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Congenital medulloblastoma. Report of two cases
Congenital medulloblastoma caused severe hydrocephalus in two patients, one aged one day and the other 5 months.
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Myelin basic protein in fisher syndrome
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Binding of osteopontin to the osteoclast integrin αvβ3
Occupancy of the chicken osteoclast αvβ3 integrin stimulates immediate cell signals. Peptides from osteopontin containing Arg-Gly-Asp and peptides from the osteopontin and bone sialoprotein sequences containing A...
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Abstracts of papers and posters safe handling of medicines
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Anti-immunoglobulin antibodies in children with Schönlein-Henoch syndrome. Absence of serum anti-IgA antibodies
Circulating immune complexes (CIC) that simultaneously contain IgG and IgA are frequently found in IgA nephropathy (IgA-N) and the Schönlein-Henoch syndrome (SHS). The presence of anti-immunoglobulin antibodie...
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Abstracts of poster presentations
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The development of blood transfusion: the contributions of Norman Bethune in the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939)
Although the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939) has been the focus of many papers in many countries, there are few references concerning medicine during this war, and many of the related events and medical progress...
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Severe respiratory failure secondary to Cushing’s myopathy
We report a 55-year-old woman with typical clinical, biochemical and radiological features of Cushing’s disease, who developed a severe respiratory insufficiency as the main symptom. She also complained of pro...
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Meningococcal Disease in Catalonia 1 Year after Mass Vaccination Campaign with Meningococcal Group C Polysaccharide Vaccine
The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of meningococcal disease in Catalonia (Spain) after vaccination with the polysaccharide vaccine.
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Phosphocalcic Metabolism after Biliopancreatic Diversion
Malabsorptive techniques to treat morbid obesity have been followed by alterations in phosphocalcic metabolism. Knowledge of the preoperative situation is important to assess the influence of these techniques ...
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Comparison of four nutritional screening tools to detect nutritional risk in hospitalized patients: a multicentre study
The prevalence of malnutrition in hospitals is high. No nutritional screening tool is considered the gold standard for identifying nutritional risk. The aims of this study were to evaluate nutritional risk in ...
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Antitumor alkyl-lysophospholipid analog edelfosine induces apoptosis in pancreatic cancer by targeting endoplasmic reticulum
Pancreatic cancer remains as one of the most deadly cancers, and responds poorly to current therapies. The prognosis is extremely poor, with a 5-year survival of less than 5%. Therefore, search for new effecti...
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High uterosacral vault suspension vs Sacrocolpopexy for treating apical defects: a randomized controlled trial with twelve months follow-up
The high uterosacral vault suspension (HUVS) is a vaginal approach for treating apical prolapse that provides shorter operative and recovery times and is associated with lower morbidity rates. Success rates re...
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Open AccessAdhesions and endometriosis: challenges in subfertility management
There is molecular evidence that endometriosis has a negative impact on the ovaries, although the exact pathophysiology concerning endometriosis-associated subfertility is not known. The negative impact on the...
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Open AccessESICM LIVES 2016: part three
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Open AccessUse of a voluntary testing program to study the spatial epidemiology of Johne’s disease affecting dairy herds in Minnesota: a cross sectional study
One of the key steps in the management of chronic diseases in animals including Johne’s disease (JD), caused by Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP), is the ability to track disease incidence over sp...
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Open AccessClinical nutrition as part of the treatment pathway of pancreatic cancer patients: an expert consensus
Malnutrition is a common problem among pancreatic cancer (PC) patients that negatively impacts on their quality of life (QoL) and clinical outcomes. The main objective of this consensus is to address the role ...
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Open AccessEffect of the topical administration of corticosteroids and tuberculin pre-sensitisation on the diagnosis of tuberculosis in goats
Caprine tuberculosis (TB) is a zoonosis caused by members of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC). Caprine TB control and eradication programmes have traditionally been based on intradermal tuberculin te...