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Bielak Agnieszka·Przeglad epidemiologiczny
Hepatitis C is a notifiable disease in Poland since 1997. The increasing trend in incidence over the last four years may be explained by continuous improvement of diagnosis and notification. In the year 2001, for the first time since 1997, a number of cases and an incidence of hepatitis C was lower than in preceding ye…
Savage P J, Hamman R F, Bartha G, +3 more·Pediatrics
Serum cholesterol levels from birth to adulthood in a population of North American (Pima) Indians are described and compared to those of Caucasian populations. Cholesterol levels at birth (mean +/- SEM, 87 +/- 2.6 mg/100 ml) were similar in Pimas and Caucasians, but levels in Pimas from 5 to 16 years (148 +/- 4.6 mg/10…
Zivelin Ariella, Mor-Cohen Ronit, Kovalsky Victoria, +8 more·Blood
Prothrombin 20210G>A and factor V Leiden are common prothrombotic mutations in whites for which founder effects have been established. In this study, we analyzed the frequencies of 5 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and 9 microsatellites flanking the prothrombin gene (F2) in 88 homozygotes for 20210A and 66 homoz…
Vasara K, Setälä K, Ruusuvaara P·Acta ophthalmologica Scandinavica
PURPOSE: To evaluate the long-term (20-year) survival of transplanted human corneal endothelial cells. METHODS: The donor endothelium had been photographed 20 years ago with a specular microscope both before enucleation in the melanomatous eye and in situ after keratoplasty. The same donor endothelial cells were now p…
Vinograd I, Filler R M, Bahoric A·Journal of pediatric surgery
The long-term functional results of splinting a collapsing major airway with a silastic Marlex mesh prosthesis were assessed. Six patients in whom follow-up has been longer than 4 years (mean 5.3 years) were studied. The prosthetic semirigid splints had been implanted in five children with tracheomalacia and one with b…
Bayerl Simon, Paz-Solis Jose, Matis Georgios, +11 more·Journal of clinical medicine
Over the last 20 years, spinal cord stimulation (SCS) has seen the development of various paresthesia-free paradigms. Recently, a novel modality has emerged (Fast-Acting Sub-perception Therapy, FAST) that engages the surrounding inhibition mechanism of action. We evaluated long-term, real-world outcomes of preferential…
Morrow Sarah A, Rosehart Heather, Johnson Andrew M·Multiple sclerosis and related disorders
BACKGROUND: Cognitive fatigue (CF) is a common complaint in persons with MS (PwMS). Fampridine-SR improves ambulation, fatigue and endurance, due to enhancing action potential formation by blocking potassium channels in demyelinated axons. Thus, through this same mechanism, it is hypothesized that Fampridine-SR could i…
Baig Rashid, Aslam Benish, Ahmed Khabir·JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
OBJECTIVE: To assess the functional outcome of three-snip punctoplasty procedure for punctal stenosis at a tertiary care hospital. METHODS: The retrospective study was conducted at the Aga Khan University Hospital Karachi, and comprised medical records of all patients aged >18 years who underwent three-snip punctoplas…
Gadducci Angiolo, Cosio Stefania, Fruzzetti Franca·Anticancer research
Steroid contraceptive hormones may promote human papilloma virus (HPV) - DNA integration into the host genome, may bind to specific HPV-DNA sequences within transcriptional regulatory regions, and may modulate cell apoptosis. Most epidemiological studies, reported in this narrative review, have shown that oral contrace…
Merseburger A S, Böker A, Kuczyk M A, +1 more·Aktuelle Urologie
Prostate cancer is still the most common urological cancer of the elderly man. In some patients, a metastatic prostate cancer arises which may remain a stable disease for years with palliative antiandrogen therapy. On average, after 3-4 years, affected men develop a PSA rise and disease progression with the formation o…
Paulino A C, Latona C·Cancer investigation
We retrospectively reviewed the outcome of 36 consecutive patients seen in our department with nonmetastatic unresectable adenocarcinoma of the pancreas. There were 28 men and 8 women with a mean age of 63.7 years (range, 43-78 years). Radiation therapy (RT) was given to all patients. 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) was given as…
Hernández-Girón C, Cruz-Valdez A, Quiterio-Trenado M, +2 more·Salud publica de Mexico
OBJECTIVE: To determine the major features of sexual behavior in men from Mexico City, such as the number of sexual partners, history of sexually transmitted disease (STD) and beliefs on AIDS. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A transversal epidemiologic study was conducted in 1995 based on multistage sampling with conglomerates.…
García Ruiz P J, Sánchez del Río M, Cenjor Español C, +4 more·Revista clinica espanola
Adduction spastic dystonia (SD) is currently considered a focal dystonia involving laryngeal muscles. SD is one of the most poorly known focal dystonias. We reviewed our experience with twentynine patients with adduction SD and compared the clinical and epidemiologic variables with the other focal dystonias studied at…
Ryder S, Núñez-Camargo J, Rangel P, +1 more·Investigacion clinica
With the purpose of determining antibodies prevalence against Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Virus in the population of Puertos de Altagracia and Sabaneta de Palmas of Miranda county, Zulia State, Venezuela, 199 subjects were studied: 57 from Puertos de Altagracia and 142 from Sabaneta de Palmas. They were classified i…
Francisco Priscila Maria Stolses Bergamo, Assumpção Daniela de, Bandini Marcia, +1 more·Revista brasileira de epidemiologia = Brazilian journal of epidemiology
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of psychological violence among employed adults aged 18-69 years; to verify the distribution of sociodemographic and lifestyle characteristics within those who have reported psychological violence in the workplace; and to estimate the number of individuals who have reported this ty…
Ozturk Gulten, Biyikli Erhan, Unver Olcay, +4 more·Children (Basel, Switzerland)
INTRODUCTION: This study presents long-term data of pediatric AIS patients with a favorable initial clinical presentation who were followed by a tertiary pediatric neurology clinic with a well-organized stroke team. METHOD: Patients who were diagnosed with AIS at pediatric age (28 days-18 years) and followed for at le…
Hovis Gabrielle E A, Chandla Anubhav, Pandey Aryan, +2 more·Acta neurochirurgica
PURPOSE: Gamma Knife radiosurgery (GKRS) is a precise and efficacious treatment modality for vestibular schwannoma (VS) with favorable cranial nerve preservation rates. This study aims to better characterize facial nerve (FN) outcomes in VS after GKRS. METHODS: A query of six medical databases was conducted following…
Kunzova Monika, Neto Geraldo A Maranhao, Infante-Garcia María M, +2 more·Nutrients
High consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) is associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). The last report on the prevalence of SSBs consumption in Czechia was 17 years ago, an updated analysis will enable the design of appropriate public health policies. This study aimed to determine the pr…
Byrnes MarieElena, Chandan Pradeep, Newey Christopher, +2 more·Neurology. Clinical practice
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Patients with acute symptomatic seizures (ASyS) after stroke are discharged on antiseizure medications (ASMs) and stay on them for an extended period. We analyzed the current ASM management practice, 6 months, and at the last follow-up after stroke-related ASyS concerns to identify chronic and…
Wijnant Sara R A, Bos Daniel, Brusselle Guy, +5 more·BMJ open
OBJECTIVES: Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are at increased risk of cerebrovascular disease, which might be associated with decreases in cerebral blood flow. Since studies examining cerebral blood flow in COPD remain scarce and are limited by sample size, we aimed to study cerebral blood flo…