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Increased plasma levels of solu ...
Bipolar disorder (BD) has been associated with a proinflammatory state in which TNF-a seems to play a relevant role. The aim of the present study wa ...
A comparative study of the surg ...
This prospective randomized study aims at evaluating the safety and eVectiveness of a mini-transverse wrist incisions technique (without endoscope) ...
Pediatric tick-borne infections ...
Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) and neuroborreliosis (NB) are well-known central nervous system (CNS) infections in children. Childhood tick-borne CNS ...
Pitfalls of lateral external fi ...
Introduction Closed reduction and percutaneous pinning is a standard treatment for dislocated supracondylar humeral fractures in children. However, ...
Percutaneous transhepatic bilia ...
Objectives To review the success rate and number of complications in patients with obstructive jaundice treated with percutaneous transhepatic bilia ...
Clinical features and surgical ...
With the aging of the population in developed countries, spine surgeons have recently been more likely to encounter elderly patients in need of trea ...
Dedifferentiated chondrosarcoma ...
We report a case of dedifferentiated chondrosarcoma of the chest wall. After resection, the chest wall defect was reconstructed using polypropylene ...
The change of the extraocular m ...
Purpose To evaluate the change of slanting degree after slanted recession using a rabbit model. Methods A prospective, controlled study was performe ...
The role of cardiac magnetic re ...
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) plays an increasing role in the assessment of patients with various cardiovascular disorders. Given ...
Treatment of peroneal tendon di ...
Purpose Acute dislocation of the peroneal tendon is caused by massive combined flexion-torsion trauma supported by preexisting ligamentous laxity of ...
Six-month follow-up multicenter ...
Laser hair removal is currently a popular cosmetic procedure. Traditional high-fluence laser treatment for hair elimination is associated with disco ...
Is Critical Illness Neuromyopat ...
Strict glycemic control (SGC) is reported to have a beneficial effect on critical illness polyneuropathy/ myopathy (CINM) and the duration of mechan ...
Microscopic polyangiitis presen ...
Although peripheral neuropathy is a common complication of microscopic angiitis, manifestations involving themuscle and the central nervous systemha ...
Evaluation of Bone Metastasis f ...
Purpose Bone metastasis from hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) can present with soft tissue formation, resulting in oncologic emergency. Contrast-enhan ...
Adjustable Intragastric Balloon ...
Intragastric balloons are associated with (1) early period intolerance, (2) diminished effect within 3–4 months, and (3) bowel obstruction risk mand ...
Where now with NICE?
The National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) is the agency in the UK, charged with the task of appraising Novel Health Technologies. Since i ...
The effect of exercise on pQCT ...
Summary Inconsistent study findings of exercise on areal bone density highlight the need to include parameters of bone geometry and volumetric bone ...
Ventricular Repolarization Labi ...
Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute febrile disease of unknown etiology that develops in children and is sometimes accompanied by myocardial dysfuncti ...
Behavioral disorders and low qu ...
Recent years has seen an increasing interest in the quality of life (QOL) of children with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The objective of this cross ...
Pediatric uroradiology: state o ...
Recent years have witnessed major strides in imaging modalities, including US and contrast-enhanced voiding urosonography, fluoroscopy, CT and MRI, ...
Rotavirus Hospital Surveillance ...
Background: In 2006 a rotavirus (RV) vaccine (Rota Teq®) was licensed for routine childhood immunization in the US. The aim of the present study was ...
Chitosan/DNA Polyelectrolyte Co ...
Three kinds of polyelectrolyte complex membranes were prepared by mixing chitosan and DNA at the ratios of 3:1, 1:1, and 1:3. The effects of the memb ...
Identification of a Novel Tempe ...
Background The Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) expression system is the leading production platform for manufacturing biopharmaceuticals for the treatme ...
Total quality management (TQM) ...
Hospitals are turning to total quality management (TQM) to lower costs of providing care. A hospital library in a TQM environment needs to embrace c ...
The Mechanism of Phenoptosis: 2 ...
This paper continues an early attempt at substantiation of the programmed aging mechanism (phenoptosis). The concept underlying this mechanism is tha ...