... Warren Magnuson Professor Chair, Department of Neurology University of Washington School of Medicine Seattle, Washington Kapil Sethi, M.D Professor of Neurology Director, Movement Disorders Program ... Treatmentof Pediatric Neurologic Disorders, Harvey S Singer, Eric H Kossoff, Adam L Hartman, and Thomas O Crawford Treatment of Pediatric Neurologic Disorders Harvey S Singer Eric H Kossoff Adam ... Treatmentof Pediatric Neurologic Disorders NEUROLOGICAL DISEASE AND THERAPY Advisory Board Louis R Caplan, M.D Professor of Neurology Harvard University School of Medicine Beth...
... role of residual sleep disturbance as a predictor of relapse in MDD Therefore, the purpose of the present study was to explore the impact of residual sleep disturbance on the Page of risk of relapse ... had an unstable physical disorder; had a lifetime history of any organic mental disorder, psychotic disorder, or mania; had a history of seizures; had a neurological disorder that significantly ... predictors of early recurrence across treatment groups Identifying predictors of relapse in MDD is potentially clinically relevant, since such predictors could lead to the development of specialized treatment...
... Department, University of Patras, School of Medicine, Patras, Greece, 2Department of Interventional Radiology, University of Patras, School of Medicine, Patras, Greece and 3Department of Anaesthesiology ... location of the cannulation site Injection of a sclerosing agent can result in later graft thombosis [16] and is not recommended However, case reports of microfibrillar collagen (the endproduct of ... following axillary artery cannulation for surgical treatmentofacute type A aortic dissection Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2010, 5:43 Page of ...
... question of what to about other disorders in genetic studies ofPTSD Moreover, some of the genetic influences on PTSD overlap with those on other psychiatric disorders [48-51] The extent of the ... risk ofPTSD following trauma compared to adult children of Holocaust survivors without PTSD. [31,32] Likewise, twin studies have all shown elevated risk ofPTSD in the monozygotic (MZ) co-twin of ... significance of susceptibility haplotypes, clarifying their role in the etiology of PTSD, and examining their relevance to the development of new pharmacological treatments New treatments for PTSD are...
... initiation oftreatment for each subject Differences in median treatment durations and elapsed times from treatment initiation to observation of peak FEV1 were studied as functions of antibiotic treatment ... amplitudes of the profiles differ but their shapes are similar (Figure 4) A blinded study in which subjects are randomized to receive either 14 days oftreatment or the current practice of extended treatment ... analysis At initiation of treatment, 11 patients (11.6%) had an FEV1 of ≥70% predicted, 46 (48.4%) had an FEV of between 40% and 70% predicted, and 38 (40.0%) had an FEV of < 40% predicted Baseline...
... start oftreatment showing sterilization in all cases Antibiotic treatment was simplified eight times out of 21 on the basis of the results of microbiological analysis of CSF samples All of the ... Berlin, Germany) with a limit of detection of 0.07 mg/ml Treatment and course of illness The efficacy of initial antibiotic treatment was assessed on the basis of in vitro bacterial sensitivity ... in all cases The treatment was simplified between 24 and 72 hours after the start oftreatment in six patients out of 24 on the basis of the results of microbiological analysis of the CSF For the...
... Mebazaa A: Executive summary of the guidelines on the diagnosis and treatmentofacute heart failure: the Task Force on Acute Heart Failure of the European Society of Cardiology Eur Heart J 2005, ... meta-analysis of RCTs focusing on the effect of CPAP and NPPV in the treatmentof ACPE was undertaken The methodological approach included the development of selection criteria, definition of search ... obstructive pulmonary disease) Description of baseline criteria for severity of illness Report of interventions (technical description of CPAP and NPPV methods) Report of objective criteria for endotracheal...
... control of physiological variables as well as therapeutic modalities is of the outmost importance [9] The use oftreatment bundles’ could be a further necessary step in the direction of optimal ... Campbell DJ: A phase trial of nebulised heparin in acute lung injury Crit Care 2008, 12:R64 Geiser M, Schürch S, Gehr P: Influence of surface chemistry and topography of particles on their immersion ... The acute respiratory distress syndrome N Engl J Med 2000, 342:1334-1349 Schultz MJ, Millo J, Levi M, Hack CE, Weverling GJ, Garrard CS, Poll T: Local activation of coagulation and inhibition of...
... detoxification of adults or outpatient treatmentof moderate SUD, this priority may be a reasonable approach In the area of inpatient SUD treatmentof adolescents this procedure runs the risk of neglecting ... challenge Patients with such a high rate of conduct disorder require specialised forms oftreatment able to cope with high levels of aggression and treatment abortion often associated with CD Future research ... comorbid axis-I disorder, misinterpreting these symptoms as normal adolescent-like behaviour or part of the substance use disorder would possibly delay the treatmentof the comorbid disorder for...
