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This is a prospective, interventional pilot study that plans to enroll 15 patients who are receiving salvage high dose chemo and bone marrow transplant for relapsed Germ cell Cancer (rGCC). Patients will be asked to go through a series of surveys and screening procedures to determine eligibility.
Chronic headache is a disabling neurologic condition that affects 2-3 % of the general population. According to Headache Classification Committee of the International Headache Society, the chronic headache is defined as of at least one headache episode for 15 days a month, with at least eight days a
Mindfulness is a practice of "careful attention to mental and physical processes." ("Glossary of Buddhist Terms," 2018) Mindfulness is a component of various types of spiritual practices including meditation, specifically, from Buddhist tradition. While there are many types of meditative activities,
Purpose and Background
Schizophrenia is a serious mental health disorder with a constellation of positive, negative, and cognitive symptoms. Negative symptoms can include characteristics such as affective flattening, avolition, and alogia. Positive symptoms can include delusions, hallucinations, and
BACKGROUND
Obsessive‐Compulsive Disorder [OCD] is a psychiatric disorder with a lifetime prevalence of 2% which is mainly characterized by obsessional ideas and compulsive behaviours and rituals. Many patients show improvement under cognitive behavioural and/or pharmacological treatment. A minority
BACKGROUND, SIGNIFICANCE, AND RATIONALE Failure to thrive or inadequate weight gain is a frequent complaint amongst patients seen by general pediatricians and pediatric gastroenterologists. The reasons behind this diagnosis vary widely including, but not limited to feeding disorders of diverse
Background Some maternal blood loss normally occurs at the time of vaginal delivery. The best estimates indicate that a loss of approximately 500 mL is average, with a range of about 250-700 mL.[1,2] Some of this bleeding arises from birth canal lacerations or surgical incisions (i.e., episiotomy),
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
Tinnitus is a medical term for acoustical perceptions heard in the ear(s) or head, not produced by external sound. This sound can be experienced as a ringing, buzzing, whooshing, or hissing. Estimates suggest that as many as 50 million people in the United States experience tinnitus to some degree.
The Eustachian tube is a tube that connects the back of the nose with the ear. Its job is to keep the pressure on the inside of the eardrum close to the pressure outside the eardrum, so that the eardrum can vibrate properly. Usually this tube is closed, but it opens briefly during swallowing. In the