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Ketamine
VCM Borella, MV Seeman, RC Cordeiro… – Developmental …, 2015
Abstract Neonatal NMDA receptor blockade in rodents triggers schizophrenia-like
alterations during adult life. Schizophrenia is influenced by gender in age of onset,
premorbid functioning and course. Estrogen, the hormone potentially driving the gender …
M El Amki, T Clavier, N Perzo, R Bernard, PO Guichet… – Journal of Neuroscience …, 2015
… Anesthetic methods in rodent models of cerebral ischemia impact the infarct volume. In
experimental models developed in rodents, the most used anesthetics are the volatile ones such
as isoflurane or halothane and intraperitoneal (ip) ketamine or barbiturates. …
A Louveau, V Nerrière‐Daguin, B Vanhove… – Glia, 2015
… Male LEWIS 1A rats were anesthetized by intramuscular injection of 2% Rompun and 50mg/mL
ketamine (1.6 mL/kg) (PanPharma). … Twenty-eight days after transplantation, grafted-male Lewis
1A rats were deeply anesthetized with Rompun-ketamine (1:4) at 1 mg/kg (ip). …
W Abdulmajeed, BV Owoyele – Journal of African Association of Physiological …, 2015
… (St. Louis MO, USA) while propranolol and prazosin were products of Namco
Chemicals, Amritsr, India. Normal saline and ketamine were purchased from Momrota
pharmacy, opposite University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital’s gate. …
OH Miller, JT Moran, BJ Hall – Neuropharmacology, 2015
Abstract A single, low dose of ketamine has antidepressant actions in depressed patients
and in patients with treatment-resistant depression (TRD). Unlike classic antidepressants,
which regulate monoamine neurotransmitter systems, ketamine is an antagonist of the N- …
Effect of Piperine on Liver Function of CF-1 albino Mice.
JR Peela, SD Kolla, F Elshaari, F Elshaari, H El Awamy… – Infectious disorders drug …, 2015
… with high fat diet. These mice were anaesthetized with ketamine and halothane and
blood was drawn from each mouse before the study and after three weeks by
cardiocentesis. Serum transaminases (alanine aminotransferase …
OU Peter, PO OKONKWO, OO John, A Dorathy – 2015
… AM daily. All mice were acclimatized for two weeks. Diazepam injection (Valium,
Roche, USA), and ketamine injection (Ketalar, Popular Pharmaceuticals, Bangladesh)
were procured from Pax Pharmacy, Onitsha. Hepatitis B …
Phosphodiesterase‐4D: an enzyme to remember
R Ricciarelli, E Fedele – British Journal of Pharmacology, 2015
… enzyme isoform is localized in brain regions associated with emesis (eg area postrema and
nucleus of the solitary tract; Cherry and Davis, 1999; Lamontagne et al, 2001; Mori et al, 2010)
and its deletion in transgenic mice reduced the xylazine/ketamine-induced anaesthesia, a …
UV Ustundag, S Sahin, K Ak, I Keskin… – Reproductive Biology, 2015
… the ovaries. The rats were anesthetized with a combination of ketamine hydrochloride
(60 mg/kg ip.) and xylazine (5 mg/kg ip.). Supplementary injections of ketamine
hydrochloride were given when needed. After anesthesia …
Novel Rat Model for Neurocysticercosis Using Taenia solium
MR Verastegui, A Mejia, T Clark, CM Gavidia… – The American Journal of …, 2015
… Before intracranial inoculation, the rats were anesthetized with 70 mg/kg of ketamine plus
