Visually apparent EEG changes associated with clamping the internal carotid artery appeared in 55 of 176 consecutive patients (31%) undergoing carotid endarterectomy without shunt. Attenuation of higher frequency activity was the most common change. Changes were moderate in 33 patients (19%) and major in 22 (12.5%). Major changes usually commenced earlier than less severe alterations. EEG chang...

The Gram-positive pathogenic bacterium Listeria monocytogenes is widely spread in nature [1; 12; 16; 21; 22; 55]. L. monocytogenes belongs to the group of pathogens that can be classified as infectious agents of sapronoses (or saprozoonoses) because their infectious reservoir is the environment [34; 37]. Characteristic features of this and similar pathogenic bacteria are abilities to grow effec...

Background: Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is defined as an inflammation of the nose and paranasal sinuses characterized by two or more cardinal symptoms like nasal blockage/obstruction/congestion, discharge (anterior/posterior drip), facial pain/ pressure, reduction loss smell. Methods: The 55 patients diagnosed with CRS without polyps undergoing functional endoscopic sinus surgery were included...

The American Chemistry Council Phthalate Esters Panel read with great interest the paper by Blount et al. (1) regarding urinary levels of phthalate ester metabolites in a sample set of the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III) population. We have known for some time of this research, and have provided whatever information and assistance we could to the Centers for ...

sleep plays a vital role in regulating physiological mechanisms in the human body. nowadays, by the change of lifestyle and as a consequence of longer work hours and increased accessibility to media, sleep disturbance becomes a common problem in modern society. many studies demonstrated that sleep disturbance triggers a systemic low-grade inflammation by increasing the level of several cytokine...