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S164. A novel technique of axillary nerve motor conduction study
(2018)Introduction Axillary nerve involvement can commonly occur as part of the brachial plexus lesion. In traumatic pathology, the decision to surgically repair the plexus is based on the amplitude of compound muscle action ...
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Safety and efficacy of long-term statin treatment for cardiovascular events in patients with coronary heart disease and abnormal liver tests in the Greek Atorvastatin and Coronary Heart Disease Evaluation (GREACE) Study: a post-hoc analysis
(2010)Long-term statin treatment reduces the frequency of cardiovascular events, but safety and efficacy in patients with abnormal liver tests is unclear. We assessed whether statin therapy is safe and effective for these patients ...
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Safety of pregnancy following breast cancer diagnosis: A meta-analysis of 14 studies
(2011)Background: Due to the rising trend of delaying pregnancy to later in life, more women are diagnosed with breast cancer before completing their families. Therefore, enquiry into the feasibility and safety of pregnancy ...
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Safety, Tolerability, and Nocebo Phenomena During Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trials
(2020)Background The methodology used for the application of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is such that it may induce a placebo effect. Respectively, adverse events (AEs) can occur when using a placebo, a ...
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Salty-Snack Eating, Television or Video-Game Viewing, and Asthma Symptoms among 10- to 12-Year-Old Children: The PANACEA Study
(2011)Background: Salty-snack consumption, as well as the amount of time children spend watching television or playing video games, have been implicated in the development of asthma; however, results are still conflicting. ...
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Scaling up strategies of the chronic respiratory disease programme of the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing (Action Plan B3: Area 5)
(2016)Action Plan B3 of the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing (EIP on AHA) focuses on the integrated care of chronic diseases. Area 5 (Care Pathways) was initiated using chronic respiratory diseases ...
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Screening practice and misplaced priorities
(2009)Purpose: To estimate cancer screening coverage among a large sample of Greek individuals. Methods: 7012 adults from 30 Hellenic areas were surveyed. Tests included: faecal occult blood test, sigmoidoscopy, chest X-ray, ...
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Second malignancies following treatment for Hodgkin's disease: A Greek experience
(1994)The risk and the type of second malignancies (SM) developing in 217 treated Hodgkin's disease (HD) patients were studied. The median age of the patients was 35 years (range 14-83) and the M/F ratio 1.8. Treatment consisted ...
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Segmental pancreatic transplantation in pigs
(1979)Segmental pancreatic allotransplants were performed intraperitoneally in pigs with and without ligation of the duct. Exocrine pancreatic function was suppressed by the administration of glucagon. All recipients also received ...
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Sense of Coherence and Defense Style Predict Sleep Difficulties in Early Non-metastatic Colorectal Cancer
(2016)Background: Sleep disturbances are common in cancer patients, but little is known about the complex interplay between the background psychological profile, coping with health stressors capacities and psychological distress ...
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Sensory neuropathic symptoms in idiopathic Parkinson's disease: prevalence and impact on quality of life
(2018)BACKGROUND: Neuropathic symptoms are commonly reported in Parkinson's disease (PD), but robust data on the epidemiology of such symptoms are lacking. The present study sought to investigate the prevalence and determinants ...
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Sequence variations in the FII, FV, F13A1, FGB and PAI-1 genes are associated with differences in myocardial perfusion
(2011)Aims: Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in modern societies. The association between genetic markers and CAD is still poorly understood. In this study, we evaluated the effect ...
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Serotonin and neuron-specific enolase: Serum acute and mid-term levels and their association with posttraumatic depression
(2010)OBJECTIVES: To investigate the association between serotonin (SER), cholesterol, and neuron-specific enolase (NSE) serum levels with depression after traumatic brain injury (TBI). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Seventy-four patients ...
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Serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressants (SSRIs) against atherosclerosis
(2011)Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are a class of drug widely used for treatment of mood disorders, including depression and cardiovascular disease. A search for related articles in the PubMed database was ...
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Serous papillary peritoneal carcinoma: Unknown primary tumour, ovarian cancer counterpart or a distinct entity? A systematic review
(2010)Introduction: Serous peritoneal papillary carcinoma (SPPC), though managed according to ovarian cancer therapeutic principles, has been variably considered as an ovarian cancer counterpart, a peritoneal malignancy with ...