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The Prostate in the Elderly
Prostatic pathology, especially benign prostatic hyperplasia and adenocarcinoma, represents the most common cause of urologie problems in the aging male. Benign or malignant enlargement of the prostate can cau...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Clinical and Surgical Management of Giant Pituitary Adenomas
Giant pituitary adenomas are a difficult problem to deal with. They are herein considered as Grade IV of Vezina and Sutton, with a clear suprasellar expansion, producing visual defects, endocrinological disord...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Pituitary Adenoma with Cavernous Sinus Involvement
During the past few years, because of a better understanding of the anatomy of the sellar and parasellar regions and of the cavernous sinus, it has been possible to develop a series of microsurgical techniques...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Spontaneous Remission Versus Rehabilitation of Aphasia
Most patients who have suffered acute onset of aphasia improve over the succeeding months. The precise course of recovery, its speed and duration, and reasons for this are still largely unknown. One question t...
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Image Sequence Coding Using Motion Compensated Subband Decomposition
Over the last two decades, the well known Descartes’ phrase “I think therefore I am” became “I communicate therefore I am”. The importance of communication is recognized at all levels, political, social, econo...
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A Network Based Replay Portal
Technologies based on cable modems currently use the capacity of a single TV channel to offer 25–30 Mb/s downstream for Internet access. With the advent of Digital TV and the significant bandwidth savings it g...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Leishmaniosis: New Insights in a Changing World
Canine leishmaniosis caused by Leishmania infantum is a zoonotic disease of serious veterinary concern in the Mediterranean basin. In Portugal has been reported in dogs, cats and synanthropic rodents. Epidemiolog...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Heritage Education for Primary Age Through an Immersive Serious Game
Heritage education is an activity that is increasingly present in the educational paths of schools and museums. Cognitive mechanisms and representative devices must be thoroughly analysed and designed in order...
