... proven that EBS is a requirement for these neurochemical changes [6,7] These data cast doubt on the argument that patients benefit maximally from barbiturate protocols that include EBS as a therapeutic ... JM, Raurich JM, Frontera G, Brell M, Ibanez J, Ibanez J: Pentobarbital versus thiopental in thetreatmentof refractory intracranial hypertension in patients with traumatic brain injury: a randomized ... been realized in clinical trials [10]? Perhaps by the time barbiturates are employed for refractory ICP - often several days after the trauma - the opportunity forthe drugs to prevent secondary...
... de-innervation ofthe joint and removal ofthe entire end-plate receptors that adhere to the bone and capsular tissue Limitations ofthe current study include a lack of comparison group and lack of blinding ... 71% of 21 patients at one year follow-up with laser denervation ofthe dorsal facet capsule Li et al treated patients with RFA ofthe dorsal rami Three patients had durable response after to 16 ... men; mean age 64, range 22-89) were included Length of follow-up was at least years with a maximum of years Location of facet pain was cervical in 45, thoracic in 15, and lumbar in 114 patients...
... Thoracic radiculopathy is rare, as evidenced by the paucity of literature regarding the appropriate management of these patients In our experience, patients with thoracic central and foraminal ... central or foraminal stenosis treated with endoscopic laminoforaminoplasty via a small incision, of less than one inch Materials and Methods Twelve patients were treated with endoscopic laminoforaminoplasty ... and carries significant risks The anterior approach requires a transthoracic approach with close proximity to the major abdominal and thoracic organs and neurovasculature [4], and posterior approaches...
... down the species of NOB, the primer set FGPS872f, CTAAAACTCAAAGGAATTGA and FGPS1269r , TTTTTTGAGATTTGCTAG (Degrange and Bardin, 1995) was employed forthe detection of Nitrobacter species, and the ... laboratory of UT at 4oCstored Then, each ofthe samples were divided into two One of them was for DNA extraction and was washed with TE buffer at pH8.0, and stored at -20oC Another was for FISH analysis ... the cause of partial nitriifcation, the authors operated a test plant using simulated coak-oven wastewater prepared with chemical reagents fora period of about one year The nitrifiers population...
... the increased HRT ofthe adsorption tank From an engineering application point of view, the appropriate operational parameters ofthe recycle ratio, HRT ofthe regeneration tank, HRT ofthe adsorption ... process had a great influence on the overall system performance Adsorptive capability ofthe sludge in CARS system The adsorptive rate and specific adsorptive capacity ofthe activated sludge are described ... concentration (mg/L); qm and b are constant characteristic ofthe system forthe Langmuir model that can be considered as an indicator of adsorptive capacity and appetency, respectively; and KF and...
... within years of initial diagnosis) The 5-year survival rate for metastatic colorectal disease is 12% 2.4 The management of metastatic colorectal cancer is mainly palliative and involves acombination ... advanced or metastatic colorectal cancer Preliminary data have been presented The bevacizumab monotherapy arm was prematurely halted because of lack of efficacy • The first-line use of cetuximab ... ofthe patients in the cetuximab monotherapy arm ofthe RCT The data from the monotherapy arm NICE technology appraisal guidance 118 15 were adjusted to remove the impact of cetuximab using an...
... selected data elements against the original articles If there was a discrepancy between the data abstracted and the data appearing in the article, this discrepancy was brought to the attention ofthe ... hydroxyurea treatment? What are the barriers to the use of hydroxyurea treatment (and other therapies) for patients who have sickle cell disease and what are the potential solutions? What are the future ... investigator in charge ofthe specific data set, and the data were corrected in the final evidence tables We did not quantitatively pool the data for any ofthe outcomes because there was a paucity of...
... Furthermore, an increase in extracellular metals can catalyse Ab oligomerization and aggregation, and the amyloid plaques that subsequently form may then exacerbate intracellular metal deficiency ... Modulation of metal availability for treating AD P J Crouch et al research attention as potential therapeutic targets Plaques and NFTs, however, cannot be regarded as ‘upstream’ causative factors ... compilation ª 2007 FEBS 3779 Modulation of metal availability for treating AD P J Crouch et al established, but the role for metal dyshomeostasis in all aspects is clear In the AD affected brain, metal...
... PE38) has undergone several early-phase clinical trials forthetreatmentof B cell malignancies [35–37] These trials have validated the use of CD22 as a target and highlighted several potential ... ofthe majority of domain Ia (D1–250) and a portion of domain Ib (D365–380) from native PE Several RITs incorporating a 38 kDa fragment of PE are in preclinical evaluation or have already reached ... of PE and its intoxication pathway have fueled the translation of basic research into clinical therapies that have the opportunity to make a large positive impact on human health High expectations...
... with adjunctive therapy or the actual exercise dosage is the critical factor is unclear The optimal length oftreatment and the number oftreatment episodes could be useful information forthe marketing ... quantity and quality ofthe educational information about the condition and PFM function The impact of these factors on the outcome oftreatment has yet to be evaluated Furthermore, it has been ... Hay-Smith (2002) AA = available in English only as abstract; a = According to Australian National Health and Medical Research Council Hierarchy of Evidence (1998); b = Mean age (SD) unless otherwise...
