram in children. 20164800530
long-term antiplatelet activity and safety of indobufen in patients with cardiovascular disease. italian multicenter study group.an open collaborative study was performed to assess the long-term platelet inhibiting activity, tolerability and safety of indobufen, a new inhibitor of platelet aggregation. the drug was given orally to 151 patients with cardiovascular disease for a period ranging from 6 to 24 months (mean 12.5 months). extensive clinical examination, laboratory investigations and platelet function studies were carried out before the treatment and at 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 18, 21 and 24 months. indobu ...20123899952
serum lipids and lipoproteins in type 2 diabetic patients with persistent microalbuminuria.to investigate whether persistent microalbuminuria is related to altered levels of both lipids and apolipoproteins in type 2 diabetes mellitus serum total-cholesterol, triglycerides, hdl-cholesterol, ldl-cholesterol, apolipoprotein a-i, and apolipoprotein b were measured by standard methods in a group of type 2 diabetic patients affected by persistent microalbuminuria (albumin excretion rate (aer) 20-200 micrograms min-1) as compared with a group of sex- and age-matched non-microalbuminuric pati ...19982148134
pituitary responsiveness to thyrotropin releasing hormone in insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.the pituitary responses to the intravenous administration of 200 mg of thyrotropin releasing hormone were investigated in 14 poorly controlled insulin dependent diabetic males and in nine matched controls. the mean tsh and prolactin responses in the two groups were similar although both tended to be lower in the diabetics. there was a small fsh rise in 11 of the 23 subjects.200097197
[a midwife in paraguay--indian children]. 20051305231
cosmetic and clinical pictorial implant case presentations. 20071820803
cosmetic and clinical pictorial implant case presentations. 20071820803
[advances in neurology]. 20102878493
segmental portal hypertension.isolated obstruction of the splenic vein leads to segmental portal hypertension, which is a rare form of extrahepatic portal hypertension, but it is important to diagnose, since it can be cured by splenectomy. in a review of the english literature, 209 patients with isolated splenic vein obstruction were found. pancreatitis caused 65% of the cases and pancreatic neoplasms 18%, whereas the rest was caused by various other diseases. seventy-two per cent of the patients bled from gastroesophageal v ...20113729585
segmental portal hypertension.isolated obstruction of the splenic vein leads to segmental portal hypertension, which is a rare form of extrahepatic portal hypertension, but it is important to diagnose, since it can be cured by splenectomy. in a review of the english literature, 209 patients with isolated splenic vein obstruction were found. pancreatitis caused 65% of the cases and pancreatic neoplasms 18%, whereas the rest was caused by various other diseases. seventy-two per cent of the patients bled from gastroesophageal v ...20113729585
short- and long-term dobutamine treatment in chronic ischemic heart failure.this study was undertaken in order to characterize the short-term (1 hour) and long-term (72 hours) effect of dobutamine on hemodynamic and regional ejection fraction parameters measured by radionuclear angiography in patients with chronic congestive heart failure due to coronary artery disease. baseline hemodynamic and radionuclear parameters were measured and then intravenous dobutamine (8.5 mu/kg/min) was administered. the above parameters were determined again after 1 hour and 72 hours of co ...20123594957
is a mosaic embryo also a mosaic of communication compartments?we have studied the pathways of cell communication in embryos of the mollusc lymnaea stagnalis in which the developmental fate of a cell or a group of cells is known from cell lineage studies. we iontophoretically injected lucifer yellow ch and followed the spread of fluorescence between cells interconnected via gap junctions. in early stages all blastomeres appear to be dye-coupled, but later on communication is restricted within compartments. the pattern of cell communication corresponds with ...20133817285
cancer pain syndromes. 20133647078
cerebral energy reserves and glycolysis in neural tissue of 6-aminonicotinamide-treated mice. 20144156048
[clinical study of corrosion in amalgam restorations]. 20144513807
cytohormonal studies in arrhenoblastoma. 20144335393
[with the federal forces to karl may. experiences of an information trip to the health facilities in the usa. iv. the beaumont hospital in fort bliss]. 20154510184
inhibition of antibody production in plasmacytoma cells. iii. interactions of suppressive and nonsuppressive dnp conjugates with mopc 315 cells. 200087442
leukemia on myeloma. 20154500986
