... palm:cross sectional area of Schwannoma of median nerve at palm: A case of Schwannoma: the picture shows an increased cross sectional area of median nerve at palm guish between the two [4] In our experience, ... provides a dynamic examination, it may be the first-line approach to the nerve The cost-benefit ratio is in favour of using US rather than MRI for a number of reasons: 1) US is less time consuming; ... (CM); 2) US is less expansive; in our hospital, the price of a musculoskeletal US is 63 euros (about 92 U.S dollars), while the price of a MRI ofthe same district is 344 euros (about 504 U.S dollars)...
... world!" "Snakes ofthe Santo!" Friday gasped, the whites of his eyes showing all around "Then we must be on an asteroid!" They were From the far side ofthe dome ahead of them the asteroid stretched ... acceptance ofthe astounding fact; he was too busy to make comment He was observing the buildings, the nature of them, the exits from the dome, how they could best be reached T HEY stood on the roof of ... In the middle of that night, when the pleasures of Porno were in full stride, there emerged suddenly, from one ofthe dark, crooked byways that angled off the Street ofthe Sailors, a squad of...
... patients with other CNS cancer, the spine was the most common primary site (53.9% of total), followed by thebrain (41.3% of total) and other (4.8% of total) Other CNS cancers in thebrain (malignant ... category is made up of a mix of racial groups As with thebrain cancer group, the proportion of whites with other CNS cancer was much higher than the proportion of blacks with the same disease However, ... 80 Brain cancer occurring in the frontal lobes (25.8% of total), temporal lobe (20.1% of total), parietal lobe (14.6% of total) and overlapping lesions ofthebrain (19.8% of total) were the...
... observations for the human and rat I-FABP, and other members ofthe FABP family, that the N-terminal halves of these proteins are more highly conserved than their C-terminal halves [27] Mapping ofthe initiation ... lines The length ofthe boxes and lines represent the approximate size ofthe exons and introns, respectively, with the number of amino acids encoded by each exon shown above the boxes The human ... represents the 5¢ end ofthe mature B-FABP mRNA The 5¢ RACE product contained a 166 bp sequence corresponding to a portion of exon including the 5¢ UTR ofthe Fig Product of 5¢ RLM-RACE derived from the...
... to the most important of all the big problems the evolution ofthe human brain, and ofthe human mind The book is a synthesis of comparative anatomy—especially brain anatomy ofthe evidence of ... comparison of mind -brain theories 194 8.8 A new hypothesis of mind -brain interaction based on quantum physics the microsite hypothesis 195 8.9 Reconsideration ofthe mind -brain problem 200 The self ... story ofthe essentials ofthe evolutionary process, it is necessary first to give a muchsimplified account ofthe genetic material ofthe cell, deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), and ofthe mode of its...
... highest in the U.S or Canada (94% of respondents agreed), followed by Europe (89%), another African country (41%), then lastly Uganda (5%) When discussing the role ofthe nursing profession in their ... Africa: the pivotal role ofthe UK Lancet 2005, 365:1893-1900 T Pang ML, Haines A: Brain drain and health professionals BMJ 2002, 324:499-500 Muula A: Is There any Solution to the "Brain Drain" of ... Uganda, with the exception of northern Uganda, where the Lord's Resistance Army operates [17] The average age of students, more than 30 years, would date them to having been reared during the 1970s,...
... elucidate the relationship between brain trauma and the immune system, very little is known about the function ofthe thymus after brain trauma Since the thymus is the major source of mature ... contributed to the conception and experimental design ofthe study MD carried out most ofthe experimental work, analysed the data and prepared the figures ofthe manuscript SR contributed to the immunostaining ... subsequent infiltration into thebrain tissues Regardless ofthe neural mechanism, removal ofthe spleen immediately after the insult would remove the largest pool of immune cells, resulting in...
... out there, thebrain often goes beyond the call of duty to make things up Consider the example ofthe retina, the specialized sheet of photoreceptor cells at the back ofthe eye In 1668, the ... aware ofthe phone’s ring The conscious mind is not at the center ofthe action in the brain; instead, it is far out on a distant edge, hearing but whispers ofthe activity THE UPSIDE OF DETHRONEMENT ... spiking the chemical cocktails ofthebrain with alcohol, narcotics, cigarettes, coffee, or physical exercise The state ofthe physical material determines the state ofthe thoughts And the physical...
... cut the small rectangle out ofthe center with scissors Hold the paper up and compare the shape ofthe small opening with the shape ofthe whole format Y can see that the two shapes are the same, ... to the felt speed ofthe line, the size and spacing ofthe marks, the muscle tension or lack of tension All of that is precisely communicated by the line, the directional pattern or lack of pattern—in ... drive In the original book, I believe I explained sufficiently well the first two skills, the perception of edges and the perception of spaces The importance of sighting (the third skill of perceiving...
