Prognostic factors and monomicrobial necrotizing fasciitis: gram-positive versus gram-negative pathogens.
Abstract: Monomicrobial necrotizing fasciitis is rapidly progressive and life-threatening. This study was undertaken to ascertain whether the clinical presentation and outcome for patients with this disease differ for those infected with a gram-positive as compared to...
Prognostic factors and monomicrobial necrotizing fasciitis: gram-positive versus gram-negative pathogens.
Abstract: Monomicrobial necrotizing fasciitis is rapidly progressive and life-threatening. This study was undertaken to ascertain whether the clinical presentation and outcome for patients with this disease differ for those infected with a gram-positive as compared to...
Paradigm shifts in the management of osteoradionecrosis of the mandible.
Abstract: Osteoradionecrosis (ORN) of the mandible is a significant complication of radiation therapy for head and neck cancer. In this condition, bone within the radiation field becomes devitalized and exposed through the overlying skin or mucosa, persisting as a...
Gastrointestinal toxicity associated to radiation therapy.
Abstract: Radiation therapy in combination with other treatments, such as surgery and chemotherapy, increases locoregional control and survival in patients with thoracic, abdominal and pelvic malignancies. Nevertheless, significant clinical toxicity with combined...
Optic neuropathy following radiotherapy for Cushing’s disease: case report and literature review.
Abstract: Radiation-induced optic neuropathy is a rare adverse effect of radiotherapy applied for the treatment of pituitary adenomas. We report a patient with a recurrent adrenocorticotrophin secreting pituitary adenoma who received external beam irradiation after...
Short-term fasting induces profound neuronal autophagy
Abstract Disruption of autophagy--a key homeostatic process in which cytosolic components are degraded and recycled through lysosomes--can cause neurodegeneration in tissue culture and in vivo. Upregulation of this pathway may be neuroprotective, and much effort is...
Controlled evaluation of the effects of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on the behavior of 16 children with autism spectrum disorders.
Abstract: Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) has been used to treat individuals with autism. However, few studies of its effectiveness have been completed. The current study examined the effects of 40 HBOT sessions at 24% oxygen at 1.3 ATA on 11 topographies of directly...
[Effect of the combination of hyperbaric oxygen and 5-fluorouracil on the proliferation and metastasis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma CNE-2Z cell line].
Abstract: To investigate the effect and the possible influential mechanisms of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) and 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) on the proliferation and metastasis in human nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) CNE2Z cell line. NPC CNE2Z cell line were divided into 4 groups...
Evaluation of Vashe Wound Therapy in the clinical management of patients with chronic wounds.
Abstract: To analyze if Vashe Wound Therapy (PuriCore, Malvern, Pennsylvania) is a valuable contribution to standard protocols of wound care. Open, noncomparative study. Outpatient clinic. Thirty-one patients, primarily with venous or mixed venous/arterial leg ulcers....