97,336 papers found

STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective study. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the surgical outcomes of posterior hemivertebra resection and short segment fusion with segmental pedicle screw fixation in congenital scoliosis in children younger than 10 years. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: This is the first long-term follow-up on surgical…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of Bryan cervical disc replacement on cervical curvature and replacement segment in the treatment of cervical spondylosis, and analyze its clinical efficacy. METHODS: Forty-nine patients underwent Bryan artificial cervical disc replacement from August 2010 to August 2013 were retro…

The Heart Failure is a complex sindrom with a high prevalence in the population, being about 10% in older than 70 years and it is continuosly increasing . Its incidence in persons older than 65 years is about 1% per year. In developed countries it is the first cause of hospitalitation in older than 65 years, supposing…

OBJECTIVE: To review the published literature over the last 10 years for the use of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in tardive dyskinesia (TD), focusing on the efficacy of this treatment. DATA SOURCES: A comprehensive evidence search of the published literature in the last 10 years (2010-2020) was conducted using the…

There has been an explosive growth in research over the last decade exploring machine learning techniques for analyzing chest X-ray (CXR) images for screening cardiopulmonary abnormalities. In particular, we have observed a strong interest in screening for tuberculosis (TB). This interest has coincided with the spectac…

BACKGROUND: In recent decades, there have been substantial changes in mortality from urologic cancers in Europe. OBJECTIVE: To provide updated information, we analyzed trends in mortality from cancer of the prostate, testis, bladder, and kidney in Europe from 1970 to 2008. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: We derive…

BACKGROUND: Statin use for hypercholesterolemia in children is predominantly reported from short-term clinical trials. In this study, we assess the efficacy and safety of statin treatment in clinical pediatric practice. METHODS: Records of all patients who began statin treatment at age <18 years and remained on statin…

Treatment with intrathecal baclofen (ITB) is a therapeutic option in the management of severe spasticity in patients with hereditary spastic paraparesis (HSP). However, information on the impact of ITB on the natural course of disease, especially the effect of ITB on functional parameters over time is limited.We evalua…

OBJECTIVE: To compare the effectiveness of microdiscectomy and macrodiscectomy on the single-level lumbar disc protrusion (LDP). METHODS: Between November 2002 and October 2005, 241 patients with LDP underwent 2 surgical procedures: microdiscectomy (group A, 93 cases) and macrodiscectomy (group B, 148 cases). All pati…

OBJECTIVE: To describe drug use profile in children living in poor areas and associated factors. METHODS: Population-based, cross-sectional study, including 1,382 children aged between four and 11 years. These children were selected by random sampling of 24 micro-areas, representative of the poorest segments of the po…

SIGNIFICANCE: The global increase of myopia has caused a lot of debate the last years. Previous research of myopia in the Nordic population has shown diverse results, and only a few Swedish studies have been published in the subject the last two decades. PURPOSE: This study aimed to analyze trends in the prevalence of…

PURPOSE: To compare improvement in long-term stereoacuity between patients with refractive accommodative esotropia (RAET) with initial subnormal stereopsis (between 120 and 1,980 arcsec of stereoacuity) and nil stereopsis. METHODS: The medical records of patients 4 years and older who had RAET with initial subnormal s…

OBJECTIVE: To study the safety of antiepileptic drug (AED) withdrawal after temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) surgery. METHODS: We reviewed patients who underwent TLE surgery from 1995 to 2011, collecting data on doses, dates of AED initiation, reduction, and discontinuation. Predictors of seizure outcome were defined usin…

The evolution of the drug use epidemic in Greece (prevalence and incidence of use of illicit drugs and illicit use of psychoactive pharmaceuticals) over a 20-year period is presented taking into account the sociocultural context and policies. Data were drawn from face-to-face household surveys carried out in 1984, 1998…

We examined the pattern and degree of the inflammatory process in bronchial biopsy specimens taken by fiberoptic bronchoscopy in eight asthmatic subjects (two women aged 19-38 years) after 5 years of specific immunotherapy (SIT) to mite extracts (SIT group). At the time of study, they received a maintenance dose of mit…

UNLABELLED: One of the most significant complications following pancreaticoduodenectomy is represented by postoperative hemorrhage. AIM: This study undertook an analysis of the cases that presented intraluminal bleeding of mechanical gastrojejunal anastomosis following pancreatico duodenectomy (PD) in the last five ye…