... permanently snoring patients withand without obstructive sleepapneasyndrome Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 1995, 20:159-162 Lowe A, Santamaria J, Fleetham J, et al.: Facial morphology and obstructive sleep ... association with macroglossia and problems in ventilatory control [8] Abnormalities of the facial skeleton andof the soft tissues, in association with the narrowing of the upper respiratory airway, often ... patients, use of apnea- hypopnea index (AHI) to assess the presence of OSAS, the use of cephalometric analysis, and BMI evaluation of patients Only original papers (randomized and non randomized clinical...
... and PS contributed to the diagnosis of the patient and to the writing of the paper ES contributed to the diagnosis andtreatmentof the patient VT contributed to the diagnosis andtreatmentof ... dye laser for hemangiomas in infancy: treatmentof superficial vs mixed hemangiomas Arch Dermatol 2000, 136:628-632 11 Cholewa D, Waldschmidt J: Lasertreatmentof hemangiomas of the larynx and ... were compliant with nightly use of nasal CPAP and at follow up their hemangiomas remained stable Becker et al [13] reported the case of a patient with OSAS and congenital temporal and cervical...
... and PS contributed to the diagnosis of the patient and to the writing of the paper ES contributed to the diagnosis andtreatmentof the patient VT contributed to the diagnosis andtreatmentof ... dye laser for hemangiomas in infancy: treatmentof superficial vs mixed hemangiomas Arch Dermatol 2000, 136:628-632 11 Cholewa D, Waldschmidt J: Lasertreatmentof hemangiomas of the larynx and ... were compliant with nightly use of nasal CPAP and at follow up their hemangiomas remained stable Becker et al [13] reported the case of a patient with OSAS and congenital temporal and cervical...
... of obstructive sleepapnea in type diabetics improves glycemic control during sleep J Clin Sleep Med 2008, 4(6):538-542 28 Pallayova M, Donic V, Tomori Z: Beneficial effects of severe sleepapnea ... body weight, insulin and other adipokines or sleep parameters In agreement with our data, resistin levels were stable after days and months of CPAP use in a group of subjects with OSA, suggesting ... Prevalence ofsleepapnea in a population of adults with type diabetes mellitus Endocr Pract 2007, 13(4):355-362 23 Aronsohn RS, Whitmore H, Van Cauter E, Tasali E: Impact of untreated obstructive sleep...
... understand the requirements oftreatmentand believe that he or she can fulfill them?” Practitioner and patient together should select a course oftreatmentand identify the changes in eating and ... presence of obstructive sleep apnea, a disorder that is often overlooked in obese patients Symptoms and signs include very loud snoring or cessation of breathing during sleep, which is often followed ... Problem of Overweight and Obesity .5 Treatment Guidelines Assessment and Classification of Overweight and Obesity Assessment of Risk Status 11 Evaluation and...
... roles of ANGPTL2 and ANGPTL6 ⁄ AGF in obesity and related metabolic diseases, and discuss whether these ANGPTLs could be targets for the prevention andtreatmentof these conditions Suppression of ... 2992–3002 Handschin C & Spiegelman BM (2008) The role of exercise and PGC1a in inflammation and chronic disease Nature 454, 463–469 Reaven GM (2005) The insulin resistance syndrome: definition and dietary ... parallel with reduction of visceral fat in obese diabetic patients treated with pioglitazone, a PPARc agonist with unique antidiabetic activity that decreases visceral fat, suppresses inflammation and...
... those who work with lead [11] In the present study, the patient was unaware of the ill effects of lead and was handling lead without taking any precautions; he worked without the use of personal ... of chelation therapy, he showed some signs of improvement He responded with an improvement in Hb to 13.2 g/dl This was accompanied by significant improvement in wrist drop, shaking of hands and ... clothes and no separate areas were provided for the removal and storage of the lead-contaminated protective work clothing and equipment The regulatory body should make it mandatory to evaluate and...
... of ideas and technology in the treatmentof peripheral vascular lesions For quite some time the treatmentof coronary artery pathology has lead the way towards the development andtreatmentof ... series of 4494 patients revascularized with CEA or CAS Of the 1596 patients treated with CEA, 30 (1.9%) developed CHS andof these developed ICH (0.4% of the total) Of the 2898 patients treated with ... of Dr Carlos Castaño) Tan and Phatouros (2009) reviewed 170 patients treated with CAS, (2.3%) of whom developed CHS, one of these with cerebral edema, one with petechial hemorrhage, and two with...
... Diagnosis andTreatmentof Abdominal and Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms Including the Ascending Aorta and the Aortic Arch of blood within the aneurysmal sac, which could cause thrombosis and eventually ... humility than aneurysms of the aorta” by the complexity and the limited treatment options and the outcome of the same In 1944, Alexander and Byron successfully resected an aneurysm of the descending ... aneurysms is an open standard replacement of the diseased segment of the aorta and if needed combined with a new valve insertion and reattachment of the coronary arteries with a synthetic valved...