11 mg/kg of xylazine. … Animals were euthanized after being anesthetized with a mixture of
100 mg/kg of ketamine, 10 mg/kg of xylazine, and 3 mg/kg of tramadol. …
Photo of the Day: Low-dose Ketamine Infusions
A Katz – Emergency Medicine News, 2015
Wolters Kluwer Health may email you for journal alerts and information, but is committed to maintaining
your privacy and will not share your personal information without your express consent. For more
information, please refer to our Privacy Policy. … This blog serves as a bulletin board for …
[HTML] Impact of Anesthesia Protocols on In Vivo Bioluminescent Bacteria Imaging Results
T Chuzel, V Sanchez, M Vandamme, S Martin, O Flety… – PLOS ONE, 2015
… S. aureus Xen36 strain. Bioluminescence imaging was performed on mice
anesthetized by either ketamine/xylazine (with or without oxygen supplementation),
or isoflurane carried with air or oxygen. Total flux emission was …
Sedative and Anxiolytic Agents
SI Ganzberg, S Wilson – Oral Sedation for Dental Procedures in Children, 2015
… The salient fea- tures of nitrous oxide, chloral hydrate, meperidine, midazolam, antihista- mines,
and ketamine are discussed in relation to sedating children for dental procedures. … Studies
using ketamine administered orally have resulted in mixed results. …
MAS Kumar, M Peluso, P Chaudhary, J Dhawan… – PLOS ONE, 2015
… Ethics Statement. All exposures to radiation were done under ip anesthesia of xylazine/ ketamine
mixture- 4.3–5 ml per rat (male, Wistar strain) for an average weight of 540–600 gms (80 mg/kg
body weight of ketamine and 8 mg/ kg body weight of xylazine in PBS). …
C Adami, T Imboden, AE Giovannini, C Spadavecchia – Journal of Feline Medicine …, 2015
… anaesthesia. Commonly used protocols often include an a 2 -adrenoreceptor agonist
to produce reliable sedation, an opioid derivative to provide some analgesia, and
ketamine owing to its anaesthetic and analgesic effects. …
H Lorach, J Kung, C Beier, Y Mandel, R Dalal, P Huie… – … Ophthalmology & Visual …, 2015
… Animal facility. For surgeries, animals (P35–P50) were anesthetized with ketamine
(75 mg/kg) and Xylazine (5 mg/kg), delivered by intramuscular injection. Subretinal
implantations were performed as previously described. 31 …
[HTML] Following specific podocyte injury captopril protects against progressive long term renal damage
YS Zhou, IA Ihmoda, RG Phelps, COS Bellamy… – F1000Research, 2015
… VD DOM02, made by Orion Pharma, supplied by Henry Schein Medical) and 100mg/ml
ketamine (Vetalar) (Ref. … Terminal blood samples were collected at week 8 from intraperitoneally
anaesthetised animals (injected with medetomidine and ketamine). …
S Wilson – Oral Sedation for Dental Procedures in Children, 2015
Page 74. Clinical Sedation Regimens Stephen Wilson S. Wilson, DMD, MA, PhD
Division of Pediatric Dentistry, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229 …
Electrocardiogram reference intervals for clinically normal wild-born chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)
R Atencia, L Revuelta, JD Somauroo, RE Shave – American Journal of Veterinary …, 2015
… Immediately before the examination procedures, body weight was estimated.