[left ventricular wall thickness in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: comparisons of measurements by magnetic resonance imaging, cineangiography, and echocardiography].to evaluate the usefulness of magnetic resonance imaging (mri) in measuring regional wall thickness of the left ventricle, 11 patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (hcm) were imaged. the measurements were compared with those obtained by two-dimensional echocardiography (2d-echo) and cineangiography. regional wall thickness was ascertained at six locations including the base, middle, and apex of the interventricular septum (ivs) and left ventricular posterior wall (lvpw) from the two selected ...20123267712
[late results of comprehensive treatment of parodontal diseases in patients with crowding of teeth]. 1991270126
official opening (t.g.h. strehlow). 1998105703
prenatal diagnosis of congenital adrenal hyperplasia. 199991004
prevention of dry socket with local application of tetracycline. 20024925124
heterogeneic expression of blood group a and h isoantigens in bladder tumors: association with nuclear volume.intratumor heterogeneity is a major problem in immunodiagnosis and treatment of carcinomas. to elucidate the well-known heterogeneity in transitional-cell carcinomas of the ability to express blood group abo isoantigens, a stereological estimate of the mean nuclear volume in areas expressing blood group antigens was compared to the estimate from areas of identical pathological grade at which antigen expression was deleted. four microscopic fields were examined from antigen-positive and four from ...20022732458
fluorometric determination of dehydrogenase activity using resorufin. 2003165388
bicaudate index in computerized tomography of huntington disease and cerebral atrophy.ventricular sizes on computerized tomographic (ct) scans were compared in seven patients with huntington disease, 20 patients with cerebral atrophy, and 20 normal controls. the bicaudate index--the ratio of the width of both lateral ventricles at the level of the heads of the caudate nuclei to the distance between the outer tables of the skull at the same level--significantly discriminated among the three groups. the bicaudate indices were: huntington disease 0.209 +/- 0.007, cerebral atrophy 0. ...2003152416
changes in plasma nephelometry after oral fat loading in children with normal and abnormal small intestinal morphology.a standardized oral fat load has been given to 66 children having duodenal or jejunal biopsy, and to 10 children presumed normal. the rise in plasma light scattering intensity (lsi) measured by nephelometry between the fasting and 2-hour postload level (0-2 hour) showed good correlation with the small intestinal morphology in patients suspected of having coeliac disease. in those who had had recurrent diarrhoea and gastroenteritis, the fat load test did not predict small intestinal morphology. s ...20041200679
medico-legal aspects of private practice. 2004523561
nutritional supplementation and the outcome of pregnancy. ii. visual habituation at 15 days.colombian women at risk of mild-to-moderate malnutrition were enrolled in a health care program and randomly assigned into nutritional supplementation and control groups at the beginning of the third trimester of preganancy. one hundred unsupplemented and 144 supplemented infants were tested at 15 days of age: a 2x2 checkerboard was presented eight times followed by a single presentation of a 6x6 checkerboard. unsupplemented infants showed less initial attention followed by slower habituation an ...2004420136
[basis of hand surgery]. 2004387894
wildrid beric beauvais southwell, t.d., l.d.s. 2004356861
[the effect of the application technic on the formal success of large-field radiotherapies].198 patients suffering from hodgkin's disease or non-hodgkin's lymphomas were irradiated with large-field techniques from 1979 to 1988. 129 of these were treated with common block techniques whereas the field-integrated dose modification (fidm) was applied to 69 patients. retrospective analysis shows that fidm decreases acute toxicity. this was also evident in those patients who were irradiated by accelerated hyperfractionation. although single doses were higher in patients treated with fidm tre ...20072000545
visual cues and attention demand in locomotor positioning.the aim of this study was to determine what visual cues are used to assess the time-to-contact (tc) with a stationary target during locomotor positioning. for this purpose, we performed an experiment with restricted central visual cues and analysed the attention demand involved in use of visual cues. 11 subjects were asked to walk towards a target surface and stop in front of it. two target sizes were used: the tau strategy, consisting of assessing tc from the relative expansion rate of the targ ...20071891329
cost-benefit analysis of hepatitis b vaccination. 20071824729
[a case of posttraumatic cerebral air embolism].we report a case of cerebral air embolism that occurred after chest trauma. the diagnosis was confirmed by ct and skull roentgenogram which demonstrated air bubbles in intracranial arteries. it is well recognized that cerebral air embolism is caused by various diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, and trauma. but it may often be overlooked because it is diagnosed clinically and there are no characteristic symptoms nor signs. although various ways of treatment have been reported, prevention and ...20082586716
