In a recent study we could characterize an electrohepatogram (EHG) for the normal liver which consisted of regular monophasic, positively deflected slow waves or pacesetter potentials (PPs). We proposed that the EHG might act as an investigative tool in the diagnosis of liver diseases. In this communication, we studied the electric activity of the liver in hepatic cirrhosis. 42 patients with li...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate demographic and behavioural characteristics of sexually active women compared to those who had abstained from intercourse in the past 6 months. METHODS The study participants were women of childbearing age from six sites in three states in the USA. Survey questions were asked of women who were not surgically sterile and who had not gone through menopause. The main outco...

The purpose of this study is to obtain normative values of the masseter muscle of myasthenia gravis (MG) patients and healthy volunteers by single-fiber electromyography (SFEMG). Stimulation of SFEMG in the masseter muscle was studied in 15 healthy volunteers (men 8, women 7; mean age 40.2, range 21-77) and 30 patients affected by MG (men 16, women 14; mean age 42.8, range 12-75). The mean cons...

The purpose of this study is to obtain normative values of the masseter muscle of myasthenia gravis (MG) patients and healthy volunteers by single-fiber electromyography (SFEMG). Stimulation of SFEMG in the masseter muscle was studied in 15 healthy volunteers (men 8, women 7; mean age 40.2, range 21-77) and 30 patients affected by MG (men 16, women 14; mean age 42.8, range 12-75). The mean cons...

STUDY OBJECTIVE To investigate the prevalence of asymptomatic infection with Chlamydia pneumoniae in subjectively healthy adults. DESIGN Prospective study. SETTING Kawasaki Medical School Hospital in Kurashiki, Japan. PARTICIPANTS Total of 1,018 asymptomatic healthy adults (age range, 22 to 50 years; mean age, 32.4 years; 482 men and 536 women). MEASUREMENTS AND RESULTS Nasopharyngeal s...