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A functional observational battery for evaluation of neurological outcomes in a rat model of acute bacterial meningitis [PDF]
Intensive Care Medicine Experimental, 2020 Background Acute bacterial meningitis is a disease with a high mortality and a high incidence of neurological sequelae in survivors. There is an acute need to develop new adjuvant therapies.
Jane Fisher +6 more
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Vision evaluation by functional observational battery, operant behavior test, and light/dark box test in retinal dystrophic RCS rats versus normal rats [PDF]
Heliyon, 2019 Background: Vision plays a key role in some behavior tests for rats. Okayama University-type retinal prosthesis (OUReP) is a photoelectric dye-coupled polyethylene film which generates electric potential in response to light and stimulates nearby neurons.
Toshihiko Matsuo +7 more
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Advanced imaging–integrated rTMS therapy for frontal network recovery after traumatic brain injury [PDF]
Frontiers in Human NeuroscienceBackgroundTraumatic brain injury is frequently followed by persistent executive dysfunction linked to disruption of frontal and frontoparietal networks.
Nan Hu +4 more
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Alcoholic neuropathy associated with chronic alcohol intake
IBRO Neuroscience Reports, 2022 Alcoholic neuropathy (AN), a debilitating condition that mainly affects chronic alcohol drinkers, is thought to cause lesions in the peripheral nervous system leading to sensory, autonomic, and motor dysfunctions.
Maria Eduarda Tessitore +8 more
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Nursing Reports, 2023 Background: In order to be used safely, accurately and reliably, measuring instruments in the health field must first be validated, for which the study of their psychometric properties is necessary. The Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) tool is a
Mirian Santamaría-Peláez +7 more
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Preclinical in vivo Neurotoxicity Studies of Drug Candidates
Регуляторные исследования и экспертиза лекарственных средств, 2020 Neurotoxic effects are one of the common reasons for discontinuation of preclinical and/or clinical studies. Preclinical evaluation of neurotoxic effects is complicated due to a wide range of manifestations and degrees of severity.
N. V. Eremina +3 more
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Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2023 Background Cognitive deficit in Parkinson disease (PD) is an important cause of functional disability in these patients and early detection, with sensitive instruments, can contribute to longitudinal monitoring.
Nariana Mattos Figueiredo Sousa +1 more
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Body composition and functional performance of older adults
Osteoporosis and Sarcopenia, 2022 Objectives: To determine if anthropometric variables, body composition, medication and gender are associated with functional performance and to compare these variables between octogenarians with high and low functional performance. Methods: Observational,
Diane Nogueira Paranhos Amorim +4 more
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Cognitive status in chronic kidney disease elderly patients. [PDF]
The Egyptian Journal of Geriatrics and Gerontology, 2023 Background: Chronic Kidney disease (CKD) in elderly patients leads to dementia and cognitive impairment which leads to functional dependence and recurrent hospitalization.Objective: To assess different cognitive domains in CKD elderly patients.Methods: A
Yumna Elgazzar +3 more
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Acta Medica, 2016 Aim: The ability of two newly developed oximes (K727, K733) to reduce tabun-induced acute neurotoxic signs and symptoms was evaluated and compared with currently available trimedoxime in rats.
Jiří Kassa +2 more
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