future approaches to treatment of neurological disorders

... Specifically, we aim to analyze (1) the quality of care, (2) trajectories of care, and (3) barriers regarding the detection and treatment of MD Moreover, we want to identify potentials of changes in ... and appropriate treatment of MD; however, the degree of implementation of such recommendations in clinical practice is unknown This study aims to analyze the quality of health care of patients with ... accuracy of screening tools seems to be exaggerated by the inclu-sion of already diagnosed patients and the selective reporting of results from cut-off scores Following this review, a wide range of

Ngày tải lên: 10/01/2020, 13:03

... type of cancer, usually small-cell lung cancer, within two to three years of the onset of their initial symptoms of Eaton myasthenic syndrome Other types of cancer asso-ciated with Lambert-Eaton ... age Family history of Lambert-Eaton myasthenicsyndrome is a known risk factor for development of thedisease, as is a personal history of smoking Causes and symptoms In Lambert-Eaton myasthenic ... and eight months of age, and may develop into the mixed seizure pattern that characterizes LGS at two to three years of age Symptoms The main symptom of LGS is the occurrence ofseizures Several

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 16:21

... special-Treatment The three goals of drug therapy in the treatment of MS are management of acute episodes, prevention of ease progression, and treatment of chronic symptoms.Specific symptoms that ... peo-ple with MS often neglect to deal with this aspect of the Trang 18Multiple sclerAutoimmune disease One of a group of diseases, like rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus matosus, in which ... progressingseries of symptoms that is similar to the symptoms that de-velop in multi-infarct dementia Diagnosis Multi-infarct dementia is diagnosed based on the tory of symptoms, especially of high blood

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 16:21

... to neuro-surgical removal of abnormal brain tissue Neurosurgery may be required to relieve hydrocephalus, by placement of a shunt Increased muscle tone may respond to injections ofbotulinum toxin ... rest of the protein spanning the membrane A receptor may be capable of binding to a neurotransmit-ter, similar to the way a key fits into a lock Not all neu-rotransmitters can bind to all receptors; ... Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke to try to find new treatments for pain and nerve damage, and to uncover the biological processes that result in pain Prognosis The periodic nature of mild

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 16:21

... that can lead to symptoms similar to the headaches of paroxysmal hemi-crania Because of this, various tests of the brain are rec-ommended to exclude structural abnormalities Laboratory studies ... discussion of one of the morecommon and most often discussed type of nerve cell willaid in the understanding of this type of neuropathy Themotor neuron, which is responsible for the initiation ofmovement, ... reorganization as a response to injury Phantom limbpain is often considered to be a form of neuropathic pain, a group of pain syndromes associated with damage to nerves Description Phantom limb syndrome

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 16:21

... forced to change by altering the en-ergy of impacting photons The speed and extent of theresonance changes permit a non-destructive (because ofthe use of low-energy photons) determination of anatom-ical ... tasks Office work is a case in point (© Photo Reasearchers. Reproduced by permission.) Causes and symptoms SOFT TISSUE DAMAGE Repetitive motion disordersare the end result of a combination of factors ... two-dimensional pic-ture of the body structure under investigation Tomography (from the Greek tomos, meaning “to slice”) is a method developed to allow the detailed struction of images of the target object

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 16:21

... The time required for half of the atoms ina radioactive substance to decay Radioisotope One of two or more atoms with the same number of protons but a different number ofneutrons with a nuclear ... tional Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke fund Trang 7studies that seek to better understand the basis of the dam-age Other agencies attempt to lessen the occurrence of the syndrome ... behavior, loss of consciousness, paling of the skin color or develop-ment of a bluish tinge to the skin, vomiting, and convul-sions These symptoms are the result of the destruction of brain cells

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 16:21

... stut-terer needs to begin a path to recovery Many schools offerthese types of support and are free to the students One of the best teams for the treatment of stuttering isthe family and friends of the ... oral transit phase refers to the movement of the bolus to the back of the mouth, through the actions of the tongue The pharyngeal phase refers to the transit of the bolusinto the pharynx, also called ... sufficiently to allow the bolus to enterthe stomach The esophageal sphincter, however, must alsoquickly resume appropriate muscle tone to avoid allowingstomach contents to exit the stomach and

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 16:21

... of acute brain ischemia may be at greater risk of subsequent neurological deterioration than those who take longer to recover, according to a re-port in the October 2003 issue of the Annals of ... University of Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, and was spon-sored by the FDA Office of Orphan Products Development (dedicated to promoting the development of treatments for diseases too rare to be considered ... region, and it may warn of impending stroke Description Symptoms of TIA begin suddenly and are similar tothose of stroke, but leave no residual damage By defini-tion, symptoms of TIA resolve within

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 16:21

... the diet Some of the psychologicalsymptoms of pellagra are thought to be related to de-creased conversion rates of tryptophan to serotonin (a neu-rotransmitter) in the brain Causes of pellagra ... production of intrinsic factor, which results in pernicious anemia Inad-equate production of intrinsic factor can occur because of atrophy (wasting) of the stomach lining, the removal of the part of ... with a subset of VHL called type2C, a pheochromocytoma is the only symptom they have.Five percent of all pheochromocytomas are cancerous, re-quiring treatment Symptoms of pheochromocytomas mayinclude

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 16:21

... buttock and back of the leg to below the knee or even to the foot. SCLERA. The tough white membrane that forms the outer layer of the eyeball. SCOLIOSIS.An asymmetric curvature of the spine to ... quito) that serves to deliver a virus (or other agent of in- fection) to a host Also refers to a retrovirus that had been modified and is used to introduce specific genes into the genome of an ... diseases of the central nervous system, such as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. PRODROMAL.Symptomatic of the approaching onset of an attack or a disease. PRODROME.A symptom or group of symptoms that

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 16:21

... adenosine receptors have been identified: high-affinity inhibitory A1 and excitatory A2A receptors and low-affinity A2B and A3 receptors Different affinities of these receptors to adenosine and ... receptors coupled to inhibitory G proteins leading to an inhibition of the release of neurotransmitters, in particular glutamate The excitatory A2A receptors appear to be restricted to active synapses ... Taq-Polymerase, mM of Mg2+ and 0.2 mM dNTPS were added to µg of DNA in a total volume of 50 µl PCR buffer The cycling conditions were the following: cycle of 94°C for min; 20 cycles of 94°C for 30...