Chimpanzees were anesthetized by administration of a combination of ketamine
hydrochloride a (5 mg/kg) and medetomidine b (50 μg/kg). Anesthetic …
SI Ganzberg – Oral Sedation for Dental Procedures in Children, 2015
… When an anesthesia machine capable of delivering sevoflurane is not available, as is typical
is most dental offices,“induction” is most commonly provided with an intramuscular injection of
ketamine and midazolam with or without an anticholinergic, ie, such as glycopyr- rolate or …
Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA)
In-utero radiofrequency ablation in fetal piglets: lessons learned
OO Olutoye, AN Gay, F Sheikh, AC Akinkuotu… – Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 2015
Methods 90 day gestation Yorkshire piglets (term 115 days) were subjected to RFA of the
chest and abdominal viscera under various temperatures and wattages. The extent of tissue
damage was determined by NADPH diaphorase histochemistry. Results Tyne …
SI Sarvari, KH Haugaa, TM Stokke, HZ Ansari, IS Leren… – Eur Heart J Cardiovasc …, 2015
… Of these, 30 had not while 31 had recurrence of AF after radiofrequency ablation (RFA). Twenty
healthy individuals were included for comparison. … For patients with symptomatic drug-refractory
AF, radiofrequency ablation (RFA) has become an important therapy option. …
[HTML] Current management of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma
T Kanda, S Ogasawara, T Chiba, Y Haga, M Omata… – World J Hepatol, 2015
… of HCC. Many HCC patients are treated with surgical resection and radiofrequency
ablation (RFA), although these modalities should be considered in only selected
cases with a certain HCC number and size. Although there …
T Chakalaa-Yancheva, S Tisheva, A Qnakieva… – Journal of Hypertension, 2015
… In all patients MRA excluded new or progression of pre- existing low grade renal artery stenosis
as well as focal aneurysms at the sites of radiofrequency ablation. In none of the patients new
segmental perfusion deficits in either kidney were detected on MRI. …
Multiscale Tetrahedral Meshes for FEM Simulations of Esophageal Injury
LA Neves, E Pavarino, MP Souza, CR Valencio… – Computer-Based Medical …, 2015
… [3] OJ Eick and D. Bierbaum, “Tissue temperature- controlled radiofrequency ablation,” Pacing
and clinical electrophysiology, vol. … [4] MO Siegel, DM Parenti, and GL Simon, “Atrialesophageal
fistula after atrial radiofrequency catheter ablation,” Clinical infectious diseases, vol. …
SC Gong, MY Cho, SW Lee, SH Kim, MY Kim, SK Baik – Journal of Gastroenterology …, 2015
… From March 2012 to December 2014, 87 patients with HCC underwent surgical treatment including
intraoperative radiofrequency ablation at Wonju Severance Christian Hospital, Wonju, Korea.
Among them, 75 patients who underwent only hepatectomy were enrolled in …
Q Jin, S Pehrson, PK Jacobsen, X Chen – Journal of Interventional Cardiac …, 2015
… venous anatomy, left atrial (LA) volume, procedure time, mapping plus ablation time,
radiofrequency (RF) abla … CFAEs at the right atrium were not mapped and ablated in this study.
Although PVAI and CFAE ablation time were calculat- ed separately, CFAE ablation time did …
The role of AEG-1 in the development of liver cancer
CL Robertson, J Srivastava, D Rajasekaran, R Gredler… – Hepatic Oncology, 2015
… by rapid growth and early vascular invasion and thus the incidence and mortality of the disease
run in parallel [1,3]. Standard treatment options for patients afflicted with localized forms of the
disease include surgical resection, radiofrequency ablation or liver transplantation [4–7 …
Unexpected Findings in the Left Atrium of a Patient with a Paravalvular Mitral Leak
FS Silva, CA Barreiros, MC Antunes, ÂL Nobre – Journal of Cardiothoracic and …, 2015
… described including catheter-based cardiac interventions (eg valvular procedures, coronary
intervention, radiofrequency ablation), endocarditis, myocardial infarction and blunt cardiac
trauma.1 There are also cases of spontaneous dissection 2,10-11 occurring in patients with …
MM Ostojić, TS Potpara, MM Polovina, MM Ostojić… – Vojnosanitetski pregled, 2015
… ECG changes occurred due to pericardial re- action following two interventions: pacemaker
implantation a month before and radiofrequency catheter ablation of AV junction two weeks
before presentation in Emergency De- partment. Conclusion. …
[PDF] AB10-06
RC ABLATION – Heart Rhythm, 2015
Methods: The clinical features including freedom from AF/atrial tachycardia (AT) recurrence
as outcome after RFCA were compared between women and men in 1: 1 age, AF type,
