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In the classical form of congenital muscular dystrophy (CMD), subclinical brain involvement is frequent. In order to establish the natural evolution of CNS alterations in this type of CMD, the cerebral functions of 12 cases were examined longitudinally for a mean period of 8 years. There were 7 boys and 5 girls, with a…

Occurrences of malignancy in 308 patients who were clinically free of cancer 60 months or more after surgical treatment of T1 N0 non-small-cell lung cancer are summarized. At last report, 210 patients remained alive with no evidence of malignant disease, 43 patients died of nonmalignant causes, and 55 patients had 59 o…

Tataouine (South Tunisia) has been subject to several viral hepatitis epidemics during these last years. Prospective study has been conducted to define the prevalence of HVB infection. It has examined 511 cases, the age of whom was between 1 month and 70 years, reported in groups through the OMS recommendations, taking…

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this review is to highlight recent progress in the field of biomaterials-mediated dental pulp tissue engineering. Specifically, we aim to underscore the critical design criteria of biomaterial platforms that are advantageous for pulp tissue engineering, discuss models for preclinical evaluation,…

Childhood cancer mortality has sharply declined in most economically developed countries over the last years, whereas no substantial changes in the incidence have been observed. In Catalonia (Spain), childhood cancer mortality showed a considerable decline until 1992, but incidence trends have not been analysed in this…

UNLABELLED: Pes cavus is a complex foot deformity in which surgical correction remains challenging. We treated lesser-toe clawing in 11 feet of 8 patients (5 women, 1 bilateral; 3 men, 2 bilateral) with a modified Jones procedure and assessed long-term functional outcomes. We reviewed case notes and completed the Brist…

Tapered femoral components were designed to provide a cementless alternative in patients with narrow femoral canals. Major concerns with this stem include perioperative fracture and thigh pain. To ascertain the frequency of these concerns, we retrospectively reviewed 100 consecutive hips in 97 patients who underwent to…

A review of the Princess Margaret Hospital experience over the last 20 years in treating clinically staged patients with stage I and II Hodgkin's disease was performed to analyse the impact of patient selection and extended field radiation on relapse and survival. Of the 878 patients with stage I and II Hodgkin's disea…

INTRODUCTION: Nigeria recorded 31% of 619,000 malaria deaths globally and accounts for 25-30% of all childhood mortality in the country. Few studies in Nigeria, have reported malaria's case fatality rate over a long period. OBJECTIVE: To determine Malaria Case Fatality Rate among Children admitted from 2000-2019. MET…

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE:: Frailty is a multifactorial syndrome. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and characteristics of frailty syndrome in an elderly urban population. DESIGN AND SETTING:: Cross-sectional study carried out at the homes of a randomized sample representing the independent elderly ind…

Between April '83 and August '89, 33 patients with total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage were studied at the department of Cardiology in Bergamo. There were 18 males and 15 females, aged between three days and 8 months (average: two months). In this study only cases of isolated total anomalous pulmonary venous drai…

The last 30 years have seen significant improvements in survival rates for children and older adults. In contrast, the 5-year survival rate among 20 to 39 year olds has been static at around 70% since 1986. Data from the United States, Australia, Italy, and the United Kingdom suggest that this age group also has the lo…

To ascertain the development of disease in a cohort of connective tissue disease (CTD)-negative patients 10 years after testing positive for antinuclear antibody (ANA) in high titer, a telephone survey and serological tests were conducted on a group of CTD-negative patients with high ANA titer identified in a previous…

AIMS: To describe the evolution of mortality due to gastric cancer in Andalusia and the current geographic distribution of mortality. DESIGN: Descriptive, population-based study. SETTING: Andalusia (Southern Spain) during the period from 1975 to 1999. PARTICIPANTS: Residents of the region of Andalusia. MEASUREMENTS…

Between 1971-1988 we have studied 46 children with dilated cardiomyopathy. Twenty were males and 18 females, with a median age of 17 months (range from 1 day to 11 years). The incidence of 3.4 cases a year during the first nine years dropped to 1.3 cases a year in the following years. Two patients were siblings. Sevent…

BACKGROUND: Improving evidence-based medicine through research contribution is an important aspect of fellowship training. Prior studies have investigated the research activity of urology fellows during and after fellowship. The main objective of this study was to specifically explore the publication productivity of ma…

In the context of a global obesity epidemic that has led to an unprecedented burden of non-communicable disease, the role of food and beverage marketing to children has been scrutinised in numerous studies. This article discusses the broader concept of an obesity-promoting food environment, before reviewing key, recent…

A 70-year-old widow with recurrent psychotic depression was successfully treated with maintenance electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for 4 years up to the present. Anterior cerebral hypoperfusion visualized by single photon emission computerized tomography (SPECT) before ECT persisted (second SPECT study 14 days after the…

We investigated estrogen (estrone and estradiol) levels in serum and in nipple aspirates of breast fluid in relation to reproductive and menopausal characteristics in 104 normal women. In general, breast fluid and serum estrogen levels were not correlated and breast fluid estrogen levels were approximately 5 to 45 time…

In recent years, substantial progress has been made in understanding the molecular and cell biology of the human parasite, an important pathogen with significant global impact. This review outlines some recent advances in thefield in the last five years, focusing on areas that have not recently been discussed in detail…