Usefulness of Gastrointestinal Hormones in Diagnosis

Usefulness of Serum NT-proBNP in Diagnosis of Generalized Seizures in Egyptian Children

  Background Seizures may occur in as many as 1% of children. The most urgent type of seizures is generalized tonic-clonic seizures (GTCS). N-terminal prohormone of brain natriuretic peptide (NT‐proBNP) has been considered as a promising biomarker in numerous acute illnesses. We aimed to evaluate usefulness of NT‐proBNP for diagnosis of g...

Gut hormones in gastrointestinal disease.

Considerable advances have been made in the understanding of the physiology of gut hormones. Thus, knowledge of the mechanisms of release and of the actions of many of the hormones is rapidly expanding. The known clinical importance of gut hormones is at present confined only to the excess production of gastrin, VIP, and pancreatic glucagon by endocrine tumours. The role of these three and the ...

USEFULNESS OF SLEEP-DEPRIVED EEG IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF SEIZURE DISORDERS IN CHILDREN

The provocative effects of sleep deprivation (SD) on patients with seizure disorder and on the electroencephalogram (EEG ) are well known. The purpose of the study was to test its routine use and usefulness in the pediatric and adolescent age group with, or suspect of having, seizure disorder, especially those presenting with first unprovoked seizure. Between September 2000 and November 20...

Gastrointestinal Hormones: Introduction and Index

usefulness of approximate entropy in the diagnosis of schizophrenia

ôbjectives: diagnosis of the psychiatric diseases is a bit challenging at the first interview due to this fact that qualitative criteria are not as accurate as quantitative ones. here, the objective is to classify schizophrenic patients from the healthy subject using a quantitative index elicited from their electroencephalogram (ëëg) signals. methods: ten right handed male patients with schizop...