Abstract Background Epidural hematoma constitutes a common condition in neuro-traumatology. If its acute form is well known, the chronic one remains less described. Objective This study aimed to evaluate epidemiology, clinical presentations, management, and outcomes of epidural hematoma. Methodology Systematic searches PubMed, Google Scholar, ScienceDirect were performed from database searching...

Performance characteristics of a force sensor concept based on the morphology dependent resonance !MDR" shifts of micro-optical resonators have been investigated. Previous experimental studies have indicated that microsphere sensors with diameters ranging between 30 and 950 !m may have force resolutions reaching 10−5 N #T. Ioppolo et al., Appl. Opt. 47, 3009 !2008"$. In the present, we carry ou...

We investigated the eventual diagnosis in patients referred to a tertiary centre with a possible diagnosis of a primary bone malignancy. We reviewed our database from between 1986 and 2010, during which time 5922 patients referred with a suspicious bone lesion had a confirmed diagnosis. This included bone sarcoma in 2205 patients (37%), benign bone tumour in 1309 (22%), orthopaedic conditions i...

Spatial crowding is a well-known deficit in amblyopia. We have previously reported evidence suggesting that the inability to isolate stimuli in space in crowded displays (spatial crowding) is a largely independent component of the amblyopic deficit in visual acuity, which is typically found in strabismic amblyopia [Bonneh, Y., Sagi, D., & Polat, U. (2004a). Local and non-local deficits in ambly...

Recent developments in Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy instrumentation extend the application of this technique to the field of food research, facilitating particularly the studies on edible oils and fats. In this work, FT-IR spectroscopy is used as an effective analytical tool in order: (a) to determine extra virgin olive oil adulteration with lower priced vegetable oils (sunfl...

Objective To compare the prevalence and pregnancy outcomes of GDM between those screened by the "one-step" (75 gm GTT) and "two-step" (100 gm GTT) methods. Methods A prospective study was conducted on singleton pregnancies at low or average risk of GDM. All were screened between 24 and 28 weeks, using the one-step or two-step method based on patients' preference. The primary outcome was preva...

Yersinia pestis caused plagues and haunted Gdańsk several times during the 15th 16th centuries. This study focuses on following demographic effects: 1/ distributions of deceased by age in a plagued city, 2/ parameters life tables, 3/ estimation natural increase. To assess genetic effects plague, measures opportunity for selection were considered. Skeletal remains 283 people from – century ossua...

Lesional skin of atopic dermatitis (AD) harbors high numbers of dendritic cells with enhanced stimulatory capacity for T lymphocytes. In this study, lesional AD skin was shown to stain heavily in both epidermal and dermal compartments for GM-CSF, a cytokine crucial to dendritic cell functions. Keratinocyte cultures established from uninvolved skin of AD patients exhibited markedly increased spo...

SETTING Two free-standing urban human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing and counselling (HCT) centres in Bhutan offering services to the general population and targeting the most at-risk populations (MARPs). OBJECTIVES To assess the trend in testing for HIV, hepatitis B and syphilis in both the general population and MARPs, and to determine if sociodemographic and risk behaviour characteri...