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[ [ "therefore , studies evaluating accelerated artificial aging / thermal cycling have been suggested in the literature.12 thus , while the self - etching system reduces the inconvenience of excessive demineralization of the tooth,1,2 the association of the er : yag laser with the conventional adhesive system sh...
objectivethe aim of this study was to evaluate in vitro bond strength of metal brackets bonded with : total etch , total etch with erbium : yttrium aluminum garnet laser ( er : yag ) and self - etching adhesive systems , submitted to thermal - mechanical cycling , simulating 1 year of orthodontic treatment.materials an...
[ [ "here we are reporting two cases of mma in infants presented with severe high ag metabolic acidosis mimicking as dka in one case and septic shock in an another case even without any initial apparent symptoms .", "the incidence rate of mma is 1 in 50,00080,000 newborns but it is more common in countries wi...
methylmalonic acidemia ( mma ) is most common inherited type of organic acidemia . it has diverse presentation in older infants without any initial apparent symptoms . mma sometimes present with sudden metabolic decompensation , which may mimics common emergencies like septic shock and diabetic ketoacidosis ( dka ) wit...
[ [ "we present here a case of pleural tb in a patient on infliximab for ankylosing spondylitis .", "reactivation of latent tuberculosis ( tb ) is a serious hindrance to continuation of therapy ." ], [ "a 36-year - old male presented to our hospital in 2006 with low back ache inflammatory type with sy...
we present a case of pleural tuberculosis ( tb ) in a patient on infliximab for ankylosing spondylitis . a 36-year - old male presented to our hospital with low back ache of inflammatory type along with multiple symmetric inflammatory type of joint pain . further clinical examination , laboratory and radiological inves...
[ [ "myoepithelial carcinoma ( mc ) is a rare tumor with an incidence of 0.2% of all salivary gland tumors . most of the reported cases of mc arise in the parotid gland ( 4875% ) , followed by minor salivary glands , and the submandibular gland .", "the first case was described by higashiyama et al . , in 199...
primary myoepithelial carcinoma ( mc ) of the lung is exceedingly rare . we report here , to the best of our knowledge , the first pediatric case having primitive pulmonary mc . the originality of our case was the disappearance of the pulmonary opacity spontaneously , without any treatment . the difficulties in our cas...
[ [ "we report a case of severe hemorrhagic cystitis caused by nts that resulted in shock and syncope in a patient with uncontrolled diabetes .", "as environmental and personal sanitation improves , the incidence of typhoidal salmonellosis tends to decrease , while the incidence of non - typhoidal salmonellos...
hemorrhagic cystitis is defined by lower urinary tract symptoms that include dysuria , hematuria , and hemorrhage and is caused by viral or bacterial infection or chemotherapeutic agents . reports of hemorrhagic cystitis caused by non - typhoidal salmonella ( nts ) are extremely rare.we report a case of a 41-year - old...
[ [ ", we will summarize the current state of research on relativistic mergers , beginning in section 2 with a description of the astrophysical processes that produce merging binaries and the expected parameters of these systems .", "binaries composed of neutron stars ( nss ) and black holes ( bhs ) have long...
we review the current status of studies of the coalescence of binary neutron star systems . we begin with a discussion of the formation channels of merging binaries and we discuss the most recent theoretical predictions for merger rates . next , we turn to the quasi - equilibrium formalisms that are used to study binar...
[ [ "the nmdars have long been considered the main target for the treatment of excitotoxicity - related neuronal injury , and a variety of antagonists or blockers of nmdars have been developed .", "this short review focuses on the specific negative modulation of nmdars by a neuronal calcium sensor ( ncs ) pro...
n - methyl - d - aspartate receptors ( nmdars ) are glutamate - gated ion channels highly permeable to calcium and essential to excitatory neurotransmission . the nmdars have attracted much attention because of their role in synaptic plasticity and excitotoxicity . evidence has recently accumulated that nmdars are nega...
[ [ "amisulpride came into the indian market a few years back with hypes and hopes in the management of schizophrenia .", "all available reports suggest that chance of eps is very less with amisulpride at doses < 400 mg / day .", "its selective affinity for dopamine receptors in the limbic structures , bu...
amisulpride , recently introduced atypical antipsychotic , is well - known for its broad spectrum effectiveness and lower profile for extrapyramidal side effects ( eps ) . its selective affinity for dopamine receptors in the limbic structures , but not in the striatum , leads to a low risk of extrapyramidal side effect...
