Neurofibrosarcoma of skin and subcutaneous tissues.

abstract：:Restless legs syndrome (RLS)/Willis-Ekbom disease (WED) is a common disorder, occurring at least twice a week and causing at least moderate distress in 1.5% to 2.7% of the population. It is important for primary care physicians to be familiar with this disorder and its management. Much has changed in its management si...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Silber MH,Becker PM,Earley C,Garcia-Borreguero D,Ondo WG,Medical Advisory Board of the Willis-Ekbom Disease Foundation.

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chest pain in a young person is often caused by chest wall tenderness, associated with mitral valve prolapse, or attributed to psychologic factors. Ischemic cardiac pain may be overlooked because of its rare occurrence in this age group. A 35-year-old woman complained of substernal chest pressure precipitated by exert...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Click RL,Spittell JA Jr,Puga FJ

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since 1980, impressive progress in the treatment of solid tumors has altered the practice of pediatric surgical oncology. Because these advances have been balanced by both liberal and conservative viewpoints, an accurate reassessment of traditional approaches has been possible. Noteworthy alterations in chemotherapy, ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Kaufman BH

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), a nonmalignant neoplasm of the prostatic epithelial and stromal tissue, occurs commonly in elderly men. The "gold standard" of care for symptomatic BPH has been and remains transurethral resection of the prostate. This operation, however, like any surgical procedure, has associated ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Monda JM,Oesterling JE

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Emerging preclinical and clinic evidence described herein suggests that the mechanism of action of rifaximin is not restricted to direct antibacterial effects within the gastrointestinal tract. Data from this study were derived from general and clinical trial-specific PubMed searches of English-language articles on ri...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： DuPont HL

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the association of coronary artery calcium (CAC) and coronary heart disease (CHD) events among young and elderly individuals. PARTICIPANTS AND METHODS:This is a secondary analysis of data from a prospective, multiethnic, population-based cohort study designed to study subclinical atherosclerosis....

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Tota-Maharaj R,Blaha MJ,Blankstein R,Silverman MG,Eng J,Shaw LJ,Blumenthal RS,Budoff MJ,Nasir K

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the hypothesis that an increasing intake of alcohol accelerates the course of chronic pancreatitis. PATIENTS AND METHODS:In this retrospective record analysis and subsequent prospective follow-up of 372 patients with chronic pancreatitis, we separately compared the clinical course of chronic p...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Lankisch MR,Imoto M,Layer P,DiMagno EP

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dural arteriovenous malformations of the transverse sinus are relatively well localized to the occipitomastoid regions and occur predominantly in women who are more than 40 years of age. The signs and symptoms, except for pulsatile tinnitus, vary and apparently depend on the presence of impaired venous drainage, which...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Houser OW,Campbell JK,Campbell RJ,Sundt TM Jr

更新日期：1979-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the incidence and temporal trends of food allergies. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We performed a historical cohort study to describe the epidemiology of food allergies among residents of all ages in Olmsted County, Minnesota, during a 10-year period from January 2, 2002, through December 31, 2011, using...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Willits EK,Park MA,Hartz MF,Schleck CD,Weaver AL,Joshi AY

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The platelets of a patient with the Bernard-Soulier syndrome were studied by electron microscopy. The main abnormalities were the presence of giant and often round platelets, hypertrophic and frequently widely dilated open canalicular system, disorganized microtubules, and platelets with sparse or absent granulation....

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Maldonado JE,Gilchrist GS,Brigden LP,Bowie EJ

更新日期：1975-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nine patients with a progressive neurologic disorder that was characterized by mental deterioration, supranuclear vertical gaze paresis, and foam cells or sea-blue histiocytes in the bone marrow are described and compared with patients who were previously described as having " neurovisceral storage disease with vertic...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Yan-Go FL,Yanagihara T,Pierre RV,Goldstein NP

更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the advantages, disadvantages, practical considerations, and future developments of transcutaneous drug delivery. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The physiochemical properties of the drug preparation that are factors in the effectiveness of transcutaneous transport are drug stability or volatility, use of ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Berti JJ,Lipsky JJ

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess overall perioperative and anesthetic care-specific patient satisfaction. DESIGN:We mailed questionnaires postoperatively to three groups of surgical patients (those who underwent anesthesia without complications, those who experienced airway management difficulties, and those who had cardiovascular...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Brown DL,Warner ME,Schroeder DR,Offord KP

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the efficacy and tolerability of weekly oral cyclophosphamide in combination with alternate-day prednisone (CP) as salvage therapy for patients with relapsed multiple myeloma (MM) after autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT). PATIENTS AND METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed the medical records...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Trieu Y,Trudel S,Pond GR,Mikhael J,Jaksic W,Reece DE,Chen CI,Stewart AK

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After the completion of the Human Genome Project, there has been an acceleration in methodologies on sequencing nucleic acids (DNA and RNA) at a high precision and with ever-decreasing turnaround time and cost. Collectively, these approaches are termed next-generation sequencing and are already affecting the transform...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Stephens MC,Boardman LA,Lazaridis KN

