Effects of the increase in co-payments from 20 to 30 percent on the compliance rate of patients with hypertension or diabetes mellitus in the Employed Health Insurance System [PDF]
, 2005 Objectives: How to contain medical expenditures is a universal problem. The Japanese government has increased patient co-payments to control it. The purpose of this study is to clarify whether the increase in co-payments to 30 percent prevented patients ...
Babazono, Akira +7 more
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Vascular health, diabetes, APOE and dementia: the Aging, Demographics, and Memory Study. [PDF]
, 2010 INTRODUCTION: Evidence from clinical samples and geographically limited population studies suggests that vascular health, diabetes and apolipoprotein epsilon4 (APOE) are associated with dementia. METHODS: A population-based sample of 856 individuals aged
Fisher, Gwenith G +8 more
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Frontiers in Neurology, 2019 We report a case of a 66-year-old female who burst into flaccid paralysis of the lower extremities, accompanied by loss of pain and temperature sensation below T4 level, during an oxygen–ozone injection for disc herniation.
Runcheng He +15 more
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Metabolic syndrome and the immunological affair with the blood-brain barrier [PDF]
, 2015 Copyright © 2015 Mauro, De Rosa, Marelli-Berg and Solito. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY) .
De Rosa, V +3 more
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The impact of heat on mortality and morbidity in the Greater Metropolitan Sydney Region: A case crossover analysis [PDF]
, 2015 Background: This study examined the association between unusually high temperature and daily mortality (1997-2007) and hospital admissions (1997-2010) in the Sydney Greater Metropolitan Region (GMR) to assist in the development of targeted health ...
Abu-Rayya, Hisham +7 more
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Chronic vascular disease of the brain (dyscirculatory encephalopathies)
Медицинский совет, 2013 Cerebrovascular disease is one of the most common causes of disability and mortality among the population. The diseases are divided into acute cerebrovascular disorders and chronic brain vascular diseases (CBVD), which in this country are more widely ...
N. V. Shakhparonova, A. S. Kadykov
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Moyamoya disease associated with ankylosing spondylitis in a 9-year-old child: a case report
Chinese Neurosurgical Journal, 2017 Background Ankylosing spondylitis was reported to associate with an increased risk of cerebrovascular diseases. In this article, we aimed to report the first case of ankylosing spondylitis associated with moyamoya disease treated with encephalo ...
Fan Yang, Peicong Ge, Xun Ye
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Interventions for neurocognitive dysfunction [PDF]
, 2017 Purpose of review: To evaluate current barriers to HIV cure strategies and interventions for neurocognitive dysfunction with a particular focus on recent advancements over the last three years. Recent findings: Optimal anti-retroviral therapy (ART) poses
Brew, B, Ellero, J, Lubomski, M
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NeuroImage: ReportsIntroduction: Although cerebral edema is common following traumatic brain injury (TBI), its formation and progression are poorly understood. This is especially true for the mild TBI population, who rarely undergo magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies,
Jacquie Lee +8 more
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Association of Trimethylamine N-Oxide and Its Precursor With Cerebral Small Vessel Imaging Markers
Frontiers in Neurology, 2021 Background: High plasma levels of trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) and its precursor choline have been linked to stroke; however, their association with cerebral small vessel disease remains unclear.
Yiyi Chen +140 more
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