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Showing 1 to 20 of 71 for “"long-term outcome"”.
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Diabetic pregnancy: determinants of short and long term outcome
… likely that diabetes has been around for as long as mankind. Looking back over the centuries, and the major civilisations, references to patients with diabetes like symptoms can be found.
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Long-term outcome of children with cerebral palsy undergoing selective dorsal rhizotomy
The overall aim of the thesis was to describe long-term development of functional outcomes in children with cerebral palsy undergoing selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR) combined with physiotherapy and to evaluate measures used in follow-up. Five years after SDR muscle tone was reduced, passive range …
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Long-term outcome of meniscus and cruciate ligament stabilization in the injured knee.
De lange termijn resultaten van meniscale suturen en voorste kruisband reconstructies worden geëvalueerd. Meniscale suturen in stabiele knieën geven de beste resultaten. De kans op het ontwikkelen van vroegtijdige degeneratieve veranderingen (arthrose) is 4 maal hoger bij meniscus herstel in …
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Long-term outcome following severe and very severe closed head injury during childhood
… in tests of neuropsychological function at long-term follow-up. Results indicate that post-traumatic amnesia of over one week but less than three weeks' duration is linked with long-term impairment in manual dexterity, motor-speed and precision, visuographic functioning and language …
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Cytomegalovirus Infection in Heart and Lung Transplant Patients with focus on long-term outcome
… reduced the incidence and severity and prolonged the time to onset of CMV disease, as compared with four weeks of intravenous ganciclovir in CMV seropositive patients. Our finding supports the hypothesis that a longer duration of CMV prophylaxis is beneficial to lung transplant patients …
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Median and Ulnar Nerve Injuries in Children and Adolescents- Long-term outcome and Cerebral reorganisation
… known. The aim of the thesis was to study the long-term clinical outcome after a peripheral nerve injury in patients injured in childhood and adolescence and to relate the clinical outcome to changes in the central and peripheral nervous systems. In addition, the consequences of the nerve …
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The clinical, electrocardiographic and echocardiographic features and long-term outcome of patients with Tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy
Tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy (TIC) is a reversible cause of LV systolic dysfunction that can complicate any supraventricular or ventricular tachyarrhythmia. This study is the first to compare features of pure and impure TIC. We found that impure TIC may develop more quickly than pure TIC, as …
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Spinal mobility, muscle strength and function in patients with idiopathic scoliosis. Different aspects on long term outcome
Introduction: The long-term physical function outcome in patients treated for idiopathic scoliosis (IS) during childhood and adolescence has not been fully explored. In addition, there is a lack of studies where different methods to measure pulmonary function are validated in patients with early …
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Long term outcome and the validity of EuroSCORE II in native-valve surgery for active endocarditis in a South African cohort
… the major risk factors for adverse short and long term outcomes in patients with active native valve infective endocarditis needing cardiac surgery, and to validate the EuroSCORE II in our cohort of patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A retrospective review will be undertaken on patients with …
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Long-term outcome in patients with osteoarthritis of the hip or knee after comprehensive rehabilitation: A prospective 2 year follow-up study
Long-term outcome in patients with osteoarthritis of the hip or knee after comprehensive rehabilitation: A prospective 2 year follow-up study Objective: To examine the course of pain and physical function after a comprehensive inpatient rehabilitation intervention in patients with osteoarthritis …
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Long Term Outcome and Prediction Models of Cognition, Activities of Daily Living and Nursing Home Placement in Alzheimer’s Disease with Cholinesterase Inhibitor Treatment
Background Prospective longitudinal studies in Alzheimer's disease (AD) that include cholinesterase inhibitor (ChEI) treatment in routine clinical settings are scarce. The patients vary in severity of the disease, clinical course, rate of progression and response to treatment. Knowledge about the …
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Examining the variability in the long term adjustment of child sexual abuse victims
… & Acheson, 2006) have suggested that the long held belief about the inevitable pervasive negative effects of child sexual abuse does not hold for college populations. The meta-analyses suggest that there is other factors in sexual abuse victims' lives that interact with their abuse …
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Examining the variability in the long term adjustment of child sexual abuse victims
… & Acheson, 2006) have suggested that the long held belief about the inevitable pervasive negative effects of child sexual abuse does not hold for college populations. The meta-analyses suggest that there is other factors in sexual abuse victims' lives that interact with their abuse …
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Tuberculosis of the foot and ankle in children
… retrospective study is to critically assess the long-term outcome of tuberculosis of the foot and ankle in children and to define an initial classification system that would relate to prognosis.
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Surgical Management of Rib Fractures Following Trauma
… to chest wall injury patterns and short- and long-term outcome of surgery in patients with multiple rib fractures and unstable thoracic cage injuries. Methods: Paper I is a retrospective study (n=211) of the association of MOI and injury patterns in patients operated for acute chest wall …
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Outcomes of Medical Treatment for Pathologies of the Equine Foot Diagnosed with Magnetic Resonance Imaging
A retrospective study was performed to determine the prevalence of foot pathologies of horses subjected to magnetic resonance imaging for foot lameness and to determine the long-term outcome of horses after medical treatment. The MR studies of 95 horses were interpreted retrospectively by a boarded …
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Neuropsychiatric profile of a cohort of perinatally infected HIV positive children after one year of antiretroviral medication
… mid-nineties signalled a dramatic change in the long-term outcome of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Many children have shown significant neurologic benefit, and in particular, a decline in the incidence of HIV encephalopathy. As increasing numbers of children have survived into adolescence …
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