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Fiscal And Monetary Policy Interaction : Evidences And Implication For Inflation Targeting In Indonesia, Firman Mochtar Dec 2004

Fiscal And Monetary Policy Interaction : Evidences And Implication For Inflation Targeting In Indonesia, Firman Mochtar

Bulletin of Monetary Economics and Banking

Paper ini menganalisa interaksi kebijakan fiskal dan moneter di Indonesia pada masa sebelum dan sesudah krisis, dengan melakukan estimasi atas quasy fiscal activity (QFA) Bank Indonesia dan mengurai interaksi antara kebijakan fiskal dan moneter. Penulis menemukan bahwa selama masa krisis, aktifitas ini (QFA) ada dan dilakukan oleh bank sentral Indonesia. Hal ini berbeda dengan masa sebelum krisis dimana QFA memiliki besaran yang netral. Dalam kaitan interaksi kebijakan fiskalmoneter, fakta ini menunjukkan dominasi kebijakan fiskal pada masa setelah krisis. Analisa interaksi antara kebijakan fiskal dan moneter ini membawa implikasi kebijakan di Indonesia yakni perlunya disiplin dalam kebijakan fiskal dan perlunya komitmen …

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Perkembangan Moneter, Perbankan Dan Sistem Pembayaran Triwulan Iv – 2004, Tim Penulis Laporan Triwulanan Bank Indonesia Dec 2004

Perkembangan Moneter, Perbankan Dan Sistem Pembayaran Triwulan Iv – 2004, Tim Penulis Laporan Triwulanan Bank Indonesia

Bulletin of Monetary Economics and Banking

Sampai dengan triwulan IV-2004, perekonomian Indonesia menunjukkan perkembangan yang semakin baik. Kestabilan ekonomi makro dapat dipertahankan yang disertai dengan peningkatan pertumbuhan ekonomi. Laju inflasi tetap dapat dikendalikan dalam tingkat yang rendah dan tetap sesuai dengan proyeksi yang telah ditetapkan pada awal tahun. Nilai tukar rupiah relatif stabil dengan volatilitas yang rendah. Seiring dengan itu, suku bunga di dalam negeri tetap stabil pada tingkat yang relatif rendah sehingga kondusif bagi perkembangan dunia usaha. Sektor keuangan, khususnya perbankan dan pasar modal, juga menunjukkan perkembangan yang semakin mantap. Sementara itu, sejalan dengan meningkatnya kegiatan investasi serta tetap tingginya konsumsi, pertumbuhan ekonomi dalam triwulan …

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Teccola Parrish Holloway Dec 2004

Teccola Parrish Holloway

African American Funeral Programs

Interment: Mt. Zion Church Cemetery in Metter, Georgia.

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Comparative Study Of The Dynamics Of Circulating Fluidized Bed Riser And Downer Of Equal Diameters, Samwel V. Manyele Dec 2004

Comparative Study Of The Dynamics Of Circulating Fluidized Bed Riser And Downer Of Equal Diameters, Samwel V. Manyele

Tanzania Journal of Engineering and Technology (TJET)

The microscopic flow dynamics of the 100-mm internal diameter riser/downer circulating fluidized bed (CFB) unit were monitored using a solids concentration fiber optic probe. The comparison was conducted by comparing radial profiles Of the dynamic parameters derived from time-series analysis techniques (statistical and chaos analyses). The solids concentration signals used were recorded under similar operating conditions (gas velocity of 8.0 m/s and solids flux of 100 kg/m2s). Similar axial elevations were compared (entrance and fully developed sections of die reactors). A1 each loca!ion, the signals were sampled a! afrequency of 970 Hz for duration of 30 seconds. It was observed …

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Information And Communication Technology Applications In The Tanzanian Health Sector, M Victor Dec 2004

Information And Communication Technology Applications In The Tanzanian Health Sector, M Victor

Tanzania Journal of Engineering and Technology (TJET)

The potential role of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the health sector is to improve the delivery of health services and would also help to deal with major constraints in uplifting the health standards Of Tanzanians. ICT in heath can be used to facilitate remote consultation, diagnosis and treatment. The objective Of the study was exploratory in nature and aimed at determining the awareness level of the länzanian health sector on various ICT applications which could be used in the sector. The study also aimed ar establishing the challenges to the implementation of ICT in the Tanzanian health sector. …

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An Analysis Of The Import Trade Logistics Service Through The Ethio-Djibouti Corridor, Sebhatu Alemu Ambaye Dec 2004

An Analysis Of The Import Trade Logistics Service Through The Ethio-Djibouti Corridor, Sebhatu Alemu Ambaye

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.