... to be published Acknowledgements The reporting of this case was approved by the Ethics committee of St Louis University as the consent ofthe patient or the next of kin could not be obtained References ... 70% It remains the cornerstone of therapy in SCLC [4,5,15] In the first line setting single agent topotecan and paclitaxel have shown to be possible therapeutic options Neither of these agents ... work-up with a variety of other investigations [25] To the best of our knowledge, FDG PET/CT imaging of EPSCC involving thebrain has never been reported before It is possible that the patient had an...
... and the low density area may not be apparent Some early signs of acute MCA infarction are loss of definition ofthe grey/white interface in the lateral margins ofthe insula, leading to loss of ... portion ofthebrain fails, often due to partial or total thrombosis ofthe blood vessel supplying that area There is an even greater time lag before definite CT scan changes of an infarcted area of ... the use of intravenous contrast (unenhanced) thus avoiding potential confusion with subarachnoid haemorrhage Below, we summarise the findings and analysis of CT scanning ofthebrain Normal brain...
... [43] Model-1: The effects of stress on the four different quadrants ofthebrainThe terms La, Lp, Ra and Rp represent the release of neurotransmitters from the axons of neurons in the four different ... the effects of exercise positively activate the left-anterior and right-posterior ofthebrain but they negatively activate (feedback mechanism) the left-posterior and right anterior ofthebrain ... experiment [1, 44] Summary ofthe hypothetical models The models described in this article show one ofthe likely mechanisms for the action, on the brain, of concomitant Page 13 of 18 (page number not...
... editor of Thoughts from the Frontline “Forwards and backwards in time, up the alleyways of one theory and down another, often soiled by the sorry sludge of historical missteps the often-disastrous ... dime of profits, and never would, were valued as if they were worth billions By the fall of 2001, the worst of them had already crashed, and the best were on their way back down to where they ... to the murky depths ofthe Gildered Age and the absurd pretensions ofThe Cluetrain Manifesto to the bug-infested jungle of competition and creative destruction to the frauds ofthe first-mover...
... rate ofthe PLGA copolymers are dependent on the molar ratio ofthe lactic and glycolic acids in the polymer chain, molecular weight ofthe polymer, the degree ofthe crystallinity, and the Tg of ... identified thebrain capillary endothelial cell as the site ofthebrain blood barrier Later experiments demonstrated that the BBB is composed of epithelial tight junctions between the plasmalemma of ... presence of an intact blood brain barrier at the proliferating edge ofthe tumor has been suggested to be one ofthe major contributing factors to the failure of chemotherapy in the treatment of central...
... measured according to the definition ofthe brainstem axis The first joins the anterior border ofthe AC to the inferior extremity ofthe floor ofthe fourth ventricle behind the obex, the CH-PC-OB, ... thus, to the lateral fissure, and orthogonal to the long axis ofthe brainstem It is possible to consider that the CH-PC is for thebrain what the NOP is for the position ofthe head, the former ... compared to the direction ofthe temporal horn ofthe lateral ventricle, may be considered as the anatomic plane defining the temporalization ofthebrain It is parallel to the direction ofthe parallel...
... strokes The doctors evaluate the extent, type and location ofthe damage to thebrain on the basis ofthe signs and the severity ofthe paralytic attack If the left side ofthebrain is affected then ... angioplasty The risk factor ofthe angiography ofthebrain is similar to the angiography ofthe heart Certain nominal risks are very much there, but they can be tackled The investigation ofthe blood ... Septum Pellucidum The right side ofthebrain is responsible for the motor and sensory functioning ofthe left side ofthe body and the opposite is true for the left -brain The left -brain is also...
... necessary for the diagnosis of soft -tissue perineurioma [3,4] To the best of our knowledge, MRI and CT images of soft -tissue perineurioma in the retroperitoneum have not been reported The soft -tissue ... which were absent in the current soft -tissue perineurioma The soft -tissue perineuromas can be either encapsulated or unencapsulated [2] Neurilemmomas are encapsulated, and neurofibromas are unencapsulated ... neurofibromas are unencapsulated tumors [6], and the possibility of neurofibroma can be excluded if the findings suggest the presence of a capsule [7] Other differential diagnoses include malignant...
... necessary for the diagnosis of soft -tissue perineurioma [3,4] To the best of our knowledge, MRI and CT images of soft -tissue perineurioma in the retroperitoneum have not been reported The soft -tissue ... which were absent in the current soft -tissue perineurioma The soft -tissue perineuromas can be either encapsulated or unencapsulated [2] Neurilemmomas are encapsulated, and neurofibromas are unencapsulated ... neurofibromas are unencapsulated tumors [6], and the possibility of neurofibroma can be excluded if the findings suggest the presence of a capsule [7] Other differential diagnoses include malignant...
... adequate movement ofthe flaps without any tension at the periphery ofthe flap and the skin edges [24,25] In certain areas such as the frontal area ofthe knee where other types of skin or fasciocutaneous ... The risk seems to be major in the presence of factors that affect local vascularity to the soft tissues [8,13] Skin vascularity over the knee affects the rate of healing postoperatively and the ... dimensions ofthe deficit to be covered plus the stiffness and oedema ofthe local tissues The incision is carried down to the fascia On the medial aspect, flap elevation may necessitate to sacrifice the...