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OBJECTIVES: Resective or ablative frontal lobe surgery is an established treatment for drug-resistant frontal lobe epilepsy (FLE) in pediatric and adolescent patients, typically performed with curative intent. Emerging evidence suggests potential benefit even when used with palliative intent, though long-term outcome d…

OBJECTIVE: This study aims to examine literature on Lemierre's Syndrome (LS) in the pediatric population over time in order to describe patterns in disease progression, management, and prognosis. In addition, this study assesses specific rate of literature output and the location of research over the past 10 years. ME…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the surgical technique and effectiveness of volar locking plates for senile delayed distal radius fractures. METHODS: Between October 2014 and September 2015, 25 cases of delayed distal radius fractures were treated by volar locking plates. There were 3 males and 22 females with an average ag…

To describe the outcome of patients diagnosed with central nervous system haemangiopericytoma (HPC) or solitary fibrous tumour (SFT) and identify factors that may influence recurrence and survival. Between January 2000 and September 2016, a retrospective search identified 55 HPCs/SFTs. The patients underwent a total of…

OBJECTIVES: The objective of this systematic review was to compare the longevity of direct amalgam and composite resin restorations, in posterior teeth, through clinical, prospective or retrospective studies, with at least 5 years of follow-up. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Studies published in the last 15 years (from 2006 t…

Of 53,633 suspected dengue cases reported to a passive dengue surveillance system in Puerto Rico during 2005-2010, 949 individuals were reported on more than one occasion and 21 had laboratory-confirmed dengue on two separate occasions. Median time between illness episodes was 2.9 years (range: 62 days-5.3 years). Seve…

The aim of this study was to assess trends in risk factors, etiology, outcome and treatment strategies for endocarditis over 23 years in Slovakia. A prospective survey of 606 cases of infective endocarditis (IE) was conducted from 1984-2006. Rheumatic fever as well as previous dental surgery showed decreasing trends wi…

OBJECTIVE: The objective was to evaluate the effect of the elimination of breast cancer death on life expectancy in Japan. METHODS: Time trends in the negative contribution associated with breast cancer were calculated. RESULTS: There has been a marked increase in years of potential life lost (YPLL) associated with b…

391 patients were studied, 288 males whose average age was forty years old, and 103 females whose average age was forty-five years old. They were divided into three groups, according to the values of the diastolic blood pressure in basal conditions: a) Normotensive (less than 90); b) Borderline (90); c) Mild Hypertensi…

We measured the amount of bone mineral in the medial tibial condyle 1 week postoperatively, after 1 year and after 4-5 years in 38 arthrotic knees randomized to a Freeman-Samuelson hydroxyapatite-coated (FS HA) or a Miller-Galante II (MG II) total knee arthroplasty. Clinically excellent results were recorded in both gr…

Following the last epidemic in 1995 the scarlet fever incidence in Poland has been gradually decreasing. In 2004-2005 this tendency was reversed as a consequence of the epidemic cycle of scarlet fever which in Poland has the duration of 7-9 years. In total 9,911 cases were registered (66.3% more then in 2004) correspon…

The European Communities Confederation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (EC4) opened a Register for European Chemists in 1997. The operation of the Register is undertaken by a Register Committee (EC4RC). During the last 5 years more than 1,400 clinical chemists entered the register. In this article an upda…

The authors give an account of their experience with the treatment of secondary glaucoma in children with Sturge-Weber's syndrome, followed up on a long-term basis (mean follow up period 6 years). Sixteen eyes of 13 children, mean age 10.5 years during the last check-up were treated: four eyes by medicamentous treatmen…

A random selection of 25 strains isolated during an epidemic caused by serogroup A Neisseria meningitidis in Sudan (1988), 3 preepidemic meningococcal strains (1985), and 26 serogroup A strains isolated from sporadic cases of meningitis in Sweden (1973 to 1987) were assessed for multilocus enzyme genotypes (ETs), DNA r…

A recent provincial conference on planned parenthood work convened by the Sichuan Provincial People's Government proposed: It is necessary to further strengthen party committee leadership, persistently grasp together the 2 kinds of production, and, while carrying out propaganda and education with great fanfare, adopt l…

This case report is of a 10-year-old female who presented with complaints of blood in her stool and colicky abdominal pain for the last 1.5 years. Biopsy samples from the rectum and left-sided colon were taken during a colonoscopy, revealing numerous histiocytes having calcified bodies (Michaelis-Gutmann bodies). Diagn…

Paleowaters from the Floridan aquifer system in the southeastern Atlantic coastal plain have higher D/H and (18)O/(16)O ratios than local Holocene ground water. Maximum delta(18)O enrichments in ground water having adjusted radiocarbon ages of 20,000 to 26,000 years are 0.7 to 2.3 per mil. The trend in isotopic enrichm…

The authors present their experiences with the microsurgical method of therapy of choroidal malignant melanoma. During the last two years 10 patients have been admitted to the hospital that had malignant melanoma of uvea, eight of them had choroidal melanoma. In 5 patients local excision of choroidal melanoma was made,…

Emergency ventilation techniques used during CPR have been refined over the last 40 years. The methods and equipment for emergency ventilation all have their advantages and disadvantages (Table 5), and the appropriate technique varies with the training and experience of the rescuer. Problems encountered during CPR with…

In 1985 a new tobacco act was passed in Iceland, which prescribed inter alia that warnings be printed on packages of tobacco goods. A prohibition on advertisement for tobacco has since been imposed; information on the injurious effects of tobacco has been disseminated in the schools and via TV. A law which limits smoki…