centromeric dots in crane-fly spermatocytes: meiotic maturation and malorientation.during the first meiotic division in crane-fly spermatocytes, the two homologs of a metaphase bivalent each bear two sister kinetochores oriented toward the same pole. we have previously reported treatments that increase the percentage of metaphase bivalents in which one or both homologs have bipolar malorientations: kinetochore microtubules extending from a homolog toward both poles. the maloriented homologs lag at anaphase. treatments that induce this behavior include: (a) recoverey from expos ...20082612294
centromeric dots in crane-fly spermatocytes: meiotic maturation and malorientation.during the first meiotic division in crane-fly spermatocytes, the two homologs of a metaphase bivalent each bear two sister kinetochores oriented toward the same pole. we have previously reported treatments that increase the percentage of metaphase bivalents in which one or both homologs have bipolar malorientations: kinetochore microtubules extending from a homolog toward both poles. the maloriented homologs lag at anaphase. treatments that induce this behavior include: (a) recoverey from expos ...20082612294
effect of replacing glucose with lipid on the energy metabolism of newborn infants.1. indirect calorimetry and primed constant infusion of [u-13c]glucose were combined in 28 appropriate-for-gestational age newborn, parenterally fed infants, in order to measure glucose utilization and glucose oxidation and to estimate lipogenesis from glucose. 2. the infants were randomly allocated to either a group receiving glucose as the non-protein energy source or a group having one-quarter of the glucose energy replaced by intravenous fat. the energy intake (370 kj day-1 kg-1) and protein ...20082736877
effect of replacing glucose with lipid on the energy metabolism of newborn infants.1. indirect calorimetry and primed constant infusion of [u-13c]glucose were combined in 28 appropriate-for-gestational age newborn, parenterally fed infants, in order to measure glucose utilization and glucose oxidation and to estimate lipogenesis from glucose. 2. the infants were randomly allocated to either a group receiving glucose as the non-protein energy source or a group having one-quarter of the glucose energy replaced by intravenous fat. the energy intake (370 kj day-1 kg-1) and protein ...20082736877
primordial birdheaded nanism associated with progressive ataxia, early onset insulin resistant diabetes, goiter and primary gonadal insufficiency. a new syndrome.a new syndrome in two siblings with primordial birdheaded nanism, progressive ataxia, goiter, primary gonadal insufficiency and insulin resistant diabetes mellitus is presented. plasma concentrations of tsh, pth, lh, fsh, acth, glucagon and insulin all working through cell membrane receptors were elevated. a generalized cell membrane defect was suggested to be the pathophysiological abnormality in these patients.20082662702
characteristics of antibodies adsorbed on the dna immunoadsorbent, agarose poly-l-lysine-dna.agarose-poly-l-lysine (ag-(lys)n-dna) has been used to bind dna for assay of anti-dna antibodies (ab). in this work, an algorithmic approach has been used to classify antinuclear ab (ana) as being directed against native dna (dsdna), denatured dna (ssdna), dna-protein complexes (deoxyribonucleoprotein; dnp), and against antigens which are independent of dna (idna). these ab were subjected to ag-(lys)n-dna, and the selectivity of this adsorbent for the various specificities of ab was determined. ...20082446798
nasolacrimal abnormalities in oblique facial clefts.a patient with a tessier no. 4 cleft and an associated bifid nasolacrimal system is presented and considered within the tessier classification of craniofacial clefting. previous accounts of nasolacrimal abnormalities associated with facial clefts are reviewed together with the accepted developmental embryology. it is proposed that the bifid nasolacrimal duct system described constitutes a new addition to the literature.20082393773
regulation of metallothionein gene expression.the metallothioneins are small, cysteine-rich proteins that have the capacity for high affinity binding of heavy metal ions, and whose synthesis is regulated by metal ion concentrations. these properties suggest that they play pivotal roles in the metabolism of the relatively nontoxic essential metals (zinc and copper), as well as toxic heavy metals (cadmium), a concept supported by a variety of studies of cells in culture, as well as in intact animals. expression of the metallothionein genes ma ...20082293243
depression and organic mood disorder. 20082211553
be wary of wrongful-dismissal suits. 20092790610
[education of heart surgery patients--did it reach the goal?].to find out how well informed they were about their disease and operation, 104 patients who had undergone aortocoronary bypass surgery (group a) or heart valve replacement (group b) were asked to complete a questionnaire on discharge from the operating hospital and, after patient briefing during in-hospital rehabilitation, again 3 months after the operation. the level of anxiety and presence of depression were also assessed. we found the following percentages of wrongly or inadequately answered ...20092814410
