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Evaluation Report Of Pediatric Intensive Care Units In Turkey
(Tubitak Scientific & Technical Research Council Turkey, 2014)
Background/aim: To collect data from throughout Turkey in order to facilitate the organization of pediatric intensive care units (PICUs), and to develop short-term immediate action plans and draft long-term strategic plans. ...
Effect of Transient Maternal Hypotension on Apoptotic Cell Death in Foetal Rat Brain
(Aves, 2014)
Background: Intrauterine perfusion insufficiency induced by transient maternal hypotension has been reported to be associated with foetal brain malformations. However, the effects of maternal hypotension on apoptotic ...
Early- Onset Stroke and Vasculopathy Associated With Mutations in Ada2
(Massachusetts Medical Soc, 2014)
BackgroundWe observed a syndrome of intermittent fevers, early-onset lacunar strokes and other neurovascular manifestations, livedoid rash, hepatosplenomegaly, and systemic vasculopathy in three unrelated patients. We ...
Use Of Whole-Exome Sequencing To Determine The Genetic Basis Of Multiple Mitochondrial Respiratory Chain Complex Deficiencies
(Amer Medical Assoc, 2014)
IMPORTANCE Mitochondrial disorders have emerged as a common cause of inherited disease, but their diagnosis remains challenging. Multiple respiratory chain complex defects are particularly difficult to diagnose at the ...
Ultrasonographic Measurement Of The Femoral Cartilage Thickness In Patients With Behcet'S Disease
(Univ West Indies Faculty Medical Sciences, 2014)
Objective: To evaluate femoral cartilage thickness in patients with Behcet's disease (BD) by using ultrasonography. Methods: Thirty-one patients with BD (18 M, 13 F; mean age: 32.87 +/- 8.5 years) and 31 age-, gender- and ...
Importance Of Inhaler Device Use Status In The Control Of Asthma In Adults: The Asthma Inhaler Treatment Study
(Daedalus Enterprises Inc, 2014)
BACKGROUND: Proper education and training in correct inhalation technique has been reported to have a substantial role in the achievement of optimal therapeutic benefit and asthma control. The present study was designed ...
Mefv Mutation Frequency And Effect On Disease Severity In Ankylosing Spondylitis
(Tubitak Scientific & Technical Research Council Turkey, 2014)
Background/aim: To define the frequency of familial Mediterranean fever gene (MEFV) mutations in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and describe different clinical aspects of MEFV mutation carrier and noncarrier AS patients. ...
Somatic Mutations In Cerebral Cortical Malformations
(Massachusetts Medical Soc, 2014)
BACKGROUND Although there is increasing recognition of the role of somatic mutations in genetic disorders, the prevalence of somatic mutations in neurodevelopmental disease and the optimal techniques to detect somatic ...
Diagnostic Clues For Spondylitis In Acute Brucellosis
(Saudi Med J, 2014)
Objectives: To determine the diagnostic factors for brucellar spondylitis. Methods: This retrospective study included 227 consecutive brucellosis patients admitted to the Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology clinics ...
Antibiotherapy with and without Bone Debridement in Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis: A Retrospective Cohort Study
(Professional Medical Publications, 2014)
Background and Objective: The treatment of diabetic foot osteomyelitis (DFO) is a controversial issue, with disagreement regarding whether the best treatment is surgical or conservative. The purpose of this study was to ...