Cerebrospinal fluid physiology and the management of increased intracranial pressure.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare cardiovascular (CV) event rates and risk in patients without previous CV disease in whom atorvastatin or simvastatin was newly initiated in a managed care setting. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Patients aged 18 to 64 years in whom atorvastatin or simvastatin was newly initiated between January 1, 2003, and...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Jacobson TA,Wertz DA,Hoy T,Kuznik A,Grochulski D,Cziraky M

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The neurologist has become increasingly involved in the multidisciplinary treatment of patients with chronic noncancer pain (CNP). Chronic noncancer pain affects a diverse patient population with multiple underlying diagnoses and associated therapies. Following the model of the American Board of Anesthesiology and the...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Jacobson PL,Mann JD

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Low back pain (LBP) is a leading cause of disability worldwide. In the absence of a classification system for pain syndromes, classification of LBP on the basis of the distribution of pain as axial (pain generally localized to the low back) or radicular neuropathic (pain radiating to the lower extremities) is relevant...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Hooten WM,Cohen SP

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 36-year-old man sought medical attention because of pressure in his head and distention of the veins in his neck. Physical examination disclosed a murmur of aortic insufficiency, and a chest roentgenogram showed a dilated ascending aorta. Two-dimensional echocardiography and angiography demonstrated a large intimal ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Cooke JP,Safford RE

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The toxic shock syndrome has only recently been described. Eleven female patients aged 13 to 43 years (median 17) with toxic shock syndrome have been seen at the Mayo Clinic since August 1975. One patient died. Seven patients had one or more recurrences. As previously described, the syndrome was often life-threatening...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： McKenna UG,Meadows JA 3rd,Brewer NS,Wilson WR,Perrault J

更新日期：1980-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the ever-expanding elderly population in the United States, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) has become a widespread condition. Although surgical intervention (open prostatectomy and transurethral resection of the prostate) was the typical management approach for BPH in the past, other options currently include...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Blute ML,Larson TR,Hanson KA,King BF

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the association between coffee consumption and mortality from all causes and from cardiovascular disease. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Data from the Aerobics Center Longitudinal Study representing 43,727 participants with 699,632 person-years of follow-up were included. Baseline data were collected by an...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Liu J,Sui X,Lavie CJ,Hebert JR,Earnest CP,Zhang J,Blair SN

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The positive relationship between the volume of health services (hospital and physician) and health-related outcomes is established in the complex surgical treatment of cancers and certain nononcologic medical conditions. However, this topic has not been systematically explored in the medical management of cancers. We...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Go RS,Bottner WA,Gertz MA

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Scleromyxedema is a disorder characterized by a typical rash due to the accumulation of mucin in the dermis. It is always associated with a monoclonal protein in the serum and can have a wide variety of systemic manifestations. We describe a 40-year-old woman who had scleromyxedema associated with a monoclonal G lambd...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Rayson D,Lust JA,Duncan A,Su WP

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the risk of congenital cardiac abnormalities associated with use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) during pregnancy. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We conducted a retrospective review of the medical records of all pregnant women presenting at Mayo Clinic's site in Rochester, MN, from Janu...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Wichman CL,Moore KM,Lang TR,St Sauver JL,Heise RH Jr,Watson WJ

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective review of Mayo Clinic records through 1983 revealed 84 patients (24 male and 10 female; mean age, 41 years) with the diagnosis of pulmonary alveolar phospholipoproteinosis. The major clinical features were dyspnea, cough, fever, and chest pain. Chest roentgenograms usually showed bilateral symmetric al...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Prakash UB,Barham SS,Carpenter HA,Dines DE,Marsh HM

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common articular disease, and it continues to be a major public health problem related to pain, disability, loss of time from work, and economics. Most patients with OA seek medical attention because of pain. In the past few years, changes in the treatment of OA have been substantial. M...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Manek NJ

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the pharmacokinetics, toxicity, and efficacy of antineoplastons A10 (NSC 648539) and AS2-1 (NSC 620261). DESIGN:We initiated a phase II trial in order to determine whether evidence of antitumor activity of A10 and AS2-1 could be documented. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Patients with anaplastic astrocytoma...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Buckner JC,Malkin MG,Reed E,Cascino TL,Reid JM,Ames MM,Tong WP,Lim S,Figg WD

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To establish the incidence and correlation of increased left atrial volume index (LAVI) in patients with first-ever ischemic stroke. PARTICIPANTS AND METHODS:Using our institution's epidemiological database, we defined a cohort of 432 patients (cases) who underwent transthoracic echocardiography within 60 da...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Fatema K,Bailey KR,Petty GW,Meissner I,Osranek M,Alsaileek AA,Khandheria BK,Tsang TS,Seward JB