[outline of proliferative disorders in the mononuclear phagocytic system--clinicopathological aspects of histiocytosis x]. 20092786580
[atypical familial hereditary degeneration of the macula].family case report presenting a central detachment initially associated to peripheral retinal disorders. discussion on the uniqueness of this syndrome.20092805214
[atypical familial hereditary degeneration of the macula].family case report presenting a central detachment initially associated to peripheral retinal disorders. discussion on the uniqueness of this syndrome.20092805214
evaluations of effectiveness and quality of care.although technical competency continues to be viewed as an essential prerequisite for practicing dentistry, it is no longer felt to be a sufficient indicator of the effectiveness or quality of care that will be or is provided by a practitioner. consistent with a broader definition of quality that includes timeliness and appropriateness of treatment, continuity of care, emphasis on prevention, and adequate documentation of services provided, initiatives are being mounted to develop improved metho ...20092808882
evaluations of effectiveness and quality of care.although technical competency continues to be viewed as an essential prerequisite for practicing dentistry, it is no longer felt to be a sufficient indicator of the effectiveness or quality of care that will be or is provided by a practitioner. consistent with a broader definition of quality that includes timeliness and appropriateness of treatment, continuity of care, emphasis on prevention, and adequate documentation of services provided, initiatives are being mounted to develop improved metho ...20092808882
reversal of rejection-induced coronary vasculitis detected early after heart transplantation with increased immunosuppression.four patients who underwent heart transplantation, in whom coronary obstruction was seen early after transplantation, are described. repeated acute rejection episodes were detected within the first 2 months in each patient. coronary obstruction or ischemia was shown through a combination of t1-201 isotopic study findings, evidence of vasculitis of a small coronary arteriole seen at endomyocardial biopsy, or coronary angiographic results. vigorous treatment for rejection (antithymocyte globulin a ...20092795284
cultural contributions to constructing locus-of-control attributions.locus of control attribution patterns have been demonstrated to predict a variety of behavioral and adaptational characteristics in a number of societies. as a consequence, questions concerning the comparability of those attributions across cultures have been of interest to social and personality theorists as well as to their more action-oriented colleagues. in the present study, the processes used by indian college students to form those attributions have been studied and compared with those us ...20092767420
impact of a comprehensive supportive care team on management of hopelessly ill patients with multiple organ failure.we developed a supportive care team for hopelessly ill patients in an urban emergency/trauma hospital. the team includes a clinical nurse specialist and a faculty physician as well as a chaplain and social worker. the supportive care team provides an alternative to intensive care or conventional ward management of hopelessly ill patients and concentrates on the physical and psychosocial comfort needs of patients and their families. we describe our experience with 20 hopelessly ill patients with ...20092752818
the wellcome foundation lecture, 1986. the molecular regulators of normal and leukaemic blood cells.the development of a cell-culture system for the cloning and clonal differentiation of different types of blood cell has made it possible to identify: (i), the proteins that regulate growth and differentiation of different cell lineages in normal and leukaemic blood cells; (ii), the molecular basis of normal and abnormal control of cell development in blood-forming tissue; and (iii), how to suppress malignancy in leukaemic cells. by using myeloid blood cells as a model system, it has been shown ...20092888120
[electrophoretic mobility of the cells of non-t, non-b acute lymphoblastic leukemia].in order to ascertain the possibility of the use of electrophoretic mobility (epm) as one of the criterion for delicate identification of the leukemic cell, a study was made of the epm of blast cells having an approximately equal status of differentiation. a study was also made of lymphoblasts of the most frequently occurring variant of acute lymphoblastic leukemia, namely of the non-t, non-b variant. it has been established that the given cells are marked by the similar values of the epm, which ...20092744376
multiple pregnancy as a risk factor in rural tanzania. 20092763366