... functions of spatial planning, rule learning, and inhibition of impulsive responding Language evaluation With regard to language, speech output was fluent and well articulated, with no signs of word-finding ... presented with mild agrammatism There were no phonemic or verbal paraphasias but speech was sometimes telegraphic with omissions of function Table 1: Performance of FG and norms (mean and standard ... injury, cerebral haemorrhage and multiple sclerosis [2-7] In a recent paper, Edwards, Patel and Pople [2] reviewed 35 case studies of FAS and showed that in 26 of them, the syndrome resulted from cerebral...
... with or without lymphadenectomy of which one patient presented with PET/CT positive lymph nodes (iliac and paraaortal) within two years Seven patients had primary disease Details of patient and ... Complete relief could be achieved within months No evidence of disease was found 52.4 months after end oftreatmentwith a PSA of One case with a severe grade late effect of the bladder was observed ... an SUV max of 6,0 and an maximum diameter of 1,6 cm The patient received IMRT irradiation of the pelvic lymph nodes to 45 Gy (five weekly fractions of 1,8 Gy) with a total boost dose of 66,6 Gy...
... orbit with a median prescribed dose of 54 Gy Figure IMRT-plan for treatmentof a 14 year old girl with Ewing sarcoma of the left orbit with a median prescribed dose of 54 Gy A: Axial view of the ... all younger than years at the time oftreatment This was tolerated well without severe side-effects andwith fast recovery after treatment No general anaesthesia with intubation was necessary side ... treated with standard external beam radiation on the IMRT treatment site, were treated up to a total dose of 45 Gy and 30.6 Gy respectively (cases #10, #14) Intravenous sedation with propofol during...
... follow-up document the effectiveness of BioSeed-C for the treatmentof cartilage defects treatmentof posttraumatic and degenerative cartilage defects of the knee Candidates for inclusion were patients ... benefit and reliability of the use of the autologous gel-polymer-based cartilage tissue engineering graft BioSeed-C for the treatmentof full-thickness cartilage defects of the knee The evaluation of ... result of grinding, catching, pain, or swelling of the knee This is consistent with other studies reporting rates of revision surgery between 0% [48] and 25% [18] Instead, of 79 patients treated with...
... cancer and died; one had low grade non Hodgkin's lymphoma and is alive with no evidence of disease; one had bladder cancer and died of causes unrelated to cancer; one had kidney cancer and died of ... cancer and is alive with no evidence of disease; one developed acute lymphoblastic leukemia and died of it, and one died due to a glioblastoma multiform of the brain Actuarial results and prognostic ... because of inadequate clinical conditions Temporary interruption of both treatment (RT and CT) with a median duration of one week, due to leucopenia, diarrhea or mucositis not controlled with medication,...
... cystic carcinomas of the head and neck are a unique kind of tumour deriving from cells of the major and minor salivary glands, they account for 25% of all malignant salivary gland tumours in different ... achieved with a better coverage of the target volume Initial results using IMRT show an improvement of local tumour control rates and toxicity profiles in patients with tumours of the head and neck ... patients One of these two patients received treatmentof bilateral lymph node levels II and III Volume of CTV I ranged between 50 to 896 cm3 (Mean: 257 cm3) and for CTV II between 233 and 950 cm3...
... antigenic and has a plasma half-life of 18 to 24 hours [52] Efficacy, tolerability, and sustainability of rasburicase treatment beyond to 12 months appear to be poor for treatmentof refractory ... interpretability due to small numbers of events and subjects and relatively short durations oftreatment Hence, statistical significance may not be in lockstep with clinical and biological significance ... definition of treatment- refractory’ gout and gout-specific quality of life and disability will need careful assessment and direct attention in clinical practice Such efforts would be timely, since treatment- refractory’...
... (A) Effect oftreatmentwith fenofibrate (160 mg/day) in HIV-infected patients with hypertriglyceridemia (treated HTG, n = 15) with respect to untreated normolipemics (NL, n = 43) and hypertriglyceridemics ... The use of fenofibrate was related to significant decreases in the expression in circulating leukocytes of CX3CL1 and CCR2 genes and a significant increase in the expression of SDF-1 Page of (page ... association of gene expression with the use of fenofibrate Results and Discussion There were no significant differences among the three study groups for duration of HIV, age, body mass index and CD4+...
... treatmentof a patient with diabetes and a patient with CHF Variation of network characteristics Table shows the mean and standard deviation of size, diversity, density, centrality, and overlap of activity-specific ... medical treatmentand advice, degree centrality of health professionals and patients, and in overlap of medical and advice networks Centrality of the most central health professional was positively ... delivery and outcomes Size and diversity are the number of involved health professionals and different disciplines A high number of involved health professionals could hinder coordination of care...
... and his wife Silvina, and to my sisters-in-law: the late Basilides and her late husband Dr Alfonso Madarang, Clarita and her late husband Elpidio Zamora, Luz and her husband Perpetuo Apale, and ... Occurrences of Iron and Manganese Modes of Removal of Iron and Manganese Chemical Reactions of the Ferrous and the Ferric Ions 13.3.1 Practical Optimum pH Range for the Removal of Ferrous and Ferric ... Characteristics of Water and Wastewater, covers the chapters on quantity and constituent physical and chemical characteristics of water and wastewater Part II, Unit Operations of Water and Wastewater Treatment, ...