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Seaworthiness In The Context Of The Isps Code And The Relevant Amendments To Solas Convention, 1974, Nabil Anwari Dec 2004

Seaworthiness In The Context Of The Isps Code And The Relevant Amendments To Solas Convention, 1974, Nabil Anwari

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.

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Determinan Tingkat Suku Bunga Pinjaman Di Indonesia Tahun 1983–2002, Taufik Kurniawan Dec 2004

Determinan Tingkat Suku Bunga Pinjaman Di Indonesia Tahun 1983–2002, Taufik Kurniawan

Bulletin of Monetary Economics and Banking

This paper analyzes the role of international interest rate, money supply, inflation, SBI rate (Sertifikat Bank Indonesia) and GDP on the lending rate. We use the Error Correction Model on Indonesian yearly data from 1983 – 2002 and confirm the significant of these explanatory variables as the determinant of short and long term credit lending rates.These findings conforms the necessity for Bank Indonesia as monetary authority to take into account the external factors and support the integration of domestic and foreign financial market.Keyword: Error Correction Model, Interest rate, Financial market, Money Supply, Lending rate.JEL: C22, E44, E51

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Ms. Eugenia Mincey Dec 2004

Ms. Eugenia Mincey

African American Funeral Programs

This is the program for the funeral of Ms. Eugenia Mincey, held at Robena Raymond Memorial Chapel, on December 31, 2004

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Evaluasi Konseptual Atas Psak No. 26 Serta Dampaknya Terhadap Sektor Properti, Aruna Wirjolukito Dec 2004

Evaluasi Konseptual Atas Psak No. 26 Serta Dampaknya Terhadap Sektor Properti, Aruna Wirjolukito

Jurnal Akuntansi dan Keuangan Indonesia

Implementation of capitalization treatment of borrowing costs is often questioned related to the effective of accounting information presentation. So far, PSAK Indonesia had already adapted these issues taken from SFAS. About two half years later, PSAK No. 26 had been revised at mid term of January 1997, by adding some important stressing about qualifying assets. One thing to be considered in accounting treatment implementation is the false impact in the process of decision making, e.g. in [1] investment decision and [2] bias effect related to the qualitative characteristics elements like relevance and reliability. Also, capitalization tends to leave conservatism principle …

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Karakteristik Bank Likuidasi Dan Restrukturisasi Di Indonesia, Dodik Siswantoro Dec 2004

Karakteristik Bank Likuidasi Dan Restrukturisasi Di Indonesia, Dodik Siswantoro

Jurnal Akuntansi dan Keuangan Indonesia

Monetary crisis, which leads to unstable economic condition, has caused a number of banks being liquidated. This research is conducted by using major accounting ratios in order to identify the characteristics of liquidated and restructured banks, of which are listed in Jakarta Stock Exchange. The growth of bank industry was highly related with Paket Oktober 1988. This condition is marked by increasing number of banks, from 40 companies in 1988 to 240 companies in 1994. This research is conducted based on a three period financial information, commencing 1994 to 1996. Proven hypothesis concludes that the number of restructured banks is …

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Analisis Responsivitas Ketaatan Emiten Terhadap Aturan Board Governance: Studi Kasus Perusahaan Di Bursa Efek Jakarta, Siti Nuryanah Dec 2004

Analisis Responsivitas Ketaatan Emiten Terhadap Aturan Board Governance: Studi Kasus Perusahaan Di Bursa Efek Jakarta, Siti Nuryanah

Jurnal Akuntansi dan Keuangan Indonesia

This study is to analyze the responsiveness of companies’ compliance with the regulation of board governance structure, authorized by Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX). The study observes all companies that were listed in JSX in 2002. The objectives of this study are to describe the differences of the compliance responsiveness and to examine whether the asset’s size, the age of emiten listed in JSX, and the industries are the explanatory variables of the board governance structure. The study finds that the responsiveness of listed companies’ compliance categorized by the industries is significantly different. The study also finds that the responsiveness of …

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Market Analysis For The Need Of Individualized Assisted Device In Patients With Physical-Mental Disabilities, Chau-Peng Leong, Shih-Wei Chou, Tsong-Hwa Lin, Jen-Li Pan, Yu-Cheng Pei, Ngok-Kiu Chu, Kin-Chung Lai, Kuo-Hsien Tu, Simon F.T. Tang Dec 2004

Market Analysis For The Need Of Individualized Assisted Device In Patients With Physical-Mental Disabilities, Chau-Peng Leong, Shih-Wei Chou, Tsong-Hwa Lin, Jen-Li Pan, Yu-Cheng Pei, Ngok-Kiu Chu, Kin-Chung Lai, Kuo-Hsien Tu, Simon F.T. Tang