... low vs high dose rt-PA in treatmentofacute massive PTE [7] Patients were included if they were 18 years or older and present with symptoms ofacute PTE within 15 days of enrolment This study ... Efficacy of thrombolytic agents in the treatmentof pulmonary embolism Eur Respir J 2005, 26:864-874 Agnelli G, Becattini C, Kirschstein T: Thrombolysis vs heparin in the treatmentof pulmonary ... the initial treatmentof pulmonary embolism: a meta-analysis of the randomized controlled trials Circulation 2004, 110:744-749 Fiumara K, Kucher N, Fanikos J, Goldhaber SZ: Predictors of major hemorrhage...
... in Vietnam to evaluate the effect of hypertonic saline on treatmentof stroke - Evaluated the impact of mannitol and NaCl3% on stroke patient With the dose of 250 ml bolus, Mannitol was able ... successful rate of reducing intracranial pressure below 25 mmHg Table 3.2: The successful rate of intracranial pressure below 25 mmHg of the two groups Status Number of administration Number of success ... worsen 1.2 Treatmentof elevated intracranial pressure 1.2.1.General treatment Infusion Sedation Blood pressure control Patient gesture Temperature control Anti-epilepsy drugs 1.2.2.Specific treatment...
... improved PTSD symptoms and reduced psychological distress posttreatment (compared with pre -treatment reports) [35-39] Litz et al [45] report the results of the 8-week randomized, controlled proof -of- concept ... good results for PTSD in the wake of natural disasters Some recent studies have cast doubt upon positive effects of debriefing on preventing the incidence ofPTSD Its role in PTSDtreatment remains ... post-traumatic stress disorder, this review of empirical PTSD research is the first of its kind We focused on how different military and public health systems manage the treatmentof soldiers and...
... tolerability of topiramate in the treatmentof PTSD, through the dropout rate in each group Research Goals The trial will compare the efficacy of topiramate with placebo in the treatmentof PTSD, and ... topiramate in the treatmentof PTSD, the findings of prior topiramate studies suggest that this anticonvulsant may be promising in the management of patients with PTSD Aims of the Study 1) To ... development of treatments for PTSD is challenging due to the complexity of the symptoms and psychiatric comorbidities Psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy are the two main classes ofPTSD treatment...
... (19.0) *p < 0.05 ** p < 0.01 PTSD = Post Traumatic StressDisorder Note: total score of symptoms ofPTSD ranges from 26 to 78; subclinical PTSD ≥ 38; PTSD ≥ 47 Page of (page number not for citation ... The presence of symptoms ofPTSD in this population underscores the need for medical staff education in identification ofPTSD List of abbreviations PTSD: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder; PICU: ... further professional support (i.e., subclinical PTSD) ; scores of 47 and higher indicate severe symptoms ofPTSD that can possibly fulfil the criteria for PTSD Psychometric properties of the questionnaire...
... Antipsychotics [29] Initiation ofTreatment First Year ofTreatment Duration ofTreatment • Baseline fasting glucose level • Fasting glucose level every 3–4 months • Observe for signs of hyperglycemia • ... treatment because of the documented efficacy of the agent either in general, or in a particular patient Persons with bipolar disorder are more likely to be overweight (body mass index [BMI] of ... commonly used in bipolar disorder There have been a few case reports linking olanzapine with acute hepatocellular injury and one ofacute hepatitis accompanied by hallmarks of a hypersensitivity...
... reduction of the platelet count with at least 50 % of the baseline value, and treatment failure (F) as a reduction of the platelet count with < 50 % of the baseline value Here, and for the purpose of ... of TPO, the major cytokine involved in the regulation of megakaryocyte and platelet growth and release, was raised at six months of anagrelide treatment; concomitantly there was a reduction of ... model of action of TPO with its receptor on target cells It is well established that serum levels of TPO are regulated by the binding of the ligand to the receptor and the endocytosis of the...
... editorial board of Eating Disorders: The Journal ofTreatment and Prevention A Fellow of the Academy for Eating Disorders, he is a former board president of the National Eating Disorders Association, ... Clinical Handbook of Eating Disorders: An Integrated Approach, and serves on the Editorial Boards of the International Journal of Eating Disorders and Eating Disorders: The Journal ofTreatment and ... functions of eating disorder behaviors, the course and outcome of eating disorders, and the assessment of body image and eating disorder behaviors Martha M Peaslee Levine, MD, is Assistant Professor of...
... Collateralization of Striatofugal Neurons and Co-localization of Dopamine Receptors One of the important series of data that challenged the concept of segregated direct and indirect striatofugal pathways ... Vitek clinically useful, but is of limited relevance for pathophysiologic interpretations of the different movement disorders, because of the existence of movement disorders such as Huntington’s ... pathophysiology of movement disorders and will, in turn, promote the improvement of current and the development of new therapeutic approaches to the treatmentof these disorders REFERENCES Albin,...
... editorial board of Eating Disorders: The Journal ofTreatment and Prevention A Fellow of the Academy for Eating Disorders, he is a former board president of the National Eating Disorders Association, ... Clinical Handbook of Eating Disorders: An Integrated Approach, and serves on the Editorial Boards of the International Journal of Eating Disorders and Eating Disorders: The Journal ofTreatment and ... functions of eating disorder behaviors, the course and outcome of eating disorders, and the assessment of body image and eating disorder behaviors Martha M Peaslee Levine, MD, is Assistant Professor of...