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Relationships Between Clinical Symptoms And Electrodiagnosis In Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Pei-Ying Chao, Hui-Lin Lin, Shin-Liang Pan, Chein-Wei Chang Dec 2004

Relationships Between Clinical Symptoms And Electrodiagnosis In Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Pei-Ying Chao, Hui-Lin Lin, Shin-Liang Pan, Chein-Wei Chang

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Carpal tunnel syndrome is one of the most common peripheral entrapment neuropathies. Patients with carpal tunnel syndrome experience numbness, pain, and/or weakness in the hands over the median nerve distribution area. In current practice, diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome is based on subjective symptoms and objective findings from physical examinations and electrodiagnosis. We examined 40 hands with carpal tunnel syndrome in 24 patients and evaluated the relation between symptom severity and electrodiagnosis. Subjective hand symptoms were obtained by self-administered questionnaire and were categorized as numbness, pain, or motor function according to factor analysis methods. Numbness symptoms were significantly related to …

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Churg-Strauss Syndrome: A Casereport, Wan-Chia Lee, Cheng-Liang Chou, Po-Zong Pan, Tcho-Jen Liu, Rai-Chi Chan Dec 2004

Churg-Strauss Syndrome: A Casereport, Wan-Chia Lee, Cheng-Liang Chou, Po-Zong Pan, Tcho-Jen Liu, Rai-Chi Chan

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS) is a rare systemic vasculitis of unknown cause, occurring in patients with asthma and accompanied by hypereosinophilia. Pathologically, CSS is characterized by necrotising eosinophilic vasculitis which may involve multiple organ systems, commonly including the lungs, skin, and peripheral nervous system. Corticosteroids are the first-line therapy, with cyclophosphamide as adjuvant therapy. The overall prognosis is good.We report a case of CSS with the clinical pattern of asthma, hypereosinophlilia (＞10%), pulmonary infiltration, and mononeuritis multiplex. Progressive weakness and numbness in the bilateral hands and lower limbs, with associated walking inability, remained a concern despite steroid treatment. The patient underwent …

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Lower-Leg Compartment Syndrome And Ischemic Spinal Cord With Lumbosacral Plexopathy After Aortic Dissection: A Casereport, Wen-Hsuan Hou, Huey-Wen Liang, Yen-Ho Wang, Fang-Yue Lin Dec 2004

Lower-Leg Compartment Syndrome And Ischemic Spinal Cord With Lumbosacral Plexopathy After Aortic Dissection: A Casereport, Wen-Hsuan Hou, Huey-Wen Liang, Yen-Ho Wang, Fang-Yue Lin

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Aortic valve replacement (AVR) is a common surgical procedure to treat severe valvular heart disease. Major complications of AVR include perioperative myocardial infarction, thromboemboli, hemorrhage, prosthetic endocarditis, aortic dissection, prosthetic dehiscence, and prosthetic dysfunction. Ischemic myeloradiculopathy due to aortic dissection after AVR is another complication documented in the medical literature, but the combination of lower-extremity compartment syndrome and ischemic myeloradiculopathy is rarely reported. We describe the clinical course and recovery of a 57-year-old man with this unusual combination and discuss the proper management to reduce long-term disability.

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Clinical Effects Of Botulinum Toxin On Spasticity Management In Children With Cerebral Palsy, En-Shiuan Wu, Chia-Ling Chen, Alice M.K. Wong, Ching-Kai Wong, Jun-Xiao Chen, Shin-Ming Lo Dec 2004

Clinical Effects Of Botulinum Toxin On Spasticity Management In Children With Cerebral Palsy, En-Shiuan Wu, Chia-Ling Chen, Alice M.K. Wong, Ching-Kai Wong, Jun-Xiao Chen, Shin-Ming Lo

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Botulinum toxin type A (BTA) has treated spasticity in cerebral palsy (CP) in recent years. This study investigated both the clinical effects and gait improvements of BTA on spasticity management in children with CP.Twenty-nine children with spastic CP (2-10 years old) were recruited into this study. All subjects received complete clinical assessments, video recording and functional assessments before and 1-3 months after BTA treatment. A questionnaire was employed for the evaluation of parents’ subjective satisfaction. Clinical assessments included muscle tone and joint range of motion (ROM) of bilateral lower limbs. ROMs, including dynamic (R1) and static (R2), were measured by …