[ [ "based on national reports , the prevalence of diabetes has been raised during three decades in iran and also a recent national survey about hl has shown that majority of people has inadequate knowledge .", ", in english language . with regard to lacking of appropriate measurement tool for patients with d...
background : low health literacy ( hl ) of patients has obtained more attention as a risk factor for poor adherence to treatment and adverse outcomes in chronic disease 's management particular in diabetes care . diabetes numeracy test-15 ( dnt-15 ) has been developed specifically for this purpose . the objective of th...
[ [ "we therefore applied a protein array approach that provides accurate and precise quantification of twelve proteins with known lung or vascular effects in a cohort of pediatric patients with ph .", "our objective was to determine whether there is a clinically relevant association between any of the panel ...
background . management of pediatric pulmonary hypertension ( ph ) remains challenging . we have assessed a panel of circulating proteins in children with ph to investigate their value as predictive and/or prognostic biomarkers . from these determinations , we aim to develop a practical , noninvasive tool to aid in the...
[ [ "t1d is a chronic autoimmune disease where cd4 + and cd8 + t cells recognizing islet autoantigens are likely the mediators of selective destruction of pancreatic islet beta cells .", "although direct demonstration of the prominent role of t cells in the disease progression is provided only in animal model...
type 1 diabetes ( t1d ) is an autoimmune disease , in which pancreatic cells are destroyed in genetically predisposed individuals . while the direct contribution of autoantibodies to the disease pathogenesis is controversial , it is generally recognised that the mechanism of cell destruction is mediated by autoreacti...
[ [ "the ability to screen a large library of compounds against an important protein target such as nf-b using aluminescence assay amenable to high - throughput screening would be invaluable in developing new treatments and diagnostic tools for inflammation and autoimmune diseases .", "therefore , the rapid a...
transcription factors are involved in a number of important cellular processes . the transcription factor nf-b has been linked with a number of cancers , autoimmune and inflammatory diseases . as a result , monitoring transcription factors potentially represents a means for the early detection and prevention of disease...
[ [ "the objective of the present study was to perform a parallel analysis employing psm to investigate the equivalency of results with those obtained in the prior mr analysis .", "although considered the gold standard for evaluating treatment effectiveness , randomized clinical trials ( rcts ) have importa...
purposeto investigate equivalency of results from multivariable regression ( mr ) and propensity score matching ( psm ) models , observational research methods used to mitigate bias stemming from non - randomization ( and consequently unbalanced groups at baseline ) , using , as an example , a large study of chronic ob...
[ [ "in spite of the relatively high accuracy of endoscopic ultrasound - assisted fine - needle aspiration ( eus - fna ) in diagnosing lymphomas , inadequate sampling by eus - fna often makes it difficult to perform immunohistochemical analysis , thus limiting its application in the classification of lymphoma .",...
since its introduction in the early 1990s , endoscopic ultrasound - assisted fine - needle aspiration ( eus - fna ) has been used for sampling of extraintestinal mass lesions and peri - intestinal lymphadenopathy . although eus - fna is highly accurate , lymphomas can be challenging to diagnose using eus - fna . we pre...
[ [ "recent studies showed that crp is a strong predictor of future coronary artery disease in healthy men and women the purpose of the present study is to quantitatively evaluate the serum levels of crp in both male and female subjects with various degrees of periodontitis ( chronic and aggressive form ) and com...
background : periodontal subgingival pathogens affect local and systemic immune responses and initiate an acute phase systemic inflammatory response characterized by the release of c - reactive proteins ( crps ) . this study has been carried out to evaluate the serum concentration of crps , which can be used as a marke...
[ [ "the efficacy and safety of tpe is the subject of recent reviews and guidelines from professional bodies including the american society for apheresis and the american academy of neurology .", "therapeutic plasma exchange ( tpe ) is used for many indications in patients presenting to a variety of medical...
therapeutic plasma exchange ( tpe ) is a well - established treatment modality for nephrology patients , using two conventional methods : membrane ( mtpe ) or centrifugal tpe ( ctpe ) . although the efficacy of both treatments has been described , there are few reports that compare these methodologies . here we describ...
