Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis after accidental injection of a hog vaccine: successful treatment with plasmapheresis.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether blood type affects the risk of thromboembolic complications in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). PATIENTS AND METHODS:The Mayo Clinic electronic medical record was searched (between January 1, 2004, and December 31, 2010) to identify all patients with AF with blood group assessment...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Blustin JM,McBane RD,Mazur M,Ammash N,Sochor O,Grill DE,Wysokinski WE

更新日期：2015-02-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To describe the history, objectives, statistics, and initiatives used to address challenges associated with the Mayo Clinic Visiting Medical Student (VMS) Clerkship Program. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Mayo Clinic administrative records were reviewed for calendar years 1995 through 2008 to determine the effect of ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Mueller PS,McConahey LL,Orvidas LJ,Jenkins SM,Kasten MJ

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the relationship of age and clinical factors to postoperative cardiovascular events in a cohort of diabetic patients undergoing peripheral vascular surgery. PATIENTS AND METHODS:In this cohort study, 316 diabetic patients were followed up prospectively after femoral-to-distal artery bypass surgery...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Zarich SW,Pierce ET,Nesto RW,Mittleman MA,Bode RH,Kowalchuk G,Cohen MC

更新日期：2001-01-01 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：:The source of the membranous materials that accumulate in distal axons of rats intoxicated with p-bromophenylacetylurea (BPAU) was studied by electron microscopy. 35S-Methionine was injected into the ventral horn of the spinal cord at 2, 14, and 35 days after injection of BPAU. Three days later, samples of the deep pe...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Oka N,Brimijoin WS

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are a number of changes underway in modern clinical bacteriology laboratories. Panel-based molecular diagnostics are now available for numerous applications, including, but not limited to, detection of bacteria and select antibacterial resistance markers in positive blood culture bottles, detection of acute gast...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Patel R

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the effects of body mass index (BMI) variability on the incidence of new-onset atrial fibrillation (AF), stroke, cardiovascular (CV) risk factors, and CV outcomes in a general Asian population. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Data from the National Health Insurance Service-Health Screening cohort in Korea wer...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Lim YM,Yang PS,Jang E,Yu HT,Kim TH,Uhm JS,Kim JY,Pak HN,Lee MH,Joung B,Lip GYH

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parasitic diseases affect more than 2 billion people globally and cause substantial morbidity and mortality, particularly among the world's poorest people. This overview focuses on the treatment of the major protozoan and helminth infections in humans. Recent developments in antiparasitic therapy include the expansion...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Kappagoda S,Singh U,Blackburn BG

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine and quantify the in vivo effects of octreotide on the cell cycle kinetics of growth hormone-producing pituitary adenomas. DESIGN:A multicenter randomized trial had been conducted to assess the clinical efficacy of octreotide, and we studied tissue specimens from pituitary macroadenomas in 32 pat...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Thapar K,Kovacs KT,Stefaneanu L,Scheithauer BW,Horvath E,Lloyd RV,Li J,Laws ER Jr

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucocorticoids are potent anti-inflammatory agents that play an important role in the therapy of many patients with connective tissue diseases, including systemic lupus erythematosus, polymyalgia rheumatica, various types of vasculitis, and complications of rheumatoid arthritis. Glucocorticoids reduce the number and ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Nelson AM,Conn DL

更新日期：1980-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review the association of coronary artery calcification with coronary atherosclerosis and its potential clinical application as detected on electron beam computed tomography (EBCT). DESIGN:A literature review of coronary artery calcification, coronary artery disease, and EBCT is presented, and clinical ap...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Rumberger JA,Sheedy PF 2nd,Breen JF,Fitzpatrick LA,Schwartz RS

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is the leading cause of health care-associated infections in the United States. The increasing incidence and recurrence rates of CDI together with its associated morbidity and mortality are great concerns. Newer treatment methods, such as narrow-spectrum antibiotics, monoclonal...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Cho JM,Pardi DS,Khanna S

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brugada syndrome (BrS) is a common occult cause of sudden cardiac arrest in otherwise healthy-appearing adults. The pathognomonic electrocardiographic pattern may be unmasked only by certain medications, many of which are unknown. We report a case of a depressed but otherwise healthy man with an asymptomatic right bun...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Alampay MM,Haigney MC,Flanagan MC,Perito RM,Love KM,Grammer GG

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a retrospective analysis, 63 participants in a cardiac rehabilitation-preventive cardiology program were identified as having low blood concentrations (mean, 34 mg/dl) of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and a mean total cholesterol level of 223 mg/dl after 3 months of hygienic measures (aerobic exercis...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Squires RW,Allison TG,Gau GT,Miller TD,Kottke BA