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

The number of people with physical-mental disabilities in Taiwan was 711,064 in the year 2000. The difficulties in performing activities of daily lives and social function handicaps in these people can often be alleviate with the proper application of assisted device. The individualized need of assisted device in people with physical-mental disabilities was never investigated in Taiwan. Therefore, the objectives in this investigation were to: 1. understand the need of assisted device in people with physical-mental disabilities, 2. understand the need of individualized assisted device in people with physical-mental disabilities, 3. observe the similarities and differences in the need for …

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A Comparison Between The Patellofemoral Function Scale And The Lequesne Index In Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis, Wei-Jang Yen, Tzy-Fang Chu, Ta-Shen Kuan, Mao-Huan Hung, Chang-Zern Hong Dec 2004

A Comparison Between The Patellofemoral Function Scale And The Lequesne Index In Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis, Wei-Jang Yen, Tzy-Fang Chu, Ta-Shen Kuan, Mao-Huan Hung, Chang-Zern Hong

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Numerous therapeutic approaches are currently used to treat knee osteoarthritis. The relative efficacy of these approaches to the treatment of individual knees with osteoarthritis is not well understood. The main reason is that therapeutic outcome studies in osteoarthritis had been impeded by the lack of an objective, reproducible method for grading osteoarthritis of individual knee in order to compare the severity of the osteoarthritis between the two different sides. The Lequesne index has been used in most therapeutic trials on osteoarthritis of weight bearing joints. However, the ability of the Lequesne index to assess the status of individual knees with …

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Orthoses Utilization And Daily Functional Status In Patients With High Level Cervical Cord Injury, Yao-Ting Wu, Chin-Hung Tseng, Ming-Shun Wu, Chia-Li Chen, Chi-Ming Shih, Liu-Ing Bih Dec 2004

Orthoses Utilization And Daily Functional Status In Patients With High Level Cervical Cord Injury, Yao-Ting Wu, Chin-Hung Tseng, Ming-Shun Wu, Chia-Li Chen, Chi-Ming Shih, Liu-Ing Bih

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Patients with high-level cervical cord injuries are dependent in most activities of daily living (ADL) because they possess very little residual motor function. The utilization of appropriate assistive devices could enhance their independence and improve their quality of life.A prospective study was conducted with 11 male tetraplegic patients between 22 to 51 years of age (mean, 32.0±10.0 years), living in central Taiwan, with C4 or C5 cord injuries; the duration of their injuries ranged between 16 to 125 months (mean, 56.8±28.6 months). After a home visit and an individual interview, we found that these patients could perform 1 to 8 …

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Sustained Pelvic Traction With Prone Position In The Treatment Of Sciatica, Baii-Jia Yang, Si-Huei Lee, Yun-Sheng Chen Dec 2004

Sustained Pelvic Traction With Prone Position In The Treatment Of Sciatica, Baii-Jia Yang, Si-Huei Lee, Yun-Sheng Chen

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Sciatica due to herniated disc or degenerative disc disease is one of the most common problems in modern society. Management of the pain and disability with supine intermittent or sustained pelvic traction has long been used. However, some patients with severe back and referred leg pain cannot tolerate traction in a supine position. In this study, we applied sustained prone position pelvic traction to 14 patients with severe back and referred leg pain who were unable to tolerate supine position traction. Magnetic resonance imaging and electromyography studies revealed positive findings. Sustained prone position pelvic traction was set with one third …

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Long-Term Treatment Of Hemifacial Spasm With Type A Botulinum Toxin, Yu-Ching Llin Dec 2004

Long-Term Treatment Of Hemifacial Spasm With Type A Botulinum Toxin, Yu-Ching Llin

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Hemifacial spasm is a rare movement disorder. It is characterized by recurrent, involuntary tonic or clonic contraction of the muscles innervated by unilateral facial nerve. It may affect patient’s vision and has great cosmetic or psychological impacts. Oral drugs including anticonvulsants, baclofen and benzodiazepines often have little effect. Surgery has potentially serious complications. After numerous clinical studies, botulinum toxin is now recommended as the primary treatment of choice for most hemifacial spasm cases.The purpose of this study is to retrospectively evaluate the dose, effect and side effects of long-term treatment of hemifacial spasm with type A botulinum toxin. Between November …

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Ankylosing Spondylitis Complicating With Spinal Epidural Hematoma: A Casereport, Hui-Lin Lin, Yen-Ho Wang, Huey-Wen Liang, Chi-Kai Chang Dec 2004