comparison of acral nevomelanocytic proliferations in japanese and whites.the preponderance of malignant melanomas that occur in the japanese population affect the palmar and plantar areas, in contrast to those of whites, which occur predominantly on the head, neck, and trunk. furthermore, a precursor lesion, the dysplastic nevus, has been well defined in nonacral white skin but not in the japanese. in this paper, a similarity between benign and atypical acral nevomelanocytic proliferations in japanese and whites is described. however, it appears that in the japanese ...20092715654
effects of precocene analogs on the nematode caenorhabditis remanei (var. bangaloreiensis). ii. competitions with a juvenile hormone analog (methoprene).fourteen 7-alkoxy-2,2-dimethychromenes were synthetized and studied in jh competition experiments: precocenes (ps) pi and pii, and synthetic analogs (pas) including (i) three with both antiallatal and p-like activities: 7-ethoxy-pii (7-epii); 7-(prop-2-ynyloxy)-2,-2-dimethylchromene (ppi); and 6-methoxy-7-(prop-2-ynyloxy)-2,2-dimethylchromene (ppiii); (ii) six without antiallatal activity, exerting p-like activity in nematodes; and (iii) three without either antiallatal or p-like activity, but w ...20092737453
stability of vinca alkaloid anticancer drugs in three commonly used infusion fluids.the chemical stabilities of the vinca alkaloid anticancer drugs vinblastine, vincristine, and vindesine have been studied in three commonly used infusion fluids at 4 and 25 degrees c. the infusion fluids were: 0.9% sodium chloride, 5% dextrose, and ringer's lactate injection. stability has been measured by using a stability-indicating high performance liquid chromatographic assay with ultraviolet detection. at 4 degrees c no significant degradation of the vinca alkaloids occurred within a storag ...20092709240
erythropoietin and chronic renal failure. 20092771635
[common risk factors in the prognosis of myocardial infarction]. 20092663156
altered metabolic properties of cultured skin fibroblasts in alzheimer's disease.alzheimer's disease is associated with selective neuronal loss, the cause of which is undetermined. evidence indicating a predisposing genetic factor associated with this disease suggests that important alterations may be expressed in tissues other than the brain. because abnormal glucose and energy-related metabolism have been identified in both in vivo and in vitro studies of brain, we conducted a study to examine related measures in cultured skin fibroblasts from six patients with alzheimer's ...20103109316
the prognostic value of morphometry in ovarian epithelial tumors of borderline malignancy.a fully "blind" morphometric analysis was made of 20 ovarian epithelial tumors; 18 of these were of borderline malignancy, one was a well-differentiated adenocarcinoma and one had been categorized as "borderline? malignant?" morphometry correctly identified the adenocarcinoma, which had proved fatal, and the two tumors of borderline malignancy that had directly led to the patients' deaths, as having a "poor" prognosis. one tumor thought to have a "poor" prognosis was associated with long-term su ...20102997053
activation of a cytosolic serine protein kinase by epidermal growth factor.exposure of a-431 cells to epidermal growth factor (egf) results in a rapid enhancement (approximately 10-fold) of cytosolic serine protein kinase activity. the increase in serine kinase activity may be detected using a number of peptide and protein substrates. enhancement of kinase activity occurs within 1 min of exposure of the cells to egf and reaches a maximum in 5 min. similar results were obtained with a variety of cell lines. we have partially purified the egf-activated kinase from a-431 ...20102974035
mptp: clinical implications.the concept of selective vulnerability of the basal ganglia is briefly reviewed historically, with respect to the possible implications of mptp and also the possible protective effects of selective moa inhibition in the treatment of parkinson's disease.20103091763
the significance of selected variables in laminectomy length of stay.factors affecting hospital length of stay of patients undergoing laminectomy were examined by replicating a study by sutcliffe and vincent. results were similar, indicating that hospital stays were longer for patients unemployed prior to admission and for those who lived alone, had previous medical diagnoses, and had a jackson pratt drain. amount of postoperative ambulation also affected length of stay. there were several limitations to the study, including failure to differentiate regarding the ...20102941502
fine needle aspiration cytology of recurrent ectopic meningioma.fine needle aspiration was performed on a recurrent extracranial meningioma in the left pterygomaxillary and temporal fossas in a 39-year-old woman. cytologic and electron microscopic study of the aspirate and comparison to the previously resected specimen proved the recurrent nature of the lesion. the cytologic and ultrastructural findings in meningiomas are discussed with special consideration of the differential diagnosis in extracranial sites.20102916374
