ISSN: 0172-780X | ISSN-L: 0172-780X | eISSN 2354-4716

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Neuro endo. lett. - 2009

Vol. 30 (3) 2009 Neuro endocrinology letters

Congenital hypothyroidism simulating acromegaly - a diagnostic pitfall.

Ruchala M, Szczepanek E, Tamborska-Zedlewska M, Czarnywojtek A, Wasko R, Sowinski J.

Case Reports 2009; 30(3): 322-326 PubMed PMID: 19855353 Keywords: Acromegaly:diagnosis, Congenital Hypothyroidism:diagnosis, Diagnosis, Differential, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Thyroid Dysgenesis:diagnosis,.

: Since introduction of population-based neonatal screening for congenital hypothyroidism (CH), cases of long-term untreated inborn hypothyreosis have become very rare whereas its clinical symptoms are currently not well known. We report a patient with CH due to an ectopic thyroid. The presented case is exceptional due to both advanced .....

Borna disease virus circulating immunocomplex positivity and psychopathology in psychiatric patients in the Czech Republic.

Rackova S, Janu L, Kabickova H.

Journal Article 2009; 30(3): 414-420 PubMed PMID: 19855370 Keywords: Adult, Antibodies, Viral:blood, Blood Donors, Borna Disease:complications, Borna disease virus:metabolism, Czech Republic, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Mood Disorders:complications, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales.

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An assessment of the so called point of reversibility of dementia syndrome in making an effective prognosis for continued use of medication.

Meszarosova J, Kovtun V.

Journal Article 2009; 30(3): 409-413 PubMed PMID: 19855369 Keywords: Activities of Daily Living, Aged, Dementia:drug therapy, Geriatric Assessment, Humans, Neuropsychological Tests, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Severity of Illness Index, Treatment Outcome,.

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Doppler velocimetry of the materno-fetal circulation in preterm delivered pregnancies complicated with hypertension.

Rytlewski K, Huras H, Kusmierska K, Jaworowski A, Gornisiewicz T, Ossowski P, Reron A.

Journal Article 2009; 30(3): 403-408 PubMed PMID: 19855368 Keywords: Analysis of Variance, Apgar Score, Birth Weight:physiology, Blood Flow Velocity:physiology, Female, Humans, Hypertension:diagnostic imaging, Infant, Newborn, Laser-Doppler Flowmetry, Placental Circulation:physiology, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Complications, Ca.

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Sweat: a potential marker of clinical activity in panic disorder.

Kukumberg P, Valkovic P, Blazicek P, Guth A, Martinkova J, Provaznik V, Jagla F.

Journal Article 2009; 30(3): 400-402 PubMed PMID: 19855367 Keywords: Adult, Analysis of Variance, Biomarkers, Chlorine:analysis, Creatinine:analysis, Female, Glucose:analysis, Humans, Lactic Acid:analysis, Magnesium:analysis, Male, Panic Disorder:metabolism, Potassium:analysis, Sodium:analysis, Sweat:chemistry, Sweating,.

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Paliperidon mediated modification of cortical inhibition.

Prikryl R, Ustohal L, Kucerova H, Ceskova E.

Journal Article 2009; 30(3): 396-399 PubMed PMID: 19855366 Keywords: Adult, Antipsychotic Agents:administration & dosage, Cerebral Cortex:drug effects, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Electromyography, Evoked Potentials, Motor:drug effects, Humans, Isoxazoles:administration & dosage, Male, Neural Inh.

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Leptin, adiponectin, leptin to adiponectin ratio and insulin resistance in depressive women.

Zeman M, Jirak R, Jachymova M, Vecka M, Tvrzicka E, Zak A.

Journal Article 2009; 30(3): 387-395 PubMed PMID: 19855365 Keywords: Adiponectin:blood, Adult, Aged, Antidepressive Agents:therapeutic use, Blood Glucose:metabolism, Body Mass Index, Chi-Square Distribution, Citalopram:therapeutic use, Depression:blood, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Drug Therapy, C.

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The occurrence of thyroid focal lesions and a need for fine needle aspiration biopsy in patients with acromegaly due to an increased risk of thyroid cancer.

Ruchala M, Skiba A, Gurgul E, Uruski P, Wasko R, Sowinski J.

Journal Article 2009; 30(3): 382-386 PubMed PMID: 19855364 Keywords: Acromegaly:blood, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Biopsy, Fine-Needle, Chi-Square Distribution, Diagnosis, Differential, Female, Goiter, Nodular:blood, Human Growth Hormone:blood, Humans, Incidence, Insulin-Like Growth Factor I:metabolism, Male, Middle Ag.

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Anthropometric changes in non-medicated ADHD boys.

Ptacek R, Kuzelova H, Paclt I, Zukov I, Fischer S.

Journal Article 2009; 30(3): 377-381 PubMed PMID: 19855363 Keywords: Anthropometry, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, Child, Humans, Male, Statistics, Nonparametric, Surveys and Questionnaires,.

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The effect of laparotomy on hydroxyl radicals, singlet oxygen and antioxidants measured by EPR method in the tails of rats.

Fricova J, Stopka P, Krizova J, Yamamotova A, Rokyta R.

Journal Article 2009; 30(3): 373-376 PubMed PMID: 19855362 Keywords: Animals, Antioxidants:pharmacology, Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy, Hydroxyl Radical:metabolism, Laparotomy, Male, Oxidative Stress:drug effects, Pain:etiology, Rats, Rats, Wistar, Singlet Oxygen:metabolism, Tail:drug effects,.

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7-Hydroxylated derivatives of dehydroepiandrosterone in the human ventricular cerebrospinal fluid.

