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The findings support the efficacy and safety of the use of bilateral stimulation of the internal globus pallidus in selected patients with primary generalized dystonia.
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Pure sensory clinical phenotype, low median and ulnar terminal latency index, and absence of M responses in the lower limbs were significantly associated with the diagnosis of MAG-PN, and indicate a moderate to large increase in probability of this diagnosis in patients with chronic dysimmune demyelinating polyneuropathies.
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Extraocular muscles have fundamentally distinct structural, functional, biochemical and immunological properties compared to other skeletal muscles. While these properties enable high fatigue resistance and the rapid and precise control of extraocular motility, they might also explain why extraocular muscles are selectively involved in certain disorders, such as chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia, myasthenia gravis, and Graves ophthalmopathy.
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IgG from all narcolepsy patients significantly enhanced bladder contractile responses to the muscarinic agonist carbachol and neuronally released acetylcholine, as compared to the control IgG.
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The observed increase in risk of stroke among individuals homozygous for the MTHFR T allele is close to that predicted from the differences in homocysteine concentration conferred by this variant.
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Stopping aspirin may be hazardous to your health, according to recent research.
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Today, osteopathic physicians (DOs) are recognized for the unlimited practice of medicine in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories. Allopathic and osteopathic physicians train and practice together in offices, hospitals, and the Armed Forces. Despite this, many physicians, as well as much of the public, are not aware of the distinctions between osteopathic and allopathic medicine. While differing in philosophy, the most noticeable difference between DOs and allopathic physicians (MDs) is the use of osteopathic manipulative treatment.
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The SGO and ACOG referral guidelines effectively separate women with pelvic masses into 2 risk categories for malignancy. This distinction permits a rational approach for referring high-risk patients to a gynecologic oncologist for management.
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The mechanism for a possible adverse effect of hormone therapy on the biliary system is believed to be estrogen-induced increases in cholesterol saturation in the bile and progestin inhibition of gallbladder contraction, leading to gallstone formation.