[ [ "university hospital cases ( 15 male and 20 female dogs ) included those with tumor , cataract , \n glaucoma , keratitis , hip dysplasia , cushing syndrome and herniated intervertebral discs . \n", "determination of qrdr mutations , pmqrs , -lactamases and chl - resistance \n genes : mutations in qrdrs of...
abstractunderstanding the prevalence of antimicrobial - resistance and the relationship between emergence of resistant bacteria and clinical treatment can facilitate design of effective treatment strategies . we here examined antimicrobial susceptibilities of escherichia coli isolated from dogs admitted to a un...
[ [ "this example highlights the importance of exercising due diligence and not automatically jumping to conclusions with regard to the diagnosis of immune - related adverse events ( iraes ) such as pneumonitis during treatment with pd-1 or ctla-4 inhibitors .", "this report presents a case in point : a 47-ye...
a case report of a 47-year - old woman with triple - negative breast cancer on a clinical trial called primetime ( nct02518958 ) who received the anti - pd-1 inhibitor nivolumab and the experimental anticancer agent rrx-001 is presented . although initially diagnosed and treated for anti - pd-1-induced pneumonitis , cl...
[ [ "the new global initiative for chronic obstructive lung disease ( gold ) 2011 system for copd severity assessment added chronic symptoms and exacerbation history to the traditional system of rating the degree of airflow obstruction by spirometry .", "we also examine how old and new classification systems ...
backgroundin 2011 , the traditional global initiative for chronic obstructive lung disease ( gold ) copd spirometry - based severity classification system was revised to also include exacerbation history and copd assessment test ( cat ) and modified medical research council dyspnea scale ( mmrc ) scores . this study ex...
[ [ "we report two cases of successful management of postoperative chylothorax , following surgery for congenital diaphragmatic hernia , both in full - term newborn babies , using an escalating regimen of octeriotide infusion .", "somatostatin , or its analog octeriotide , has recently been used with success ...
chylothorax , a known complication of surgery for congenital diaphragmatic hernia , can sometimes be resistant to treat . octeriotide ( somatostatin analogue ) can be useful in this situation . however , the dose and schedule of octeriotide therapy in neonates is not well established . we report two cases of resistant ...
[ [ "rowe 's zygomatic elevator was then inserted behind the infra temporal surface of the zygoma , and bone was reduced into its correct anatomical position using superior , lateral and anterior force . an audible click and fullness of the cheek together with palpation for normal contour of the zygomatic bone an...
for decades , facial beauty and esthetics have been one of the most important quests of the human race . the lateral prominence and convexity of the zygomatic bone makes it the most important bone for providing the aesthetic facial look and sets up the facial width but at the same time this prominence and convexity mak...
[ [ "sotos syndrome is a dysmorphic syndrome characterized by early overgrowth , developmental delay , advanced bone age and characteristic craniofacial appearance .", "this report describes camptodactyly for the first time in a girl with sotos syndrome and provides further evidence that sotos and weaver synd...
we describe a girl with sotos syndrome presenting at two and a half years age with developmental delay . she has camptodactyly which has not previously been reported in sotos syndrome but is a common finding in weaver syndrome . both these conditions have been reported to have nsd1 gene mutations . this report is consi...
[ [ "this case highlights that ultrasound can be an adjutant to chest radiography and ct in caring for patients with h7n9 influenza .", "in march 2013 , cases infected with a novel reassortant avian - origin influenza a ( h7n9 ) virus emerged in china and had high mortality . that month", "the onset of h7...
h7n9 influenza is a new emerging infection and has high mortality . both chest radiography and computed tomography ( ct ) had some limitations in assessing such patients . we performed daily lung ultrasound in a patient with h7n9 influenza . lung ultrasound and lung ultrasound score showed high consistency with ct and ...
[ [ "the need for categorization of anomalies and congenital aberrancies formed due to developmental vascular defects produce identifiable birthmarks of the skin and mucosa and a variable degree of underlying soft tissue abnormalities .", "involvement of the oral cavity is common but frequently requires uncon...
malformations of vascular nature originate as anomalies caused due to errors in vasculogenesis . these tumors are generally broadly classified into vascular tumors ( hemangiomas ) and vascular malformations ( venous malformations , arteriovenous malformations , lymphatic malformations ) . these descriptive tumors and m...
[ [ "participating women underwent two interventions for hpv dna detection : with \n verbal and diagrammatic instruction , they self - collected a vaginal specimen ; afterward , \n a health professional used a speculum and collected an endocervical specimen . \n dna isolation and hpv testing -", "\n study pop...
women infected with human papillomavirus ( hpv ) are at a higher risk of developing cervical lesions . in the current study , self and clinician - collected vaginal and cervical samples from women were processed to detect hpv dna using polymerase chain reaction ( pcr ) with pgmy09/11 primers . hpv genotypes were ...