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Location And Type Of Vertebral Compression Fractures In Aged Women With Acute Back Pain, Ching-Kai Lin, Ta-Sen Wei, Po-Jen Yang Dec 2004

Location And Type Of Vertebral Compression Fractures In Aged Women With Acute Back Pain, Ching-Kai Lin, Ta-Sen Wei, Po-Jen Yang

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

In many cases acute back pain in aged women is caused by vertebral compression fractures. Although the indirect mortality rate among these patients is not as high as in those with hip fractures, the effect of acute back pain on patients’ daily lives and social activities should not be underestimated. This study was performed to understand the distribution of the location and type of vertebral compression fractures in this particular group of women and their relations to bone mineral density.This retrospective study consisted of medical record and X-ray examinations of 126 women patients who complained of acute back pain, were …

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Quantitative Emg Evaluation In Spastic Upper Extremity After Botulinum Toxin Injection-A Preliminary Report, Chiao-Wen Hwang, Ching-Hsiang Lu, Pei-Te Sheu, Ya-Wen Hsu, Kun-Shou Tsai, Ji-Long Wang Dec 2004

Quantitative Emg Evaluation In Spastic Upper Extremity After Botulinum Toxin Injection-A Preliminary Report, Chiao-Wen Hwang, Ching-Hsiang Lu, Pei-Te Sheu, Ya-Wen Hsu, Kun-Shou Tsai, Ji-Long Wang

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Spasticity of the upper limb muscles is a common complication following stroke. Injection of botulinum toxin can decrease upper limb spasticity. The effects of botulinum toxin treatment are usually evaluated by activities of daily living, range of motion (ROM), or modified Ashworth scale. However, in this study, we evaluated the effect of botulinum toxin injection by quantitative EMG, and investigated the relationship between EMG and conventional evaluation methods.Twenty patients with chronic stroke-related spasticity of the upper limb muscles received botulinum injections. All injections were guided by EMG. Outcome measures included total modified Ashworth scale score on the elbow, wrist, metacarpal …

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Lumbar Pathological Fracture Due To Salmonella Osteomyelitis Mimics Compression Fracture, Ming-Fong Tsai, Zong-Jing Wang, I-Chiun Lu, Chi-Hung Chiu Dec 2004

Lumbar Pathological Fracture Due To Salmonella Osteomyelitis Mimics Compression Fracture, Ming-Fong Tsai, Zong-Jing Wang, I-Chiun Lu, Chi-Hung Chiu

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

We describe a patient with Salmonella vertebral osteomyelitis who presented with severe low back pain. An initial diagnosis of compression fracture was based on clinical symptoms and signs, as well as imaging studies. During hospitalization, the patient developed a fever. A repeat MRI, positive blood cultures, and abscess culture results obtained during an operative procedure confirmed the diagnosis of Salmonella vertebral osteomyelitis. Salmonella vertebral osteomyelitis is rare, and its clinical presentation may mimic other common diseases such as compression fracture. This case illustration suggests that in patients with rapidly progressive low back pain, fever, and poor response to treatment, vertebral …

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Diffuse Positive Sharp Waves In A Patient With Left Radial Nerve Palsy: “Emg” Disease, Meng-Jer Lee, Jan-Wei Chiu, Han-Wen Lee, Tcho-Jen Liu, Rai-Chi Chan Dec 2004

Diffuse Positive Sharp Waves In A Patient With Left Radial Nerve Palsy: “Emg” Disease, Meng-Jer Lee, Jan-Wei Chiu, Han-Wen Lee, Tcho-Jen Liu, Rai-Chi Chan

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Positive sharp waves (PSW) and fibrillations are frequently seen together in a variety of neuromuscular diseases and share the same clinical significance. However, PSW alone are also reported to occur in myotonic disorders, periodic hypokalemic paralysis, and local muscle trauma.Our patient, a 32-year-old man, fractured his left humerus in a traffic accident 3 weeks prior to presentation. He was referred to our electrodiagnostic laboratory due to left wrist and hand drop. On physical examination, he was found to have grade 0 muscle power in his left wrist and finger extensors. There was numbness over the dorsal aspect of the first …

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Alcohol-Related Central Pontine Myelinolysis: A Casereport, Tai-Te Lee, Vikey Huang Dec 2004

Alcohol-Related Central Pontine Myelinolysis: A Casereport, Tai-Te Lee, Vikey Huang

