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An 85-year-old man developed in the last 5 years three attacks on Ménière's syndrome associated with facial paralysis. The syndrome could be interpreted as a transient ischemic attack in the territory of the anterior inferior cerebellar artery. An alternative hypothesis could be to admit a Ménière's…

The paper describes in brief the findings in 5,616 autopsies of adult mink, performed at the Institute of Pathology-CIC, La Plata, during the last five years. Nearly all these carcasses, coming from the most important ranches, were examined bacteriologically and histopathologically. Observations about the incidence of…

During the last 5 years wire-marked biopsies of nonpalpable mammary lesions have been performed with use of local anesthesia in our out-patient department. The diagnostic accuracy and the complication rate were comparable with those reported from biopsies in general anesthesia. The patients tolerated the procedure well…

Research in regard to fibromyalgia has greatly increased during the last 5 years. Initially, investigators concentrated on clinical descriptions and diagnostic criteria. Early pathophysiologic aspects studied included sleep disturbances and psychiatric aspects of the syndrome. More recently, studies have focused on per…

We report on 6 laparoschisis treated in the last 5 years. Five patients survived whereas one died at the age of 41 days. We review clinical aspects of this malformation and point out the need for a prompt operation and an adequate nutritional management.

Over the last 5 years, technological advances have resulted in specialized technical aids, such as electronic communication devices, computer input devices, and environmental control systems, which have made it possible for many persons who are severely physically disabled to enjoy greater functional independence withi…

A total of 231 strains of Listeria organisms have been isolated during the last 14 years from adult sheep, lambs, fetuses, and ensilaged forage. Their differentiation have shown that 67 of them belong to the 1 st serotype, 77 -- to 4 c, and 26 have been determined as strains of the 5th serotype. The biochemical study o…

Ten patients with pituitary apoplexy were treated at the Institute of Endocrinology, Gerontology and Geriatrics in Sofia over the last 5 years. They represented 5.06% of the total number of patients with pituitary adenomas treated at the Institute during the same period. The highest frequency of pituitary apoplexy was…

The objective of this study was to compare plasma levels of adiponectin and leptin in lean (LN), obese (OB) and obese diabetic (OD) postmenopausal females (PMF). We recruited 26 PM women (group 1, mean age - 59,7+/-8,1 years, BMI - 36,6+/-1,8 kg/m(2)). All women had their last menstrual flow more than 2 year before the…

PURPOSE: To analyze the incidence and clinical course of graft rejection episodes after Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK). DESIGN: Retrospective analysis of a consecutive, interventional case series. PARTICIPANTS: One thousand eyes that underwent DMEK from July 2011 through August 2015 at the Departme…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of the single segmental cervical disc replacement with ProDisc-C, and to explore the location change of the flexion/extension center of rotation (COR) of the target level as well as its clinical significance. METHODS: Between June 2010 and February 2012, 23 patients underwent s…

BACKGROUND: We examined deaths of Medicare beneficiaries in Massachusetts and California to evaluate the effect of managed care on the use of hospice and site of death and to determine how hospice affects the expenditures for the last year of life. METHODS: Medicare data for beneficiaries in Massachusetts (n = 37 933)…

The publication productivity of residents has been reported in various specialties, mainly in North America, but never in pathology. In France, pathology residents must defend a medical thesis to obtain the title of medical doctor and to practice medicine. The aim of this study was to assess the thesis performance and…

INTRODUCTION: Neonatal severe hyperparathyroidism (NSHPT) is a rare disease that presents early with severe hypercalcemia. We reviewed our experience with NSHPT management at a tertiary-care institution. METHODS: A retrospective chart review was conducted for patients managed for NSHPT over the last 10 years. Demograp…

OBJECTIVE: To characterize shifts from the 1960s to the first decade in the 21st century as to diagnostics, case-mix, and surgical management of pediatric patients undergoing permanent CSF diversion procedures. METHODS: One hundred and thirty-four patients below 15 years of age were the first time treated with CS…

The relative contributions of decreased upstream sediment loads and local estuarine engineering activities to the estuarine channel geometry are poorly understood. In this study, we analyze the hydrological changes and identify the location, duration and intensity of the estuarine engineering activities based on the ch…

In the last decade, significant advances have been achieved in the direct viewing of the skin. Non-invasive analysis of various skin diseases in vivo has become possible by special skin display devices, allowing the physician to view the structure and properties of the skin in greater detail than can be achieved by sim…

Over the last 10 years, the field of translational control has been enriched by atomic resolution structures of ribosomal complexes and factors in different functional states, and increased in sophistication by wedding genetics, reconstituted systems, and structural biology to elucidate basic reactions and mRNA-specifi…

The approach to the acute flexor tendon injury is an area of hand surgery that has seen considerable change in the last 25 years. Direct repair in the early postinjury period, at all levels of injury, is the accepted procedure provided wound conditions permit. The procedures performed along with the tendon repair in zo…