PURPOSE Concussions are commonly undiagnosed in an athletic environment because the postinjury signs and symptoms may be mild, masked by the subject, or unrecognized. This study compares measures of head impact frequency, location, and kinematic response before cases of immediate and delayed concussion diagnosis. METHODS Football players from eight collegiate and six high school teams wore in...

The validation of treatment approaches for children and adolescents diagnosed with unexplained signs and symptoms is made difficult by the variety of clinical presentations and the different developmental levels of different patients. There is little evidence about what combination of approaches is most successful. This article uses what evidence is available to develop a coordinated multidisci...

BACKGROUND This study explored the knowledge and awareness about colorectal cancer (CRC) among undergraduate students of one of the leading universities in Saudi Arabia, along with the mode of information access. MATERIALS AND METHODS The present cross-sectional study was conducted at the King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, among students of different faculties. The study questio...

Diarrhea and respiratory disease were common problems among ground troops deployed to the Middle East during Operation Desert Shield. In order to determine the prevalence and impact of diarrheal and upper respiratory disease among shipboard personnel during this period, an epidemiologic survey was conducted on the hospital ship, USNS Mercy T-AH 19. An episode of acute diarrhea was reported by 4...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this article is to present the most commonly occlusal changes secondary to TMD. METHODS The clinical presentation of these conditions is discussed. Details regarding diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of patients presenting TMD prior or during treatment are also presented. CONCLUSIONS All plans for irreversible therapy should be preceded by a meticulous analysis of TM...

OBJECTIVE The aims of this study were to evaluate the influence of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) on speech in children, and to verify the influence of occlusal characteristics. MATERIAL AND METHODS Speech and dental occlusal characteristics were assessed in 152 Brazilian children (78 boys and 74 girls), aged 8 to 12 (mean age 10.05 ± 1.39 years) with or without TMD signs and symptoms. The...

AIM To examine the relationship between war experiences and war-related distress in Bosnia and Herzegovina. METHODS The survey was performed in the late 2003 on a representative sample of 3313 respondents. The face-to-face interviews included 15 items on war-related distress and 24 items on war experiences. From these items we developed the War-related Distress Scale, the Direct War Experienc...

background menopause is a unique event in a woman’s life which has many symptoms. frequency and severity of these symptoms vary, and they are based on the woman’s epidemiological characteristics. objectives the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and severity of menopausal symptoms and related factors among women, 40-60 years in kashan, iran. patients and methods in this cross-sec...

The density of intestinal endocrine cells, in Balb/c mice with colon 26 (CT-26) carcinoma cells, were examined immunohistochemically at 28 days after implantation. After CT-26 cell administration there was a significant decrease in most of the intestinal endocrine cells (p < 0.01) compared with the control group. The significant quantitative changes in the intestinal endocrine cell density migh...