Chronic Migraine: Epidemiology ...
Chronic migraine is a common and disabling complication of migraine with a population prevalence of about 2%. Emerging evidence suggests that episod ...
Analysis of Biliary Epithelial- ...
Background The cellular origin of myofibroblast in the liver fibrosis remains unclear. This study was designed to investigate whether biliary epithe ...
Changes in Chemosensitivity and ...
The risk of aspiration pneumonia in Parkinson’s disease (PD) may be increased by sensory loss in the laryngopharynx and a reduced cough reflex. This ...
Suitability of Auditory Speech ...
A§E is an audiological evaluation tool based on speech sounds as stimuli and was developed by The Eargroup, Antwerp. It consists of three levels: d ...
Patients’ attitudes toward side ...
Patients’ attitudes toward side effects of antidepressants are likely to differ according to gender, which has not yet been fully addressed in the l ...
European clinical guidelines fo ...
Ten years ago deep brain stimulation (DBS) has been introduced as an alternative and promising treatment option for patients suffering from severe T ...
Cardiac troponin T: an importan ...
Background Cardiac troponin is an accurate marker of minimal myocardial injury and has been shown to predict adverse outcomes in various non-acute c ...
The effect of vitamin A on rena ...
Animal studies suggest that administration of vitamin A to rats with experimental urinary tract infection decreases the frequency of renal scars (Ka ...
Informative privacy and confide ...
Confidentiality is a major issue in adolescent healthcare, and its perceived absence may be the main barrier for an adolescent to seek medical care. ...
Prevalence of enlarged mediasti ...
Objective To evaluate the frequency of enlarged hilar or mediastinal lymph nodes in heavy smokers (more than 10 pack years) compared with non- smoke ...
Dual-energy CT with tin filter ...
Purpose To differentiate proxy renal cystic lesions containing protein, blood, iodine contrast or saline solutions using dual-energy CT (DECT) equip ...
Facet joint injections as a mea ...
Objectives Recent publications compared treatment of vertebral fractures reporting improvement in the majority but with no significant difference be ...
Video-assisted thoracic surgery ...
Among the four subjects addressed in this article, the defi nition of video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) lobectomy is fundamentally the point at ...
A study of cyst rupture rate by ...
Laparoscopy may be suitable for benign ovarian tumors, but the risk of intraoperative cyst rupture may carry serious consequences should the lesion ...
Clinical analysis of the risk f ...
Slow coronary flow (SCF) phenomenon is a coronary microvascular disorder characterized by the delayed passage of contrast in the absence of obstruct ...
Embossing of a screw thread and ...
Purpose Fixation of soft tissue grafts with interference screws relies on the friction of the graft between the screw and the bone tunnel. The goal ...
Low-level laser therapy (LLLT) ...
The aim of this work was to evaluate the effects of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) on exercise performance, oxidative stress, and muscle status in h ...
Effects of the Er,Cr:YSGG laser ...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the histological changes that occur in rat soft and hard tissues after Er,Cr:YSGG laser surgery. Each o ...
Clinical outcome and imaging fo ...
Introduction Acute stroke multimodal CT imaging (MMCT: non-enhanced CT, CTangiography, and CT perfusion (CTP)) may show normal results despite persi ...
Ultrasonic Value is Not Useful ...
To study the evolution of the bone mass by ultrasonic transmission after biliopancreatic diversion. Forty eight morbid obese patients were prospecti ...
Impact of Laparoscopic Adjustab ...
Background Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) is a proven method for weight reduction. Less is known about pregnancies in patients after ...
Efficacy of ibuprofen versus lo ...
Purpose The aim of this study is to compare the analgesic efficacy and tolerability of a pre-emptive/post-surgery 4-day regimen of oral ibuprofen 40 ...
Clinical characteristics of non ...
Objectives To investigate the frequency, prevalence, distribution, sex differences and characteristics of supernumerary teeth in a referred non-synd ...
Fragility fractures and the ost ...
Summary Canadian women over 50 years old were studied over a 10-year period to see if those who sustained a fracture (caused by minimal trauma) were ...
Exchange transfusion as rescue ...
Sirs, Acute renal failure (ARF) affects 8–24% of babies admitting to neonatal intensive care units [1]. Dialysis or hemofiltration is the treatment ...