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The Effectiveness of a Geriatric Hip Fracture Clinical Pathway in Reducing Hospital and Rehabilitation Length of Stay and Improving Short-Term Mortality Rates.

The effectiveness of a geriatric hip fracture clinical pathway in reducing hospital and rehabilitation length of stay and improving short-term mortality rates.

Geriatr Orthop Surg Rehabil. 2013 Mar; 4(1): 3-9
Lau TW, Fang C, Leung F

A geriatric hip… Continue reading

Screening for Elder Mistreatment Among Older Adults Seeking Legal Assistance Services.

Screening for Elder Mistreatment among Older Adults Seeking Legal Assistance Services.

West J Emerg Med. 2013 Aug; 14(4): 309-15
Strasser SM, Smith M, Weaver S, Zheng S, Cao Y

Introduction: The aging population is a rapidly growing demographic in… Continue reading

A Preliminary Investigation of Sex Differences and the Mediational Role of Food Thought Suppression in the Relationship Between Stress and Weight Cycling.

A preliminary investigation of sex differences and the mediational role of food thought suppression in the relationship between stress and weight cycling.

Eat Weight Disord. 2010 Dec; 15(4): 265-9
Barnes RD, Tantleff-Dunn S

Despite improvements in weight loss treatment… Continue reading

[Functional and Aesthetic Rehabilitation of Microtia in Children and Adolescents].

[Functional and aesthetic rehabilitation of microtia in children and adolescents].

HNO. 2013 Aug; 61(8): 655-61
Hempel JM, Braun T, Berghaus A

Microtia leads to a severe functional and aesthetic handicap. Traditionally, the auricle is often reconstructed with cartilage transplants,… Continue reading

Lipocalin-2 Is Involved in Emotional Behaviors and Cognitive Function.

Lipocalin-2 is involved in emotional behaviors and cognitive function.

Front Cell Neurosci. 2013; 7: 122
Ferreira AC, Pinto V, Dá Mesquita S, Novais A, Sousa JC, Correia-Neves M, Sousa N, Palha JA, Marques F

Lipocalin-2 (LCN2), an iron-related protein… Continue reading

Wide-Awake Wrist Arthroscopy and Open TFCC Repair.

Wide-Awake Wrist Arthroscopy and Open TFCC Repair.

J Wrist Surg. 2012 Aug; 1(1): 55-60
Hagert E, Lalonde DH

The wide-awake approach to hand surgery entails the use of local infiltration anesthesia using lidocaine with epinephrine and no tourniquet. The… Continue reading

An Ocular Prosthesis for a Geriatric Patient: A Case Report.

An ocular prosthesis for a geriatric patient: a case report.

J Clin Diagn Res. 2013 Jun; 7(6): 1236-8
Kamble VB, Kumar M, Panigrahi D

When geriatric patients with maxillofacial defects are handled, the clinician must be confident of addressing… Continue reading

Subjective Assessment of Rehabilitation Protocol by Patients After ACL Reconstruction – Preliminary Report.

Subjective Assessment of Rehabilitation Protocol by Patients after ACL Reconstruction – Preliminary Report.

Ortop Traumatol Rehabil. 2013 Jun 28; 15(3): 215-25
Chrzan D, Kusz D, Bo?tu? W, Bry?a A, Kusz B

HubMed – rehab

Randomized Controlled Trial of a… Continue reading

Morphological Patterns of Indirect Choroidal Rupture on Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography.

Morphological patterns of indirect choroidal rupture on spectral domain optical coherence tomography.

Clin Ophthalmol. 2013; 7: 1503-9
Nair U, Soman M, Ganekal S, Batmanabane V, Nair K

To evaluate the morphological types of indirect choroidal rupture (ICR) using spectral… Continue reading

The Ascending Reticular Activating System From Pontine Reticular Formation to the Thalamus in the Human Brain.

The ascending reticular activating system from pontine reticular formation to the thalamus in the human brain.

Front Hum Neurosci. 2013; 7: 416
Yeo SS, Chang PH, Jang SH

Introduction: Action of the ascending reticular activating system (ARAS) on the cerebral cortex is responsible for achievement of consciousness. In this study, we attempted to reconstruct the lower single component of the ARAS from the reticular formation (RF) to the thalamus in the normal human brain using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI). Methods: Twenty six normal healthy subjects were recruited for this study. A 1.5-T scanner was used for scanning of diffusion tensor images, and the lower single component of the ARAS was reconstructed using FMRIB software. We utilized two ROIs for reconstruction of the lower single component of the ARAS: the seed ROI – the RF of the pons at the level of the trigeminal nerve entry zone, the target ROI – the intralaminar nuclei of the thalamus at the level of the commissural plane. Results: The reconstructed ARAS originated from the pontine RF, ascended through the mesencephalic tegmentum just posterior to the red nucleus, and then terminated on the intralaminar nuclei of the thalamus. No significant differences in fractional anisotropy, mean diffusivity, and tract number were observed between hemispheres (p?>?0.05). Conclusion: We reconstructed the lower single component of the ARAS… Continue reading