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Alroughani R, Al Hashel J, Thussu A, +1 more·Medical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the outcomes of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) who were treated with natalizumab in Kuwait. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A retrospective study using the MS registry to identify patients who were treated with natalizumab was conducted. Patients' demographics, clinical characteristics and treatme…
Gondrie Ivar P E, Bastiaans Diane E T, Fraaij Pieter L A, +8 more·The Pediatric infectious disease journal
BACKGROUND: The use of lopinavir/ritonavir once-daily (LPV/r QD) has not been approved for children. Good short-term clinical, virologic and immunologic outcomes have been observed in children on LPV/r QD. METHODS: We evaluated the long-term effectiveness of a LPV/r QD containing regimen in HIV-1-infected children in…
Theodorou S D, Gerostathopoulos N·Clinical orthopaedics and related research
In Greece, despite efforts toward early diagnosis of congenital dislocation of the hip (CDH) during the last 20 years, treatment of 75% of infants so diagnosed has not been begun until they are 2 to 9 months of age, with an average treatment onset age of 4.6 months. Five hundred eighty-seven infants (947 hips) two to n…
Mathon Pauline, Chivot Matthieu, Galland Alexandre, +2 more·JSES international
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study is to report the radiological glenoid modifications and clinical outcomes at 3 years mean follow-up of hemi shoulder arthroplasty (HA) with pyrocarbon (PYC) humeral head. Our hypothesis was that the PYC implants would provide good outcomes without major glenoid erosion. Additionally, w…
Li Jingfeng, Cheung Kenneth M C, Samartzis Dino, +4 more·Clinical spine surgery
STUDY DESIGN: The following study was a prospective radiographic and retrospective clinical data assessment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) patients who had undergone a key-vertebral screws strategy (KVSS) at a single institution, with a minimum of 2 years' follow-up. OBJECTIVES: The aim of the study was to i…
Scott Ingrid U, Moraczewski Alexei L, Smiddy William E, +2 more·American journal of ophthalmology
PURPOSE: To investigate the anatomic and visual outcomes in patients with initial anatomic success after macular hole surgery and with at least 5 years of follow-up. DESIGN: Retrospective, noncomparative, consecutive case series. METHODS: Medical records of all patients who underwent surgery for idiopathic full-thick…
Wan Xiaoping, Zhang Ye, Li Yanhua, +1 more·CNS neuroscience & therapeutics
BACKGROUND: With the improvement of emergency techniques, the survival rate of patients with severe brain injury has increased. However, this has also led to an annual increase in the number of patients with prolonged disorders of consciousness (pDoC). Hence, recovery of consciousness is an important part of treatment.…
Lilja Helene Engstrand, Wester Tomas·Pediatric surgery international
We evaluated the outcome in infants with esophageal atresia (EA) treated in our department over the last two decades. The medical records of 147 infants treated from 1986 to 2005 were reviewed. Patient characteristics, associated anomalies, surgery and complications were recorded. We divided the material into two time-…
Viho I, Ekouévi D K, Bequet L, +5 more·Gynecologie, obstetrique & fertilite
OBJECTIVE: To describe the health behaviour of women attending child health clinics in four health centres (HC) in the Yopougon and Abobo districts of Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, in March 2000. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Cross-sectional survey among women who came for infant consultations in the HC. Anonymous questionnair…
Kawaguchi Yoshiharu, Nakano Masato, Yasuda Taketoshi, +6 more·Spine
STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective study. OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to evaluate clinical outcomes and to clarify the potential risks of cervical laminoplasty by a long-term follow-up of more than 20 years. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: There is no follow-up report exceeding 20 years after cervical laminoplasty. MET…
Cristea M, Morgenstern H, Voicu T r, +4 more·Revista de igiena, bacteriologie, virusologie, parazitologie, epidemiologie, pneumoftiziologie. Pneumoftiziologia
The incidence was studied of broncho-pulmonary carcinoma, as well as of other epidemiological indicators in the 5th district of Bucharest over a period of 14 years (1960-1973) during which a total of 525 cases have occured. The incidence in this territory tends to become real from 1967 when the curve overtook the death…
Mencía Gutiérrez E, Gutiérrez Díaz E, Ricoy J R, +3 more·Archivos de la Sociedad Espanola de Oftalmologia
PURPOSE: Benign eyelid neoplasms derived from hair follicles are frequently misdiagnosed, including pilomatricoma, trichoepithelioma, trichilemmoma, trichoblastoma and inverted follicular keratosis. METHODS: We reviewed 17 tumors seen in the last 9 years, between 1992 and 2002. Excisional biopsy constituted the treatm…
Dai J J, Wang L, Qiu H Y, +5 more·Zhonghua shao shang yu chuang mian xiu fu za zhi
To explore the clinical effects of autologous follicular unit extraction (FUE) transplantation in the treatment of small area secondary cicatricial alopecia (hereinafter referred to as cicatricial alopecia) after burns.A retrospective observational study was carried out. According to the adopted treatment methods, 18 p…
Flowers J, Ferguson B·Public health
Over the last 10 years, the discipline of health intelligence has come into being. This combines analysis, informatics, public health methodology, skills and interpretation. We have come a long way but there remains a long way to go. In particular, a number of challenges for the next 10 years are articulated, namely: t…
Höfler Julia, Unterberger Iris, Dobesberger Judith, +3 more·Epilepsy research
INTRODUCTION: Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) is a genetic generalized epilepsy syndrome. Under appropriate antiepileptic drugs (AED) up to 85% of patients become seizure-free, but many may have a relapse after AED withdrawal. METHODS: We retrospectively studied 242 patients with JME at the Department of Neurology,…
Liu Feng-Chen, Feng Yun-Lu, Yang Ai-Ming, +1 more·World journal of clinical cases
BACKGROUND: Triple A syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive disease characterized by adrenocorticotropic hormone-resistant adrenal insufficiency, alacrima and achalasia. In the last 5 years, per-oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) has proved highly successful in treating primary achalasia over the long term, but its long-te…
Cerniglia Luca, Cimino Silvia·International journal of environmental research and public health
Over the last five years, there has been a significant increase in screen time and apps usage by children under five years old. The considerable growth in usage by very young children has not corresponded to conclusive and consistent research investigating its possible benefits and risks. This article proposes a brief…
Nmadu P T, Dawam D·East African medical journal
Very little had been reported about childhood appendicitis from Africa. This retrospective report comprises two parts. One part is an overview of appendicitis in 207 children operated upon between January, 1981 and December, 1990 and the other involved a detailed study of 44 patients seen in the last 2 years of that de…
Procacciante F, Picozzi P, Fantini A, +5 more·Minerva chirurgica
Three Zollinger-Ellison syndrome patients were treated during the period January 1977 to June 1978. The first patient is in good health 11 years 3 months after a total gastrectomy as is the second patient, 11 year after the enucleation of a cephalo-pancreatic gastrinoma. However the third patient died from malignancy 5…