Current Volume 13(12) 2007 (21)

01 Dec 2007   

The role of echocardiography and its comparison with NT-proBNP measurements in patients with acute myocardial infarction

Naresh Ranjith, Rosemary J. Pegoraro, [...] Datshana P. Naidoo, Amelia S. Kaloo, Tonya M. Esterhuizen - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(12): CR574-578 :: ID: 563767

01 Dec 2007   

Low-grade inflammation in white-coat hypertension

Mustafa Ozdogan, Hakan Bozcuk, [...] Erkan Coban - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(12): CR570-573 :: ID: 563766

01 Dec 2007   

Is there any relationship between streptococcal infection and multiple sclerosis?

Aynur Eren Topkaya, Sevki Sahin, [...] Fehime Benli Aksungar, Ulku Turk Boru, Zeynep Yildiz, Haydar Sur - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(12): CR567-569 :: ID: 561624

01 Dec 2007   

Biochemical changes after a qigong program: lipids, serum enzymes, urea, and creatinine in healthy subjects

Francisca M. Vera, Juan M. Manzaneque, [...] Enrique F. Maldonado, Gabriel A. Carranque, Victor M. Cubero, Maria J. Blanca, Miguel Morell - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(12): CR560-566 :: ID: 563765

01 Dec 2007   

The effect of Nigella sativa L. (black cumin seed) on intractable pediatric seizures

Javad Akhondian, Ali Parsa, [...] Hassan Rakhshande - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(12): CR555-559 :: ID: 561526

01 Dec 2007   

Changes in intra-abdominal pressure and central venous and brain venous blood pressure in patients during extracorporeal circulation

Wojciech Dabrowski,

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(12): CR548-554 :: ID: 563764

01 Dec 2007   

Alcohol craving, limbic irritability, and stress

Denisa Jasova, Petr Bob, [...] Peter Fedor-Freybergh - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(12): CR543-547 :: ID: 563763

01 Dec 2007   

Association of angiotensin-converting enzyme/DD genotype with sarcoidosis susceptibility in Slovenian patients

Barbara Salobir, Igor Medica, [...] Marjeta Tercelj, Andrej Kastrin, Miso Sabovic, Borut Peterlin - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(12): CR538-542 :: ID: 561491

01 Dec 2007   

Insulin treatment reduces pre-prandial plasma ghrelin concentrations in children with type 1 diabetes

Ambika Ashraf, Gail Mick, [...] Sreelatha Meleth, Xudong Wang, Kenneth McCormick - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(12): CR533-537 :: ID: 563762

01 Dec 2007   

Effect of turmeric and curcumin on oxidative stress and antioxidant enzymes in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rat

Palla Suryanarayana, Alleboena Satyanarayana, [...] Nagalla Balakrishna, Putcha Uday Kumar, Geereddy Bhanuprakash Reddy - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(12): BR286-292 :: ID: 563761

01 Dec 2007   

CD30 (Ber-H2) expression by thymocytes and thymic epithelial cells during the late first and second trimester of gestation: an immunohistochemical and in situ hybridization (ISH) study

Maria Lambropoulou, Demetrio Tamiolakis, [...] Ioannis Venizelos, Sylva Nikolaidou, Sophia Bolioti, Vasilis Limberis, George Galazios, Panagiotis Tsikouras, Gerasimos Koutsougeras, Dimitrios Karamanidis, Nikolas Papadopoulos - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(12): BR280-285 :: ID: 563760

01 Dec 2007   

Protective effect of lysozyme chloride on gastric oxidative stress and hemorrhagic ulcers in severe atherosclerotic rats

Chen-Road Hung, Wun-Hsien Chen, [...] Paulus S. Wang - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(12): BR271-279 :: ID: 563759

01 Dec 2007   

The role of osteoactivin-derived peptides in osteoblast differentiation

Abdulhafez A. Selim, Julian L. Castaneda, [...] Thomas A. Owen, Steven N. Popoff, Fayez F. Safadi - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(12): BR259-270 :: ID: 561279

01 Dec 2007   

Evaluation of hawthorn extract on immunomodulatory biomarkers in a pressure overload model of heart failure

Barry E. Bleske, Issam Zineh, [...] Hyun Seok Hwang, Gregory J. Welder, Michael M.J. Ghannam, Marvin O. Boluyt - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(12): BR255-258 :: ID: 563758

01 Dec 2007   

Acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase as possible markers of low-grade systemic inflammation

Undurti N. Das,

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(12): RA214-221 :: ID: 563743

01 Dec 2007   

Mandatory neonatal male circumcision in Sub-Saharan Africa: medical and ethical analysis

Justin Eisenman, Stephen Szapor

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(12): RA205-213 :: ID: 563742

