... symptoms of OBPP are exacerbated with age and produce increasing disability [20], our results provide a justification to monitor and maintain upper limb movement in children, adolescents and ... calculated in SPSS, due to the lack of spread of data, they were calculated by hand using the formula outlined in Portney and Watkins [15] Results Our sample consisted of 30 childrenwith OBPP ... measurement tool has moderate to excellent intra- and interrater reliability when used by experienced clinicians on childrenwith OBPP between month to 15 years of age [4,9] One advantage of using this...
... co-morbidities, and clinical laboratory findings of these ASD/SPAD children are summarized in Tables and These ASD/SPAD children had at least occurrences of worsening behavioral symptoms and/ or loss of once ... altered in ASD/SPAD children When we tested T cell cytokine production, our results revealed lower production of IFN-γ, Th1 cytokine, and IL-17A, Th17 cytokine, in response to PHA in the ASD/SPAD children ... Assistant Professor at the Institute of Genomic Medicine, UMDNJ-NJMS He has been involved in clinical studies of CGH, transcription profiling, and microRNA profiling in patients with various...
... and growth in infants and young children [25] Childrenwith CF and better initial FEV1 have a slower rate of decline in lung function than those in whom initial FEV1 was already very low [61] The ... combinations of infection The impact of different typesof infection on progression of lung function is shown in Figure Age and the most frequent typesof infection were taken as fixed effects and ... observed in CF remains incompletely explained and most likely reflects the influence of multiple, interrelated factors These may include differences in CFTR mutation and presence of infective...
... IgE levels, and increased peak flow (PF) The immunopathogenesis of atopic asthma is complex and multifunctional Multiple genetic risk factors involving the inflammatory pathways, including polymorphisms ... which the number of CD23 receptors per cell was extrapolated, and the total number of CD23 receptors expressed per B-cell determined TH1/Th2 cytokines and chemokines To determine Th1/Th2 Alternaria-specific ... associated with atopy and asthma This was observed in 22% of the childrenwith Alternaria-sensitive moderate-severe asthma compared to 8% ofchildrenwith mild asthma In addition, Page of Wenzel...
... Canadian clinical trials with durations of up to year [13-15] Equipped with a more detailed and nuanced understanding of the time course of treatment responses and remission with atomoxetine, clinicians ... Version: Investigator Administered and Scored; CGI-ADHD-S = Clinical Global Impressions-ADHD-Severity response and remission with increasing time on atomoxetine Of interest, children s ADHD symptoms ... predictor of time to remission, with lower values (indicative of less severe ADHD symptomatology) being associated with shorter time required to achieve remission defined as a CGIADHD-S score of...
... moderate in intensity and the most common included headache (5.1%), decreased appetite (4.7%), insomnia (3.5%), and upper abdominal pain (2.7%) A total of subjects discontinued the study due to intolerable ... hours of tutoring, nursing, home healthcare, or other services increased from 60.2% at baseline to 77.6% at endpoint Furthermore, from baseline to endpoint, the percentage of caregivers reporting ... to baseline In addition at endpoint, there was a decrease in the number of missed days from work for caregivers andin the number of subjects requiring extra hours for tutoring, nursing, and home...
... surgery/interventions (including ablations) 1.1 Without remaining findings (complete correction) 1.2 With minimal findings 1.3 With clinically significant findings 1.4 After palliative interventions: ... www.aerzteblatt.de MEDICINE Tables andand box show classifications of postoperative findings or clinical findings and their categorization into degrees of severity Category group "0" includes patients with hemodynamically ... function and hemodynamic findings Exercise echocardiography Cardiac function and hemodynamic findings under exertion BOX Findings after cardiac surgery and/ or interventions Minor remaining findings...
... with asthma within the context of other predictors With this study a first step is made in investigating predictors of HRQoL while taking other predictors in account Since most studies investigate ... aim of the present study was to further explore predictors of HRQoL ofchildrenwith asthma This study is, to our knowledge, the first study that investigated predictors of HRQoL inchildrenwith ... further explore predictors of HRQoL with the stress-coping model resulting towards a better understanding of HRQoL ofchildrenwith asthma in a general context Method Participants and procedure The...
... The flow rate was expressed for each separate gland in milliliters per minute (ml/min) The left and right parotid flow rates were added together and converted into the percentage of baseline flow ... diminished in time, constituting almost one-fifth of the total at years The number of patients with a flow ratio between 25% and 75%, became smaller and the number of patients with a flow ratio >75% (and ... a flow ratio
... was defined as SSc according to American College of Rheumatology criteria or the main symptoms of SSc, combined with another nonorgan-specific autoimmune disease or with the main symptoms of such ... extracellular matrix proteins, resulting in thickening of the skin and fibrosis of the affected organs (for example, gastrointestinal tract, lung, heart, and kidney) The etiology of SSc is still not ... patients of the clinical centers specializing in the care of SSc patients participating in the network, but also of patients who are seen only once a year in a clinical center participating in the...