[ [ ", san diego , ca ) to stabilize extracellular atp and directly placed in the test chamber of a luminometer ( firezyme ) .", "microglial cells ( 25 10/ well ) were plated in microtiter plastic wells in culture medium and incubated in a co2 incubator at 37c in the absence or presence of lps for 24 h. ...
microglial cells express a peculiar plasma membrane receptor for extracellular atp , named p2z / p2x7 purinergic receptor , that triggers massive transmembrane ion fluxes and a reversible permeabilization of the plasma membrane to hydrophylic molecules of up to 900 dalton molecule weight and eventual cell death (...
[ [ "a 23-year - old engineering graduate presented with primary palmoplantar hyperhidrosis , for which he was advised an alternate day schedule of tap water iontophoresis ." ], [ "he followed an alternate day schedule of 20 min utes immersion for initial 4 weeks , followed by once a week for next 8 weeks...
iontophoresis is defined as passing of an ionized substance through intact skin by application of direct electric current . tap water iontophoresis is reliable and effective method for treatment of palmar and plantar hyperhydrosis when practiced with appropriate technique and timing . one of the major setback for using...
[ [ "therefore , the implant selection and position in the femoral head are of paramount importance for different iff types in terms of the cut - out of the lag screw and implant failure . in this study , the effects of three factors ( lag screw positions , fracture types , and tad ) in the cut - out risk were ev...
background . in this study , the cut - out risk of dynamic hip screw ( dhs ) was investigated in nine different positions of the lag screw for two fracture types by using finite element analysis ( fea ) . methods . two types of fractures ( 31-a1.1 and a2.1 in ao classification ) were generated in the femur model obtain...
[ [ "( 2004a ) , who compared neoplecostomus corumba ( neoplecostomus sp . in that work ) and n. paranensis using allozyme electrophoresis . in view of the difficulty in identifying species of this genus , in the present study , two populations of neoplecostomus , one from so domingos stream of the grande river i...
allozyme electrophoresis was used to examine 12 enzymatic systems in two populations of the genus neoplecostomus from the paran river basin . samples of neoplecostomus sp . 1 were collected in paraitinguinha stream of the tiet river basin , in the municipality of salespolis , so paulo state , and those of neoplecostomu...
[ [ "this study aimed to evaluate the incidence of animal bites in the lorestan province in the west of iran , its distribution , and human rabies deaths from the disease over a period of eleven years from 2004 to 2014 to prevent its growing in future planning .", "the growing cases of stray dogs and also the...
background : despite the progress made , animal bites and rabies are one of the important health problems in the country . the purpose of this study was to investigate the epidemiology of animal bites and rabies during 20042014 in lorestan province to prevent them in population of the province for the future prospectiv...
[ [ "the experimental results have shown that our algorithm is very efficient , which can find optimal or near - optimal conformations in a very short time for a number of sequences with lengths ranging from 20 to 100 monomers .", "a branch and bound algorithm is proposed to find the native conformation for t...
a branch and bound algorithm is proposed for the two - dimensional protein folding problem in the hp lattice model . in this algorithm , the benefit of each possible location of hydrophobic monomers is evaluated and only promising nodes are kept for further branching at each level . the proposed algorithm is compared w...
[ [ ", we present preliminary local control results on the treatment of six patients with cervical cancer who did not have a brachytherapy boost and were treated with an sbrt boost resulting in a total dose of 7785 gy to the cervix .", "standard radiation therapy for cervical carcinoma patients undergoing pr...
standard radiation therapy for patients undergoing primary chemosensitized radiation for carcinomas of the cervix usually consists of external beam radiation followed by an intracavitary brachytherapy boost . on occasion , the brachytherapy boost can not be performed due to unfavorable anatomy or because of coexisting ...
[ [ "\n subjects and sampling - the study was carried out in porto velho , ro , \n an unstable malaria - endemic area , where p. vivax accounts for more than 75% of all \n malaria cases ( oliveira - ferreira et al .", "symptomatic patients diagnosed with malaria infection by a thick blood smear in an \n outpa...
haematological and cytokine alterations in malaria are a broad and controversial subject in the literature . however , few studies have simultaneously evaluated various cytokines in a single patient group during the acute and convalescent phases of infection . the aim of this study was to sequentially characteris...
