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Open AccessUse of the Cascade expandable net to treat cerebral vasospasm – initial clinical experience from a single centre with in vitro benchside tests
The use of self-expanding stents to treat post-hemorrhagic cerebral vasospasm was recently described. We sought to determine the clinical efficacy of the Cascade device to treat delayed cerebral vasospasm (DCV...
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Oral fludarabine is an effective and convenient alternative to intravenous fludarabine in fludarabine melphalan based reduced intensity conditioning regimens
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Posterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery Aneurysm: Spontaneous Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Secondary to a Dissecting Aneurysm of a Double Origin PICA
A 39-year-old male patient was found collapsed at a bus stop. After a sternal rub, he became conscious and was physically and verbally aggressive. Following a punch to the head, the patient’s GCS dropped to 3,...
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Marrow-ablative chemotherapy followed by tandem autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation in pediatric patients with malignant brain tumors
To improve survival in young children with malignant brain tumors, irradiation-avoiding or -minimizing marrow-ablative chemotherapy (HDCx) with autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation (AuHCT) has been in...
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Assessing pilot vial material as a surrogate for functional and phenotypic stem cell markers in cryopreserved haematopoietic stem cell product
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Infused neutrophil dose and haematopoietic recovery in patients undergoing autologous transplantation
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Laparoscopic Silastic Ring Mini-gastric Bypass: a Single Centre Experience
Laparoscopic mini-gastric bypass (MGBP) represents a simpler alternative to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. The placement of a silastic ring (SR) may enhance excess weight loss and minimize weight regain. This study...
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PPAR-alpha is a therapeutic target for chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) cells with aggressive clinical properties express lipoprotein lipase (LPL), which generates activating ligands for the nuclear receptor peroxisome proliferator activated rece...
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Open AccessP02.68. Usefulness of Chinese herbal medicine in advanced cancer outpatients: a study on efficacy, tolerability and quality of life
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A phase I/II trial of TLR-7 agonist immunotherapy in chronic lymphocytic leukemia
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Portable chest radiography in mechanically ventilated ICU patients: does synchronizing with end-inspiration improve the quality of films?
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Effects of hypoxia on protein and gene expression in fibroblast-like synoviocytes
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Computerised tomography (CT) in severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS): late-stage acute respiratory disease syndrome (ARDS) and follow-up findings
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Early treatment with Drotrecogin alfa (activated) was associated with reduced hospital resource use in adult severe sepsis patients with two or more organ dysfunctions at baseline: results from ENHANCE
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Digital subtraction in gadolinium-enhanced MR imaging of the brain: a method to reduce contrast dosage
The aim of the study was to investigate the feasibility of using digital subtraction in contrast-enhanced MR imaging of the brain to reduce the MR contrast dosage without jeopardizing patient care. Fifty-two ...
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Closed retrograde nailing of pathological humeral fractures
We treated 19 patients with 21 pathological humeral fractures secondary to metastatic disease. All patients were stabilized using retrograde Ender's nails. Open reduction was required in one patient and mean o...
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Foamy cells with oligodendroglial phenotype in childhood ataxia with diffuse central nervous system hypomyelination syndrome
Childhood ataxia with diffuse central nervous system hypomyelination syndrome (CACH) is a recently described leukodystrophy of unknown etiology. To characterize the neuropathological features and gain insight...
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In vitro activity of second and third generation cephalosporins against ampicillin susceptible and resistant haemophilus influenzae
One hundred seventy-five clinical isolates ofHaemophilus influenzae (including 74 β-lactamaseproducing strains) were examined for susceptibility to ampicillin, cefonicid, cefamandole, cefuroxime and cefotaxime. C...
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Computer-Generated Index of the Severity of Coronary Disease
The coronary artery tree is classically divided into three vessel systems and patients are categorised according to lesions involving 50% or more reduction of lumen diameter in the branches of these systems — ...