... of adhesion molecules of the endothelium and synthesis of other pro-inflammatory cytokines such as IL-1 and IL-6 Similar to results regarding pro-inflammatory cytokines, high levels of anti-inflammatory ... anti-inflammatory and inflammatory cytokines including interleukin-6 (IL6), IFN-g, IL-10 and transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-b) in patients with peripheral arteriosclerosis obliterans, to assess ... that a high level of cytokines is indicative of some complications such as claudication followed by myocardial infarction [19] An increased serum level of some proinflammatory cytokines, such as...
... prothrombin fragment F1.2 (F1.2), thrombin– antithrombin complex (TAT), plasminogen activator inhibitor (PAI)-1, thrombin activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor (TAFI), α2antiplasmin (α2-AP), plasminogen, ... IL, interleukin; PAI, plasminogen activator inhibitor; PT, prothrombin time; TAFI, thrombin-activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor; sTM, soluble thrombomodulin; TAT, thrombin–antithrombin complex Table ... generation observed in patients who survived Prolongation of PT reflects the depletion of hemostatic factors in patients with severe sepsis and may be an initial indicator of disseminated intravascular...
... VT, compliance of respi- ratory system (Crs), chest radiographic findings, and ECMO flow inchildrenwith respiratory failure or after cardiac surgery treated with ECMO Materials and methods Patients ... consisting of a high fraction of inspired oxygen, and high pressure settings on the respirator, as well as an oxygenation index greater than 40 Patients with acute respiratory failure were included, ... analgesia and received pancuronium bromide for relaxation Veno-arterial ECMO was initiated using neck cannulation in two childrenand through median sternotomy in four childrenIn these latter children, ...
... IL12A and asthma and allergy-related phenotypes in families ofchildrenwith asthma in an ongoing study of the Genetics of Asthma in Costa Rica We then attempted to replicate positive findings in ... baseline characteristics of index childrenwith asthma in Costa Rica and index white (nonHispanic) childrenwith asthma in CAMP The distribution of age, gender, and serum total IgE was similar in ... measured in CAMP) Among Costa Rican childrenwith asthma, homozygosity for the minor allele of each of two Table 1: Baseline Characteristics ofChildrenwith Asthma in Costa Rica and White Children with...
... Households withchildren defecating in open field Households withchildren defecating in room Households withchildren defecating in verandah Households withchildren defecating in latrine defecating ... defecating in room Households withchildren defecating in verandah Households withchildren defecating in latrine Hygiene practices Hand washing with soap before eating Hand washing without soap ... PSM NCD Hand washing with soap before eating Hand washing without soap before eating No hand washing before eating Hand washing after defecation with soap Hand washing after defecation without...
... Management of rhinosinusitis inchildren Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 1999 Oct 5;49 Suppl 1:S95-100) The role of rhinitis in asthma has also been the subject of intense scrutiny.43 In terms of paediatric ... The Royal Children s Hospital Clinical Practice Guidelines combines advice for “rhinosinusitis”, defined as “inflammation of the epithelial lining in the paranasal sinuses” and noting that this ... Guidelines Clearinghouse Cincinnati Children' s Hospital Medical Center Evidence-based care guideline for management of acute bacterial sinusitis inchildren 1-18 years of age Cincinnati (OH): Cincinnati...
... active inflammation, including HMGB1 and pro-inflammatory cytokines, occurs inchildrenwith febrile seizures and pediatric epilepsy, we analyzed cytokine profiles in the serum of child patients with ... child’s parents Cytokine measurement Levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines including HMGB1, IL-1b, IL-6, interferon (IFN)-b, TNF-a, and anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10 were measured using commercially ... shown to be a key mediator of inflammatory diseases HMGB1 is a nuclear protein that triggers inflammation, binds to lipopolysaccharides (LPS) and IL-1, and initiates and synergizes with a Toll-like...
... troubled story of tachykinins and neurokinins Trends Pharmacol Sci 2000;21: 173–175 6- Almeida TA, Rojo J, Nieto PM, Pinto FM, Hernandez M, Martin JD, et al Tachykinins and tachykinin receptors: ... maintaining neuronal function, there is a growing evidence of the ability of resident glial cells to initiate and/ or augment inflammation following exposureto allergens, trauma or infection in ... crossreaction with anti-dsDNA antibodies, a cytotoxic effect on mesangium cell proliferation, invasion into living cells and starting apoptosis, a defect in the synthesis of apolipoprotein B resulting in...
... sample of 24013 Chinese childrenand adolescents between the age ofand 16 years The cutting points for clinical designation are based on raw scores 12.9% of the children had scores in the clinical ... that childrenwith PE did not have more behavioural problems than control group This finding is also in line with studies of psychosocial functioning inchildrenwith PE [8,19], but contradictory ... experience of being teased and the fear of being teased can result in anxiety, emotional distress, and difficulties with social integration [14,35,36] In this study, teasing was associated with significantly...
... reliability, and validity of the Chinese mandarin version of PedsQL 4.0 Generic Core Scales and 3.0 Cancer Module inchildrenwith cancer living in mainland China With regard to obtention of result, ... Measuring health-related quality of life inchildrenwith cancer living in mainland China: feasibility, reliability and validity of the Chinese mandarin version of PedsQL 4.0 Generic Core Scales and ... limited information is available to understand the HRQOL ofchildrenwith cancer living in mainland China The objective of this study was to investigate the feasibility, reliability, and validity of...