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The authors analysed epidemiological data of the Hungarian tick-borne encephalitis epidemic from the past seven decades. A total of 911 meningitis serosa cases were described from 1930-1950 s by local hospital physicians, indicating that the virus had been present in the country decades before its official identificati…

College is a high-risk time for interpersonal trauma (IPT) exposure (e.g., physical or sexual abuse/assault), a potent form of trauma exposure. College is also a high-risk time for alcohol misuse, as use begins and increases in adolescence and peaks in the early/mid-20s. In addition, although IPT is associated with alc…

RATIONALE: Reducing the global burden of sepsis, a recognized global health challenge, requires comprehensive data on the incidence and mortality on a global scale. OBJECTIVES: To estimate the worldwide incidence and mortality of sepsis and identify knowledge gaps based on available evidence from observational studies…

In the field of radiotherapy, there is very little scientific data on the management of nonagenarians, especially in patients aged 90 years or more and with head and neck cancer (HNC). We made one of the first retrospective study of the feasibility and safety of radiotherapy in this population with HNC. Records of radi…

A decrease in sensory nerve action potentials (SNAP) amplitude has been recently reported in some patients during the course of multifocal motor neuropathy with conduction blocks (MMNCB). It is not known if those patients have different clinical expression and disability when compared with typical MMNCB. Clinical, biol…

BACKGROUND: Although RBC transfusions can be lifesaving, recent evidence suggests that their use is associated with added morbidity and mortality and that a lower transfusion threshold is safe. It is unclear if this new evidence has translated into decreased RBC use among surgical patients. The purpose of this study is…

OBJECTIVE: To describe associations between unintended weight loss (UWL) and characteristics of nutritional status. DESIGN: A comparative cross-sectional assessment study at 11 sites in Europe. The target population was a stratified random sample of 4,455 recipients of home care (405 in each random sample from 11 urba…

PURPOSE: Resection of colorectal liver metastases (CLM) in selected patients has evolved as the standard of care during the last 20 years. In the absence of prospective randomized clinical trials, a survival benefit has been deduced relative to historical controls based on actuarial data. There is now sufficient follow…

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a complex and heterogeneous disease. Although most patients experience just a few symptoms, and have a good prognosis, there are others whose symptoms are severe and progressive, determined by different pathophysiological elements such as diastolic dysfunction, myocardial ischemia, arrhyt…

Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) of the breast has been used in our institution since 1969. In August 1993, ThinPrep (Cytyc Corp, Boxbotough, MA) processing of breast FNA biopsy specimens was introduced. Comparing conventionally prepared breast FNA specimens (21,193 cases) with ThinPrep processed material (7,903 cases) sho…

We present the case of a 73-year-old female who underwent percutaneous cryoablation for recurrent life-threatening pancreatic vasoactive intestinal polypeptide-producing tumor (VIPoma) following a pancreaticoduodenectomy and chemotherapy 5 years earlier. She presented with profuse watery diarrhea causing severe el…

Between 1987 and 2008, 45 patients have undergone cardiac transplantation in Hawai'i. This article summarizes the authors' experiences with cardiac transplantation over this 21-year period. The cumulative 1-, 3- and 5-year survival rates after transplantation have been 73.8%, 70.0%, and 63.2%, respectively. The corresp…

PURPOSE: To describe a patient with Thygeson's superficial punctate keratitis successfully treated with long-term cyclosporin A. CASE PRESENTATION: A 15-year-old boy presented with long-term ocular symptoms of foreign body sensation, burning, irritation, tearing, and transient photophobia. One year's treatment with st…

Of 2210 salmonella isolates referred to the New Zealand Communicable Disease Centre for epidemiological surveillance during 1987, 147 (6.7%) were resistant to one or more of 10 antibiotics. Resistance to streptomycin was most common (4.5%), followed by sulphamethoxazole (3.4%), tetracycline (3.3%), ampicillin (1.5%), a…

The authors describe 12 women with endometrioid ovarian carcinoma at the age of 28 to 74 years. Endometrioid carcinoma is accompanied by endometrial carcinoma in 4 women. Five patients are at I stage, 5 patients--at II stage and 1 patient--at III and IV stage. All women are operated and have total hysterectomy with bil…

This article presented the treatment of the edentulous maxillary arch by using the Core-Vent implant system. The Core-Vent implant system can provide a suitable foundation for the support of a fixed or removable prosthesis. The results of the 17-year Branemark study as reported by Niznick indicates that "implants place…

Right chest leads, V3R-V7R were recorded in 109 persons (40 women, 69 men, mean age 41 years) without evidence of heart disease. An rS or rSr' configuration was found in V3R in 98% and in V4R in 91%. Secondary r waves increased in amplitude and frequency in lateral leads and were found in V7R in 65%. The r or r' waves…

The objective of the study was to evaluate the results of refractive lensectomy with implantation of an IOL in patients with hypermetropia gravis. The authors included in the group patients operated at the Ophthalmological Clinic in Hradec Králové between May 1995 and April 1997 with a refraction of +7.2 +/-…

This article presents an analysis of trends in mortality differentials and life expectancy by average relative earnings for male Social Security-covered workers aged 60 or older. Because average relative earnings are measured at the peak of the earnings distribution (ages 45-55), it is assumed that they act as a rough…

The aim of the study was to compare radon concentrations in neighbouring hospital buildings which were constructed in different years during the period 1963-2000 and are located in areas with similar radon potential. The value of arithmetic mean (AM) radon concentration in soil gas amounted to 14,464 Bq m(-3). In a hos…