duration of AF (±1 year) matched manner. Subgroup analysis was performed in categories …
MULTI-POLE SYNCHRONOUS PULMONARY ARTERY RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION CATHETER
S Chen – US Patent 20,150,201,988, 2015
Abstract: A multi-pole synchronous pulmonary artery radiofrequency ablation catheter may
comprise a control handle, a catheter body and an annular ring. One end of the catheter
body may be flexible, and the flexible end of the catheter body may be connected to the …
Diagnostic and Interventional Endoscopy
Y Tomizawa, I Waxman – Atlas of Esophageal Surgery, 2015
… previous ablation zone. Ablation is repeated until the entire length of disease has
received radiofrequency energy (Fig. 3.15). After the entire lesion is ablated, the
guidewire, ablation catheter, and endoscope are removed. For focal …
JP Singh, S Srivastava, D Singh – Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging, 2015
… periostitis. The patient underwent CT-guided biopsy and radiofrequency ablation. The …
effusion. A CT-guided radiofrequency ablation (RFA) [Figure 10]C was performed and
the patient remained symptom-free at 20 months follow-up. Figure …
Hybrid Transthoracic Esophagectomy
B Borraez, MG Patti – Atlas of Esophageal Surgery, 2015
… hernia, 11, 12 Schatzki’s ring, 12, 13 sliding hiatal hernia, 10, 11, 46 squamous cell cancer, 19
Zenker’s diverticulum, 15, 97 Barrett’s esophagus esophagectomy, 151, 152 focal nodular lesion,
25, 27 proximal resection margin, 141, 147 radiofrequency ablation, 23, 29 salmon …
PP. 26.16: CAN AN HOSPITAL ADMISSION MODIFY THE COURSE OF PATIENTS WITH RESISTANT HYPERTENSION?.
J Ribeiro, A Correia, R Ferreira, P Morgado, JM Bastos… – Journal of Hypertension, 2015
… In all patients MRA excluded new or progression of pre- existing low grade renal artery stenosis
as well as focal aneurysms at the sites of radiofrequency ablation. In none of the patients new
segmental perfusion deficits in either kidney were detected on MRI. …
Perspectives on the modern management of non-valvularatrial fibrillation: non-valvular af
R Gopal, MH Tayebjee – SA Heart, 2015
… catheters and the development of balloon based or circular ablation catheters with multiple
ablation electrodes that can be applied to the pulmonary vein antrum to isolate pulmonary veins
and ablate left atrial substrate(44,17) (Figures 1 a,b,c). Both radiofrequency catheter and …
APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR CLOSING VESSELS
BB Hill, J Hong, W Qi – US Patent 20,150,201,947, 2015
… The following is a list of one or more advantages that may be achieved using the apparatus and
methods described herein, eg, as compared to endovenous laser, radiofrequency ablation
technologies, and other methods that destroy the vein by applying chemicals or applying …
Fluorescence Imaging Systems (PDE, HyperEye Medical System, and Prototypes in Japan)
T Ishizawa, N Kokudo – Fluorescence Imaging for Surgeons: Concepts and …, 2015
Hepatocellular Carcinoma Precursor Lesions
ML Smith – Surgical Pathology of Liver Tumors, 2015
Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS/RSD)
A scoring rule-based truthful demand response mechanism
K Hara, T Ito – Computer and Information Science (ICIS), 2015 IEEE/ …, 2015
… Therefore, conventional scoring rule with single item, such as Brier score [5] is of no use for this
mode. In order to rightfully incentivize the CA to make their prediction of device shifting for multiple
items rightfully; the continuous ranked probability score (CRPS) is applied [13]. …
[PDF] Why Attackers Win: On the Learnability of XOR Arbiter PUFs
F Ganji, S Tajik, JP Seifert – 2015
… These attacks, as cost-effective approaches, can clone the challenge-response behavior of an
arbiter PUF by collecting a subset of challenge-response pairs (CRPs). … Moreover, when applying
current ML attacks, the maximum number of CRPs required for Page 3. …
S Khajehei – 2015
Page 1. Portland State University PDXScholar Dissertations and Theses Dissertations and Theses
Spring 7-21-2015 A Multivariate Modeling Approach for Generating Ensemble Climatology Forcing
for Hydrologic Applications Sepideh Khajehei Portland State University …
[HTML] Oil Palm Leaf and Corn Stalk–Mechanical Properties and Surface Characterization
Z Daud, MZM Hatta, H Awang – Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2015
… Bhaduri et al., 1995; BK Bhaduri, A. Day, SB Mondal, .SK Sen; Ramie hemicelluloses as beater
additive in a paper making from jute-stick kraft pulp. Industrial Crps and Products, 4 (1995), pp.
