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Cardiovascular disease prevention after spinal cord injury : a new challenge
(2010-05-07)
Spinal cord injury (SCI) typically leads to permanent infralesional motor
and sensory functional losses, pathophysiological aberrations in most
organ systems and a lasting vulnerability for a variety of complicating
conditions. ...
Severe asphyxia due to substandard care during labour
(2010-03-19)
Aim: The objective of the thesis was to describe the most common causes of
substandard care during labour contributing to severe asphyxia or
neonatal death, to study risk factors related to asphyxia associated with
substandard ...
Development of cannabinoid subtype-1 (CB1) receptor ligands for PET
(2008-05-23)
Introduction: Abnormalities in brain cannabinoid subtype-1 (CB1) receptor
concentrations and/or signaling pathways may be involved in a variety of
psychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders. There is a strong need ...
The serotonin receptor type 3 in chronic and experimental human muscle pain
(2010-05-14)
was to investigate if the expression of 5-HT3 receptors in muscle tissue differ between myalgic and healthy muscles and if sex or muscle site influence this expression. The aim for the human experimental part was to investigate if the specific 5-HT3 antagonist...
Epidemiology and care of epilepsy in Vietnam
(2010-05-12)
of active epilepsy were thus identified. Age-adjusted incidence was 44.8/100,000 (95%CI 30.6-59.0), higher in those under 16 years, among people with lower education, and with lower income. Age-adjusted prevalence was 4.4 per 1,000 (95%CI 3.8-5.0), higher...
Heritability and sex differences in experimental neuropathic pain with special emphasis on the role of the major histocompatibility complex
(2008-11-21)
Neuropathic pain caused by injury to the nervous system is a difficult clinical problem and a large proportion of patients experience no or only partial relief from existing treatments. Pain sensitivity and the development ...
Studies on cysteinyl leukotriene receptor 1 and 15-lipoxygenase-1 in lymphomas
(2008-08-22)
Classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) is a malignant disorder with striking
inflammatory features. Since cysteinyl leukotrienes (cysLTs) are potent
inflammatory mediators it was of interest to study their potential role
in ...
Chest wall sarcomas
(2010-03-05)
Aim: To evaluate initial symptoms and clinical features, diagnosis and delay
in osteosarcoma (OS), Ewing sarcoma (EWS) and chest wall chondrosarcoma
(CS). To assess treatment and identify prognostic factors in chest ...
Prognostic molecular markers of childhood leukemia
(2010-05-21)
half (53%) of all Nordic pediatric patients diagnosed with B-cell precursor (BCP) ALL during 2001-2006. 4.6% (25/542) had dic(9;20), making it the third most common genetic subgroup of BCP ALL after high hyperdiploidy and t(12;21)(p13;q22). 5-year event...
Hidradenitis suppurativa : clinical studies with focus on evaluation
(2010-04-02)
Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic inflammatory disease of mainly
unknown aetiology which in most cases involves axillae or groins and that
can last for decades. In this thesis different clinical aspects of HS ...