[ [ "1b ) , the findings revealed both column fracture of acetabulum without hip dislocation , but no presence of femoral head fracture or onfh .", "on was diagnosed only when the radiographic findings provided a clear differentiation from wear of the femoral head2 ) . the joint pain increased due to the onfh...
osteonecrosis in isolated fractures of the acetabulum without dislocation of hip seems to be a known complication , but to our knowledge it has not been reported adequately . the causative nature of post - traumatic femoral head osteonecrosis has not been studied critically . the pathophysiology of osteonecrosis in thi...
[ [ "herein , we report a case of iatrogenic tension pneumopericardium , which exhibit impending cardiac arrest .", "pericardiocentesis is an invasive procedure which is usually performed in a patient who has pericardial effusion to resolve the pressure in the pericardial sac . in 1653 , riolanus ( 1 ) first ...
pneumopericardium is defined as the presence of air inside the pericardial space . usually , it is reported as a complication of blunt or penetrating chest trauma , but rare iatrogenic and spontaneous cases have been reported . pneumopericardium is relatively stable if it does not generate a tension effect on the heart...
[ [ "iran has one of the highest rates of road traffic crashes mortality rates in the world ; furthermore , driving accidents , after heart maladies , is nationally regarded as the second factor behind death in iran .", "vehicles , which are characteristics of civilization have turned into a big problem in di...
background : world health organization findings shows that up to year 2020 the number of fatality due to driving accidents will increases up to 65% , which is 80% is in developing countries . iran has one of the highest rates of road traffic accident mortality rate in the world.materials and methods : the cross - secti...
[ [], [ "she was referred to saitama hospital due to severe headache and nausea on october 2008 .", "brain mri detected a 1.5 cm abscess mass with extensive edema in the right frontal lobe .", "we performed intensive therapy using some antibiotics that included cefotaxime and meropenem and depressants f...
introductionbrain abscess in pregnancy is very rare , which mostly progresses to neurological abnormalities.case presentationthe patient is a 24-year - old pregnant woman . she was referred to saitama hospital due to severe headache and nausea on october 2008 . brain mri detected a 1.5 cm abscess mass with extensive ed...
[ [ "caustic esophageal injury in infants is a devastating insult to the gastrointestinal tract and will often require major reconstructive surgery to replace the damaged esophagus . esophageal replacement with colonic", "we report a case of cologastric stricture treated with resection and reconstruction of t...
a 31-year - old gentleman who had undergone an emergent esophagectomy and reconstruction with a colon interposition graft , presented with a long - standing cologastric stricture . he had undergone multiple attempts at endoscopic dilation over multiple decades with little symptomatic relief . he underwent a resection a...
[ [ "therefore , we aimed to evaluate , for the first time , the rdw levels combined with mpv levels in patients with pd .", "panic disorder ( pd ) is characterized by unexpected recurrent panic attacks that lead to distressing thoughts about future episodes , physical harm , and maladaptive preventive behavi...
backgroundas the relationship between psychological stress and platelet activation has been widely studied in recent years , activated platelets lead to certain biochemical changes , which occur in the brain in patients with mental disorders . however , data relating to the mean platelet volume ( mpv ) in patients with...
[ [ "\n peritoneal dialysis ( pd ) is a form of home - based renal replacement therapy for patients with end - stage kidney disease ( eskd ) that uses a patient 's peritoneum as a dialysis membrane across which water and solutes ( e.g. , electrolytes and glucose ) are exchanged between dialysis fluid and blood ."...
inflammation at both systemic and local intraperitoneal levels commonly affects peritoneal dialysis ( pd ) patients . interest in inflammatory markers as targets of therapeutic intervention has been considerable as they are recognised as predictors of poor clinical outcomes . however , prior to embarking on strategies ...
[ [ "we provided detailed information about \n the vector - borne diseases with a special focus on leishmaniasis risk , vectors and \n reservoirs in language understandable to the local bedouins communities .", "the study sites were selected based on the distribution of cl cases in \n sinai to understand the ...
cutaneous leishmaniasis ( cl ) is a neglected clinical form of public health importance that is quite prevalent in the northern and eastern parts of egypt . a comprehensive study over seven years ( january 2005-december 2011 ) was conducted to track cl transmission with respect to both sandfly vectors and animal ...