79–84. Daud et al., 2013; Z. Daud, MZM Hatta, ASM Kassim, AM Aripin, H. Awang; …
[HTML] Nerve injury and neuropathic pain–a question of age
M Fitzgerald, R McKelvey – Experimental Neurology, 2015
… Furthermore several complex pain syndromes (eg CRPS) that emerge in older children are
associated with little or no measurable disease activity or inflammation at the time of presentation
and are clinically defined as ‘functional’ or ‘medically unexplained’ (Bromberg et al …
Acute acalculous cholecystitis and cardiovascular disease: a land of confusion
M Tana, C Tana, G Cocco, G Iannetti, M Romano… – Journal of Ultrasound, 2015
… Most common clinical onset was represented by fever (70 %) in opposite to abdominal pain
which occurred in 20 % of patients. 8/10 patients were male. Elevated CRPs, leukocytosis
(60 %), and elevated aminotransferase (30 %) occurred frequently. …
J Gao, Y Cao
… 2 n xx x , , , and 1 2 n yy y , , , , which, for concreteness, may be equated to unemployment and
production data, one obtains CRPs (Marwan & Kurths 2002; Marwan, et al. 2007). … 4, No. 3 ~ 5 ~
Figure 2. Cross recurrence plots (CRPs); notice the correspondence of vertical …
BD Shelar, MDK Chitre
… But these policies give satisfactory performance for stable user and prove inefficient for mobile
user which free to change his direction. Direction and Distance Based CRPs think for the mobile
nature of user. … Prediction Based CRPs analyze the history of users’ movements. …
D Fan, S Chen, RL Johnson, PG Tratnyek – 2015
Page 1. 1 2 Field Deployable Chemical Redox Probe for Quantitative Characterization of 3
Carboxymethylcellulose Modified Nano Zerovalent Iron 4 5 6 Dimin Fan, Shengwen Chen, Richard
L. Johnson, and Paul G. Tratnyek* 7 8 Institute of Environmental Health 9 …
I Okike, A Samireddypalle, L Kaptoge, C Fauquet… – Food Chain, 2015
R Baron, A May – 2015
Molecular Biology of Retinoblastoma
SD Walter, JW Harbour – Recent Advances in Retinoblastoma Treatment, 2015
… Rb directly inhibits E2Fs by binding and masking the transactivation domain, and it also recruits
chromatin remodeling proteins (CRPs) that alter local chromatin structure into a confirmation
that is not permis- sive for transcription.(b) When Rb is hyperphosphory- lated, it does …
[PDF] Guidelines for Neuromusculoskeletal Infrared Thermography Sympathetic Skin Response (SSR) Studies
DO Getson, S Govindan, J Uricchio, T Bernton…
… Assessment of patients with presumptive Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) Type I or
II – formally known as Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD), Thoracic Outlet Syndrome,
Vaso-motor Headache and Barre’-Leiou Syndrome. … CRPS: Current Diagnosis and Therapy. …
[HTML] Thread: Advances in treatment of post-amputation phantom limb pain
W Young, J Date
… reviewed fifteen papers reporting mirror therapy to treat upper limb function and concluded that
most of the studies were weak methodologically and that the results suggest possible benefit
in patients after stroke and complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) but the …
[PDF] Guidelines For Dental-Oral And Systemic Health Infrared Thermography
M Brioschi, H Usuki, BSN Jan Crawford, P Steed…
… c. Relevant risk factors for inflammation or vasomotor instability: prior history of RSD
or CRPS, trauma, fracture, repetitive use, vibration syndrome, peripheral neuropathy,
spinal pathology, radiculopathy, vasomotor headache, Page 4. …
[HTML] Chronic Pain Medication & Treatment Guide
AR Guide
… cord injuries. It may develop months or years after injury or damage to the CNS.