Ankylosing Spondylitis Complicating With Spinal Epidural Hematoma: A Casereport, Hui-Lin Lin, Yen-Ho Wang, Huey-Wen Liang, Chi-Kai Chang

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is an inflammatory disease that most commonly affects vertebral and pelvic joints. It is characterized by ossification of all spinal ligaments, articular joints, and intervertebral discs in association with osteoporosis of the vertebral bodies, thus, rendering the spine prone to trauma, which, even if minimal, may cause serious neurologic complications.Spinal epidural hematoma (SEH) is a rare clinical condition. Etiologically, it may be traumatic or nontraumatic. Spontaneous SEHs occur more frequently than traumatic SEHs. Although rare, posttraumatic SEH occurs frequently in patients with AS. We report the case of a 71-year-old male patient who suffered from AS for …

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Anti-Myelin-Associated Glycoprotein Antibody Neuropathy: A Casereport, Hsin-I Wu, Cheng-Liang Chou, Shun-Ping Cheng, Tcho-Jen Liu, Rai-Chi Chan Dec 2004

Anti-Myelin-Associated Glycoprotein Antibody Neuropathy: A Casereport, Hsin-I Wu, Cheng-Liang Chou, Shun-Ping Cheng, Tcho-Jen Liu, Rai-Chi Chan

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Polyneuropathy is common in the field of rehabilitation medicine. Its symptoms include sensory impairment in the distal limbs, ataxia, tremor, and pinch weakness. Electrophysiology will show multiple neuropathies with distal involvement first. Sensory nerve impairment usually appears earlier than motor nerve impairment. In severe cases, muscle atrophy can also be seen.Due to the multiple etiologies of polyneuropathy, the treatments vary. We report a rare case of anti-MAG neuropathy. The patient is a 88-year-old retired veteran, who complained of bilateral lower leg weakness and numbness in the distal part of all limbs. He visited the neurology OPD and was diagnosed with …

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Growth And Body Composition Analysis In Children With Cerebral Palsy, Tsui-Fen Yang, Pei-Hsin Lin, Chueh-Lien Yang, Rai-Chi Chan, Nien-Tzu Kao Dec 2004

Growth And Body Composition Analysis In Children With Cerebral Palsy, Tsui-Fen Yang, Pei-Hsin Lin, Chueh-Lien Yang, Rai-Chi Chan, Nien-Tzu Kao

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

The objective of the present study was to investigate the growth and body composition of younger children with cerebral palsy, using anthropometric measures and bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA). We also looked into the relative strength and consistency between different measurements in analyzing body composition. Thirty-nine patients, aged 3 to 13, with an established diagnosis of cerebral palsy, and age- and sex-matched control subjects, were recruited for this study. Distribution of height-by-age and weight-by-age percentiles differed significantly between the study and the control groups, whereby the subjects of cerebral palsy grew shorter and lighter than normal subjects. The body fat percentage …

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Long-Term Prosthesis Use And Functional Outcome Among Patients With Lower Extremity Amputations, Je-Kuei Yang, Ming-Chuan Lin, Ssu-Yuan Chen, Ching Lan, Jin-Shin Lai, I-Nan Lien Dec 2004

Long-Term Prosthesis Use And Functional Outcome Among Patients With Lower Extremity Amputations, Je-Kuei Yang, Ming-Chuan Lin, Ssu-Yuan Chen, Ching Lan, Jin-Shin Lai, I-Nan Lien

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

The purpose of this study was to investigate prosthesis use among patients who underwent lower extremity amputation owing to peripheral vascular disease and evaluate their functional outcome after returning to the community. We retrospectively reviewarticleed medical charts of patients who underwent lower extremity amputation from 1993 to 1999. The causes of amputation, the level of amputation and patient's health condition were recorded. We then surveyed the patients by telephone, and recorded the stump condition, difficulties encountered in daily activities, and functional status. From January 1993 to December 1999, 347 patients underwent lower-limb amputations in our hospital. Of them, 174 died, …

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Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing In Patients With Transmyocardial Laser Revascularization, Chen-Liang Chou, Po-Jung Pan, Wen-Tung Yang, Su-Ying Hung, Tcho-Jen Liu, Shian-Ting Lai, Li-Yun Kuo Dec 2004

Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing In Patients With Transmyocardial Laser Revascularization, Chen-Liang Chou, Po-Jung Pan, Wen-Tung Yang, Su-Ying Hung, Tcho-Jen Liu, Shian-Ting Lai, Li-Yun Kuo

