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The impact of pregnancy and parenthood on the long-term course of PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome is still not known. The LIPCOS study (Lifestyle Intervention for Patients with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome [PCOS] - using the example of pregnancy and parenthood) systematically investigates long-term changes in PCOS symptom…

PURPOSE: To present effectiveness of intravitreal ranibizumab (IVR) injection for central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC), resistant to intravitreal bevacizumab (IVB) injection. METHODS: Files of the patients who had the diagnosis of CSC between 2005 and 2013 were reviewed retrospectively. Eighty-five eyes of 81 patien…

Infections with Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) can lead to severe sequelae; however, they are not notifiable in Germany. We tested urine samples from participants of KiGGS (German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents) for CT infections and linked the results to demographic and behavioural da…

BACKGROUND: Despite huge efforts to promote widespread vaccination, measles remains an important cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, especially in African children. In March 2011, an abnormally high number of cases were reported from the Ouham Prefecture, Central African Republic to the national measles case-ba…

INTRODUCTION: Psychogenic disorders are frequently seen in neurological practice and sometimes make it necessary to hospitalise the patient in order to rule out a potentially severe organic pathology. AIM: To determine the profile of patients with a discharge diagnosis of psychogenic disorder that are admitted to the…

INTRODUCTION AND METHODS: The authors analysed the data of 307 live-birth newborns and premature infants who were born from 104 triplet pregnancies between 1 January 1990 and 31 December 2005 at the Semmelweis University First Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. AIMS AND RESULTS: In 86% of the triplet pregnancies…

BACKGROUND: Bleeding in the calf or ankle joint may lead to ankle equinus deformity, particularly in childhood and during adolescence. We assessed the long-term functional and radiographic results after Achilles tendon lengthening for ankle equinus deformity in hemophiliacs. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Between 1975 and 1986…

This study aimed to assess factors associated with awareness of hypertension among older adults living in the community. All the 919 hypertensive participants (aged: >or= 60 years) from the baseline cohort in Bambui, Minas Gerais State, Brazil, were selected. 76.6% of these individuals did not know that they were hyper…

OBJECTIVES: Prehospital endotracheal intubation (ETI) is a lifesaving procedure with known complications. To reduce ETI-associated morbidity and mortality, organizations prioritize first-pass success (FPS). However, there are few data evaluating the association of FPS with clinician licensure. METHODS: We performed a…

Accurate quantification of the millennial-scale mass balance of the Greenland ice sheet (GrIS) and its contribution to global sea-level rise remain challenging because of sparse in situ observations in key regions. Glacial isostatic adjustment (GIA) is the ongoing response of the solid Earth to ice and ocean load chang…

It is now half a decade since the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) launched. Applicable nationally, this proficiencies framework dictates specific elements of nursing praxis that all pre-registrants must achieve in order to qualify as registered nurses, before going on to gain employment in either the NHS or adjacen…

The last 30 years has seen a gradual change in the management of otosclerosis. The aim of this study is to evaluate the current practice among British otolaryngology consultants using a questionnaire, and to compare it with the practice reported in a survey 8 years ago. A total of 353 valid responses (64.5%) were avail…

Chordee with or without hypospadias is usually managed successfully in a fairly straightforward manner. However, on occasion there are patients with severe chordee that cannot be corrected with the standard techniques. In this setting tunica vaginalis grafts, dermal grafts and Nesbit plication techniques have been used…

The article substantiates the urgency of the problem and shows the results of surgical treatment of coarctation of the aorta in 103 patients who were operated on in the recent 5 years. The operation of choice was resection of the coarctation with the formation of an end-to-end anastomosis (90.3% of operations). Establi…

The most common identified causes of hearing impairment in children are described based on the analysis of 1024 cases observed for a period of 4.5 years (1985-1989) at the ENT Department of the University of Lisbon. The values of mean ages of suspicion and diagnosis are indirectly used to assess the performance of the…

In the last few decades kidney transplants have shown an increasing survival rate of about 85% after one year. The growing demand for transplants is limited by the insufficient availability of kidneys and the living donor represents a possible means of reducing the discrepancy between supply and demand. We report here…

Patients with intermittent claudication were treated with six months intensive physical training. They were instructed to walk with a speed of 6 km/h until they got complaints and then to rest for some time. This sequence was repeated until men below 65 years had walked 2 km. Men above the age of 65 years and women had…

The case of a 49-year-old man with traumatic complete T-5 paraplegia of 30 years' duration is presented. Over the last 10 years, he developed cervical myelopathy suggestive of syringomyelia. Work-up, including metrizamide myelography and delayed computerized tomography scanning, revealed an atrophic cord without a syri…

One of the major unresolved questions in Pleistocene paleoclimatology has been whether continental climatic transitions are consistent with the glacial delta(18)O marine record. Searles Lake in California, now a dry salt pan, is underlain by sediment layers deposited in a succession of lakes whose levels and salinities…