RationaleHypermetabolism (HM) in Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is the reflection of a high energy metabolic level, but this alteration seems controversial. The main objective study was to confirm existence HM during ALS compared healthy subjects.MethodsA cohort patients control group without disorder. assessment included anthropometric criteria measurements, body composition by bioelectri...

in light of provided progresses in ultrasound measurements of lateral abdominal muscles, an important role for these muscles, particularly transverse abdominis (tra) muscle in stability of the spine has been suggested. some authors have found significant correlations between body mass index (bmi) and thickness of these muscles. the aim of this study was to examine possible association between d...

BACKGROUND Injections of botulinum toxin type A are commonly used to treat facial wrinkles; however, undesirable effects are associated with injections (e.g., pain, bruising, ptosis, immunogenicity, and needle aversion). To address these issues, RT001 Botulinum Toxin Type A Topical Gel is being developed for the treatment of lateral canthal lines. OBJECTIVES To assess the safety and efficacy ...

Emotion dysregulation is a hallmark feature of borderline personality disorder (BPD) and is associated with a dysfunction of prefrontal (PFC)-limbic systems. The purpose of the present study was to examine PFC function in BPD during the experience and suppression of sadness. Subjects were females with BPD (N=9) and age-, gender-, and IQ-matched non-psychiatric comparison subjects (N=8). Evoked ...

Two control laws for switched uncertain linear systems are proposed: firstly, a continuous-time switched H∞ state feedback control is given, and secondly, a discrete-time H∞ state feedback control. These controllers are designed using a common Lyapunov function approach and switched Lyapunov function approach used for switched continuous-time and switched discrete-time linear systems respective...

All fifteen subjects demonstrated no separation (bone-on-bone) of their medial compartment, at heel-strike, without the assistance of an offloading device. While using a lateral HWI, medial compartment separation could only be detected in 5/15 subjects (33%), but 12/15 subjects (80%) felt pain relief of their osteoarthritic knee at heel-strike. While wearing an osteoarthritic offloading knee br...

BACKGROUND Many psychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorders are associated with mild enlargement of the lateral ventricles thought to have origins in prenatal brain development. Little is known about development of the lateral ventricles and the relationship of prenatal lateral ventricle enlargement with postnatal brain development. METHODS We performed neonatal magnetic resonance imaging on...