... Guideline forthe Management of Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer: 2007 Update1, insufficient information was available to include cryosurgery in data meta- analyses As such, the AUA convened a Panel ... 2008 American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.® Abbreviations and Acronyms ASTRO = American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology AUA = American Urological Association ... AT, VanBuskirk RG, Baust JG, Gage AA and Baust JM: Targeted induction of apoptosis via TRAIL and cryoablation: a novel strategy forthetreatmentof prostate cancer Prostate Cancer Prostatic...
... three-way catalysts based on mixed metal oxides forthetreatmentof exhaust gases from internal combustion engine software package CasaXPS (Casa Software Ltd., UK) All spectra were calibrated fora ... to thecombinationof two oxides at favorable molar ratios Nguyen The Tien 48 Synthesize and investigate the catalytic activity of three-way catalysts based on mixed metal oxides forthetreatment ... These maintain a rather strong synergistic effect between Mn and Ce species on the nanometer scale forthe aged alumina-modified catalyst, and increase the amount of available active oxygen for...
... preclinical data supporting the use of Alemtuzumab as a therapeutic agent for ovarian cancer patients Materials and methods Tissues Stage III epithelial ovarian cancer (n = 10), and ductal breast cancer ... been well established as an immunotherapeutic target antigen In fact, an anti-human CD52 antibody therapy, Alemtuzumab (Campath) has been developed and is FDA approved forthetreatmentof CD52 expressing ... interests The University of Michigan and RJB have submitted a patent regarding the use of Alemtuzumab as an anti-angiogenic agent in ovarian cancer This was submitted after the completion ofthe described...
... within the extravascular compartment of early, less mature and smaller malignant brain tumor colonies, whether primary or metastatic Significance ofthe luminal glycocalyx layer ofthe BBTB of malignant ... Morris DE, Carey LA, Ladha AM, Brem S: Guidelines forthe initial management of metastatic brain tumors: Role of surgery, radiosurgery, and radiation therapy JNCCN Journal ofthe National Comprehensive ... radiosurgery alone or in combination with whole brain radiotherapy compared to conventional surgery and/or whole brain radiotherapy forthetreatmentof one or more brain metastases: A systematic...
... one did, and in fact the task was well tolerated Furthermore, there was no degradation of performance at the end ofthe adaptation phase as compared to the final portion ofthe wash-out phase One ... target, and shifted it laterally, of three times the maximum lateral deviation observed in the average baseline trajectory The ‘average’ trajectory was the ‘average’ of all trajectories in the same ... treatments and at the overall effect of robot treatment over the whole duration ofthe trial Data Analysis Hand trajectories were sampled at 100 Hz The x and y components were smoothed with a...
... parallel 1.8 mm Kirschner wires from the tip ofthe olecranon and a 18 gauge wire in a figure -of eight fashion Major intraoperative goal was the perforation ofthe ulnar Mayo Classification for ... Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) patient satisfaction score (b) the intramedullary pin The above hypothesis wasn't confirmed by Paremain et al [22] as the results of their biomechanical study indicated ... olecranon fracture Mayo Type IIA fracture ofthe left olecranon after a fall in a 52-year-old woman (A) Lateral (B) and anteroposterior radiographs (C) at years postoperatively showed signs of...
... years (at 19 years old) after the surgery The average term was 10.6 years and the average age was 18.3 years old It seemed to be characteristic that these pains appeared at late adolescence These ... was applied in cases and contralateral VFG was applied in cases, in which one was forthe initial trial of VFG, and the other was forthe second trial of VFG after failure of bone consolidation ... fibular graft which was secured by several screws End-to-end anasto- Statistical analysis Clinical data were statistically analyzed using the MannWhitney U-test for quantitative data ofthe term of...
... T12 L1 L1 T11 T11 T11 L1 L1 T12 MVA MVA MVA MVA MVA MVA MVA MVA MVA Fall Fall MVA Fall MVA MVA Fall MVA MVA Fall MVA MVA Fall MVA MVA Fall MVA Fall Fall MVA MVA MVA FD UB UB UB UB UB UB UB UB TRS ... Additionally evaluation of pain scale for all the patients suggested that our fixation strategy had been successful in improving the pain scales at final follow-up and all the patients were able ... CI, Jane JA, Whitehill R, Wang GJ, Szabo TA, Hansen CA, Shaffrey ME, Chan DP: Surgical approaches forthe correction of unstable thoracolumbar burst fractures: a retrospective analysis of treatment...
... is a chance of intra-articular pin placement, causing septic arthritis and a risk of damaging the growth plate An external fixator is also used forthetreatmentof paediatric supracondylar fractures ... this article as: Lam et al.: The use of tibial Less Invasive Stabilization System (LISS) plate [AO-ASIF] forthetreatmentof paediatric supracondylar fracture of femur: a case report Journal of ... the site, the pattern ofthe fracture and its associated injury When treating the displaced supracondylar fracture, the traditional method of traction may fail due to the unbalanced pull of the...
... Page of 100 points indicating a normal foot This includes a maximum score of 30 points for amount of pain; of 20 points each for level of activity and patient satisfaction; and of 10 points each ... permits and consists of gentle manipulation ofthe foot and the serial application of long leg plaster casts at weekly interval without the use of anesthesia, as described by Ponseti [4] In all patients, ... each for motion ofthe ankle and foot, position ofthe heel during stance, and gait For Satisfaction and Function category, data has been recorded from the patients’ parents considering patient as...