Very low birth weight (VLBW: ≤ 1500 g) individuals have an increased risk of white matter alterations and neurodevelopmental problems, including fine and gross motor problems. In this hospital-based follow-up study, the main aim was to examine white matter microstructure and its relationship to fine and gross motor function in 31 VLBW young adults without cerebral palsy compared with 31 term-bo...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of laryngopharyngeal neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) on dysphonia in patients with dysphagia caused by stroke or traumatic brain injury (TBI). METHODS Eighteen patients participated in this study. The subjects were divided into NMES (n=12) and conventional swallowing training only (CST, n=6) groups. The NMES group received NMES combined with CST...

We prove a special case of a conjecture of Mathieu ((Mat]). Conjecture 1 (Mathieu) Let K be a connected real compact Lie group. Let f and g be K-nite functions on K. Assume that for all n 1 the constant term of f n vanishes. Then for all but nitely many n the constant term of f n g also vanishes. Here the constant term Cst(f) of f is deened as the average Z K f(k) dk of f over K, the integral o...

Let A be an array of n elements taken from a totally ordered set. We present a data structure of size 3n+ o(n) bits that allows us to answer the following queries on A in constant time, without accessing A: (1) given indices i < j, find the position of the minimum in A[i..j], (2) given index i, find the first index to the left of i where A is strictly smaller than at i, and (3) same as (2), but...

Abstract Consider a geodesic triangle on surface of constant curvature and subdivide it recursively into four triangles by joining the midpoints its edges. We show existence uniform $$\delta &gt;0$$ δ &gt; 0 such that, at any step subdivision, all angle...

Septic cavernous sinus thrombosis is a rare clinical condition. Although Staphylococcus aureus is the most common pathogen causing septic cavernous sinus thrombosis [CST], it is an uncommon cause of meningitis. We report the first case of CST with meningitis in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, caused by community acquired epidemic strain of Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus [MRSA], in a pre...

Background Systolic circumferential and longitudinal strain(CSt%, LSt %) are widely used to assess myocardial performance, but their afterload dependence has not been well characterized. Using geometric estimates of left ventricular (LV) circumferential and meridional wall stress(CWS, MWS) as indices of afterload at the myocardial level, we compared LV CSt and LSt to estimates of CWS and MWS in...

Background The principal determinants of chronic left ventricular (LV) dysfunction are reduced myocardial contractility and afterload excess due to adverse LV remodeling. To determine the relative contribution of each to a given instance of LV dysfunction, reliable quantitative indices of both myocardial contractility and afterload are needed. At the LV chamber level, ventricular volume and LV ...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE To compare a community-based multidisciplinary stroke team (CST) approach with hospital-based rehabilitation in terms of hospital stay, functioning, quality of life, and service use and costs. METHODS Stroke patients who met pre-agreed criteria were allocated randomly to the CST service (n=59) or to usual inpatient rehabilitation and follow-up care (n=54). Assessments w...

After publication of this work [1], we noted that we inadvertently failed to include the complete list of all coau-thors. The full list of authors has now been added and the Authors' contributions and Competing interests section modified accordingly. Authors' contributions SJK prepared for the manuscript and study coordination; IPH prepared for building up the experimental environment and execu...