Rehab Centers: Oral Rehabilitation of a Young Patient With Hypohidrotic Ectodermal Dysplasia: A Clinical Report.
Oral rehabilitation of a young patient with hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia: A clinical report.
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Contemp Clin Dent. 2012 Apr; 3(Suppl 1): S33-6
Anuroopa A, Abdulla J, Lovely M
Ectodermal dysplasia (ED) represents a group of patients with mild to severe congenital and developmental anomalies. Dentists are the first person to identify ED in young patients. The impairment is not just the form and function but extends to the social outlook as well as the psychology of the affected individual. This case report describes management of ED with a long-span fixed partial denture fabricated using a Broadrick flag.
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Balance is an important predictive factor for quality of life and function after primary total knee replacement.
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J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2012 Jun; 94(6): 782-6
Schwartz I, Kandel L, Sajina A, Litinezki D, Herman A, Mattan Y
We investigated the extent to which improved balance relative to pain relief correlates with the success of total knee replacement (TKR). A total of 81 patients were recruited to the study: 16 men (19.8%) and 65 women (80.2%). Of these, 62 patients (10 men, 52 women) with a mean age of 73 (57 to 83) underwent static and dynamic assessment of balance pre-operatively and one year post-operatively. The parameters of balance were quantified using commercially available and validated equipment. Motor function and self-reported outcome were also assessed. There was a significant improvement in dynamic balance (p < 0.001) one year after TKR, and better balance correlated with improved mobility, functional balance and increased health-related quality of life. As it seems that balance, and not only pain relief, influences the success of TKR, balance skills should be better addressed during the post-operative rehabilitation of patients who undergo TKR. HubMed – rehab
Influence of Fear-Avoidance Beliefs on Functional Status Outcomes for People With Musculoskeletal Conditions of the Shoulder.
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Phys Ther. 2012 May 24;
Sindhu BS, Lehman LA, Tarima S, Bishop MD, Hart DL, Klein MR, Shivakoti M, Wang YC
BackgroundThe influence of elevated fear-avoidance beliefs on change in functional status is unclear.ObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to determine the influence of fear-avoidance on recovery of functional status during rehabilitation for people with shoulder impairments.DesignA retrospective longitudinal cohort study was conducted. METHODS:/b>Data were collected from 3,362 people with musculoskeletal conditions of the shoulder receiving rehabilitation. At intake and discharge, upper-extremity function was measured using the shoulder Computerized Adaptive Test. Pain intensity was measured using an 11-point numerical rating scale. Completion rate at discharge was 57% for function and 47% for pain intensity. A single-item screen was used to classify patients into groups with low versus elevated fear-avoidance beliefs at intake. A general linear model (GLM) was used to describe how change in function is affected by fear avoidance in 8 disease categories. This study also accounted for within-clinic correlation and controlled for other important predictors of functional change in functional status, including various demographic and health-related variables. The parameters of the GLM and their standard errors were estimated with the weighted generalized estimating equations method. RESULTS: /b>Functional change was predicted by the interaction between fear and disease categories. On further examination of 8 disease categories using GLM adjusted for other confounders, improvement in function was greater for the low fear group than for the elevated fear group among people with muscle, tendon, and soft tissue disorders (?=1.37, P<.01) and those with osteopathies, chondropathies, and acquired musculoskeletal deformities (?=5.52, P<.02). These differences were below the minimal detectable change.LimitationsInformation was not available on whether therapists used information on level of fear to implement treatment plans. CONCLUSIONS:/b>The influence of fear-avoidance beliefs on change in functional status varies among specific shoulder impairments.
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Saethre-Chotzen phenotype with learning disability and hyper IgE phenotype in a patient due to complex chromosomal rearrangement involving chromosomes 3 and 7.
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Am J Med Genet A. 2012 May 24;
Zechi-Ceide RM, Rodrigues MG, Jehee FS, Kokitsu-Nakata NM, Passos-Bueno MR, Guion-Almeida ML
The authors describe on a Brazilian girl with coronal synostosis, facial asymmetry, ptosis, brachydactyly, significant learning difficulties, recurrent scalp infections with marked hair loss, and elevated serum immunoglobulin E. Standard lymphocyte karyotype showed a small additional segment in 7p21[46,XX,add(7)(p21)]. Deletion of the TWIST1 gene, detected by Multiplex Ligation Probe-dependent Amplification (MPLA) and array-CGH, was consistent with phenotype of Saethre-Chotzen syndrome. Array CGH also showed deletion of four other genes at 7p21.1 (SNX13, PRPS1L1, HD9C9, and FERD3L) and the deletion of six genes (CACNA2D2, C3orf18, HEMK1, CISH, MAPKAPK3, and DOCK3) at 3p21.31. Our case reinforces FERD3L as candidate gene for intellectual disability and suggested that genes located in 3p21.3 can be related to hyper IgE phenotype. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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Frontonasal dysplasia, callosal agenesis, basal encephalocele, and eye anomalies syndrome with a partial 21q22.3 deletion.
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Am J Med Genet A. 2012 May 24;
Guion-Almeida ML, Richieri-Costa A, Jehee FS, Passos-Bueno MR, Zechi-Ceide RM
We describe a girl with a phenotype characterized by frontonasal dysplasia, callosal agenesis, basal encephalocele, and eye anomalies who presents a 46,XX,r(21) karyotype. Array-comparative genomic hybridization using the Afflymetrix 100K DNA oligoarray set showed an interstitial deletion 21q22.3 of approximately 219?kb. Conventional karyotype of both parents was normal, and it was not possible to perform the molecular studies. In this report we raise the hypothesis that the deleted genes located at 21q22.3 could account to the phenotype. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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Atiyeh to pull drug rehab plans in Bethlehem
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The new zoning ordinance, the first zoning overhaul in 40 years, would not allow such facilities in neighborhoods and would create a 500-foot buffer between treatment centers and certain public places such as schools and playgrounds.
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Accelitech Partners with St. Francis Hospital to Bring CyberKnife Center to …
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CHICAGO, May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Accelitech LLC, a leading private developer of advanced cancer treatment centers in the United States, is pleased to announce a partnership agreement with St. Francis Hospital in Memphis, TN.
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New law gives drunken minors amnesty when seeking medical treatment
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By Amy Bell A new law allows minors seeking treatment for alcohol poisoning for themselves or another underage drinker to receive medical amnesty. Public Act 125, introduced by state Rep. Anthony Forlini, R-Harrison Township, allows minors seeking …
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