Charilaos Karambetsos, Constantinos Kouskoukis, George Giannakopoulos, Eirini Agapidaki, Constantinos Mihas, Alexandra Katsarou, Constantinos Miridakis, Argiro Vatakis & Gerasimos Kolaitis·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2012
Aims: There is an increased interest in the psychosocial impact of pediatric skin diseases on children and their families. The present study tried to examine possible differences regarding mental health problems among children with alopecia areata (AA) or atopic dermatitis (AD),...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/1586
Natalia Romero-Sandoval, Alexandra Guanopatin, Gustavo Gallegos, Andrés Collaguazo, Paulina Sáenz, Verónica Latorre, Verónica Egas, Oscar Flores, Mireia Utzet & Miguel Martín·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2012
Aim: This study aimed to characterise the consumption and type of breakfast associated with overweight and obesity in students of the Quito Metropolitan area in the academic year 2010-2011. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Quito municipal schools...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/2144
Massimo De Paschale, Maria Teresa Manco, Luisa Belvisi, Carlo Magnani, Tiziana Re, Paolo Viganò, Sara Biagiotti, Francesca Capelli, Antonino Mazzone, Maria Pia Baldacci, Aldo Ferrara, Anna Lisa Neri, Carlo Maria Guastoni, Riccardo Armando Bonazzina, Bruno Brando & Pierangelo Clerici·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2012
Aims: The introduction of HBV vaccination in Italy has reduced the incidence and prevalence of HBV infection. However, increasing immigration from countries in which HBV is endemic has led to a wave of new HBsAg-positive subjects and their clinical impact needs evaluation. We com...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/1981
Endothelial cells of different vascular beds display diverse functional and morphological characteristics. Specifically, brain-derived endothelial cells exhibit specialized properties that form the blood-brain barrier, an important structure that ensures homeostasis within the ne...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/2056
Patients with chronic kidney disease may have neurological complications including uremic encephalopathy, stroke, neuropathy and myopathy. Rarely, acute movement disorder associated with bilateral basal ganglia lesion is seen in patients with end stage kidney disease. The hallmar...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/2067
Jeroen Ludikhuize, Marcel G. W. Dijkgraaf, Susanne M. Smorenburg, Sophia E. J. A. de Rooij, Anja H. Brunsveld-Reinders, Peter Tangkau, Bernard G. Fikkers & Evert de Jonge·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2012
Aims: Description of a study protocol to analyze the effectiveness of the sequential implementation of a Rapid Response System (RRS) on the incidence of the composite endpoint of cardiac arrest, unplanned ICU admission, and mortality rates. Study Design: The COMET trial is a befo...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/1898
Objectives: To investigate the association between A260G (Thr12Ala) and A386G (Thr54Ala) single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in deleted in azoospermia-like gene (DAZL) and infertility in Jordanian males. Methods: Infertile 170 patients with azoospermia or oligozoospermia and...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/2009
Hiccups are a spasmodic contraction of the diaphragm and usually transient phenomenon that affects nearly everyone. When hiccups develop, the patients are administrated antispastic agent, such as balcofen. Baclofen is widely used for the treatment of this spastic movement disorde...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/2066
Aim: The aim of the present study was to investigate the perception for the presence of cardiovascular risk factors in Bulgarian patients with PCOS and/or obesity. Study Design: Clinic of endocrinology, Alexandrovska University Hospital, Sofia, Bulgaria between January 2010 and D...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/2078
Mammals sense pathogen invasion through pattern-recognition receptors (PRRs). A group of transmembrane proteins, Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are mainly expressed on antigen-presenting cells, such as macrophages or dendritic cells, and play critical roles as PRRs (1). TLR signaling...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/2071