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Nonoperative Versus Operative Management for the Treatment Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: An Updated Systematic Review

Global Spine Journal, 2017
Study Design: Systematic review (update). Objective: Degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) is a progressive degenerative spine disease that is increasingly managed surgically.
J. Rhee, Lindsay A. Tetreault, J. Chapman, Jefferson R. Wilson, Justin S. Smith, A. Martin, J. Dettori, M. Fehlings   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

All‐Level Versus Alternative‐Level in Unilateral Laminoplasty: A Retrospective Comparative Study

Orthopaedic Surgery, EarlyView.
All‐level and alternative‐level fixation methods effectively support the lamina and prevent reclosure, with significant improvement in clinical symptoms in both groups at the final follow‐up, showing no significant difference in postoperative clinical outcomes. There are no differences in sagittal parameters.
Bin Zheng, Zhenqi Zhu, Yan Liang, Haiying Liu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Activ C cervical disc replacement for myelopathy

Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine, 2011
Background: Cervical disc replacement is becoming an increasingly popular treatment option for cervical myelopathy. It retains motion at the affected segment, unlike anterior cervical discectomy and fusion. The aim of this study is to assess the outcomes
L McGonagle, S Cadman, S D Chitgopkar, L Canavan, M O′Malley, I M Shackleford   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: A Spectrum of Related Disorders Affecting the Aging Spine.

Neurosurgery, 2015
Cervical spinal cord dysfunction can result from either traumatic or nontraumatic causes, including tumors, infections, and degenerative changes. In this article, we review the range of degenerative spinal disorders resulting in progressive cervical ...
Lindsay A. Tetreault, C. Goldstein, P. Arnold, J. Harrop, A. Hilibrand, A. Nouri, M. Fehlings   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Factors Affecting Sleep Among Dogs and Cats in a Veterinary Intensive Care Unit

Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the amount of sleep obtained by hospitalized dogs and cats in an intensive care setting and to identify factors that may impact veterinary patients’ sleep. Design A prospective, observational study spanning a 4‐week period in June of 2020. Setting Academic teaching hospital.
Emma A. Devereux, Alana V. Ejezie, Alex M. Lynch, Margaret E. Gruen, Stefanie J. LaJuett, James B. Robertson, Valery F. Scharf   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Research on motor neuron diseases konzo and neurolathyrism : trends from 1990 to 2010 [PDF]

, 2012
Konzo (caused by consumption of improperly processed cassava, Manihot esculenta) and neurolathyrism (caused by prolonged overconsumption of grass pea, Lathyrus sativus) are two distinct non-infectious upper motor neurone diseases with identical clinical ...
Diasolua Ngudi, Delphin, Kuo, Yu-Haey, Lambein, Fernand, Van Montagu, Marc   +3 more
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Accuracy of computer‐assisted drilling of equine cervical vertebral bodies using a purpose‐built cervical frame—An experimental cadaveric study

Veterinary Surgery, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective To assess the accuracy of computer‐assisted surgery (CAS) of equine cervical vertebrae using a purpose‐built cervical frame (CF) for neck stabilization. Study design Experimental cadaveric study. Sample population Six whole fresh equine cadavers.
Thimo Maurer, Mathieu de Preux, Christina Precht, Beatriz Vidondo, Christoph Koch   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Advancing imaging technologies for patients with spinal pain : with a focus on whiplash injury [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Radiological observations of soft-tissue changes that may relate to clinical symptoms in patients with traumatic and non-traumatic spinal disorders are highly controversial. Studies are often of poor quality and findings are inconsistent.
Crawford, Rebecca J., Elliott, James M., Hancock, Mark J., Smith, Andrew C., Walton, David M.   +4 more
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Effect of artificial gravity on calcaneal bone marrow adipose tissue and mineral content in female and male participants in 60 days of bed rest

Experimental Physiology, EarlyView.
Abstract Modulation of bone marrow adipose tissue (BMAT) with prolonged inactivity was reported in haemopoietic but not in non‐haemopoietic bones. This prospective randomized controlled trial submitted 16 men and 8 women to 60 days of 6° head‐down‐tilt bed rest.
Tammy Liu, Gerd Melkus, Tim Ramsay, Alain Berthiaume, Gabriele Armbrecht, Guy Trudel   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Immune compromise in HIV-1/HTLV-1 coinfection with paradoxical resolution of CD4 lymphocytosis during antiretroviral therapy: a case report [PDF]

, 2015
Human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1) and human T lymphotropic virus type-1 (HTLV-1) infections have complex effects on adaptive immunity, with specific tropism for, but contrasting effects on, CD4 T lymphocytes: depletion with HIV-1, proliferation
Bangham, C, Basnayake, S, Cook, L, Kagdi, H, Pozniak, A, Rockwood, N, Taylor, GP   +6 more
core   +2 more sources