Relation between injury of the periaqueductal gray and central pain in patients with mild traumatic brain injury: Observational study.

abstract：RATIONALE:Coexistence of lung adenocarcinoma and polyserous effusions is quite rare. This complexity of etiology adds difficulty to the diagnosis and is likely to cause misdiagnosis and maldiagnosis. PATIENT CONCERNS:A 43-year-old woman was admitted with symptoms of dry cough, chest suffocation, polyserous effusions, ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Han P,Yao R,Zhai D,Cheng C,Yang F,Sun S,Zhang D,Yu C

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) is a small-vessel vasculitis that has been extensively studied in children, but little is known about its natural history in adults. There is no consensus regarding the treatment of glucocorticosteroids use for HSP. The efficacy of glucocorticoid for preventing from severe compl...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yi F,Bai Z,Li Y,Xu X,Guo X,Qi X

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Approximately 40% to 50% of gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) patients will have recurrence or metastases after resection of the primary lesion, and the most common affected sites will be liver and peritoneum. Imatinib has been considered as the first-line therapy of metastatic GIST. Surgery for metastases is prop...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Shi YN,Li Y,Wang LP,Wang ZH,Liang XB,Liang H,Zhang L,Li B,Fan LQ,Zhao Q,Ma ZX,Zhao XF,Zhang ZD,Liu Y,Tan BB,Wang D,Wang LL,Hao YJ,Jia N

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) is one of the most common neurosurgical diseases. However, complicated subdural empyema rarely occurs after trepanation and drainage of chronic subdural hematoma. PATIENT CONCERNS:A male patient (77 years old) was admitted to the hospital on the 2nd day of fever after an unde...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Xue H,Zhang W,Shi L,Zhang Y,Yu B,Yang H

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to evaluate the prognosis and survival of pediatric subjects with chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction (CIPO) and investigate the independent risk factors affecting their prognosis.This was a retrospective case series of all pediatric subjects suffering from CIPO and treated at the Pediatric ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lu W,Xiao Y,Huang J,Lu L,Tao Y,Yan W,Cao Y,Cai W

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic inflammation may promote development of coronary heart disease. Studies on the relationship between chronic pancreatitis (CP) and cardiovascular diseases are scant.We conducted a nationwide retrospective cohort study to determine the risk of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in patients with CP.We randomly selecte...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Hsu MT,Lin CL,Chung WS

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of residual cannabis use on emotional expression recognition and the P3 event-related potential in participants who scored highly for subclinical depression were investigated. Comparisons were made between participants who were classified as depressed or nondepressed cannabis users, depressed non-cannabis ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Troup LJ,Torrence RD,Andrzejewski JA,Braunwalder JT

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elevated serum homocysteine has been shown to be a risk factor for hypertension, cardiovascular disease (CVD), and type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).We characterized the relationships between the serum levels of homocysteine, folic acid, and vitamins D2, D3, and B12 in patients with T2DM, CVD, and hypertension in Shangh...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Mao X,Xing X,Xu R,Gong Q,He Y,Li S,Wang H,Liu C,Ding X,Na R,Liu Z,Qu Y

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000002325.]. ...

journal_title：Medicine

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更新日期：2016-05-06 00:00:00

abstract：:B7 negative costimulatory molecules are a group of molecules associated with the occurrence, development, and therapy of cancers. Here, we aimed to determine the clinical significance of PD-L1, B7-H3, and B7-H4 and their expression in CD8 and CD68 positive cells at different stages of gastric carcinogenesis.We detecte...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Guo L,Liu Z,Zhang Y,Quan Q,Huang L,Xu Y,Cao L,Zhang X

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transient receptor potential vanilloid-1 (TRPV1) receptor and proteinase-activated receptor 2 (PAR2) have been implicated in the mechanism of acid-induced inflammation in gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). We aimed to evaluate TRPV1 and PAR2 mRNA expression levels in the GERD patients and their relationship with ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Kim JJ,Kim N,Choi YJ,Kim JS,Jung HC

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperphosphatemia-induced vascular calcification and higher alkaline phosphatase (ALP) levels-related high-turnover bone diseases are linked to mortality among patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Nonetheless, no large epidemiological study in patients with CKD has been conducted to investigate the interaction ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chang JF,Feng YF,Peng YS,Hsu SP,Pai MF,Chen HY,Wu HY,Yang JY

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Ramsay Hunt syndrome in conjunction with cranial polyneuritis is not extensively documented, and is very easily misdiagnosed. PATIENT CONCERNS:A case of a 53-year-old male with Ramsay Hunt syndrome in conjunction with cranial polyneuritis is presented with early symptoms of vertigo, cephalalgia, and facial p...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zheng RW,Liu D,Eric TE,Ning YZ,Chen LL,Hu H,Ren Y

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The true survival benefit of different curative strategies involving type of operative procedure and timing for patients with initial noncurative colorectal liver metastases remains uncertain. The goal of this study was to examine the effect of primary tumor resection on patients' survival and to clarify the predictiv...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Liu Q,Hao L,Lou Z,Gao X,Gong H,Hong Y,Fu C,Zhang W

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immune infiltration of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is closely associated with the patients' prognosis. However, previous studies have not interpreted the difference of infiltrating immune cells in NPC.We comprehensively analyzed the tumor-infiltrating immune cells present in NPC for the first time, which was based ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Luo MS,Huang GJ,Liu BX

