Background Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTSs) due to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) are common conditions in middle-age or older men. The International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) is a useful and validated questionnaire to evaluate LUTS secondary to BPH. Van der Walt et al have developed an alternative questionnaire named the Visual Prostate Symptom Score (VPSS) questionnaire. This stud...

objective: this study was performed to evaluate the mental health status of 6 - 11 year-old children of tehran in a community-based sample using the persian version of the strength and difficulties questionnaire (sdq) parent-report. method: parents of 799 children (6 to 11 years old) were selected from 250 clusters of the entire 22 municipality areas of tehran; they responded to 25 questions of...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of tamsulosin hydrochloride 0.2 mg (TAM) and its combination with solifenacin succinate 5 mg (SOL) after transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). PATIENTS AND METHODS The patients were randomized into three groups: TURP (group 1), TURP plus TAM (group 2), and TURP plus TAM + SOL (group 3). Patients in group 2...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The heterogeneity of stroke makes outcome prediction difficult. Neuroimaging parameters may improve the predictive value of clinical measures such as the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS). We investigated whether the volume of early ischemic brain lesions assessed with diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) was an independent predictor of functional outcome. ...

BACKGROUND To preliminary investigate the effects of silodosin 8 mg once daily on obstruction urodynamic parameters and subjective symptoms in Caucasian patients with lower urinary tract symptoms suggestive of benign prostatic enlargement. METHODS We performed a single-center, open-label, single-arm, post-marketing interventional clinical trial. Inclusion criteria were: Caucasian subjects age...

OBJECTIVE To validate the Hong Kong Chinese translation of the Overactive Bladder Symptom Score questionnaire (OABSS-HKC). DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTING Five urology clinics of different regional hospitals in Hong Kong. PARTICIPANTS The Overactive Bladder Symptom Score questionnaire was translated and culturally adapted for Hong Kong Chinese, according to the Principles of Good Pr...

BACKGROUND The pathophysiology of prostatodynia still remains unknown. Recently, it was reported using three dimentional magnetic resonance venography (3D-MRV) that intrapelvic venous congestion (IVC) was found predominantly in patients with prostatodynia, and was designated this condition as IVC syndrome (IVCS). The present study was designed to reveal the prevalence of IVCS in taki drivers an...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to evaluate whether low-dose anticholinergics combined with an α1-receptor antagonist would continue the effect of an alpha-blocker, decrease the side effects of anticholinergics, and improve the symptoms of lower urinary tract symptoms/benign prostatic hyperplasia (LUTS/BPH). MATERIALS AND METHODS Two hundred nine men with LUTS/BPH with storage symptoms (Int...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate a symptom-focused vocal impairment instrument for the evaluation of patients with voice disorders. DESIGN Prospective, nonrandomized study of patients with voice disorders undergoing treatment with validation of a new symptom index, the Glottal Function Index (GFI). SETTING Voice disorders clinic at an academic tertiary care hospital. PATIENTS Consecutive patients un...

For the majority of people in Ireland, Irish is a second language acquired primarily through the schooling system. This study examined the reading strategies children used in response to English and Irish words (presented in isolation), through an analysis of their oral reading errors. Children in their 4 year of schooling attending English-medium schools, immersion schools, and Irish-medium sc...