01 Dec 2007   

Paraganglioma of the larynx: a case report

George X. Papacharalampous, Stavros Korres, [...] Michael Tzagaroulakis, Ioannis Segas, Eleftherios Ferekidis - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(12): CS145-148 :: ID: 563741

01 Dec 2007   

The effects of medical treatment and rehabilitation in a patient with adult tethered cord syndrome in the late postoperative period

Derya Demirbag Kabayel, Ferda Ozdemir, [...] Ercument Unlu, Nilgun Bilgili, Sadiye Murat - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(12): CS141-144 :: ID: 561702

01 Dec 2007   

Piezosurgery in the excision of middle-ear tumors: effects on mineralized and non-mineralized tissues

Angelo Salami, Massimo Dellepiane, [...] Francesco Antonio Salzano, Renzo Mora - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(12): PI25-29 :: ID: 563740

01 Dec 2007   

Effects of Yoga and an Ayurveda preparation on gait, balance and mobility in older persons

Manjunath Krishnamurthy, Shirley Telles

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(12): LET19-20 :: ID: 563739

01 Dec 2007   

Persistence of evolutionary memory: primordial six-transmembrane helical domain mu opiate receptors selectively linked to endogenous morphine signaling

Richard M. Kream, Melinda Sheehan, [...] Patrick Cadet, Kirk J. Mantione, Wei Zhu, Federico Casares, George B. Stefano - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(12): SC5-6 :: ID: 563738

18 May 2007 :   

Coronary computed tomography angiography in patients after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI): Focus on post-processing and visualization techniques

Francesca Pugliese, Katarzyna Gruszczynska, [...] Filippo Alberghina, Jan Baron, Nico R. Mollet, Pim J. de Feyter, Gabriel P. Krestin - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(1): 152-157 :: ID: 482447

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18 May 2007 :   

Low-dose protocol for head CT in monitoring hydrocephalus in children

Krzysztof Rybka, Maria Anna Staniszewska, [...] Tadeusz Biegański - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(1): 147-151 :: ID: 482436

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18 May 2007 :   

Late presenting diaphragmatic hernia: Clinical and diagnostic aspects

Urszula Zaleska-Dorobisz, Maciej Bagłaj, [...] Dąbrówka Sokołowska, Jolanta Ładogórska, Krzysztof Moroń - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(1): 137-146 :: ID: 482423

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18 May 2007 :   

Digital radiography density measurements in differentiation between periapical granulomas and radicular cysts

Ingrid Różyło-Kalinowska,

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(1): 129-136 :: ID: 482410

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18 May 2007 :   

Comparison of thermography and Doppler sonography in the evaluation of the cold immersion test in women with excessive vasospastic reaction

Ludomir Stefańczyk, Bartłomiej Woźniakowski, [...] Piotr Pietrzak, Agata Majos, Piotr Grzelak - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(1): 121-128 :: ID: 482403

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18 May 2007 :   

Magnetic resonance imaging as a diagnostic tool for ovarian masses in girls and young women

Monika Bekiesińska-Figatowska, Elżbieta Jurkiewicz, [...] Beata Iwanowska, Maria Uliasz, Anna Romaniuk-Doroszewska, Hanna Brągoszewska, Alicja Ceran, Andrzej Olszewski - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(1): 116-120 :: ID: 482393

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18 May 2007 :   

Contrast-enhanced ultrasonography in diagnosing liver metastases

Jacek R. Janica, Urszula Łebkowska, [...] Andrzej Ustymowicz, Albert Augustynowicz, Zbigniew Kamocki, Dorota Werel, Jerzy Polaków, Bogusław Kędra, Witold Pepinski - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(1): 111-115 :: ID: 482392

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18 May 2007 :   

Diagnostic performance of CT colonography in a population with a high prevalence of large bowel disease

Basim M.H. Sallam, Joanna Pilch-Kowalczyk, [...] Katarzyna Gruszczynska, Jan Baron, Francesca Pugliese - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(1): 105-110 :: ID: 482391

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18 May 2007 :   

Palliative percutaneous kidney embolization with enbucrilate in patients with renal cell carcinoma: Safety and symptom control

Zbigniew Serafin, Maciej Karolkiewicz, [...] Piotr Strześniewski, Władysław Lasek, Michał Bryczkowski, Zbigniew Wolski - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(1): 98-104 :: ID: 482390

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18 May 2007 :   

The role of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) in the diagnosis and assessment of resectability of pancreatic tumors

Aldona Turowska, Urszula Łebkowska, [...] Bożena Kubas, Jacek R. Janica, Jerzy R. Ładny, Kazimierz Kordecki - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(1): 90-97 :: ID: 482389

