BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The association between elevated blood pressure (BP) and hematoma enlargement in acute intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) has not been clarified. We investigated the association between maximum systolic BP (SBP) and hematoma enlargement, measuring SBP between a baseline and a second CT scan in patients with hypertensive ICH. METHODS We assessed 76 consecutive patients with ...

NATO’s enlargement into Central East Europe has been a lively debated topic for almost a decade. The highly variegated opinions and positions on this question in Europe and North America have ranged from angry denunciations, solid criticisms, serious doubts, guarded support to enthusiastic accolades. These contrasting attitudes underlined the flux and uncertainties as well as the divisibility o...

As the European integration project evolved tremendously over time, so did its enlargement policy. Consequently, EU enlargement policy became a prominent research area over the years with a growing literature on its aspects and implications. This book adds to that agenda, contributing to the literature on EU enlargement conditionality. In particular, the book offers a new and innovative model f...

Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis is a rare, autosomal-recessive, lipid-storage disease with accumulation of cholestanol in most tissues, particularly within the Achilles tendons. It has been characterized both clinically and biochemically, and recently from the molecular biological aspect as well. Juvenile cataract, childhood diarrhea, mental retardation, cerebellar ataxia, and tendon xanthomas a...

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The homeostasis of the periodontium involves complex multifactorial relationships, in which the endocrine system plays an important role [1]. Hormones are specific regulatory molecules that modulate function reproduction, growth and development and the maintenance of internal environments as well as energy production, utilization and storage [1]. As well as being the regulators of reproductive ...

In a 10-month period 92 patients have been studied for the occurrence of highfrequency notching in orthogonal electrocardiographic leads X, Y, and Z obtained by high-frequency, high-speed techniques. The same patients were studied radiographically with barium, with routine electrocardiograms, hemodynamically at cardiac catheterization and, in many instances, with left ventricular angiograms. Si...

Tunnel enlargement can appear after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. We investigated the influence of the bone block position of a patellar tendon autograft on the tunnel enlargement in the femur and in the tibia from two aspects. On the one hand, we examined the influence of the tunnel position in respect to the ap-diameter. On the other hand, we examined the influence of the bone bl...