Quantitative Cardiac Electrophysiolog

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Pattern of eye casualty clinic cases

Abstract Introduction/Background: The purpose of the eye casualty clinic (ECC) is to manage patients with ocular emergencies, however a large number of patients attended the eye casualty clinic did not have an acute problem and could have been treated by their General Practitioner (GP) or referred to the eye outpatient clinic. Aim: To identify the number of patients attending the ECC every da…

Dysphagia secondary to dermatomyositis treated successfully with intravenous …

Abstract A 46 year old woman presented with a one month history of rash and mylagia. The history, clinical findings and blood tests all supported a diagnosis of dermatomyositis. The patient later developed dysphagia and was successfully treated with intravenous immunoglobulin. Investigations and treatment of dysphagia in the context of dermatomyositis are discussed.

Plasmatic level of neurosin predicts outcome of mild cognitive impairment

Abstract Background: Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) is a disorder considered to be a transitional stage from health to dementia. Diagnosis of dementias at these early stages is always troublesome because the pathophysiologic events leading to dementia precede clinical symptoms. Thus, the development of biomarkers that can be used to support the diagnosis of dementias at early stages is rapi…

THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ELDER CARE

The issue of elder care will be of increasing importance as each year passes, and over the next decade, the impact of the very large number of older people age 65 and older in the United States will become an even more prevalent and profound one. For example, older people will represent a much greater percentage of the population than ever before, and most of them will be retired and comple…

Psych Notes: Clinical Pocket Guide

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0-8036-1115-3

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Using the ICF Framework to Explore the Multiple Interacting Factors Associate…

AbstractDevelopmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) is classified as a heterogeneous disorder of motor learning and functioning. The purpose of this paper is to critically analyse the current knowledge of DCD using the International Clas-sification of Functioning and Disability Framework (ICF) model of disability. Since DCD is diagnosed on the basis of functional problems, we discuss the relation…

Second hit in cervical carcinogenesis process: involvement of wnt/beta cateni…

Abstract The Human papillomavirus plays an important role in the initiation and progression of cervical cancer. However, it is a necessary but not sufficient cause to develop invasive carcinoma; hence, other factors are required in the pathogenesis of this malignancy. In this review we explore the hypothesis of the deregulation of wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway as a "second hit" required to …

Aberrant Behavioral and Neurobiologic Profiles in Rodents Exposed to Ethanol …

AbstractAlcohol intake by women before planning a preg-nancy, during pregnancy, and/or during lactation induces brain, behavioral, and physical abnormalities in the fetus, which are known as fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. Thanks to the availability of animal models, some cellular and bio-chemical processes affecting offspring exposed to ethanol during early development have been extensively …

The variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease: Risk, uncertainty or safety in the use…

Abstract It has been long since French physician Jean-Baptiste Denys carried out the first successful blood transfusion to a human being. Using bird feathers as canules, sheep blood was transfused to a young man. The patient died soon after Denys' treatment and Denys was accused of murder. In the XXI century, known as the biotechnology century, we face new challenges in Medicine. New emerging …