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Background
Postural control is an important component of movement. Prior to movement initiation, it is necessary to control posture such as gait initiation. Individuals with stroke often show impairment in both postural control and voluntary movement. The deficiencies restrict individuals with
Non-toxic multinodular goiter (NMNG) is a condition referred to as a nodular enlargement of the thyroid gland due to the presence of two or more nodules without clinical hyper- or hypothyroidism. It is undoubtedly one of the most common thyroid disorders worldwide and it is estimated that more than
Methods Study design A prospective, multicenter, international observational study will be conducted. The study is designed to determine the effect of hospitalisation due to acute illness on the changes in muscle mass and muscle function. The secondary endpoint of the study is to identify health
Primary brain tumors in adults are less common than metastatic tumors. The most frequent are glioblastoma multiforme, metastases, anaplastic astrocytoma, meningioma, pituitary tumors and vestibular schwannoma. 70% of the tumors in adults are supratentorial. The most infratentorial tumors are
Space-occupying, malignant middle cerebral artery (M-MCA) infarctions are still one of the most devastating forms of ischemic stroke, with a mortality of up to 80% in untreated patients.
Actually, M-MCA infarctions constitute between 1% to 10% of all supratentorial ischemic strokes, with a yearly
Space-occupying, malignant middle cerebral artery (M-MCA) infarctions are still one of the most devastating forms of ischemic stroke, with a mortality of up to 80% in untreated patients.The term M-MCA is referred to a severe middle cerebral artery (MCA) syndrome with typical clinical symptoms
Diseases of diverse etiology can be correlated to the term "polyneuropathy"(PNP). The pathogenesis may be of inflammatory, autoimmune, metabolic, toxic or hereditary nature. Careful clinical and electrodiagnostic assessment, with attention to the pattern of involvement and the types of nerve fibers
1.0 Background
While atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia requiring therapy, it is also associated with increased risk of stroke, heart failure, myocardial infarction, dementia, and death. The number of Americans affected with AF is expected to surge to nearly 16
Background:
Esophageal cancer is a common malignant tumor in China and worldwide with poor prognosis. Although the surgical resection combined with adjuvant therapy constitutes the mainstay of the treatment the esophagectomy-associated complications are still life-threatening. Postoperative
Background and significance
Diffusion-weighted (DW) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) imaging is a well established method for detecting acute ischaemic injury in the brain and is being increasingly applied to the study of brain structure and organisation (1,2). The technique provides information on