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

For patients with symptomatic end-stage coronary artery disease, who have had a poor response to percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty or coronary artery bypass grafting, transmyocardial revascularization (TMR) seems to be an alternative to relieve disabling ischemic symptoms. The purpose of this study was to evaluate, by cardiopulmonary exercise testing, the cardiopulmonary capacity after TMR.Ten patients were enrolled in the study. None of them showed significant exacerbation in pulmonary function after TMR. Their average aerobic capacity was about 5MET5; a lower anaerobic threshold and high functional aerobic impairment revealed an insufficient cardiopulmonary capacity. The result of testing showed 1 normal(10%),5 abnormal(50%) …

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Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program For A Patient With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Complicated With Acute Infection, Lobar Atelectasis And Severely Restrictive Ventilatory Impairment: A Casereport, Ya-Wen Hsu, Jue-Long Wang, Jin-Shen Yang, Ko-Long Lin Dec 2004

Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program For A Patient With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Complicated With Acute Infection, Lobar Atelectasis And Severely Restrictive Ventilatory Impairment: A Casereport, Ya-Wen Hsu, Jue-Long Wang, Jin-Shen Yang, Ko-Long Lin

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

An exact identification among the subsets of pulmonary lupus is important in planning efficacious therapy. Asymptomatic pulmonary lupus needs no specific treatment, while prompt and aggressive treatment is mandatory for the potential life-threatening pulmonary version. We present a case of systemic lupus erythematosus(SLE)with lobar atelectasis and severely restricted lung impairment and illustrate how a pulmonary rehabilitation program aided therapy during the acute infectious episode. An individualized pulmonary rehabilitation program for SLE patients compromised with chest distress may thus be a prudent course of action.

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Differential Impairment And Recovery Of Two Languages In A Bilingual Aphasic Patient: A Casereport, I-Ru Chen, Su-Fen Liao, Ta-Sen Wei Dec 2004

Differential Impairment And Recovery Of Two Languages In A Bilingual Aphasic Patient: A Casereport, I-Ru Chen, Su-Fen Liao, Ta-Sen Wei

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

According to the definition proposed by Grosjean, more than half of the world population is multilingual. Bilingual aphasia is more complex and variable; thus it may need a more individualized rehabilitation program than monolingual aphasia. However, many instances of bilingual aphasia may have been misdiagnosed and treated as monolingual aphasia due to a lack of comprehensive assessment.We present here a change in the language pattern of a bilingual Chinese woman, who initially spoke Cantonese (mother language) and Mandarin (2nd language) very well. She was afflicted by aphasia due to a stroke involving cortical and subcortical lesions in 1999. After rehabilitation …

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Supratentorial Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors: A Casereport, Chien-Min Chen, Chin-Man Wang, Shih-Ming Jung, Pao-Tsai Cheng, Alice M.K. Wong Dec 2004

Supratentorial Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors: A Casereport, Chien-Min Chen, Chin-Man Wang, Shih-Ming Jung, Pao-Tsai Cheng, Alice M.K. Wong

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumors are a very rare brain tumor. This reports the case of a 14 year old girl who visited our emergency department owing to severe headache and vomiting. One 72mm×45mm mass located at the left corpus callosum and extending to the left ventricle was identified by Brain magnetic imaging. The tumor was removed and the pathology demonstrated highly cellular tumor with poorly differential cells and brisk miotic activity. Based on the tumor location and pathology, a supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumor was diagnosed. Following the surgery the patient presented with right side weakness, unsteady gait, and speech difficulty. …

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The Improvement Of Pain Symptoms And Activities Of Daily Living In People With Knee Osteoarthritis After Intra-Articular Hyaluronic Acid Injection, Carl P. C. Chen, Chih-Kuang Chen, Max J. L. Chen, Yin-Chou Lin, Tony H. C. Hsu, Ju-Wen Cheng, Simon F. T. Tang Dec 2004

The Improvement Of Pain Symptoms And Activities Of Daily Living In People With Knee Osteoarthritis After Intra-Articular Hyaluronic Acid Injection, Carl P. C. Chen, Chih-Kuang Chen, Max J. L. Chen, Yin-Chou Lin, Tony H. C. Hsu, Ju-Wen Cheng, Simon F. T. Tang

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a slowly evolving articular disease that appears to originate in the cartilage and affects the underlying bone, soft tissues, and synovial fluid. This condition usually occurs late in life, principally affecting the large weight-bearing joints such as the knee. It is particularly disabling when the knees are affected, because it limits the ability to walk, to rise from a chair, and to use stairs.The treatment selections for OA knees include analgesic drugs, physiotherapy, intra-articular (IA) drug administration, and surgical total knee replacement. We chose IA hyaluronic acid injection as the treatment method as it was documented as …

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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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