OBJECTIVE It is unclear whether atlas-based parcellation is suitable in aging cohorts because age-related brain changes confound the performance of automatic methods. We assessed atlas-based parcellation of the prefrontal lobe in an aging population using visual assessment and volumetric and spatial concordance. METHODS We used an atlas-based approach to parcellate brain MR images of 90 non-d...

PURPOSE Cerebral vasospasm (CVS) is a major complication after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) induced by the rupture of intracranial aneurysms. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect and mechanism of cervical sympathetic block on cerebral vasospasm of the rabbits after SAH. METHODS After successful modeling of cervical sympathetic block, 18 healthy male white rabbits were r...

BACKGROUND Hydraulic dilatation is a novel method of cervical dilatation that is based on continuous controllable dilatation (CCBD) by the pumping of fluid into the balloon extension of the system. The main advantage of this procedure is that it allows control of and insight into the process of cervical dilatation. METHODS For the purposes of our research, we created a new and upgraded system...

During spaceflight the normal head-to-foot hydrostatic pressure gradients are eliminated and body fluids shift toward the head, resulting in a diminished fluid volume in the legs and an increased fluid volume in the head, neck, and upper extremities. Lymphatic function is important in the maintenance of normal tissue fluid volume, but it is not clear how microgravity influences lymphatic pumpin...

This article describes a clinical case of the course and management pregnancy complicated by cervical insufficiency with prolapse fetal bladder formation “sludge” in amniotic fluid at 20–21 weeks pregnancy. Gradual use antibacterial therapy hormonal support micronized progesterone, subsequent surgical serclage installation an unloading obstetric pessary allowed to prolong 284 days deliver throu...

Inhibins and activins are growth factors belonging to the transforming growth factor-beta) family and are known to influence cell proliferation and differentiation. Because transforming growth factor-beta is involved in physiological and tumoral changes of uterine tissues, the present study aimed to evaluate whether human normal and neoplastic endometrial and cervical epithelial cells express a...

Silver, I., B. Li, J. Szalai, and M. Johnston. Relationship between intracranial pressure and cervical lymphatic pressure and flow rates in sheep. Am. J. Physiol. 277 (Regulatory Integrative Comp. Physiol. 46): R1712–R1717, 1999.— Previous reports from our group demonstrated that about one-half of the total volume of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) removed from the cranial vault in sheep is transport...

BACKGROUND Anterior cervical discectomy is a common procedure for treating patients for cervical disc prolapse. This study was conducted to study the surgical outcome and demographic characteristics of patients who were treated for anterior cervical disc prolapse. METHODS Study was conducted in the combined military hospital (CMH) Peshawar. Study interval was 3 years from 1st September, 2011 ...