Autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxias (ADCA) are characterised by clinical and genetic heterogeneity with a substantial overlap of clinical features and a variable degree of adherence to three distinct phenotypes according to Harding's clinical classification: ADCA type I, II, and III. 1 The availability of molecular genetic testing has provided increasing appreciation of a wider clinical spect...

abstract background: hypotension and muscular cramp are the common complications of hemodialysis. effective control of hemodialysis complications increases the survival time and the quality of life of patients on hemodialysis. considering that failure to follow a therapeutic plan is one of the most prevalent causes of hemodialysis complications, the present research was conducted to study the e...

The history of writer's cramp is reviewed, and the study of ten cases described. Nine of the patients were male with obsessional personalities, and involved in a conflict with some bearing on the act of writing. Treatment by psychotherapy and re-education produced either temporary or little improvement; biofeedback, used in six cases, produced some benefit in four, of which only one relapsed. A...

The main purpose of this study was to examine the citation patterns of discussion sections employed by local and international article writers in ESP and EGP subdisciplines of applied linguistics. Eighty article discussion sections were selected from well-established local and international journals in the field of applied linguistics, and they were sorted according to Thompson and Tribble’s (2...