... trauma, infection, intrauterine catastrophes 16 or head surgery17. In our case, the lack ofa previous history of trauma, infection and head surgery leads us to believe that the AC was ... occurrence of AC andthe presence of AC in patients with genetically determined cystic diseases, such as ADPKD, have indicated a genetic component in the cystogenesis of AC18. The interesting feature ... when the concerned parents took him to our department. Brain CT and MRI of twin B who did not have any com-plaints revealed a mirror-imaging ofthe AC inthe right temporal fossa with a diameter...
... Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Abdullah A. Alshimemeri, Yaseen M. Arabi, Hamdan Al-Jahdali, Ashwaq Olayan, and Othman Al ... unitAbdullah A. Alshimemeri, Yaseen M. Arabi, Hamdan Al-Jahdali, Ashwaq Olayan, Othman Al Harbi, Ziad MemishCrit Care & Shock (2011) 14:1-6AbstractObjective: To examine the presentation and ... Al Harbi) and Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Ziad Memish)Address for correspondence:Dr. Abdullah AlshimemeriAssociate Professor, Department of Intensive Care Medicine and Dean,...
... (original categories 1,2.3) and (2) bad.Clinical examinationOne trained and calibrated dentist (IK) conducted all clin-ical examinations ina shaded area with natural daylight as the source of ... Socio-demographics were assessed in terms of place of residence, gender and age. Familywealth was assessed as an indicator of socio-economic sta-tus in accordance with a standard approach in equity anal-yses ... (18.2% in urban and 30.6% in rural), emotional stability (17.4% in urban and 30.4% in rural) and sleeping/relaxing (12.1% in urban and 27.0% in rural). Impacts on social contacts, work and smiling/showing...
... ver-miculite ameliorates the aeration properties ofthe substrate and it has certain cation-exchange capacity which means higheravailability of nutrients like Mg and K for the plant [18]. In the peat/composted ... physiologicalstatus by enhancing the photosynthetic capacity [11] and byincreasing the uptake of water and nutrients, and their accumu-lation inthe seedling tissues [3, 8]. Environmental conditions marked ... inoculum of all the fungi tested was effective to obtainmycorrhizal P. pinea seedlings produced in container. The highquantity of spores that can be obtained from one basidioma and the ease of application...
... IgM and IgG antibodies against PEG-uri-case, andof plasma uricase activity, in 'early elimination' subjects 002, 011, and 013Time course of appearance of IgM and IgG antibodies against ... http://arthritis-research.com/content/8/1/R12Page 9 of 10(page number not for citation purposes)develop neutralizing IgG antibodies against ADA protein[26,27]. Antibodies against L-asparaginase, and against inter-ferons α- 2a and ... developed and validated the biochemical and immunologic methods used in this study; NJG and SJKperformed these assays and participated with MSH and JSS in analyzing the data reported. ES was the clinical...
... resuscitation and blood transfusion in order to maintain hemodynamic stability. Secondly, the size ofthe tumor andthe fact that the upper endoscopyshowed a continuous and profuse intraluminal bleeding,which ... whenever there is a presentation of suddenabdominal pain in patients with an intraabdominal mass.Emergency local excision with negative margins associ-ated with adjuvant therapy with KIT tyrosine ... presented as spontaneous intratumoral bleeding followed by intraluminal rupture.Case presentation: A 37-year-old man was admitted with an acute onset of abdominal pain. CTshowed a 32 ì 25 cm mass...
... according to the algorithm. A protocol (see additional data files 1 and 2), managed by the ICU nurses, was used for the adjustment ofthe insulin dose. The standard insulin therapy had been the ... medical and surgical patients [12]. Therefore, weconducted a randomised clinical trial to assess the efficacy and safety of intensive insulin therapy compared with standardglucose control in patients ... of 254) inthe intensiveinsulin group. ICU mortality was similar for patients of the standard insulin group andin those from the intensive insulingroup: 78 of 250 patients (31.2%) and 84 of...
... represents the middle value (the median), and/ or the average of all the values (the mean).MEAN AND MEDIANTo find the average, or the mean, ofa set of numbers, add all the numbers together and divide ... r2h.SURFACEAREA The surface area of an object measures the combined area of each of its faces. The total surface area ofa rec-tangular solid is double the sum ofthe area ofthe three different faces. ... find the area ofa circle, use the formula A = r2.■To find the area ofa parallelogram, use the formula A = bh.■To find the area ofa rectangle, use the formula A = lw.■To find the area of...
... cystic teratomas accoun t for approximately 20% of all ovarian tumors. Of these, approximately 15% con-tain normal thyroid tissue. Struma ovarii is a monoder-mal variant of ovarian teratoma, which ... XSL are involved in design,acquisition, interpretation and manuscript preparation. All authors had read and approved the final manuscript.Authors’ informationWJ, XL, ZLZ, CJX, XSL: Department ... syndrome and elevated serum CA 125: a case report and review of the literature. Journal of Ovarian Research 2010 3:18.Submit your next manuscript to BioMed Central and take full advantage of: ã...
... ovarian ca rcinomacan also rarely metastasize to the spinal cord. On ima-ging studies, the differentialdiagnosesforintra-medul-lary spinal lesions can include gliomas and vascularmalformations ... fourth cycle of carboplatin, anMRI scan ofthe brain showed diffuse metastatic diseasefor which the patient received 30Gy radiotherap y to the brain and cervical spine. Inthe above case report, ... ovarian carcinoma metastasizing to the spinal cord andthe first reported case of metastasis to the high cervical spinal cord. Historically, there hasbeen a role for surgery in resecting a solitary...
... 40 What, then, do I say and think? I say, and I maintain, that the constitution ofthe world is good, and that the constitution of human nature is good; that the laws of nature andthe laws of ... enjoyment in the wonders of nature andof art, in society, andinthe charm of historical and romantic association which is the peculiar pleasure to an American of travel inthe Old World, was very ... myturn came." There was, indeed, a grand and surprising superiority in Channing's talk, both inthe topics and the treatment of them. There was no repartee in it, and not much of give and...