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One hundred and fourteen children with primary nephrotic syndrome were followed up prospectively for periods of between 5 and 14 years. Urine samples from 94 of them became protein-free during the initial 8-week course of prednisone, and the outcome for these children was good: 74 of them have been free of symptoms for…

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) is important in reducing the morbidity and mortality of CRC. Thus, this study aimed to describe the trends of CRC screening in both organized and opportunistic settings in Korea from 2005 to 2020 according to sociodemographic characteristics. METHODS: This study a…

This study reports on the use of services by Medicare enrollees who died in 1978. Decedents comprised 5.9 percent of the study group but accounted for 28 percent of Medicare expenditures. The use of services became more intense as death approached. Despite the idea that heroic efforts to prolong life are common, only 6…

Low-grade diffuse astrocytomas have an intrinsic tendency for malignant progression but the factors determining the kinetics of this process are still poorly understood. We report here the case of a male patient who developed a fibrillary astrocytoma at the age of 33 years and who underwent six surgical interventions o…

A study has been made of 8781 patients with bronchial carcinoma who were operated on by seven surgeons in England during the years 1949-80. There were 3865 pneumonectomies, 3790 lobectomies, and 1126 thoracotomies. During this period the operative mortality has fallen. Neither the resection rate nor the proportion of l…

In recent years, there has been a dramatic rise in our understanding of contact dermatitis. This paper is a review of our knowledge of the mechanisms involved in contact dermatitis and related phenomena, the investigation of these events and the emergence of significant new allergens during the last 5 years.

The results of our experience in operating a 4 MeV linear accelerator Clinac 4 from Varian in radiotherapy are reported, especially considering the 12-hours-per-day operation for more than the last 3 years. Frequency of defects of different parts is discussed. The downtime adds up to 6 days per year, service and repair…

Bordetella pertussis infection is a highly contagious respiratory disease that can cause complications such as pneumonia and death. A total of 62,646 cases of pertussis worldwide were reported by WHO in 2022. This study aimed to obtain the pertussis seroprevalence and sociodemographic data in children aged 1-14 years a…

All consecutively admitted patients suffering from paranoid psychoses and admitted to the Department of Psychiatry, University of Oslo, during two defined periods (1946-1948 and 1958-1961) have been personally followed up by the author after 5-18 years and by Stein Opjordsmoen after 22-39 years. After the first follow-…

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Pregabalin has demonstrated efficacy in controlled trials as adjunctive treatment in patients with refractory seizures. METHODS: This open-label, 21-week study in adults with at least two partial seizures in the last 2 months, who were inadequately controlled with one to three antiepileptic dru…

BACKGROUND: In 2003, the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) estimated the prevalence of asthma, rhinitis and eczema symptoms in Quito, Ecuador. Since then, no update of this study has been done in the last years. This study examined changes in the prevalence of asthma-rhinitis-eczema sympt…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effectiveness of direct lateral interbody fusion (DLIF) for lumbar degenerative diseases. METHODS: A retrospective study was done on 25 cases of lumbar degenerative diseases treated with DLIF between May 2013 and May 2014. There were 15 males and 10 females with an average age of 61.4 yea…

The results of a prevalence study of alcohol abuse and drugs use in the general population of the República Oriental del Uruguay are showed here. A national household sample was drawn from the most important urban areas and 2500 persons, aged between 15 and 65 years, were selected and interviewed. Illicit substanc…

BACKGROUND: In June 2015, a malaria epidemic was confirmed in ten districts of Northern Uganda; after cessation of indoor residual spraying (IRS). Epidemic was defined as an increase in incidence per month beyond one standard deviation above mean incidence of previous 5 years. Trends in malaria incidence among chi…

OBJECTIVE: To discuss the early clinical results and risk factors of modified Colonna capsular arthroplasty for young patients with unilateral hip dislocation. METHODS: From July 2011 to February 2013, 25 cases (25 hips) of modified Colonna capsular arthroplasty for unilateral hip dislocation in the 1st affiliated hos…

Biodiversity is expected to change in response to future global warming. However, it is difficult to predict how species will track the ongoing climate change. Here we use the fossil record of planktonic foraminifera to assess how biodiversity responded to climate change with a magnitude comparable to future anthropoge…

PURPOSE: Minimally invasive approaches to the surgical management of vesicoureteric reflux (VUR) have become more prominent over the last 10 years with progress in both endoscopic and laparoscopic/robotic surgery. We hypothesized that laparoscopic extravesical detrussoraphy (LED) for the management of VUR in children w…

OBJECTIVE: To find the evolution of the prevalence of tubercular infection. DESIGN: Study of the tendency of the findings from crossover surveys carried out during the last 7 years. SETTING: First-year EGB students from public and private schools in the Autonomous Community of Murcia. INTERVENTION: Performing the Ma…

PURPOSE: This retrospective monocentric study aimed to evaluate long-term auditory brainstem implant (ABI) function in patients with neurofibromatosis type 2, and to investigate the prognostic factors for ABI use. METHODS: Between 1997 and 2022, 27 patients with at least five years of follow-up underwent implantation…