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18 May 2007 :   

Coronary artery calcifications in renal graft recipients at the time of transplantation

Zbigniew Serafin, Elżbieta Nawrocka, [...] A. Sinjab Thabit, Władysław Lasek, Zbigniew Włodarczyk - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(1): 83-89 :: ID: 482387

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18 May 2007 :   

Ultrasonographic and histological analysis of atheromatous plaques in carotid arteries and apoplectic complications

Aleksander Falkowski, Mirosław Parafiniuk, [...] Wojciech Poncyljusz, Mariusz Kaczmarczyk, Grażyna Wilk - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(1): 78-82 :: ID: 482386

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18 May 2007 :   

Doppler ultrasound criteria of physiological flow in asymmetrical vertebral arteries

Marek Mysior, Ludomir Stefańczyk

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(1): 73-77 :: ID: 482385

1,547 8

18 May 2007 :   

Measurements of the middle cerebral artery in digital subtraction angiography and MR angiography

Eugeniusz Tarasów, Alathaiki Abdulwahed Saleh Ali, [...] Andrzej Lewszuk, Jerzy Walecki - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(1): 65-72 :: ID: 482384

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18 May 2007 :   

MR-angiography as a method for evaluating endovascular coiled cerebral aneurysms

Wojciech Poncyljusz, Janusz Czechowski, [...] Peter Corr, Aleksander Falkowski, Monika Rać - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(1): 59-64 :: ID: 482380

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18 May 2007 :   

Diagnostic cerebral angiography affects the tonus of the major cerebral arteries

Jan Kochanowicz, Andrzej Lewszuk, [...] Kazimierz Kordecki, Mirosław Swiercz, Zenon Mariak - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(1): 55-58 :: ID: 482379

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18 May 2007 :   

Utility of computed tomography and selected MR sequences in the diagnostics of patients with partial epileptic attacks

Wojciech Dzienis, Eugeniusz Tarasów, [...] Jan Kochanowicz, Agata Szulc, Jerzy Walecki, Bożena Kubas - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(1): 49-54 :: ID: 482378

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18 May 2007 :   

Magnetic Resonance evaluation of disease activity in Graves' ophthalmopathy: T2-time and signal intensity of extraocular muscles.

Agata Majos, Michał Pająk, [...] Marcin Elgalal, Piotr Grzelak, Ludomir Stefańczyk - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(1): 44-48 :: ID: 482354

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18 May 2007 :   

Trigeminal nerve-artery contact in people without trigeminal neuralgia: MR study

Michał Adamczyk, Tomasz Bulski, [...] Joanna Sowińska, Mariusz I. Furmanek, Monika Bekiesińska-Figatowska - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(1): 38-43 :: ID: 482289

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18 May 2007 :   

Prediction of deterioration of mild cognitive impairment with CT and SPECT

Tomasz Gabryelewicz, Agnieszka Pawłowska-Detko, [...] Jolanta Miśko, Jarosław B. Ćwikła, Anna Pfeffer, Anna Barczak, Bogusław Wasiak, Elżbieta Łuczywek, Leszek Królicki, Jerzy Walecki, Maria Barcikowska - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(1): 31-37 :: ID: 482280

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18 May 2007 :   

Analysis of correlation between the degree of cognitive impairment and the results of perfusion CT in patients with dementia

Anna Zimny, Jerzy Leszek, [...] Andrzej Kiejna, Marek Sąsiadek - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(1): 23-30 :: ID: 482278

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18 May 2007 :   

N-acetylaspartate (NAA) levels in selected areas of the brain in patients with chronic schizophrenia treated with typical and atypical neuroleptics: A proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H MRS) study

Agata Szulc, Beata Galinska, [...] Eugeniusz Tarasów, Bożena Kubas, Wojciech Dzienis, Beata Konarzewska, Beata Konarzewska, Regina Poplawska, Anna A. Tomczak, Andrzej Czernikiewicz, Jerzy Walecki - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(1): 17-22 :: ID: 482274

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18 May 2007 :   

Relationship between frontal N-acetylaspartate and cognitive deficits in first-episode schizophrenia

Beata Galińska, Agata Szulc, [...] Eugeniusz Tarasów, Bożena Kubas, Wojciech Dzienis, Leszek Siergiejczyk, Andrzej Czernikiewicz, Jerzy Walecki - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(1): 11-16 :: ID: 481095

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18 May 2007 :   

Multiscale extraction of hypodensity in hyperacute stroke

Katarzyna Sklinda, Paweł Bargiel, [...] Artur Przelaskowski, Tomasz Bulski, Jerzy Walecki, Paweł Grieb - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(1): 5-10 :: ID: 481094

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