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Brain pathology induced by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
Neuropathological examination of brain tissue of 100 patients with infection by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), including 98 with clinically manifest acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), reveale...
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Schilder disease (1912): Report of a case
We describe a case of Schilder disease in a young woman pointing out the most reliable diagnostic criteria for differentiating the disease from adrenoleukodystrophy. We stress the diagnostic usefulness of ultr...
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Duodenal gangliocytic paraganglioma
A case of gangliocytic paraganglioma (GP) of the ampulla of Vater is reported and the literature reviewed, with special attention to immunohistochemical studies. The present case, which occurred in a 56-year-o...
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Bronchial carcinoid with paranuclear fibrillary inclusions related to cytokeratins and vimentin
A bronchial carcinoid with globular intracytoplasmic inclusions is reported. The inclusions stain brown with Grimelius silver impregnation and some show distinct immunoreactivity for chromogranin A. Tumour cel...
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Tubulo-Interstitial Changes in HIV Associated Nephropathy: Study of 14 Cases
HIV associated nephropathy (HIV-N) which occurs during HIV infection, is characterized by peculiar glomerular lesions defined as a focal and segmental glomerulosclerosis with collapsed tuft. More recently tubu...
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Analysis of diagnostic procedure costs for cerebrovascular disease admission to a highly specialized hospital
Lenght of stay and hospital costs for cerebrovascular disease admissions depend on several hospital-, patient- and disease-related factors. To determine the incidence of each of these factors we studied 240 ad...
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Pathology of the peripheral nervous system in unselected AIDS autopsies
Peripheral nerves and spinal ganglia of 27 unselected patients who died with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) were examined at autopsy by histology, immunocytochemistry, in situ DNA hybridization, and...
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Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of the breast. An unusual pattern of infiltrating lobular carcinoma
A case of breast carcinoma, showing both lymphoepithelioma-like and lobular infiltrating carcinoma, is described, which must be distinguished from the medullary carcinoma with which it shares some features, su...
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Botulinum toxin treatment for functional disability induced by essential tremor
This study aimed to improve botulinum toxin's (BTX) efficacy and to reduce its unwanted effects in the treatment of functional disability due to essential tremor (ET) of the hand. Twenty patients with disabli...
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Nutrition and cognitive deficit in the elderly: a population study
Objective: To investigate the association between a healthy diet indicator and the prevalence of cognitive impairment in the elderly.
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Dietary and nutritional patterns in an elderly rural population in Northern and Southern Italy: (I). A cluster analysis of food consumption
Objective: To describe the food consumption patterns of Italian elderly subjects and the factors associated with different dietary habits.
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Dietary and nutritional patterns in an elderly rural population in Northern and Southern Italy: (II). Nutritional profiles associated with food behaviours
Objective: To describe the nutritional profiles of the food consumption patterns identified in an elderly Italian rural population.
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Open AccessCost of Chronic and Episodic Migraine: a pilot study from a tertiary headache centre in northern Italy
Chronic migraine (CM) has a high impact on functional performance and quality of life (QoL). CM also has a relevant burden on the National Health Service (NHS), however precise figures are lacking. In this pil...