Background and Purpose—The purpose of our study was to determine the functional and neuroanatomic correlates of poststroke depressive symptoms. Methods—Patients with consecutive admissions to a regional stroke center for new-onset unilateral hemispheric stroke who met World Health Organization and National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke criteria were eligible f...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to investigate: (1) the effects of a stroke on motor imagery vividness as measured by the Kinesthetic and Visual Imagery Questionnaire (KVIQ-20); (2) the influence of the lesion side; and (3) the symmetry of motor imagery. METHODS Thirty-two persons who had sustained a stroke, in the right (n = 19) or left (n = 13) cerebral hemisphere, and 32 age-matched he...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the long-term outcome and changes of the personality and psychopathological profile of opiate addicts after bilateral stereotactic nucleus accumbens (NAc) ablative surgery. METHODS 60 patients were followed up for 5 years and abstinent status and adverse events were evaluated. NAc lesion volumes and locations were obtained by postoperative MRI scans. The Chinese versi...

OBJECTIVE Shoulder complaints are frequently encountered in general practice, but precise diagnosing is challenging. This study investigated agreement of shoulder complaints diagnoses between clinicians in a primary health care setting. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTING Four primary health care clinicians used patients' history and functional examination of the shoulder by selective tis...

Osteochondrosis (OC) is an orthopedic syndrome of the joints that occurs in children and adolescents and domestic animals, particularly pigs, horses, and dogs. OC is the most frequent cause of leg weakness in rapidly growing pigs causing animal welfare issues and economic losses. In this study, a genome-wide association study (GWAS) was performed using the Porcine 60k SNPChip in animals of the ...

BACKGROUND Management of patients with acute non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) depends on risk evaluation. The recommended approach involves the use of risk stratification tools such as TIMI and GRACE risk scores. However, these clinical scores do not include variables derived from coronary angiography which is currently performed in most patients. AIM To evaluate the pr...

OBJECTIVE We wanted to prospectively evaluate the effect of various positions of the patient on gastric distension and lesion conspicuity during performance of CT gastrography (CTG). MATERIALS AND METHODS One hundred thirteen consecutive patients with gastric cancer underwent CTG in the 30 degrees left posterior oblique (LPO), supine, and prone positions. Two radiologists scored (a grade from...