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the relationship of ideal cardiovascular health to disease-specific death. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We used data from the Aerobics Center Longitudinal Study from October 9, 1987, to March 3, 1999, to estimate the prevalence of ideal cardiovascular health in 11,993 individuals (24.3% women) and to exam...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Artero EG,España-Romero V,Lee DC,Sui X,Church TS,Lavie CJ,Blair SN

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical guidelines for instituting pharmacotherapy for the primary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), specifically lipid management and aspirin, have long been based on absolute risk. However, lipid management in the current era remains challenging to both patients and clinicians in the set...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Michos ED,Blaha MJ,Blumenthal RS

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess long-term secular trends in the utilization of bilateral compared with unilateral orchiectomy in the community. PATIENTS AND METHODS:This population-based descriptive study reviewed medical records of all Olmsted County, Minnesota, men undergoing orchiectomy between 1956 and 2000. RESULTS:Over the...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Melton LJ 3rd,Alothman KI,Achenbach SJ,O'Fallon WM,Zincke H

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Total joint replacement in the upper extremity has developed in step with that of the lower extremity. The indications for treatment, the place of total joint arthroplasty in contrast to other forms of arthroplasty, and the criteria for patient selection have recently been classified. A number of problem areas are und...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Cooney WP 3rd

更新日期：1979-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the efficacy and safety of hyperbaric oxygenation (HBO) therapy as adjunctive treatment for diabetic foot ulcers with a systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature. METHODS:MEDLINE, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library were searched to find relevant articles published up to April 20, 2012, wi...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Liu R,Li L,Yang M,Boden G,Yang G

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effective antituberculous drugs have radically improved the prognosis of the patient with active tuberculosis. Surgical therapy is rarely needed, and sanitoriums have largely vanished. Triple-drug therapy may be indicated initially for cavitary pulmonary disease, meningitis, miliary disease, and moderate to severe ren...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Van Scoy RE,Wilkowske CJ

更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM), previously known as atrophic vaginitis or vulvovaginal atrophy, affects more than half of postmenopausal women. Caused by low estrogen levels after menopause, it results in bothersome symptoms, including vaginal dryness, itching, dyspareunia, urinary urgency and increased fre...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Faubion SS,Sood R,Kapoor E

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) is a major cardiovascular (CV) risk factor and, as such, is considered a coronary artery disease risk equivalent. Although glycemic control is associated with decreased CV events epidemiologically, many prospective clinical trials have failed to conclusively demonstrate that aggressive gl...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： O'Keefe JH,Abuannadi M,Lavie CJ,Bell DS

更新日期：2011-02-01 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：:Although measurements of trunk flexibility are an important part of a clinical examination, subjective methods are usually used to assess spinal mobility. We studied three easily performed objective techniques for determining trunk flexibility (the common "fingertip-to-floor" test, the modified Schober and Moll tests,...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Merritt JL,McLean TJ,Erickson RP,Offord KP

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diverticulitis has long been known to affect the right colon, and in recent years, our understanding has evolved in regard to the underlying cause. Appendiceal diverticulitis has yet to gain widespread recognition despite the fact that it was first described in 1893. Commonly dismissed by surgeons and pathologists as ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Phillips BJ,Perry CW

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) has been increasing in the United States. These infections are associated with an increase in hospital admissions. Hospitalists play an increasingly important role in the management of these infections and need to use hospital resources efficiently and effectiv...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Amin AN,Cerceo EA,Deitelzweig SB,Pile JC,Rosenberg DJ,Sherman BM

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is an insidiously developing, adult-onset, progressive anterior horn cell degeneration with associated degeneration of descending motor pathways. It has been recognized as an important clinical syndrome since the middle of the 19th century. Despite increasing clinical and research interes...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Williams DB,Windebank AJ

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unintentional intra-arterial injection of medication, either iatrogenic or self-administered, is a source of considerable morbidity. Normal vascular anatomical proximity, aberrant vasculature, procedurally difficult situations, and medical personnel error all contribute to unintentional cannulation of arteries in an a...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Sen S,Chini EN,Brown MJ

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To many clinicians, the assessment of health-related quality of life (HRQL) seems more art than science. This belief is due in part to the lack of formal training available to clinicians regarding HRQL measurement and interpretation. When HRQL is used systematically, it has been shown to improve patient-physician comm...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Hahn EA,Cella D,Chassany O,Fairclough DL,Wong GY,Hays RD,Clinical Significance Consensus Meeting Group.

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00