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Carpal tunnel syndrome surgery: identification of a neurophysiological high-risk category
Surgical decompression of the median nerve is a standardized treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome. After surgery a clinical and neurophysiological improvement is observed also on severe cases. We report 4 cas...
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Ictal and interictal EEG findings in children with migraine
We describe the electroencephalographic findings in nine pediatric migraineurs during the ictal phase of pain. We observed abnormal patterns on electroencephalography (EEG) in seven patients with migraine with...
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Tiagabine and vigabatrin reduce the severity of NMDA-induced excitotoxicity in chick retina
The possible neuroprotective effects of two GABAergic drugs, tiagabine (TGB) and vigabatrin (VGB), against N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA)-induced excitotoxicity have been investigated in the isolated chick embryo re...
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Effect of Cobalt Ions on the Soluble Proteome of a Rhodobacter sphaeroides Carotenoidless Mutant
Rhodobacter sphaeroides strain R26.1 showed tolerance to Co2+ ions, up to 10 mM concentration. Interestingly the bacteriochlorophyll biosynthesis was found to decrease upon addition of such metal i...
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Open AccessFollicular dendritic cell sarcoma of the neck: Report of a case treated by surgical excision and COP plus (PEG)-liposomal doxorubicin
Follicular dendritic cell (FDC) sarcoma is a rare neoplasm arising in lymph nodes but also in extranodal sites from accessory cells of the immune system that are essential for the function of antigen presentat...
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Open AccessReduction of serum IGF-I levels in patients affected with Monoclonal Gammopathies of undetermined significance or Multiple Myeloma. Comparison with bFGF, VEGF and K-ras gene mutation
Serum levels of IGF-I in patients affected with multiple myeloma (MM) have been scarcely studied. The present study is aimed to explore this point comparing 55 healthy subjects, 71 monoclonal gammopaties of un...
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Open AccessFCR (Fludarabine, Cyclophosphamide, Rituximab) regimen followed by 90yttrium ibritumomab tiuxetan consolidation for the treatment of relapsed grades 1 and 2 follicular lymphoma: a report of 9 cases
This retrospective analysis is focused on the efficacy and safety of radioimmunotherapy (RIT) with Zevalin® in nine patients with recurrent follicular lymphoma (FL) who were treated in a consolidation setting aft...
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The 894G > T (Glu298Asp) Variant in the Endothelial NOS Gene and MTHFR Polymorphisms Influence Homocysteine Levels in Patients with Cognitive Decline
The presence and severity of cerebrovascular pathological findings have been shown to increase the risk and stage of cognitive decline observed in Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia. Thus, the modificat...
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Coenzyme Q10, Hyperhomocysteinemia and MTHFR C677T Polymorphism in Levodopa-treated Parkinson’s Disease Patients
There is evidence that increased homocysteine (Hcy) levels might accelerate dopaminergic cell death in Parkinson’s disease (PD) through neurotoxic effects. Homocysteine neurotoxicity mainly relies on redox sta...
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Open AccessIgD multiple myeloma a descriptive report of 17 cases: survival and response to therapy
Immunoglobulin D multiple myeloma (MM) is rare and has a poorer prognosis than other MM isotypes.
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Neonatal seizures and postneonatal epilepsy: a 7-y follow-up study
Seizures are one of the most common symptoms of acute neurological disorders in newborns. This study aimed at evaluating predictors of epilepsy in newborns with neonatal seizures.
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Open AccessNeonatal seizures therapy: we are still looking for the efficacious drug
Therapeutic options currently available for neonatal seizures are still unsatisfactory both in terms of efficacy and of risk for long-term neurotoxicity, even if there is growing recognition of their potential...
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Protective Effects of Zonisamide Against Rotenone-Induced Neurotoxicity
Zonisamide (ZNS), an antiepileptic drug having beneficial effects also against Parkinson’s disease symptoms, has proven to display an antioxidant effects in different experimental models. In the present study,...
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Non-convulsive status epilepticus after ischemic stroke: a hospital-based stroke cohort study
To evaluate in the setting of a stroke unit ward the usefulness of a prolonged (>6 h) video-EEG recording (PVEEG) in identifying non-convulsive status epilepticus (NCSE) in patients with an acute ischemic stro...
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Weight Regain after Discontinuation of Topiramate Treatment in Patients with Migraine: a Prospective Observational Study
To monitor weight regain after therapy discontinuation in patients with migraine experiencing weight loss during topiramate (TPM) treatment.
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Open AccessRelationship between circulating syndecan-1 levels (CD138s) and serum free light chains in monoclonal gammopathies
Monoclonal gammopathies encompass a wide range of diseases characterized by the monoclonal expansion of a B-cell clone. Despite emerging therapeutic strategies, chances of survival of patients who are affected...
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Open AccessLong term efficacy and safety of Fludarabine, Cyclophosphamide and Rituximab regimen followed by 90Y-ibritumomab tiuxetan consolidation for the treatment of relapsed grades 1 and 2 follicular lymphoma
In this retrospective study, we investigated the efficacy and safety of radioimmunotherapy with 90Yttrium- ibritumomab tiuxetan (90Y-RIT) in 9 patients with recurrent follicular lymphoma (FL) who were treated in ...
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Open AccessFlow cytometry remission by Ig light chains ratio is a powerful marker of outcome in multiple myeloma after tandem autologous transplant: a real-life study
The achievement of complete response (CR) significantly correlates with a better clinical outcome in multiple myeloma (MM) patients treated with autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT). The depth of response is...
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Open AccessMonitoring of newborns at high risk for brain injury
Due to the increasing number of surviving preterm newborns and to the recognition of therapeutic hypothermia as the current gold standard in newborns with hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy, there has been a gro...
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Die Finanzdienstleistungsbranche nach der digitalen Transformation
Nach vielen anderen Industrien wie dem Verlagswesen, der Musikindustrie und der Telekommunikationsbranche wurden auch Finanzdienstleister von den Veränderungen der digitalen Transformation erfasst. Doch wie we...
