... and advances in treatment Nat Clin Pract Rheumatol 2007, 3 :14 8 -15 5 van Laar JA, Missotten T, van Daele PL, Jamnitski A, Baarsma GS, van Hagen PM: Adalimumab: a new modality for Behçet’s disease? ... disease and psoriatic arthritis Arthritis Res Ther 2009, 11 :R17 Dik WA, Nadel B, Przybylski GK, Asnafi V, Grabarczyk P, Navarro JM, Verhaaf B, Schmidt CA, Macintyre EA, van Dongen JJ, Langerak ... Arthritis Research & Therapy Vol 11 No Kappen et al in colonic tissue ofa BD patient, IFN-γ, TNF-α, and IL -1 7A appear to be key cytokines, even in a treated patient Competing interests The authors...
... Med 19 54, 250:26 -30 Dham A, Peterson BA: Castleman disease Curr Opin Hematol 2007, 14 :35 4 -35 9 Murphy SP, Nathan MA, Karwal MW: FDG-PET appearance of pelvic Castleman's disease J Nucl Med 19 97, 38 :12 11- 1 212 ... combination of both anatomical and biological co-registered images acquired in the same session, witha dual gain in diagnostic accuracy Staging is crucial in the identification of the appropriate ... aggressive malignant lymphomas to characterise metabolically undetermined masses, tumour staging and restaging, treatment response evaluation and radiotherapy treatment planning In fact, it allows a combination...
... only in part One of these rearrangements had a R/S ratio of 11 /4 (3/ 0 mutations in FR1, 3 /1 mutations in FR2, 1/ 2 mutations in FR3, 1/ 1 mutations in CDR1, 2/0 mutations in CDR2, and 1/ 0 mutations ... cells ofapatientwith SS compared with B cells obtained from the peripheral blood of the same patient This patient manifested increased titers of autoantibodies (anti-Ro and anti-La), hypergammaglobulinemia ... Fox PC: Serum anti-SS-B/La and IgA rheumatoid factor are markers of salivary gland disease activity in primary Sjögren’s syndrome Arthritis Rheum 19 92, 35 : 13 68 - 13 72 Kassan SS, Thomas TL, Moutsopoulos...
... normal ambulation as follows: unilateral trans-tibial amputation 40-60%, unilateral trans-femoral amputation 90 to 12 0%, bilateral trans-tibial amputation 60 -10 0% and bilateral transfemoral amputation ... Orthopedics 19 92, 15 :10 33 -10 37 10 Menz HB, Latt MD, Tiedemann A, Mun San Kwan M, Lord SR: Reliability of the GAITRite walkway system for the quantification of temporo-spatial parameters of gait in ... witha walker for short distances Her physical examination revealed a well-oriented individual with normal vital signs and oxygen saturation at 88% on room air Her neurological and cardiac Page...
... was placed in the anatomic position Part of the native head was used as a morselised autograft at the true acetabular bed The superolateral part of the head was used as a structural graft and secured ... 32 -A1 according to the AO-OTA classification [3] We performed a total hip arthroplasty via a posterolateral incision, using a long cementless Wagner stem [4] and a porous tantalum monoblock acetabular ... Acetabular Component A Multicenter Study with 2- to 5-Year Results J Arthr 2005, 20 :36 9 -37 8 doi :10 .11 86 /17 52 -19 47-4-2 21 Cite this article as: Tsakotos et al.: Treatment ofa femoral shaft fracture...
... was placed in the anatomic position Part of the native head was used as a morselised autograft at the true acetabular bed The superolateral part of the head was used as a structural graft and secured ... 32 -A1 according to the AO-OTA classification [3] We performed a total hip arthroplasty via a posterolateral incision, using a long cementless Wagner stem [4] and a porous tantalum monoblock acetabular ... Acetabular Component A Multicenter Study with 2- to 5-Year Results J Arthr 2005, 20 :36 9 -37 8 doi :10 .11 86 /17 52 -19 47-4-2 21 Cite this article as: Tsakotos et al.: Treatment ofa femoral shaft fracture...
... Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008, 2 : 13 http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/2 /1/ 13 Figure Colour images of the retina before and after operation Colour images of the retina before and after ... perfluorophenanthrene [2 ,3] Perfluorodecaline may also have a role in the etiology of some changes, such as corneal oedema and deep corneal vascularization in the area of perfluorodecaline-endothelial contact It ... the patient refused (4) After our attempt to remove the perfluorodecaline in the anterior chamber witha 27G needle failed, an anterior chamber wash was performed with balanced salt solution via...
... Chest 19 90, 98 :11 21- 112 4 Haraguchi M, Shimura S, Shirato K: Morphometric analysis of bronchial cartilage in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bronchial asthma Am J Respir Crit Care Med 19 99, ... 19 99, 15 9 :10 05 -10 13 10 Ogring G, Kampalath B, Tomashefski JF: Destruction and loss of bronchial cartilage in cystic fibrosis Hum Pathol 19 98, 29:65- 73 Page of doi: 10 .11 86 /17 52 -19 47-4 -15 6 Cite ... focus of bony metaplasia in a cartilagenous plate on the bronchial wall The bronchial cartilage is primarily responsible for maintaining the stability of the airways Metaplastic ossification happens...