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cephalosporins are broad-spectrum antimicrobial agents that are often used empirically to treat suspected bacterial infections and also to treat culture-proven infections due to selected gram-positive and gram-negative microorganisms. Cephalosporins differ widely in their spectrum of activity, susceptibility to beta-l...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Gustaferro CA,Steckelberg JM

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate, in this before-and-after study, the results of 5 strategies for improving attendance at medical grand rounds at a tertiary care academic medical center. METHODS:The strategies included (1) using electronic card readers to improve understanding of attendance patterns, (2) conducting yearly needs ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Mueller PS,Litin SC,Sowden ML,Habermann TM,LaRusso NF

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cigarette smoking is the most important preventable cause of morbidity, mortality, and excess health care costs in the United States. From 2000 through 2004, cigarette smoking caused an estimated annual average of 443,595 deaths and cost $193 billion per year in smoking-attributable productivity losses and smoking-rel...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Hays JT,Ebbert JO,Sood A

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple sclerosis is thought, by many investigators, to be an immunologic disease. Therefore, a rationale exists for treating this disease by immunosuppressive therapy. In exacerbating-remitting multiple sclerosis, corticosteroids and adrenocorticotropic hormone are the most widely used drugs; high doses of intraveno...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Carter JL,Rodriguez M

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the effect of psychologic distress, measured with a commonly used screening questionnaire, on 6-month morbidity and rehospitalization costs in coronary patients. DESIGN:Psychologic distress was determined by screening with the Symptom Checklist-90--Revised (SCL-90-R) self-report inventory during...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Allison TG,Williams DE,Miller TD,Patten CA,Bailey KR,Squires RW,Gau GT

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between December 1980 and April 1986 at our institution, 38 patients with cancer that involved the tracheobronchial tree (a total of 40 carcinomas) completed at least one course of hematoporphyrin derivative phototherapy. A complete response occurred in 13 patients (with 14 carcinomas). Eleven of these carcinomas did ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Edell ES,Cortese DA

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Generalized convulsive status epilepticus (GCSE) is a medical emergency that may be associated with severe neuronal injury. The mortality attributable to GCSE ranges from 3 to 35%. The disorder occurs most frequently in the young and the old extremes of the population. GCSE commonly occurs in patients with no history ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Cascino GD

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between January 1973 and October 1991 at the Mayo Clinic, 5 of 345 patients with Wegener's granulomatosis initially had features suggestive of giant cell arteritis and subsequently were found to have biopsy-proven vasculitis of the temporal artery. All five patients were older than 60 years of age and had jaw claudica...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Nishino H,DeRemee RA,Rubino FA,Parisi JE

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:By identifying structural chromosome anomalies, the clinical cytogenetics laboratory can play a critical role in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with birth defects. Although many new staining techniques have been developed throughout the years to aid in the detection of anomalous chromosomes, some abnormalitie...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Kraker WJ,Borell TJ,Schad CR,Pennington MJ,Karnes PS,Dewald GW,Jenkins RB

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the association of medical knowledge acquisition with attendance at specific conference types during internal medicine residency. PARTICIPANTS AND METHODS:Attendance at residency core curriculum, morbidity and mortality, and medical grand rounds conferences was tracked for 195 residents who took t...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： McDonald FS,Zeger SL,Kolars JC

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the effect of adjuvant perfusion techniques of the distal aorta on the outcome of traumatic thoracic aortic transections. PATIENTS AND METHODS:From 1973 to 2004, 72 patients (mean age, 39 years) with thoracic aortic transections arrived alive at the emergency department. Nineteen patients arrived ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Crestanello JA,Zehr KJ,Mullany CJ,Orszulak TA,Dearani JA,Puga FJ,Sundt TM 3rd,McGregor CG,Daly RC,Schaff HV

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abdominal wall pain (AWP) is a common and underrecognized cause of chronic abdominal pain. The etiology of AWP varies. History and physical examination are critical to an accurate diagnosis of AWP. Trigger point injection using either a corticosteroid, a local anesthetic, or a combination of both often gives relief of...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Sweetser S

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myoclonus is defined as sudden, brief, shocklike, involuntary movements caused by muscular contractions or inhibitors. Myoclonic movements have now been recognized to have many possible variants and pathophysiologic features. Myoclonus may arise from several sites within the neuraxis, of which the cortex and brain ste...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Caviness JN

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 33-year-old woman with acute idiopathic postganglionic panautonomic neuropathy experienced prompt recovery of all dysautonomic symptoms after receiving high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin therapy. Her recovery was complete within 6 months after onset of disease. This unusually rapid and complete recovery in compari...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Smit AA,Vermeulen M,Koelman JH,Wieling W

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The penicillin family of antibiotics remains an important part of our antimicrobial armamentarium. In general, these agents have bactericidal activity, excellent distribution throughout the body, low toxicity, and efficacy against infections caused by susceptible bacteria. The initial introduction of aqueous penicilli...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Wright AJ

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00