[ [ "presenting symptoms of ssa can vary , with chest and shoulder pain being the most common clinical features .", "sternoclavicular joint septic arthritis ( ssa ) and its clinical presentation are infrequently seen and often difficult to manage .", "after thorough literature search , no cases have yet b...
sternoclavicular joint septic arthritis ( ssa ) is rare and often difficult to manage condition . the sternoclavicular joint is an unusual site of septic arthritis in healthy persons , but may be commonly involved in intravenous drug users , primary or secondary immunosuppressive disorders , infections or the presence ...
[ [ "we have tried two options for the formation of nr arrays . in the first ,", "the desired nucleation pattern was drawn in a polymethyl - methacrylate ( pmma ) layer , which was subsequently removed resulting in an all - zno structure . in the second route ,", "the nucleation pattern was realized in a ...
highly uniform and c - axis - aligned zno nanorod arrays were fabricated in predefined patterns by a low temperature homoepitaxial aqueous chemical method . the nucleation seed patterns were realized in polymer and in metal thin films , resulting in , all - zno and bottom - contacted structures , respectively . both of...
[ [ "this paper will discuss the general issue of data in critical care with a focus on the big data phenomenon that is sweeping healthcare . with the vast amount of digital medical information that has accumulated in emrs , the challenge is the transformation of the copious data into usable and useful medical kn...
this article is one of ten reviews selected from the annual update in intensive care and emergency medicine 2015 and co - published as a series in critical care . other articles in the series can be found online at http://ccforum.com/series/annualupdate2015 . further information about the annual update in intensive car...
[ [ "these findings suggest that cquiobp1 is involved in the detection of multiple oviposition attractants and plays a key role in the sensitivity of the mosquito olfactory system .", "odorant binding proteins ( obps ) were identified almost three decades ago ( vogt and riddiford 1981 ) , but their roles in i...
odorant - binding proteins ( obps ) were discovered almost three decades ago , but there is still considerable debate regarding their role(s ) in insect olfaction , particularly due to our inability to knockdown obps and demonstrate their direct phenotypic effects . by using rna interference ( rnai ) , we reduced trans...
[ [ "therefore , this study aimed to compare the cost - analysis of vams versus open , laparoscopic , and robot - assisted laparoscopic radical nephrectomy ( rn ) surgery under korean medical insurance .", "conventional open , laparoscopic , robot - assisted laparoscopic , and video - assisted minilaparotomy ...
purposethis study aimed to comparatively evaluate the cost - effectiveness of four different types of radical nephrectomy ( rn ) techniques : open , laparoscopic , robot - assisted laparoscopic , and video - assisted minilaparotomy surgery ( vams).materials and methodsamong patients who were diagnosed with renal cell c...
[ [ "the clinical utility of most conventional chemotherapeutics is limited either by the inability to deliver therapeutic drug concentrations to the target tissues or by severe and harmful toxic effects on normal organs and tissues .", "several techniques , such as the bangham , detergent - depletion , ether...
research on liposome formulations has progressed from that on conventional vesicles to new generation liposomes , such as cationic liposomes , temperature sensitive liposomes , and virosomes , by modulating the formulation techniques and lipid composition . many research papers focus on the correlation of blood circula...
[ [ ", the patient was diagnosed with \" wt and cd30 positive diffuse large b - cell lymphoma in the parotid gland . \" following the lymphoma diagnosis , a full body screen was performed .", "a 60-year - old male patient was referred to an otorhinolaryngology clinic due to a lump on the left side of his jaw ...
warthin 's tumor is the second most common type of salivary gland tumor . microscopically , warthin 's tumor displays a proliferative epithelial component and lymphoid stroma . carcinomas arising from the epithelial component are well known , but malignant transformations of the lymphoid stroma are rare . when they do ...
[ [ "the choice of implants used can be either a dynamic condylar screw plate ( dcs ) orproximal femoral nail ( pfn ) .", "they almost always require open reduction and internal fixation . due to the increase in the emergence of native bone setters", ", these fractures are increasingly been managed by the...
introduction : subtrochanteric fractures have a bimodal age distribution . they are mostly due to high violence trauma in the younger age group . they almost always require open reduction and internal fixation . due to the increase in the emergence of native bone setters , these fractures are increasingly been managed ...
