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Our objective was to study the clinical characteristics and natural history of monomelic amyotrophy (MMA). We used a retrospective study of 279 patients diagnosed to have either upper (Hirayama disease) or lower limb MMA. Results showed that brachial MMA (BMMA) occurred in 224 patients (male:female, 9:1). Mean age of o…

The prevalence of Duchenne muscular dystrophy in the North of England (population 3.07 million) was 4.0 x 10(-5) in 1968, 3.6 x 10(-5) in 1979 and at least 2.3 x 10(-5) in 1988. The incidence in males was 31.2, 22.4 and at least 17.8 x 10(-5) in successive decades since 1952. Thirty-five percent of cases over the last…

Authors evaluate clinical material of polytraumatized patients operated on account of liver injury during the last 15 years. The contribution of new imaging techniques is analyzed, especially of spiral computed tomography, for the diagnosis of liver injuries and associated injuries of the abdomen and retroperitoneum. T…

Angular deformity of the knee can be corrected by high tibial osteotomy or distal femoral osteotomy. In this research we have analysed effects of corrective osteotomy in knees with varus or valgus deformity. In this research we present a long-term evaluation of 67 patients older than 40 with angular deformity of the kn…

RATIONALE & OBJECTIVES: The cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome is defined as the intricate interplay among metabolic risks, chronic kidney disease (CKD) and the cardiovascular system. The deteriorating CKM syndrome contributes to untimely morbidity and mortality. We aim to characterize gender- and age-relat…

Modern pollen surface samples from six lake and marsh sites in the northern California Coast Ranges establish a linear relation between elevation and the oakl(oak + pine) pollen ratio. Modern temperature and precipitation lapse rates were used to convert variations in the pollen ratio into temperature and precipitation…

OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to explore patterns of health expenditure for in-patient care in the last 3 years of life so as to understand how age and time to death contribute to health-care expenditure. METHOD: Records of all deaths occurring in Western Australia from 1997 to 2000 inclusive were extracted from the WA…

Puberty commences in girls 1.5-2 years earlier than in boys. Whereas the production of sexual hormone in the female increases gradually, testosterone secretion in the male rises steeply within two years. In connection with this boys are suffering more often from emotional disturbances than girls during puberty. During…

Since 1980 a bacteriological method of identifying patients with genitourinary tuberculosis has been widely used in the Kuibyshev region. The analysis of the above identification indicator demonstrates its decrease during the last 2 or 3 years. Though there exists a worked-out system of identifying genitourinary tuberc…

Nurses' unions last week demanded above-inflation pay rises for all staff and condemned local pay deals as 'blind alleys' in their evidence for next year's settlement.

BACKGROUND: A key objective of the Medicare program is to reduce risk of financial catastrophe due to out-of-pocket healthcare expenditures. Yet little is known about cumulative financial risks arising from out-of-pocket healthcare expenditures faced by older adults, particularly near the end of life. DESIGN: Using th…

PURPOSE: To report long-term results of artificial urinary sphincter implantation for urinary incontinence due to intrinsic sphincter deficiency in children. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This retrospective monocentric study included all patients who underwent artificial urinary sphincter (AMS 800) implantation before 18 yea…

OBJECTIVE: To assess the outcome of minimum 10 year followup of total joint arthroplasty (TJA) in nonambulatory patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS: TJA was performed in 40 nonambulatory patients with RA who satisfied the following criteria: (1) strong motivation; (2) good relationship with our medical st…

BACKGROUND: The incidence of diagnosed sporadic unilateral vestibular schwannomas (VS) has increased, due primarily to more widespread access to magnetic resonance imaging. OBJECTIVE: To present updated epidemiological data on VS incidence, as well as patient age, hearing acuity, tumor size, and localization at diagno…

BACKGROUND: Surgical fundoplication has been considered to be one of the leading therapeutic modalities for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GERD) during the last several decades. AIM: To determine the trend of surgical fundoplication utilisation in GERD patients during the last decade in the United States. METHODS…

Cases of food poisoningin England and Wales have almost tripled over the last eight years.

A survey of the results attained by the most prominent authors of the individual therapy methods is given. After electro-resection and -coagulation of the vulvar tumor followed by roentgen or telecobalt irradiation, patients are almost without pain. The primary mortality in 332 patients was 1,5% (= 5 cases) because lym…