Chronic sequelae and owner burdens are common following canine intervertebral disc disease
Abstract Background Canine intervertebral disc disease (IVDD) is common and may be managed conservatively or surgically. However, little is known about long‐term sequelae, quality of life and owners’ emotional burden after diagnosis. Methods Information regarding signalment, neuroanatomical lesion localisation, diagnostic imaging results and treatment ...
Frederik Samsøe‐Schmidt+2 more
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Neurologic lesions are unusual complications after coronary artery bypass surgery. Among them, paraplegia is one of the rarest, with only a few cases reported in the literature.
Aurélien Vallée, MD+3 more
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A Clinical Lecture ON THREE CASES OF PARAPLEGIA: DUE TO ACUTE ANTERIOR POLIOMYELITIS, TOXIC POLYNEURITIS, AND TRAUMATIC MYELITIS RESPECTIVELY [PDF]
Jonathan Clarke
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Preoperative CT Angiography Informs Instrumentation in Anterior Spine Surgery for Idiopathic Scoliosis. [PDF]
The objective of this study is to evaluate whether the artery of Adamkiewicz localization with preoperative CT angiography influences anterior spinal instrumentation.MethodsChildren with idiopathic scoliosis who underwent anterior instrumentation and ...
Diab, Mohammad+2 more
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Calibrating QALYs to Respect Equality of Persons [PDF]
Comparative valuation of different policy interventions often requires interpersonal comparability of benefit. In the field of health economics, the metric commonly used for such comparison, quality adjusted life years (QALYs) gained, has been criticized
Franklin, Donald
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Age‐related differences in EAE outcomes stem from combined peripheral and CNS factors. Key peripheral adaptive immunity changes include altered naïve/memory T cell ratios, Th1 skewing, increased suppressive Tregs, CD4+ T cell exhaustion, enhanced B cell antigen presentation, and reduced NK cell cytotoxicity.
María Dema+6 more
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A CASE OF PARAPLEGIA DUE TO AN INTRAMEDULLARY LESION AND TREATED WITH SOME SUCCESS BY THE REMOVAL OF A LOCAL ACCUMULATION OF FLUID. [PDF]
W. B. Warrington, KeithW. Monsarrat
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Feedback control of unsupported standing in paraplegia. Part I: optimal control approach [PDF]
This is the first of a pair of papers which describe an investigation into the feasibility of providing artificial balance to paraplegics using electrical stimulation of the paralyzed muscles. By bracing the body above the shanks, only stimulation of the
Donaldson, N., Hunt, K.J., Munih, M.
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How to allocate scarce health resources without discriminating against people with disabilities [PDF]
One widely used method for allocating health care resources involves the use of cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) to rank treatments in terms of quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) gained.
John, Tyler M.+2 more
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Long‐Term Benefit of Thalamic Deep Brain Stimulation in POLR3A Mutation‐Associated Action Tremor
Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Martina Minnerop+10 more
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