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Mild head injury : inhospital observation or computed tomography?
(2005-11-25)
602 patients to either CT
imaging or inhospital observation. Patient outcome at 3-months was not
inferior for the CT strategy compared to inhospital observation, None of
the patients with normal findings on the acute CT scan later suffered...
On the mind's time : production, perception, and pianists performance of rhythms : neural correlates and neuroanatomical changes
(2005-11-18)
Human movements are impressively flexible and precise. They are also coloured by the characteristics with which each person performs an act. This is evident in everyday activities, in sports, in art, and in music performance. ...
Inflammatory status in adolescents : the impact of health determinants such as overweight and fitness
(2006-03-07)
Overweight prevalences are rising among youth and the prevention of associated chronic diseases is priority concern in public health. Inflammatory processes are involved in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases and ...
Modulation of the HPA axis alters the sensitivity of the cochlea to acoustic trauma
(2006-10-27)
The hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis (HPA axis) regulates nearly all neuroendocrine responses of the body. An active HPA axis is crucial to maintaining homeostasis. An altered reactivity of the HPA axis can affect several ...
Gastroesophageal reflux disease in adults : the Kalixanda study : a population-based endoscopic study
(2006-12-21)
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a common burden on health care
resources in the Western world and deteriorates the health-related
quality of life of those affected, but its manifestations in the general
population ...
Patient-orientated aspects of the postoperative course after hernia surgery
(2006-09-01)
on the discordance between the patient's and the surgeon's perception of complications. Some 206 patients having surgery for inguinal hernia were invited to a follow-up 3-6 weeks after the operation. The patient was asked to fill in a questionnaire with 12 questions...
Anxiety, exhaustion and depression in relation to periodontal diseases
(2006-03-10)
Periodontal diseases (gingivitis and periodontitis), are inflammatory processes of the gingiva and supporting structures of the teeth induced by a microbial biofilm. In periodontitis this inflammatory process causes tissue ...
Capsulotomy in anxiety disorders
(2006-05-26)
Background and aim: Anxiety disorders are common and a substantial proportion of patients do not respond to conventional treatments such as SSRIs or CBT. Capsulotomy is a neurosurgical treatment for treatment refractory ...
Molecular studies of complications in end stage renal disease : focus on expression and variations of candidate susceptibility genes
(2005-09-09)
) and C-reactive protein (CRP) are highly elevated in ESRD patients and predict mortality in both healthy and uremic individuals. Hence putative SNPs that may regulate plasma levels of these proteins were investigated (IL-6 SNPs: -597G/A, -174G/C, 5014A...
Long-term neurodevelopmental outcome after moderate neonatal encephalopathy and after post-term birth : two population-based studies
(2006-03-17)
Long-term neurodevelopmental outcome in two population-based groups of children with different perinatal events was studied: A) Children born at term with moderate neonatal encephalopathy (NE) and B) children born post-term ...