[ [ "there is a strong international momentum to improve the quality of acute stroke management.1 this is supported by high level evidence that now underpins many acute stroke interventions , including several provided by allied health professionals.2 although much of the current research on quality in stroke car...
background : we recently indicated that patient age on its own is not a determinant of quality of allied health care received after an acute stroke . it has not been tested whether other non - age variables influence care decisions made by allied health professionals . this paper explores demographic and stroke - relat...
[ [ "thus , dbs could become an exciting method in the treatment of depression and obsessive compulsive disorder ( ocd ) and offers unique possibilities to gain more insight into the underlying neurobiology of psychiatric disorders .", "different modalities of neuromodulation such as repetitive transcranial ...
most patients suffering from psychiatric disorders respond to combinations of psycho- and psychopharmacotherapy ; however there are patients who profit little if anything even after many years of treatment . since about a decade different modalities of targeted neuromodulation among them most prominently deep brain s...
[ [ "currently , several studies have reported on the high success rate of redo pyeloplasty . however , to our knowledge , the factors affecting functional outcomes after redo pyeloplasty have not yet been reported . accordingly , the aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate changes in differential renal f...
purposeto evaluate changes in differential renal function ( drf ) , as a functional outcome , in children who underwent redo pyeloplasty for management of failed pyeloplasty and to examine the factors that affect functional outcomes.materials and methodsbetween january 2002 and november 2010 , a total of 18 patients wh...
[ [ "the aim of this paper is to provide an overview of the published cases of the hydatid cyst in unusual body sites from iran to delineate the most important demographic findings and locations of the disease in this hyperendemic country .", "the hydatid cyst is a zoonosis caused by adult or larval stages of...
hydatid disease is caused by echinococcus granulosus and is endemic in many parts of the world , including iran . this parasitic tapeworm can produce cysts in almost every organ of the body , with the liver and lung being the most frequently targeted organs . however , the cyst tends to appear in different and sometime...
[ [ "these studies indicate that sp signaling contributes to granuloma development and proinflammatory cytokine production in t. crassiceps infection and suggests a potential role for this mediator in human cysticercosis .", "we also demonstrated that levels of il-2 , ifn- , il-4 , and il-10 protein were si...
cysticercosis is an infection with larval cysts of the cestode taenia solium . through pathways that are incompletely understood , dying parasites initiate a granulomatous reaction that , in the brain , causes seizures . substance p ( sp ) , a neuropeptide involved in pain - transmission , contributes to inflammation a...
[ [ "a few studies have assessed the prevalence of chd at birth by the echocardiographic screening of an in - hospital population .", ", we aimed to investigate the prevalence of chd in langfang district by analyzing data collected by hospitals located in the counties of the district , as supported a public h...
background : congenital heart disease ( chd ) is the most common congenital malformations with high mortality and morbidity . the prevalence of chd reported previously ranged from 4 per 1000 live births to 50 per 1000 live births . in this cross - sectional study , we aimed to document the prevalence of chd in langfang...
[ [ "renal transplantation rates are low among patients highly sensitized to human leukocyte antigen ( hla ) because of the high rate of antibody - mediated rejection and subsequent graft loss .", "it was recently reported , however , that preoperative desensitization using an anti - cd 20 antibody ( rituxima...
we describe a successful living donor liver transplantation ( ldlt ) using a lymphocytotoxic crossmatch highly positive graft . a 41-year - old woman with alcoholic liver cirrhosis was referred as a potential candidate for ldlt , and her husband was willing to donate his partial liver . as the t - lymphocytotoxic cross...
[ [ "erythropoietin ( epo ) , a 30-kda glycoprotein hormone , is produced by the kidney to regulate the hematopoiesis in bone marrow , and recombinant human epo has been widely used in the treatment of anemia , especially in end - stage renal disease and certain hematologic diseases.6 interestingly , there is con...
objective : the aim was to investigate the efficacy and safety of erythropoietin ( epo ) to prevent acute kidney injury ( aki ) in patients with critical illness or perioperative care.methods:randomized controlled trials comparing epo with placebo for aki prevention in adult patients with critical illness or perioperat...
[ [ "the purpose of this study was to examine the long - term patterns of brain reorganization following limb amputation . to systematically characterize brain reorganization", ", we first used a combined tract - based spatial statistics ( tbss ) and tractography analysis , which enables a precise characteriz...
accumulating evidence has indicated that amputation induces functional reorganization in the sensory and motor cortices . however , the extent of structural changes after lower limb amputation in patients without phantom pain remains uncertain . we studied 17 adult patients with right lower limb amputation and 18 healt...