This also includes conditions such as chronic headaches, fibromyalgia, and Complex
Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS). Tailoring selection of …
F Place, P Hazell
WORKSHOP ON BEST PRACTICE METHODS FOR ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF
POLICY ORIENTED RESEARCH. SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
THE CGIAR. Frank Place and Peter Hazell. WORKSHOP ON …
CRPS A contingent hypothesis with prostaglandins as crucial conversion factor
PHE van der Veen – Medical Hypotheses, 2015
Abstract CRPS is an acute pain disease expressed as chronic pain with a severe loss of
tissue and function. CRPS usually occurs after minor injuries and then progresses in a way
that is scarcely controllable, or completely uncontrollable. This article addresses the …
N Evaniew, C McCarthy, YV Kleinlugtenbelt, M Ghert… – Journal of orthopaedic …, 2015
… Collapse Box Abstract. Objective: To determine whether vitamin C is effective in preventing
complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) in patients with distal radius fractures. … 2 CRPS has been
previously referred to as causalgia, reflex sympathetic dystrophy, and algodystrophy. 3. …
HD Lee, SH Jang – Brain Injury, 2015
… Figure 1. Diffusion tensor tractography for the corticoreticular pathway (CRP): a normal control
subject (44 year-old, female), type A = the CRPs showed narrowing, although integrity was
preserved from the premotor cortex to the reticular formation of the medulla, type B = the …
[PDF] Plasma Exchange Therapy in Patients with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
E Aradillas, RJ Schwartzman, JR Grothusen, A Goebel – Pain Physician, 2015
Page 1. Background: Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a severe chronic
pain condition that most often develops following trauma. … These patients were then
placed on Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a …
Controversial Pain Syndromes of the Arm: Pathogenesis and Surgical Treatment of Resistant Cases
A Wilhelm – 2015
[PDF] Mixture EMOS model for calibrating ensemble forecasts of wind speed
S Baran, S Lerch – arXiv preprint arXiv:1507.06517, 2015
… The most popular scoring rules are the logarithmic score, that is the negative logarithm of the
predictive PDF evaluated at the verifying observation and the continuous ranked probability score
(CRPS; Gneiting and Raftery, 2007; Wilks, 2011). … CRPS(F, x) := ∫ ∞ …
AE Holman, B Sharma, VE Modest – Open Journal of Anesthesiology, 2015
… http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Abstract A 44-year-old male who suffered a
crush-degloving hand injury complicated by Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) type
I was scheduled for operative hand manipulation and inpatient physi- otherapy. …
Leads for neurostimulation and methods of assembling same
A Raines – US Patent 9,084,882, 2015
… As used herein the term “complex regional pain syndrome” or “CRPS” refers to painful
conditions that usually affect the distal part of an upper or lower extremity and are
associated with characteristic clinical phenomena. CRPS …
M Gerdol, N Puillandre, G De Moro, C Guarnaccia… – Genome Biology and …, 2015
… encoding peptides with unique chemico-physical properties and/or sequence patterns. Actually,
cysteine-rich peptides (CRPs) encompass a large and widespread group of secreted … plants
(Gruber, et al. 2007; Marshall, et al. 2011; Taylor, et al. 2008). Invertebrate CRPs are …
SH Jang, J Lee, HD Lee – International Journal of Stroke, 2015
… (c) The CRPs are descended through the subcortical white matter in two age-matched normal
control subjects. Letter to the editor © 2015 World Stroke Organization E62 Vol 10, August 2015,
