Objective Assess quality of life in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) presenting with neuropsychiatric symptoms (neuropsychiatric SLE, NPSLE). Methods Quality of life was assessed using the Short-Form 36 item Health Survey (SF-36) in patients visiting the Leiden NPSLE clinic at baseline and at follow-up. SF-36 subscales and summary scores were calculated and compared with quality...

The impact of zeolite hierarchization is often highlighted in terms increased mesopore volume or specific surface area and preservation micropore volume. Yet, although these targets may be achieved, the accessibility to certain micropores might negatively affected during hierarchization. A set hierarchical MCM-22 based materials prepared on desilication treatments MCM-22, layered precursor MCM-...

Rosacea is a common cutaneous disorder affecting the face. It is more frequently encountered in fairskinned races and in females. The aetiology is unknown. The treatment of rosacea can be difficult and includes topical treatments like benzoyl peroxide, clindamycin and metronidazole as well as systemic treatments like retinoids. We present three cases of rosacea treated homeopathically. They all...

BACKGROUND Measuring health status in a population is important for the evaluation of interventions and the prediction of health and social care needs. Quality of life (QoL) studies are an essential complement to medical evaluation but most of the tools available in this area are in English. In order to evaluated QoL in rural and urban areas in Lebanon, the short form 36 health survey (SF-36) w...

AIM The study was designed to evaluate quality of life (QOL) for Iranian patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). BACKGROUND GERD is a common and chronic world-wide disease. Impact of GERD on QOL has been studied in many countries, but it has not been studied in Iranian population. PATIENTS AND METHODS Fifty five patients suffering from GERD and fifty five age and sex matched c...

Many new and developing endoscopic techniques for treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) are now or will soon be available for clinical use. These new therapies are directed to the gastroesophageal junction and include three basic techniques, which are outlined in this review: thermal remodeling and neurolysis of the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) zone; bulking or reinforcing of ...

This study aimed to investigate the curative effect and costs of surgical and gamma knife treatments on intractable epilepsy caused by temporal-hippocampal sclerosis. The subjects comprised patients who suffered from intractable epilepsy caused by temporal-hippocampal sclerosis and received treatment in the Department of Neurosurgery of our hospital between 2010 and 2011. After obtaining their ...