Abstract Recent literature has primarily focused on the factors influencing postoperative seizures following resection of meningioma, but many patients also suffer preoperatively. This meta-analysis examined patient demographics, tumor characteristics, and preoperative symptoms to determine which are most associated with seizures. A search Pubmed, Web Science, Scopus was conducted. All randomiz...

In thalassemia after successful bone marrow transplantation (BMT), iron overload remains an important cause of morbidity. After BMT, patients have normal erythropoiesis capable of producing a hyperplastic response to phlebotomy so that this procedure can be contemplated as a method of mobilizing iron from overloaded tissues. A phlebotomy program (6 mL/kg blood withdrawal at 14-day intervals) wa...

INTRODUCTION Cigarette smoking initiation remains prevalent in adolescence. Effective prevention methods are needed to dissuade this behavior. Demographic factors are identified as important risk factors in the developmental nature of smoking in adolescence. The current study investigates potential demographic differences for two new trans-theoretical model measures, the Decisional Balance Inve...

To study physiologic factors affecting the blood pressure (BP) response to nonpharmacologic maneuvers, fasting blood glucose, insulin, lipid and mineral levels, urinary mineral excretion, and the calcium regulating hormones parathyroid hormone (PTH) and 1,25 dihydroxyvitamin D (1,25 (OH)2D) were measured in 71 unmedicated hypertensive (26 hypertensive only [HT], 45 hypertensive hyperlipidemic [...

BACKGROUND & AIMS Childhood-onset inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) might be etiologically different from adult-onset IBD. We analyzed disease phenotypes and progression of childhood-onset disease and compared them with characteristics of adult-onset disease in patients in Scotland. METHODS Anatomic locations and behaviors were assessed in 416 patients with childhood-onset (276 Crohn's disease...

Clotting activation may occur in liver cirrhosis, but the pathophysiological mechanism has not been fully elucidated. Because a previous study demonstrated that lipid peroxidation is increased in cirrhosis, we analyzed whether there is a relationship between lipid peroxidation and clotting activation. Thirty cirrhotic patients (19 men and 11 women; age, 34 to 79 years) and 30 controls matched f...

The mechanism leading to the formation of antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) is still unknown. Because an in vitro study suggested that aPL may derive from pro-oxidant conditions, we sought a relationship between aPL and isoprostanes, indices of lipid peroxidation in vivo. Thirty patients with systemic lupus erythematosus have been studied. Seventeen (56.6%) were positive for aPL because they ha...

La procrastinación académica (PA) se define como un defecto en el desempeño de actividades académicas caracterizada por dilatar hasta último minuto tareas que necesitan finalizarse. Los objetivos esta investigación fueron evaluar relaciones entre la Intolerancia a frustración (IF) y PA con variables sociodemográficas alumnos universitarios Argentina. muestra, intencional, fue conformada 171 est...

BACKGROUND Regional variations in hospital billing for total joint arthroplasty (TJA) have been reported. It is not clear whether differences exist in hospital charges for TJA based on hospital profit status. METHODS Data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Medicare Severity-Diagnosis Related Groups (MS-DRGs) 469 (TJA with comorbidity) and 470 (TJA without comorbidity) for ...