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Central pontine myelinolysis (CPM) characterizes demyelinolysis of the central basal pons without involving the nerve axon. The etiology and incidence are unclear. According to previous reports, CPM occurs most often in chronic alcoholism, followed by hyponatremia due to rapid correction of electrolyte imbalance. Clinical manifestations of CPM include consciousness disturbance, lethargy, impaired brain function, dysphasia, dysarthria, four limbs weakness, ataxia, decreased deep tendon reflex, hypotension and seizure. The treatment of CPM includes supportive management with enough nutrition intake and rehabilitation programs. Our casereport is a 47 year old male with the history of diabetics mellitus, hypertension and chronic alcoholism. He …

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Penebusan Resep Oleh Pasien Rawat Jalan Dan Faktor-Faktor Yang Mempengaruhinya, Harianto Harianto, Sudibjo Supardi, Nana Khasanah Dec 2004

Penebusan Resep Oleh Pasien Rawat Jalan Dan Faktor-Faktor Yang Mempengaruhinya, Harianto Harianto, Sudibjo Supardi, Nana Khasanah

Majalah Ilmu Kefarmasian

In the effort of increasing the prescription payment at the Dispansary of Kopkar RSUD Budhi Asih, it is necessary to have description regarding the factors con- nected with the action of prescription payment. In addition, the information about the satisfaction of the patients who pay it at the dispensary is also needed. In the paper, the researcher used the cross sectional design, with the sample of 384 respondents, calculated with 5% level of significant and the used methods were univariate, bivariate and multivariate analysis. The result indicated that correlation between the knowledge of the existence of Dispensary Kopkar and the …

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Penetapan Kadar Sakarin, Asam Benzoat, Asam Sorbat, Kofeina, Dan Aspartam Di Dalam Beberapa Minuman Ringan Bersoda Secara Kromatografi Cair Kinerja Tinggi, Hayun Hayun, Yahdiana Harahap, Citra Nur Azizah Dec 2004

Penetapan Kadar Sakarin, Asam Benzoat, Asam Sorbat, Kofeina, Dan Aspartam Di Dalam Beberapa Minuman Ringan Bersoda Secara Kromatografi Cair Kinerja Tinggi, Hayun Hayun, Yahdiana Harahap, Citra Nur Azizah

Majalah Ilmu Kefarmasian

As the food and beverages industry grows in Indonesia, there also has been an increase in the soft-drinks production in the society. There are elements often added into the drinks; such as caffeine, artifical sweetener and preservatives,which the content should be monitored. Because, if they are over-used, they will be hazardous to health. The purpose of this research is to obtain the optimum analysis condition for determining the content of saccharin, aspartame, benzoic acid, sorbic acid and caffeine, which are in the soft-drinks, using the reversed phase High-Performance- Liquid-Chromatography (HPLC). In this study, the condition used are Latek 18 column …

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Formulasi Gameksan Dalam Bentuk Mikroemulsi, Mahdi Jufri, Asnimar Binu, Julia Rahmawati Dec 2004

Formulasi Gameksan Dalam Bentuk Mikroemulsi, Mahdi Jufri, Asnimar Binu, Julia Rahmawati

Majalah Ilmu Kefarmasian

The clinical use of the poorly water-soluble drug substance become inefficient by means of low level penetration of such kind drug in the body. Microemulsion is a dispersion system like an emulsion which could help to increase the solubility of poorly water-soluble drug. In this research, poorly water-soluble drug is made in a dosage form of microemulsion with Gamexan as a model. An experiment has been conduct by using benzyl benzoate as an oil phase, Tween 20 with variety concentra- tion (35%;40%;45%) and sodium lauryl ether sulphate as surfactant components. The evaluation are consist of determining the amount of Gamexan …

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Petunjuk Pelaksanaan Validasi Metode Dan Cara Perhitungannya, Harmita Harmita Dec 2004

Petunjuk Pelaksanaan Validasi Metode Dan Cara Perhitungannya, Harmita Harmita

Majalah Ilmu Kefarmasian

Each analysis method by some reason, must be validated. The parameters are selectivity, accuracy, precision, linearity, LOD, LOQ, ruggedness, and robustness. The parameters need to be calculated by assay methods. This paper try to give some information above these methods base on some literatures (USP 23rd, WHO, journal, etc).