... density changes in appearance to become isodense with brain tissue and ultimately (after at least a month) to appear as an area of low density Figure admission Computed tomography scan of the brain ... occasionally within the basal ganglia Acute haemorrhage appears as an area of high density (white) There is often surrounding low density oedema with associated mass effect Over the subsequent to 10 days ... potential confusion with subarachnoid haemorrhage Below, we summarise the findings and analysis of CT scanning of the brain Normal brain and fundamentals of CT interpretation The brain normal grey/white...
... complaint However, digital palpation ofa trigger point in the right infraspinatus muscle did exacerbate the chief complaint of shoulder pain and parasthesias of the lateral forearm and hand Based ... myofascial pain is also complicated by the variable nature of pain patterns Travell stated that pain referred from myofascial trigger points does not follow a simple pattern and may not always ... chiropractic office for almost five months She complained of upper back and shoulder pain on the right as well as pain and numbness of the lateral forearm and hand that was persisting for several...
... Cerrato A, Parisi MJ, Santa Anna-AS, Oliver B, Chandrasekharappa SC, Collins FS, Spiegel AM, Marx SJ: Molecular pathology of the MEN1 gene Ann NY Acad Sci 2004, 10 14 :18 9 -19 8 Marx SJ: Molecular ... distal pancreatectomy, splenectomy, bilateral Table Preoperative and postoperative serum hormonal evaluationof the patient Parameter Normal values Preoperative value ACTH 1- 50 pg/ml 0. 23 Cortisol ... probably suggesting that they are not a direct result of inactivation of the MEN1 gene Page of Since the malignant potential of MEN1-related adrenal neoplasia is of important clinical significance,...
... Rheumatol 19 93, 11 :18 3 -18 6 Kawakami Y, Nakayama Y, Nagao H, Hirota Y, Kawamura K: A case of Behcet's disease complicated with acute myocardial infarction Kokyu To Junkan 19 91, 39 : 935 - 938 [Japanese] ... Grosgogeat Y: Emergency percutaneous coronary dilatation for acute myocardial infarction in Behcet’s disease Eur Heart J 19 87, 8 :11 33 -11 36 Tamura Y, Matsuoka A, Ohtaki E, Okabe M, Shibata A: Behcet’s ... fibrosis and thus weakens and predisposes the arterial wall to aneurysm formation that eventually ruptures [9] In our patient, angiography was performed forevaluationof coronary anatomy Coronary angiograms...
... 2004, 1: 31 6 8 -3 31 1 Rydel JJ, Rodby RA: An 18 -year-old man with Goodpasture's syndrome and ANCA-negative central nervous system vasculitis Am J Kidney Dis 19 98, 31 : 34 5 -34 9 Küker W: Cerebral vasculitis: ... rheumatic disease: three case reports and a review of the literature Ann Rheum Dis 20 03, 62:50-57 Page of (page number not for citation purposes) Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009, 3 :12 0 11 12 ... basis ofa Goodpasture's disease into account In an extensive metaanalysis for ANCA-associated vasculitides, it has been shown that pulsed immunosuppressive therapy with cyclophosphamide has a...
... in about one-half of patients with PETs; unfortunately, markers for the development or progression of malignant disease are not yet available Here we report the case ofa 37 -year-old man with ... Spiegel AM, Turner M: Multiple facial angiofibromas and collagenomas in patients with multiple endocrine neoplasia type Arch Dermatol 19 97, 13 3: 8 53- 857 Marx S, Spiegel AM, Skarulis MC, Doppman JL, ... National Institutes of Health; PET: pancreatoduodenal endocrine tumor; SRS: somatostatin-receptor scintigraphy 10 11 12 13 Ballard HS, Fame B, Hartsock RJ: Familial multiple endocrine adenoma-peptic...
... and 14 % bands Comprehensive metabolic panel was significant for low sodium of 13 3 mEq/L and mildly elevated renal function witha blood urea nitrogen of 20 mg/dL and creatinine of1.3 mg/dL and ... Dermatol 19 94, 31 : 535 Zamanian Abbas, Ameri Ahmad: Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweet's syndrome): a study of 15 cases in Iran Int J Dermatol 2007, 46:5 71- 4 Vaz A, Kramer K, Kalish RA: Sweet's ... be regarded as a cutaneous marker of systemic disease It has been associated with malignancies in about 20 to 25% of patients [6] Most malignancies are hematopoietic, especially myelodysplastic...
... in pacemaker implantation and design in patients with congenital heart disease During his pediatric cardiology training in the late 19 70s, cardiac electrophysiology and pacemaker application technologies ... “tricks of the trade.” Although prepared primarily for adult patients with congenital heart disease, the principles espoused are equally relevant for most patients who require cardiac pacing The ... Victoria 30 53, Australia All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems,...
... evaluating with that test-bed is reliable (JACK measure) Formal constraints on any evaluation framework based on similarity metrics We are looking fora framework to evaluate automatic summarisation ... (constant) metric x should have KM ,A (x) = 3 .1 QARLA evaluation framework QUEEN: Estimation of the quality of an automatic summary We are now looking fora function QM,x (a) that estimates the quality ... editors, HLT-NAACL 20 03 Workshop: Text Summarization (DUC 03) , Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, May 31 - June Association for Computational Linguistics C Lin 2004 Orange: a Method for Evaluating Automatic Metrics...