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Prognosis and Chances of Recovery in Bell's Palsy

Infermieristica Journal
The Bell’s palsy was firstly described about two century ago by the neuroanatomist Charles Bell. This paralysis affects the VII cranial nerve and, up to date, the aetiology of the disease appears to be multifactorial. In the present manuscript, focusing
Niccolò Fagni, Ferdinando Paternostro, Jacopo Junio Valerio Branca, Lorenzo Salerni, Marco Mandalà   +4 more
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Facial electroneurography in Bell's palsy: variability in the early stage and comparison between interpretation methods Eletroneurografia do nervo facial na paralisia de Bell: variabilidade na fase aguda e comparação entre técnicas

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 1996
To determine the variability of the abnormalities found in the electroneurography (ENG) of the facial nerve in cases of Bell's palsy during the initial two week period was one of the objectives of the authors. A second one was to investigate the value of
Jovany Luis Alves de Medeiros, João Antonio Maciel Nobrega, Luiz Augusto Franco de Andrade, Neil Ferreira Novo   +3 more
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Cerebrospinal Fluid Concentrations of the Synaptic Marker Neurogranin in Neuro-HIV and Other Neurological Disorders. [PDF]

, 2019
Purpose of reviewThe aim of this study was to examine the synaptic biomarker neurogranin in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in different stages of HIV infection and in relation to what is known about CSF neurogranin in other neurodegenerative diseases.Recent ...
Blennow, Kaj, Fuchs, Dietmar, Gisslén, Magnus, Price, Richard W, Spudich, Serena, Yilmaz, Aylin, Zetterberg, Henrik   +6 more
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Population stratification and genetic association studies in South Asia [PDF]

, 2005
Population stratification and its influence on genetic association studies is a controversial topic. Although it has been suggested that stratification is unlikely to bias the results of association studies conducted in developed countries, convincing ...
Bittles, A.H.
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Civility, honour and male aggression in early modern English jestbooks

Gender &History, EarlyView.
Abstract This article discusses the comical representation of inter‐male violence within early modern English jestbooks. It is based on a rigorous survey of the genre, picking out common themes and anecdotes, as well as discussing their reception and sociable functions. Previous scholarship has focused on patriarchs, subversive youths and impoliteness.
Tim Somers
wiley   +1 more source

Clusters of Bell's palsy "Surtos" da paralisia de Bell

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 1997
The idiopathic facial paralysis or Bell's palsy installs abruptly or within a few hours, without any apparent cause. It corresponds to approximately 75% of all peripheral facial palsies. Three theories try to explain its pathogenecity: vascular-ischemic,
Thiago D. Gonçalves-Coêlho, Carlos Newton D. Pinheiro, Ezon V.A.P. Ferraz, José Luiz Alonso-Nieto   +3 more
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Robotic and clinical evaluation of upper limb motor performance in patients with Friedreich's Ataxia: an observational study [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Friedreich’s ataxia (FRDA) is the most common hereditary autosomal recessive form of ataxia. In this disease there is early manifestation of gait ataxia, and dysmetria of the arms and legs which causes impairment in daily activities that ...
Bertini, Enrico, Cappa, Paolo, Carniel, Sacha, Castelli, Enrico, Germanotta, Marco, Petrarca, Maurizio, Rossi, Stefano, Vasco, Gessica   +7 more
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A 2‐Min Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Awareness Video Improves Pregnant Women's Knowledge and Planned Adherence to Hygiene Precautions

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) is a leading infectious cause of life‐long neurodevelopmental disabilities, but public awareness of CMV is low. This study evaluated a short educational video on cCMV for its acceptability and impact on pregnant women's knowledge and planned hygiene adherence.
Tanya Tripathi, Jotara Watson, Hayley Smithers‐Sheedy, Kath Swinburn, Natalia Rode, Emma Waight, Annabel Webb, Natasha E. Holmes, Hanako Stump, Antonia Shand, Lisa Hui   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bilateral Assessment of Functional Tasks for Robot-assisted Therapy Applications [PDF]

, 2011
This article presents a novel evaluation system along with methods to evaluate bilateral coordination of arm function on activities of daily living tasks before and after robot-assisted therapy. An affordable bilateral assessment system (BiAS) consisting
AC Lo, AR Fugl-Meyer, B Rohrer, B Steenbergen, C Wu, CG Burgar, DE Nathan, DG Kamper, DJ Serrien, DJ Wilson, Elaine Strachota, G Kwakkel, GN Lewis, Guennady Tchekanov, J Cauraugh, J Whitall, Jeff Melbye, JJ Craig, John McGuire, JRM Spencer, KC Stewart, KJ Wisneski, L Dipietro, LG Portney, MC Cirstea, MF Levin, Michelle J. Johnson, ML Harris-Love, MV Radomski, O Kazennikov, Ping Bai, PS Lum, PW Duncan, R Braddom, R Loureiro, Sarah Wang, SC Cramer, WS McCombe, WS McCombe, Y Hseih, YC Hung   +40 more
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Haunted by Houses: Built and Lived Absences in a Transnational Mexican Community

Anthropology of Consciousness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Globally, millions of migrants have sent money home to build a house. In early phases of migration, remittance houses are aspirational objects that materialize the continuous belonging of migrants to a community. In later stages, experiences of loss, estrangement, deportation, and death increasingly challenge these attachments.
Julia Pauli
wiley   +1 more source