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Sleep features in Tourette's syndrome, neuroacanthocytosis and Huntington's chorea

Twenty-one patients affected by extrapyramidal disorders were polygraphically recorded during spontaneous nocturnal sleep for two consecutive nights to assess their sleep and movement patterns. The patients (pts) sample included: Gilles de La…

Massive opioid resistance in an infant with a localized metastasis to the midbrain periaqueductal gray

We report the case of a 4-month-old infant with terminal malignancy who had systemic metastases and a localized metastasis to the dorsal midbrain periaqueductal gray (PAG). Extraordinary doses of opioids (dose equivalent of 2680 mg morphine…

Age-related changes in mitogen-induced beta-endorphin release from human peripheral blood mononuclear cells

beta-Endorphin is an opioid peptide synthesized in the pituitary, hypothalamus, and immunocytes, known to affect immune responses both when added in vitro and when its synthesis is increased in vivo (e.g., during stress). We show here that, similar…

T-lymphocyte concentrations of cholecystokinin-8 and beta-endorphin in eating disorders: II. Bulimia nervosa

Concentrations of cholecystokinin-8 (CCK-8) and beta-endorphin (beta-EP) in T-lymphocytes of 26 women with bulimia nervosa (BN) and in 26 age- and sex-matched healthy comparison subjects were measured. Ten patients were then treated with 300 mg/day…

T-lymphocyte cholecystokinin-8 and beta-endorphin concentrations in eating disorders: I. Anorexia nervosa

Baseline concentrations of cholecystokinin-8 (CCK-8) and beta-endorphin (beta-EP) were measured in T-lymphocytes from 33 restricting patients with anorexia nervosa (AN-R), 23 binging/purging patients with anorexia nervosa (AN-BP), and 24 healthy…

Biological rhythms in pain and in the effects of opioid analgesics

Pain is difficult and sometimes frustrating to treat, even though new devices and new approaches have been developed in recent years. Pain varies tremendously from one patient to the next, and there are also some studies suggesting that the intensity…

Tags: 1995, Analgesics, Animals, Backlog, Circadian Rhythm/drug effects/physiology, Humans, Journal Article, Labrecque G, Opioid/administration & dosage/therapeutic use, Pain/drug therapy/physiopathology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Vanier MC

The relationship between coping and psychological well-being among people with osteoarthritis: a problem-specific approach

We examined the strategies that people with osteoarthritis (OA) use to cope with illness-related problems in four areas: household activities, leisure activities, pain management, and social relationships. We also examined the relationship between…

Tags: 1995, Annals Of Behavioral Medicine: A Publication Of The Society Of Behavioral Medicine, Backlog, Blalock SJ, Devellis BM, Giorgino KB, Journal Article

Psychosocial aspects of chronic illness in adolescents with thalassemia major

1995

Tags: 1995, Adolescent Transitions, Adolescents, Backlog, Chronic Illness, Di Palma A, Journal Article, Journal Of Adolescence, thalassemia, Vullo C, Zani B

Qualitative analysis: What it is and how to begin

One of the most paralyzing moments in conducting qualitative research is beginning analysis, when researchers much first look at their data in order to see what they should look for in their data. Although temporally and conceptually overlapping…

Tags: 1995, Backlog, Interviews, Journal Article, Knowledge, Qualitative Research, Research, Research In Nursing & Health, Sandelowski M

Sample size in qualitative research

1995

Tags: 1995, Backlog, Journal Article, Qualitative Research, Research, Research In Nursing & Health, Sandelowski M

Associations between the neuroendocrine and immune systems

Organisms respond to infection with complex adaptations involving bidirectional communication between the immune and neuroendocrine systems. The idea of intercellular communication between the neuroendocrine and immune systems via common signal…

Tags: 1995, Animals, Backlog, Biomarkers of Pain, Blalock JE, Cell Communication, Cytokines/physiology, Hormones/physiology, Humans, Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System/physiology, Immune System/physiology, Interleukins/physiology, Journal Article, Journal Of Leukocyte Biology, Leukocytes/physiology, Neurosecretory Systems/physiology, Signal Transduction, Weigent DA

Neuronal ceroid-lipofuscinosis: A clinical and morphological study of 19 patients.

We report on clinical, electrophysiological, neuroradiological, and morphological data from 19 patients with different types (late infantile, juvenile, and adult) of neuronal ceroid-lipofuscinosis (NCL), observed in the last 10 years at the…

Decisions about life-sustaining treatment. Impact of physicians' behaviors on the family

BACKGROUND: Despite the growing availability of advance directives, most patients in the intensive care unit lack written directives, and, therefore, consultation with families about treatment decisions remains the rule. In the context of decision…

Sleep disorders in tuberous sclerosis: a polysomnographic study

Overnight polysomnography was performed in 10 subjects with tuberous sclerosis (TS) and partial epilepsy in order to investigate the relationships between sleep organization, sleep disorders and epilepsy. Sleep architecture abnormalities were…

CIRCADIAN-RHYTHM STUDIES IN NEURONAL CEROID-LIPOFUSCINOSIS (NCL)

Sleep disorders are common in NCL patients, The patients have problems such as frequent awakenings, difficulties with sleep onset, nightmares, and night terrors, The aim of the study was to examine whether the sleep disturbance in NCL can be…

Polysomnographic recordings of respiratory disturbances in Rett syndrome

Polygraphic recordings in the awake state and during sleep were performed in two girls with Rett syndrome, aged 9 y and 17 y, in order to characterize the clinically manifest breathing disorder of these patients. Primary hyperventilation was…

Treatment of obstructive sleep apnea in achondroplasia: evaluation of sleep, breathing, and somatosensory-evoked potentials

The occurrence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is achondroplasia has been linked to brain stem compression. Overnight sleep studies (11 subjects) and somatosensory-evoked potentials (SEP's, 10 subjects) were recorded before and after conventional…

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