Ngày tải lên: 26/11/2015, 09:54

... on the editorial board of Eating Disorders: The Journal of Treatment and Prevention A Fellow of the Academy for Eating Disorders, he is a former board president of the National Eating Disorders ... Clinical Handbook of Eating Disorders: An Integrated Approach, and serves on the Editorial Boards of the International Journal of Eating Disorders and Eating Disorders: The Journal of Treatment and ... experience in the treatment of those struggling with eating disorders He is co-author of the American Psychological Association book Spiritual Approaches in the Treatment of Women With Eating Disorders...

Ngày tải lên: 12/02/2014, 16:20

... of NEurological Disorders The GALE ENCYCLOPEDIA of NEurological Disorders VO L U M E A-L S TAC E Y L C H A M B E R L I N , B R I G H A M N A R I N S , E D I TO R S The Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological ... OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS 29 Alexander disease Key Terms Alexander disease result in a toxic gain of function of the protein (GFAP) that leads to a minimal or absent production of myelin As of ... are appropriate, up -to- date, and medically accurate GALE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS xiii Introduction HOW TO USE THIS BOOK The Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders has been...

Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 01:20

... extent of the resonance changes permit a nondestructive (because of the use of low energy photons) determination of anatomical structures This form of NMR GALE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS ... person with an autosomal dominant disorder has a 50% chance of passing it to each of their offspring Autosomal recessive A pattern of inheritance in which both copies of an autosomal gene must ... severe they might be As a result of the heteroplasmic nature of mitochondrial myopathies, the range of symptoms and severity of symptoms is often highly variable Mitochondrial myopathies are caused...

Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 01:20

... effort of a diverse group of scientists to review the stateof-the art in the field of scaling of fluxes of greenhouse gases and ozone and aerosol precursors It focuses on identification of gaps ... resolution of one year is similar to that of most of the global inventories 3.2 Atmospheric models It is difficult to be definite about the current state of the art in CTMs since they continue to be ... cover of this book) and for preparing some of the figures in the book Finally, I wish to thank Fred Langeweg of RIVM for giving me the opportunity to work on this projectl Lex Bouwman, editor October...

Ngày tải lên: 29/03/2014, 17:20

... Integrated Treatment and the Definition of Psychiatry Historical Resistance to Integrated Treatment Potential Beneficial Effects of Integrated Treatment Are Integrated Treatment and Combined Treatment ... provide guidelines to help identify the presence of the somatoform and factitious disorders, as well as recommendations about their treatment Treatment of all psychiatric disorders is always ... the somatoform and factitious disorders, can baffle even our most experienced clinicians As Katharine Phillips points out in her foreword to Somatoform and Factitious Disorders, these disorders...

Ngày tải lên: 11/04/2014, 09:48

... acknowledged, and a summary of the implications of non-intervention factors to clinical outcomes is provided A criticism of the use of the RCT as a necessary measure of the success of an intervention ... state of research knowledge This review builds on the earlier literature review by expanding the list of mental disorders to include posttraumatic stress disorder, social anxiety, and somatoform disorders ... disorder Substance use disorders Eating disorders > Anorexia nervosa > Bulimia nervosa > Binge eating disorder Adjustment disorder Sleep disorders Sexual disorders Somatoform disorders > Pain disorder...

Ngày tải lên: 02/06/2014, 09:39

... in the treatment of bipolar depression as alternative or adjuvant to mood stabilisers The role of topiramate in the treatment of rapid cycling bipolar disorders [75], and as adjunctive treatment ... introduction of topiramate to December 2003 Key words used to identify the studies were: TOPIRAMATE or ANTICONVULSANTS and PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS, PSYCHIATRY, PSYCHOSIS, AFFECTIVE DISORDERS, EATING DISORDERS, ... phase, refractory to mood stabilisers Depressive symptomatology was assessed with the HAM-D-17 scale Topiramate was commenced at a dose of 50 mg/day and titrated every days to a mean dose of 275 mg/day...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 21:20

... 74 Gy to 5% Max 60 Gy to 10% Max 70 Gy to 5% Max 60 Gy to 5% Max 65 Gy to 20% Max 66 Gy to 50% Max 45 Gy to 50% Max 50 Gy to 20% Max 40 Gy to 20% Dmax 78 Gy Max 30 Gy to 30% Max 20 Gy to 40% ... Figure Schematic protocols of plan-PO and plan-WP (dose prescription of 50.4 Gy to PTV-LAG) Schematic protocols of plan-PO and plan-WP (dose prescription of 50.4 Gy to PTV-LAG) Page of 12 (page number ... treatment of PO as well as treatment of the WP, it is not possible to estimate the additional risk of IMRT treatment of the pelvic lymphatics compared to IMRT treatment of the PO Differences in...

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