... repair. The mean age was 62 y (range: 37–79), M/F: 2/15, mean follow-up of 21 months (range: 13–28). Preoperative American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society score was 40, whereas the postoperative score was 92 ( p < 0.0001). Preoperative visual analog scale score was 7, whereas the postoperative...

... with agraphia causes kanji agraphia; alexia of kana with an angular gyrus lesion is the result of a damage to the middle occipital gyrus; (2) alexia with agraphia for kanji is caused by a posterior inferior temporal cortex (mid-fusiform/inferior temporal gyri; visual word form area) lesion, whereas pure...

... to determine brain death. On the other hand, whereas a vast amount of information is currently available on the cellular and molecular mechanisms of cell death, rarely are these studies directed specifically towards the understanding of brain death.” Sixteen years later, I am astonished that those statements...

... passes from sarcopenia over frailty to disability leading eventually to a mortal outcome. Frailty (defined according to the phenotype model) encompasses states as exhaustion, weakness, and slowness, whereas sarcopenia, combining mass and function, is more strictly focused on muscles. Frailty is age...

... Abstract The sinoatrial node (SAN) and the atrioventricular node (AVN) are specialized tissuesin the heart: the SAN is specialized for pacemaking (it is the pacemaker of the heart),whereas the AVN is specialized for slow conduction of the action potential (to introduce adelay between atrial...

... bound to fixed CaM was determined with horseradish peroxidase-conjugated rabbit anti-human IgG, IgM, and IgA serum. IgG class anti-CaM was detected in none of the normal healthy subjects, whereas IgM and IgA class antibodies were detected in 5.0% and 4.3% of them, respectively, though their titres were...

... may be swallowed and eructated per day. Approximately 5–10 liters of CO 2 seems to be produced and released into the lumen by chemical reactions in the upper gut. The pCO 2 rises dramatically in the duodenum, resulting in diffusion of CO 2 from lumen to blood, whereas CO 2 in swallowed air...

... Abstract In view of increasing numbers of patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), newapproaches to common underlying diseases, such as mesangioproliferative glomerulonephritis,including IgA nephropathy, are urgently needed. Whereas the role of the platelet-derivedgrowth factor (PDGF) B...

... are found to have a mutation, the majority occur in BRAF , whereas, mutations in MEK 1 or MEK2 comprise about 27%. Functional studies of these novel CFC mutant proteins demonstrate that B-Raf may be activated or kinase impaired, whereas all the MEK mutant proteins studied to date demonstrate increased...

... hours before the beginning of HD sessions.No adverse reaction to HD was observed after administration of PTX whereas reactions occurred in 4 patients after administration of P, consisting of both asymptomatic hypotension and vomiting in two patients, and symptomatic hypotension in two other patients...

... hemorrhage. Midbrain Infarcts Midbrain infarcts account for 2% of all cerebral infarcts, whereas their frequency increases up to 8% in infarcts limited to the posterior circulation [ 1 - 3 ]. Isolated midbrain infarcts are infrequent because of the midbrain’s common vascular supply with other infra...

... and clinical categorization of AMNR. Full-field electroretinogram and electroculogram are generally normal, but multifocal electroretinogram can reveal a reduced response, especially in the areas corresponding to the macular lesions. Whereas fluorescein angiography and fundus autofluorescence usually result...

... bones in males) and not by differences in volumetric BMD.Androgens stimulate skeletal growth by activation of the androgen receptor, whereas estrogens(following aromatization of androgens and stimulation of estrogen receptors) have abiphasic effect on skeletal growth during puberty. Recent evidence from...

... Abstract Spontaneous dissection of the cervical internal carotid artery (sICAD) causes, in more than 90% of patients, carotid territory ischemia, local signs and symptoms on the side of dissection, or both, whereas the remaining sICAD remain clinically asymptomatic. Local signs and symptoms...

... and Japanese have more ICAS, whereas Caucasians have more extracranial diseases [ 16 , 17 , 18 ]. Masuda's autopsy series of 724 patients aged 40 or above, in the community of Hisayama, Japan, showed that ischemic stroke patients had more severe atherosclerosis of the major cerebral arteries than those without...

... of age. The World Health Organization defines complementary foods (CF) as anything other than breast milk provided to the infant, whereas pediatric organizations and regulatory bodies define CF as all solid and liquid foods other than breast milk or infant formula. From about the end of the first...

..., it mainly appears as F compounds rather than in its free elemental form. There are 2 general forms of F; organic and inorganic [ 6 , 7 ]. The organic fraction refers to F which is covalently bound to carbon and therefore is “non-diffusible,” “non-absorbable,” and “non-adsorbable” on calcium HA; whereas...

... was alleviated, whereas 19% of the patients mentioned that the pain was not alleviated. Another 14% of the patients reported that their fear of punctures was reduced after buttonhole cannulation was performed. According to the same interview, 22% of the patients reported that they had pain when a scab created...

..., vimentin, glial fibrillary acidic proteins, GFAP; desmin) displayed characteristic staining patterns. Ck No. 8 was found in all SG cells, whereas vimentin was lacking. GFAP stained only a small subpopulation of SG cells (type 2?). The light (68 kD) and medium-sized chains of NFs occurred in all SG cells...

... therapy drug removal. They can be applied as stand-alone therapies or combined with renal replacement therapy. The usual prescribed blood flow varies between 100 and 700 mL/min. CytoSorb® sessions usually last 24 h and may be repeated up to 7 days, whereas HA330/380, polymyxin B, and Seraph® sessions...