E62–E63 Page 2. References 1 Yeo SS, Chang MC, Kwon YH, Jung YJ, Jang SH. …
Fibromyalgia
Depressive-like symptoms in a reserpine-induced model of fibromyalgia in rats
A Blasco-Serra, F Escrihuela-Vidal, EM González-Soler… – Physiology & Behavior, 2015
Abstract Since the pathogenesis of fibromyalgia is unknown, treatment options are limited,
ineffective and in fact based on symptom relief. A recently proposed rat model of
fibromyalgia is based on central depletion of monamines caused by reserpine …
E Kozanoglu, IC Benlidayi, RE Akilli, A Tasal – Clinical Rheumatology, 2015
Abstract The objective of the present study is to determine whether benign joint
hypermobility syndrome (BJHS) modifies the risk of mitral valve prolapse (MVP) in patients
with fibromyalgia (FM). Female patients fulfilling the 1990 American College of …
MHP Crins, LD Roorda, N Smits, HCW de Vet… – PLOS ONE, 2015
… as pain that persists beyond the normal tissue healing time, in which the most prevalent pain
is musculoskeletal pain, with prevalence varying from 30–40% for low back pain, 15–20% for
shoulder- and neck pain, 10–15% for chronic widespread pain and 2% for fibromyalgia [3,4 …
Assessment of response bias in neurocognitive evaluations
DA Carone – NeuroRehabilitation, 2015
… survey data of neuropsychologists show that the base rates of malingering or symptom
exaggeration are much higher (29% to 41%) in settings where patients are seeking financial
compensation or disability and in patient groups (ie, concussion, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue …
S Lopez-Pousa, GB Pagès, S Monserrat-Vila
ABSTRACT Background and objective: Most patients with fibromyalgia benefit from different
forms of physical exercise. Studies show that exercise can help restore the body’s
neurochemical balance and that it triggers a positive emotional state. So, regular exercise …
[HTML] Miller Chiropractic & Laser Treatment Center
D Emery
… Acta Medica Academica 2013;42(1):46-54. doi: 10.5644/ama2006-124.70. Study Finds
Chiropractic Beneficial for Fibromyalgia. A new study from Egypt reports that chiropractic care
can be an effective treatment strategy for fibromyalgia treatment with chiropractic care. …
TT Beemster, JM van Velzen, CAM van Bennekom… – Trials, 2015
… as follows: 1) individuals of working age (18 to 65 years); 2) suffering from subacute (6 to 12 weeks)
or chronic (>12 weeks) nonspecific musculoskeletal pain such as back, neck, shoulder,
widespread pain, Whiplash Associated Disorder (WAD I or II), or fibromyalgia; 3) having …
D Avans – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2015
… Fine motor control knowingly declines with age and certain diseases such as fibromyalgia and
cerebral palsy (Perez-de-Heredia-Torres, 2013). … Research of this nature could also be translated
to diseased populations such as those with fibromyalgia or diabetes. …
A Shakya, UK Soni, G Rai, SS Chatterjee, V Kumar – Cellular and Molecular …, 2015
… are some of the major symptoms of numerous, if not all, chronic inflammatory diseases
accompanying central sensitivity syndromes (Yunus 2008 ), and it is now well recognized that
cytokine and immune system abnormalities are the root cause of fibromyalgia and other central …
[PDF] Mechanisms of action of balneotherapy in rheumatic diseases
A Fioravanti, S Cheleschi – IV CIBAP BOÍ 2015
… Anti-inflammatory aspects Recent studies have shown a reduction of circulating levels of
Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) and Leukotriene B4 (LTB4), important mediators of inflammation and
pain, in patients suffering from OA or fibromyalgia who undergo mud-packs or …
Determinants of Patient Satisfaction in an Academic Rheumatology Practice.