Starka L, Hill M, Kancheva R, Novak Z, Chrastina J, Pohanka M, Morfin R.

Journal Article 2009; 30(3): 368-372 PubMed PMID: 19855361 Keywords: Adult, Androstenols:blood, Dehydroepiandrosterone:analogs & derivatives, Female, Humans, Hydrocephalus:blood, Male, Mass Spectrometry,.

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Treatment and outcome of patients after cardiopulmonary resuscitation admitted to the intensive cardiac care unit.

Pechman V, Rokyta R, Gajdos P, Pesek J.

Journal Article 2009; 30(3): 363-367 PubMed PMID: 19855360 Keywords: Aged, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation:adverse effects, Critical Care, Female, Heart Arrest:mortality, Humans, Hypothermia, Induced, Intensive Care Units, Male, Middle Aged, Quality of Life, Retrospective Studies, Survival Rate, Treatment Outcome,.

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Relation between functional polymorphism of catalase gene (-262C>T) and recurrent depressive disorder.

Galecki P, Szemraj J, Zboralski K, Florkowski A, Lewinski A.

Journal Article 2009; 30(3): 357-362 PubMed PMID: 19855359 Keywords: Adult, Alleles, Catalase:genetics, Chi-Square Distribution, Depressive Disorder:genetics, European Continental Ancestry Group:genetics, Female, Gene Frequency, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Genotype, Humans, Male, Oxidative Stress:genetics, Patient S.

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Guaifenesin enhances the analgesic potency of ibuprofen, nimesulide and celecoxib in mice.

Sliva J, Dolezal T, Sykora D, Vosmanska M, Krsiak M.

Journal Article 2009; 30(3): 352-356 PubMed PMID: 19855358 Keywords: Acetic Acid:toxicity, Analgesia, Analysis of Variance, Animals, Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal:pharmacology, Celecoxib, Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Drug Synergism, Expectorants:administration & dosage, .

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Serotonin receptor 2A gene polymorphisms and schizophrenia: association with family history, diagnostic subtype and height in patients.

Melkersson K, Hulting A.

Journal Article 2009; 30(3): 343-351 PubMed PMID: 19855357 Keywords: Adult, Age of Onset, Analysis of Variance, Body Height:genetics, Body Mass Index, Chi-Square Distribution, Female, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Genotype, Haplotypes:genetics, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide:genetics, Psych.

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Oxytocin and carbetocin effects on spontaneous behavior of male rats: modulation by oxytocin receptor antagonists.

Klenerova V, Krejci I, Sida P, Hlinak Z, Hynie S.

Journal Article 2009; 30(3): 335-342 PubMed PMID: 19855356 Keywords: Analysis of Variance, Animals, Behavior, Animal:drug effects, Bornanes:pharmacology, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Grooming:drug effects, Hormone Antagonists:pharmacology, Male, Motor Activity:drug effects, Oxytocics:administration & dosage, Oxytocin:.

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The effectiveness of choline citrate infusions monitored by lymphocyte transformation test (LTT) in multiple sclerosis. A new approach to the diagnosis and treatment of the disease.

Muss C, Stejskal V, Titel E.

Clinical Trial 2009; 30(3): 331-334 PubMed PMID: 19855355 Keywords: Adult, Choline:immunology, Humans, Immunologic Factors:immunology, Lymphocyte Activation, Middle Aged, Multiple Sclerosis:diagnosis, Myelin Basic Protein:immunology, Peptide Fragments:immunology, Severity of Illness Index, Treatment Outcome,.

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Two patients with eating disorders treated by naltrexone.

Kmoch V, Papezova H, Yamamotova A.

Case Reports 2009; 30(3): 327-330 PubMed PMID: 19855354 Keywords: Adult, Affect:drug effects, Alcoholism:complications, Feeding and Eating Disorders:complications, Female, Humans, Naltrexone:therapeutic use, Narcotic Antagonists:therapeutic use, Self-Assessment,.

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Complete objective response of oesophageal squamocellular carcinoma to biological treatment.

Di Bella G, Madarena M.

Case Reports 2009; 30(3): 312-321 PubMed PMID: 19855352 Keywords: Aged, Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating:therapeutic use, Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols:therapeutic use, Carcinoma:drug therapy, Cyclophosphamide:therapeutic use, Disease Progression, Drug Administration Schedule, Esophageal Neoplasms:drug.

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Chronic fatigue syndrome: la bête noire of the Belgian health care system.

Maes M, Twisk F.

Case Reports 2009; 30(3): 300-311 PubMed PMID: 19855351 Keywords: Adult, Belgium, Cognitive Therapy, Diagnosis, Differential, Evidence-Based Medicine, Exercise Therapy, Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic:diagnosis, Female, Government, Humans, Inflammation:diagnosis, Outcome Assessment (Health Care),.

A review on cognitive behavorial therapy (CBT) and graded exercise therapy (GET) in myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) / chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS): CBT/GET is not only ineffective and not evidence-based, but also potentially harmful for many patients wit

Twisk F, Maes M.

Journal Article 2009; 30(3): 284-299 PubMed PMID: 19855350 Keywords: Cognitive Therapy, Exercise Therapy, Fatigue, Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic:therapy, Humans, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Treatment Outcome,.

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Morphologic heterogeneity of human thymic nonlymphocytic cells.

Varga I, Mikusova R, Pospisilova V, Galfiova P, Adamkov M, Polak S, Galbavy S.

Journal Article 2009; 30(3): 275-283 PubMed PMID: 19855349 Keywords: Cell Differentiation, Cell Shape, Dendritic Cells:cytology, Epithelial Cells:cytology, Humans, Macrophages:cytology, T-Lymphocytes:cytology, Thymus Gland:cytology,.

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