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12/30/2004 Obituary Records, Hawaii Obituaries Dec 2004

12/30/2004 Obituary Records, Hawaii Obituaries

Obituaries

List of Obituaries for individuals who passed away on 12/30/2004. Scroll down to see the names and obituary description.

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Nbt Bank Na V. First Natl Comm Bank Dec 2004

Nbt Bank Na V. First Natl Comm Bank

2004 Decisions

USDC for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

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Ca Pub Empl Ret Sys V. Chubb Corp Dec 2004

Ca Pub Empl Ret Sys V. Chubb Corp

2004 Decisions

USDC for the District of New Jersey

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Usa V. Campbell Dec 2004

Usa V. Campbell

2004 Decisions

USDC for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

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Zayets V. Atty Gen Usa Dec 2004

Zayets V. Atty Gen Usa

2004 Decisions

Agency

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Usa V. Constant Dec 2004

Usa V. Constant

2004 Decisions

USDC for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

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Akmal V. Atty Gen Usa Dec 2004

Akmal V. Atty Gen Usa

2004 Decisions

Agency

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Usa V. Killingsworth Dec 2004

Usa V. Killingsworth

2004 Decisions

USDC for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

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Make New Year's Resolutions Stick, Staff Dec 2004

Make New Year's Resolutions Stick, Staff

Browse All News

No abstract provided.

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Third Annual Blues Today Features Discussions, Performances, More, Jennifer Southall Dec 2004

Third Annual Blues Today Features Discussions, Performances, More, Jennifer Southall

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Anyone who thinks the blues is dead need only travel to the University of Mississippi Feb. 17-19 for Living Blues magazine's third annual Blues Today Symposium.

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Analysis Of Oligonucleotide Array Experiments With Repeated Measures Using Mixed Models, Hao Li, Constance L. Wood, Thomas V. Getchell, Marilyn L. Getchell, Arnold J. Stromberg Dec 2004

Analysis Of Oligonucleotide Array Experiments With Repeated Measures Using Mixed Models, Hao Li, Constance L. Wood, Thomas V. Getchell, Marilyn L. Getchell, Arnold J. Stromberg

Statistics Faculty Publications

BACKGROUND: Two or more factor mixed factorial experiments are becoming increasingly common in microarray data analysis. In this case study, the two factors are presence (Patients with Alzheimer's disease) or absence (Control) of the disease, and brain regions including olfactory bulb (OB) or cerebellum (CER). In the design considered in this manuscript, OB and CER are repeated measurements from the same subject and, hence, are correlated. It is critical to identify sources of variability in the analysis of oligonucleotide array experiments with repeated measures and correlations among data points have to be considered. In addition, multiple testing problems are more …

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The Weekly Challenger, December 30, 2004, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al Dec 2004

The Weekly Challenger, December 30, 2004, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The December 30, 2004, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

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Public Health Abstracts 2004 Dec 2004

Public Health Abstracts 2004

Florida Public Health Review

No abstract provided.

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Music Prof To Perform At 2005 Hawaii International Conference, Deborah Purnell Dec 2004

Music Prof To Perform At 2005 Hawaii International Conference, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Bradley Robinson, associate professor of music at the University of Mississippi, has been chosen to participate in the Third Annual Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities, set for Jan. 13-16 in Honolulu.

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Assessment Of The Accuracy Of Approximate Methods In The Analysis Of Plane Frame Structures, I Rubaratuka Dec 2004

Assessment Of The Accuracy Of Approximate Methods In The Analysis Of Plane Frame Structures, I Rubaratuka

Tanzania Journal of Engineering and Technology (TJET)

pproximaic methods of analysis are widely used in the analysis OJ' frames for preliminary design due to their simplicily as compared to exact analysis meth o ds Ough they a re nol as accurate. In this paper. the methods Of hinges and portal frame are described and have been used to analyze a statically indeterminate frame by taking inro account the bending stiffness of the frame members. The obtained results are comparable Io the magnitudes of forces determined by exact methods Of analysis.

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7th Theatre Arts Film Gives Students 'Reel-World' Opportunity, Joe Thompson Dec 2004

7th Theatre Arts Film Gives Students 'Reel-World' Opportunity, Joe Thompson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The University of Mississippi Department of Theatre Arts recently wrapped up production on its seventh feature film, "Nightshade," due to be released early in 2005.

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Murray Ledger And Times, December 30, 2004, Murray Ledger And Times Dec 2004

Murray Ledger And Times, December 30, 2004, Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

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