JH Ku, A Danve, H Pang, D Choi, JT Rosenbaum – Journal of clinical rheumatology: …, 2015
… 95% CI, -15.25 to -3.25), arthralgia (β = -8.67; 95% CI, -16.60 to -0.74), myalgia (β = -8.67; 95%
CI, -16.60 to -0.74), gout (β = -7.5; 95% CI, -14.13 to -0.89), ankylosing spondylitis (β = -5.20;
95% CI, -9.65 to -0.75), pain (β = -4.62; 95% CI, -8.43 to -0.81), fibromyalgia (β = -4.62; 95 …
Method and Apparatus for Diagnosing and Assessing Centralized Pain
JB Hargrove – US Patent 20,150,201,879, 2015
… Because of this emerging understanding, the role of CS is increasingly being shown to be
pathological in seemingly unrelated chronic pain conditions and syndromes including fibromyalgia,
complex regional pain syndrome, phantom pain, and migraine headaches. …
FATTY ACID DERIVATIVES FOR USE IN A METHOD OF TREATING DEPRESSION AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS
E Berry, Y Avraham, J Katzhendler, J Mograbi… – US Patent 20,150,202,179, 2015
… Abstract: The invention provides fatty acid derivatives for use in a method of treatment of at least
one disease, disorder or condition selected from anxiety, depression, conditions associated
menopause, stress, bipolar disorder, neuropathic pain and fibromyalgia. …
ANTIBODIES TO IL-6 AND THEIR USES
A Rajpal, MN Devalaraja, K Toy, L Yang, H Huang… – US Patent 20,150,203,574, 2015
… The term “fibromyalgia” is also known as fibromyalgia syndrome. The American College
of Rheumatology (ACR) 1990 classification criteria for fibromyalgia include a history
of chronic, widespread pain for more than three months …
Impact of Gender-Based Aggression on Women’s Mental Health in Portugal
M Reis, L Ramiro, MG de Matos – … Mental Health: Resistance and Resilience in …, 2015
… The rate was even higher for women who had experienced non-partner sexual violence (WHO,
2013). Health effects can also include headaches, back pain, abdominal pain, fibromyalgia,
gastrointestinal disorders, limited mobility, and poor overall health (WHO, 2013). …
Pain 2014 Refresher Courses: 15th World Congress on Pain
SN Raja, CL Sommer – 2015
Restless Legs Syndrome: The Devil Is in the Details
PJ Sampognaro, RE Salas, A Kalloo, C Gamaldo – Sleepy or Sleepless: Clinical …, 2015
… medical conditions Restless legs syndrome (Willis-Ekbom disease) Renal failure Periodic limb
movement disorder Anemia REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) Peripheral neuropathy
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) Rheumatoid arthritis Fibromyalgia Attention deficit …
[PDF] Dermatologic Extrahepatic Manifestations of Hepatitis C
B Dedania, GY Wu – Journal of Clinical and Translational Hepatology, 2015
… cutanea tarda23 – Lichen planus33,35,36 – Sicca syndrome – Auto-antibody productions
(rheumatoid factor, cryoglobulins, anti-smooth muscle) – Glomerulonephritis12 C. Possible
association2,16 – Polyarthritis – Pruritus – Fibromyalgia – Chronic polyradiculoneuropathy – Lung …
PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL-3-KINASE C2 BETA MODULATORS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF
E Skolnik, Z Li, S Srivastava – US Patent 20,150,204,846, 2015
… Exemplary IgE-mediated allergic disorders include, without limitation, allergic rhinitis,
allergic or atopic asthma, anaphylaxis, atopic dermatitis, eczema, hay fever,
fibromyalgia, and an immediate type hypersensitivity reaction. …
Psychological Interventions for the Management of Chronic Pain: a Review of Current Evidence
RS Kaiser, M Mooreville, K Kannan – Current Pain and Headache Reports, 2015
… A few of the many variants of this approach will be highlighted. Currently, cognitive
behavioral therapy (CBT) is a first-line psychological treatment for individuals with chronic
pain, such as back pain, headache, arthritis, and fibromyalgia [ 12 •]. …