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Considerable advances in the diagnosis and treatment of migraine headache have occurred during the past decade, but treatment options for acute migraine attacks have expanded at a faster rate than those for prophylaxis. We describe a patient whose migraine headaches responded dramatically to sustained-release niacin a...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Velling DA,Dodick DW,Muir JJ

更新日期：2003-06-01 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：:Understanding the sequence of events responsible for pressure-related natriuresis and their pathophysiologic alterations may be useful in distinguishing various types of essential hypertension of renal origin. The perturbation of a distal step in the sequence is likely to be reflected in a simple physiologic defect. F...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Romero JC,Bentley MD,Textor SC,Knox FG

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the incidence and predictors of infective endocarditis (IE) in a population-based cohort of patients with mitral valve prolapse (MVP). PATIENTS AND METHODS:We identified all adult Olmsted County residents with MVP diagnosed by echocardiography from January 1989 to December 1998 and cross-matched...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Katan O,Michelena HI,Avierinos JF,Mahoney DW,DeSimone DC,Baddour LM,Suri RM,Enriquez-Sarano M

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this report, we describe 13 cases of primary neurofibrosarcoma of the skin. The tumor presumably arises from small cutaneous nerves, is locally aggressive, and has a potential for metastasis. Characteristic histopathologic features include proliferating atypical spindle cells with slender wavy and pointed nuclei; h...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Dabski C,Reiman HM Jr,Muller SA

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of rare, catastrophic calcium emboli to the coronary arteries immediately after percutaneous mitral balloon valvuloplasty are presented. Preoperative echocardiographic findings may identify patients at risk for this complication. These cases should increase the awareness of calcium emboli and lead to conside...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Powell BD,Holmes DR Jr,Nishimura RA,Rihal CS

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the risk of hospitalization and death in relation to preexisting depression and anxiety among patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD). PATIENTS AND METHODS:The cohort consisted of 799 Olmsted County, MN, residents diagnosed with CVD (myocardial infarction or heart failure) from January 1, 197...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Chamberlain AM,Vickers KS,Colligan RC,Weston SA,Rummans TA,Roger VL

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasma concentration of brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), as measured by the Triage BNP Test, is approved by the Food and Drug Administration to aid in the diagnosis of heart failure. This diagnostic test is available in many institutions. The purpose of this article is to help the physician know the appropriate time t...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Shapiro BP,Chen HH,Burnett JC Jr,Redfield MM

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective, stratified, randomized 3-year clinical trial was conducted on the effect of rigorous versus conventional glucose control on peripheral nerve function in 33 insulin-treated diabetic patients with a duration of diabetes of less than 2 years. The goals for conventional glucose control were the mean of fast...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Service FJ,Daube JR,O'Brien PC,Zimmerman BR,Swanson CJ,Brennan MD,Dyck PJ

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eleven patients with Alport's syndrome had renal transplantation between 1963 and 1980. The mean follow-up is 6 years (6 months to 14 years). All 11 patients are currently alive. Ten have functioning grafts, and in nine the serum creatinine concentration is less than 2 mg/dl. Three patients received a second allograft...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Milliner DS,Pierides AM,Holley KE

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Continuous spontaneous electromyographic activity and responses to electrical stimulation of the facial nerve in the surgical field were monitored in 48 patients undergoing primary removal of an acoustic neuroma. The operative and postoperative results in these patients were compared with the results in 48 patients wh...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Harner SG,Daube JR,Ebersold MJ,Beatty CW

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the current spectrum of causes and clinical features associated with hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP). PATIENTS AND METHODS:We studied consecutive patients with HP diagnosed at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn, from January 1, 1997, through December 31, 2002. Diagnostic criteria for HP included ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Hanak V,Golbin JM,Ryu JH

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first 100 liver transplantations at the Mayo Clinic were performed in 83 patients, who required a total of 917 patient days in the intensive-care unit (ICU). The mean duration of stay in the ICU was 5.91 days after liver transplantation and 6.15 days for patients who subsequently required readmission to the ICU. D...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Plevak DJ,Southorn PA,Narr BJ,Peters SG

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) have an increased risk of stroke or poststroke mortality. PARTICIPANTS AND METHODS:Using Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database, we conducted a retrospective cohort study of 30,165 patients with new TBI and 120,660 persons withou...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Liao CC,Chou YC,Yeh CC,Hu CJ,Chiu WT,Chen TL

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Considerable morbidity and mortality are associated with infections of vascular prosthetic grafts. Most vascular surgeons believe that once vascular prosthetic graft infections occur, any form of therapy short of removal of the prosthesis will fail. Although recent reports have noted the successful conservative treatm...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Knight CD Jr,Farnell MB,Hollier LH

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the value of adding remote pointer and dynamic display capabilities to a telemedicine system designed to provide consultative services for patients with congenital heart disease. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Independent observations by the referring physician and the consulting physician provided the data ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Julsrud PR,Breen JF,Jedeikin R,Peoples W,Wondrow MA,Bailey KR

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00