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) are systemic connective tissue diseases defined by chronic muscle inflammation and weakness associated with autoimmunity. We have performed low to high resolution molecular typing to assess the genetic variability of major histocompatibility complex loci (HLA-A, -B, -Cw, -D...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： O'Hanlon TP,Carrick DM,Targoff IN,Arnett FC,Reveille JD,Carrington M,Gao X,Oddis CV,Morel PA,Malley JD,Malley K,Shamim EA,Rider LG,Chanock SJ,Foster CB,Bunch T,Blackshear PJ,Plotz PH,Love LA,Miller FW

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to understand the evaluation of different Bowie-Dick test (B-D test) on the performance of pressure steam sterilization equipment in the case of simulated gas leakage, and we selected a pulsating vacuum steam sterilizer to set 4 different gas leakage levels: 1.1, 1.3, 1.5, and 1.7 mbar/min during the B-D test...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yu X,Zhang Q,Deng X,Liang J,Hao S,Chen J,Du H

更新日期：2020-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonspecific ST-segment and T-wave (ST-T) changes represent one of the most prevalent electrocardiographic abnormalities in hypertensive patients. However, a limited number of studies have investigated the association between nonspecific ST-T changes and unsatisfactory blood pressure (BP) control in adults with hyperte...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Bao H,Cai H,Zhao Y,Huang X,Fan F,Zhang C,Li J,Chen J,Hong K,Li P,Wu Y,Wu Q,Wang B,Xu X,Li Y,Huo Y,Cheng X

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:China has increasing incidence of unplanned pregnancies among college students these years. Increasing students' sense of responsibility to protect sexual partners may help reduce the rate of unplanned pregnancies.A self-administered questionnaire was distributed to students from 3 colleges in Sichuan, China. Among th...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Long L,Han Y,Tong L,Chen Z

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The treatment of post-stroke depression (PSD) with anti-depressant drugs is partly practical. Transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) offers the potential for a novel treatment modality for adult patients with PSD. In this study, we will assess the efficacy and safety of tACS for treating PSD and...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang H,Zhang W,Zhao W,Wang K,Wang Z,Wang L,Peng M,Xue Q,Leng H,Ding W,Liu Y,Li N,Dong K,Zhang Q,Huang X,Xie Y,Chu C,Xue S,Huang L,Yao H,Ding J,Zhan S,Min B,Fan C,Zhou A,Sun Z,Yin L,Ma Q,Baskys A,

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:We report on a patient who showed delayed degeneration of the left fornical crus with verbal memory impairment following mild traumatic brain injury (TBI), which was demonstrated by diffusion tensor tractography (DTT). PATIENT CONCERNS:: fter flexion and hyperextension of her head to the opposite side, the pa...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Jang SH,Seo JP

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Despite the approval of antiangiogenic therapy for high grade glioma (HGG) patients, survival benefits are still limited. New treatment plans have always been developed to improve the survival. PATIENT CONCERNS:A 26-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital for distending pain of head and eye. DIAGNOSES:R...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Ding X,Sun J,Fan T,Li B

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prolonged inspiratory to expiratory (I:E) ratio ventilation has been researched to reduce lung injury and improve oxygenation in surgical patients with one-lung ventilation (OLV) or carbon dioxide (CO2) pneumoperitoneum. We aimed to confirm the efficacy of the 1:1 equal ratio ventilation (ERV) compared with the 1:2 co...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Park JH,Lee JS,Lee JH,Shin S,Min NH,Kim MS

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The best treatment option for patients with post-hemorrhagic hydrocephalus (PHH) remains controversial. The objective of the current meta-analysis is to systematically evaluate the long-term outcomes of patients with PHH treated by ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) and lumboperitoneal shunt (LPS). METHODS:We...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Sun T,Guan J,You C,Yang J,Li X,Yuan Y,Zhou Y

更新日期：2020-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of liver is rare, and its prognosis is extremely poor. This study aims at reviewing the clinical data of all pathologically diagnosed liver cancer in our institute, and discussing the clinical presentation, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of our cases of SCC and the literature...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhang XF,Du ZQ,Liu XM,Lv Y

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two clinical models have been described to predict the probability of pulmonary embolism: the Canadian (or Wells) model, and the Geneva model. A third model has been developed recently at our institution (the Pisa model). We compared the performance of the 3 models in 215 consecutive patients with suspected pulmonary ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Miniati M,Bottai M,Monti S

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgical intervention is an important option for treating lumbar tuberculosis. Previous studies have reported different surgical intervention procedures. To our knowledge, few studies have compared the clinical results of mid-term follow-up of 3 different surgeries in surgical treatment of spinal tuberculosis. This st...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhang H,Guo Q,Guo C,Wu J,Liu J,Gao Q,Wang Y

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Post-treatment alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) response has been reported to be associated with prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients, but the results were not consistent. This meta-analysis aimed to explore the relationship between AFP response and clinical outcomes of HCC. METHODS:PubMed, Embase, M...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： He C,Peng W,Liu X,Li C,Li X,Wen TF

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to establish a new model for predicting acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) (defined by the Chinese Medical Association), which potentially occurs among patients with acute deterioration (AD) of hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related chronic liver disease (CLD).A total of 754 patients with AD of HBV-relate...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li C,Zhu B,Lv S,You S,Xin S

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:About 77.9 million (1 in 4) American adults have high blood pressure. High blood pressure is the primary cause of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), which represents a strong predictor of future heart failure and cardiovascular mortality. Previous studies have shown an altered metabolic profile in hypertensive patien...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Evaristi MF,Caubère C,Harmancey R,Desmoulin F,Peacock WF,Berry M,Turkieh A,Barutaut M,Galinier M,Dambrin C,Polidori C,Miceli C,Chamontin B,Koukoui F,Roncalli J,Massabuau P,Smih F,Rouet P

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00