BACKGROUND Craniofacial microsomia is a common congenital condition for which children receive longitudinal, multidisciplinary team care. However, little is known about the etiology of craniofacial microsomia and few outcome studies have been published. In order to facilitate large, multicenter studies in craniofacial microsomia, we assessed the reliability of phenotypic classification based on...

A 30-year-old healthy man came to our hospital with complaints of red, hot, and painful upper extremities which spontaneously appeared. These manifestations worsened with exercises and heat, but were alleviated by rest and cooling of the hands. There were 2 similar previous episodes of short duration. The patient was a healthy, non-alcoholic, non-smoker with no history of using medicine. ...

is often followed by the development of postural abnormalities of the spine, either as a result of drastically reduced activities or as a maladaptive — and deliberate — measure for relieving pain. It has also been demonstrated that healthy subjects who assume postural abnormalities every day will ultimately generate neck and back pain, albeit minor. It has therefore been proposed, and studies a...

Bruxism is a destructive habit that is defined as the nonproductive diurnal or nocturnal clenching or grinding of the teeth. This study investigated whether the combination of physical abnormalities, type A behavior pattern, and the perceived desirability and controllability of life stress are related to bruxism. The subjects for the study were 125 dental patients who were classified as bruxers...

Abstract Astacus astacus (Linnaeus, 1758) is a vulnerable species. Through comprehensive monitoring, we have determined the current spatial distribution of populations in two streams Western Carpathian Massif. In investigated part streams, did not detect presence source chemical contamination with hazardous substances causing aquatic animal mortality or significant deterioration environmental q...

BACKGROUND Physical activity may ameliorate the health hazards of metabolic disorders but evidence is inconclusive, and estimates of the minimal threshold for protection remain unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS The sample comprised 23 747 men and women (aged 54.1 ± 12.7 years [mean±SD], 45.2% men) without a known history of cardiovascular disease at baseline who were drawn from the Health Survey f...

background: multiple sclerosis (ms) is a neurological disease with fatigue as most prevalent symptom. psychopathological symptoms, physical and mental dysfunctions and body mass abnormalities potentially could deteriorate fatigue. thus, in this study, we aimed at evaluating the effect of these factors on fatigue severity of ms patients. methods: in this cross-sectional study, 162 patients with ...

The objective of this study was to examine the association among the duration of COPD, degree of hypoxemia, and neurological abnormalities including cognitive functioning. Fifty-four patients with severe COPD and 24 age- and sex-matched controls, were included in the study. All patients and controls were administered pulmonary function tests, standardized Mini-mental State Examination (MMSE), B...