anticholinergic drugs in the treatment of airways disease. 20102861843
assessing disability in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. use of a swedish version of the stanford health assessment questionnaire.the validity and reliability under swedish conditions of a translated and slightly modified version of the stanford health assessment questionnaire (haq), referred to here as the adl questionnaire, was studied. sixty-four patients with definite/classical rheumatoid arthritis (ra) participated in the major part of the investigation. in addition, inter-observer reliability was studied in the testing of 15 other patients with ra. the questionnaire was filled in by the patients twice (adl tests 1 an ...20113187457
adverse reaction of acetaminophen as an alternative analgesic in a.a.s. triad.the syndrome of a.a.s. triad consisting of an intolerance to analgesics such as aspirin, bronchial asthma and nasal polyps, is every day more frequent. during the last years, the use of acetaminophen as an analgesic-antipyretic alternative in patients with a.a.s. triad has been imperative. however, there are already publications that show reversible bronchial obstruction symptoms similar to the ones produced by a.a.s., though of less intensity. a study was performed in 32 patients diagnosed of a ...20113147588
[bloemendaal, the hague]. 20113145626
[valve of the end-to-end intubation technic for the study of intestinal bacterial colonization in infants]. 20114921253
the role of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in enteral feeding. guidelines for clinical application. 20113133279
vitrectomy in the management of uveitis. 20113231440
how best to use nitrates. 20113120926
[transurethral and percutaneous treatment of ureteropyelocaliceal tumors with electrocoagulation, resection and lasers]. 20113190274
hospital visiting hours: time for improvement.in a survey of hospital visiting hours in general medical and surgical wards throughout the united kingdom a pattern of visiting emerged showing that many hospitals still have very restricted visiting. a quarter of the 404 hospitals that responded permitted visiting for an average of two hours a day or less. in contrast, just over a third of hospitals allowed visiting for more than five hours a day. there was no relation between visiting times and type of hospital, but a striking regional variat ...20113133059
papers presented at a joint meeting of the paediatric section of the royal society of medicine, the paediatric group of the british dietetic association and the nutrition and metabolism group of the british paediatric association. birmingham, 27th june 1987. 20113079581
[surgical face masks. a contribution to the observation of their filter on scanning electron microscope (sem)]. 20113078929
sequential antibiotic therapy in acute leukemia. 20113121466
morbidity and mortality of carotid endarterectomy under local anesthesia: a retrospective study.it has been shown that carotid endarterectomy reduces the incidence of stroke in patients with symptomatic extracranial occlusive vascular disease in the absence of major perioperative complications such as stroke or death. we present a retrospective study of 106 carotid endarterectomies performed under local anesthesia in 100 patients in whom transient ischemic attack (tia) or minor stroke had occurred. nonfatal stroke occurred in 2%, and tia occurred in 1%. there was no perioperative mortality ...20113059211
[formation of megarectum and megadolichosigmoid in a child with rectoanal dyssynergia]. 20113184641
felodipine. a review of its pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic properties, and therapeutic use in hypertension.felodipine is a dihydropyridine calcium antagonist which selectively relaxes vascular smooth muscle. by acting at peripheral arterioles, it lowers systemic vascular resistance and thereby produces substantial decreases in blood pressure and increases in cardiac output. felodipine is indicated for the management of hypertension, and in patients with mild to moderate disease felodipine monotherapy markedly lowers blood pressure. it proved as effective as atenolol, and equivalent to hydrochlorothia ...20113069435
[class ii hla antigens and rheumatoid factors in rheumatoid polyarthritis. inverse influence of dr4 and dr7 antigens?].a linkage disequilibrium was searched for between hla-dr antigens and rheumatoid factor level both measured using latex agglutination and a solid phase immuno-enzymic assay (fr-pap) among 251 sera from patients suffering from classical rheumatoid arthritis for at least 5 years, recorded in the cooperative swiss study on rheumatoid arthritis. an association between the presence of hla-dr7 and low levels of rheumatoid factor was found. this association was stronger when the dr4, 7 heterozygous sub ...20123497427
[comparison of the qualities of recovery after anesthesia with propofol, methohexital and etomidate]. 20123502320
yolk sac carcinoma. tumor board of the children's hospital of philadelphia. 20123587120
yolk sac carcinoma. tumor board of the children's hospital of philadelphia. 20123587120
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