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Neuro endo. lett. - 2010

Vol. 31 (2) 2010 Neuro endocrinology letters

The clinical study of POEMS syndrome in China.

Zhang B, Song X, Liang B, Hou Q, Pu S, Ying J, Gao C.

Comparative Study 2010; 31(2): 229-237 PubMed PMID: 20424579 Keywords: Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic:blood, Autoantibodies:blood, Blood Sedimentation, China:epidemiology, Female, Humans, Hyperlipidemias:blood, Hypothyroidism:blood, Incidence, Kidney:physiopathology, Liver:physiopathol.

OBJECTIVE: POEMS syndrome is a unique clinical entity. It was described by the presence of several typical characteristics as paraproteinemia, polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, and skin changes. Few people reported characteristics of Chinese POEMS patients.

PATIENTS AND METHODS: Retrospective evaluati.....

An analysis of factors determining serum leptin concentration in healthy and infected newborns.

Sadownik B, Lukas W, Behrendt J, Stojewska M, Kwiatkowska-Gruca M, Rygiel K, Adamik K, Godula-Stuglik U.

Comparative Study 2010; 31(2): 221-228 PubMed PMID: 20424594 Keywords: Anthropometry, Birth Weight, Body Height, Factor Analysis, Statistical, Female, Gestational Age, Humans, Infant, Newborn:blood, Infant, Newborn, Diseases:blood, Infant, Premature:blood, Infection:blood, Leptin:blood, Linear Models, Male, Pregnancy, Pregna.

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Brain-stem auditory evoked potentials in children and adolescents with anorexia nervosa.

Pilecki W, Bolanowski M, Szawrowicz-Pelka T, Kalka D, Janocha A, Salomon E, Rusiecki L, Czerchawski L, Sobieszczanska M.

Journal Article 2010; 31(2): 275-280 PubMed PMID: 20424593 Keywords: Acoustic Stimulation:methods, Adolescent, Anorexia Nervosa:physiopathology, Auditory Pathways:physiopathology, Auditory Perception, Brain Stem:physiopathology, Child, Cochlear Nerve:physiopathology, Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem, Female, Humans,.

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EEG and spectral edge frequency: analysis in posthypoxic newborn piglets.

Flisberg A, Kjellmer I, Bågenholm R, Lindecrantz K, Löfgren N, Thordstein M.

Journal Article 2010; 31(2): 181-186 PubMed PMID: 20424592 Keywords: Animals, Animals, Newborn, Brain:physiopathology, Disease Models, Animal, Electroencephalography, Hypoxia:physiopathology, Hypoxia, Brain:physiopathology, Recovery of Function, Severity of Illness Index, Swine, Time Factors,.

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Effects of long-term 50 Hz magnetic field exposure on the micro nucleated polychromatic erythrocyte and blood lymphocyte frequency and argyrophilic nucleolar organizer regions in lymphocytes of mice.

Okudan N, Celik I, Salbacak A, Cicekcibasi A, Buyukmumcu M, Gökbel H.

Journal Article 2010; 31(2): 208-214 PubMed PMID: 20424591 Keywords: Animals, Cell Nucleolus:radiation effects, Electromagnetic Fields, Erythroblasts:radiation effects, Leukocyte Count, Lymphocytes:radiation effects, Mice, Mice, Inbred Strains, Nucleolus Organizer Region:metabolism, Time Factors,.

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Efficacy of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for the treatment of refractory chronic tinnitus: a randomized, placebo controlled study.

Anders M, Dvorakova J, Rathova L, Havrankova P, Pelcova P, Vaneckova M, Jech R, Holcat M, Seidl Z, Raboch J.

Journal Article 2010; 31(2): 238-249 PubMed PMID: 20424590 Keywords: Adult, Auditory Cortex:physiopathology, Chronic Disease, Electroencephalography, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Functional Laterality, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Prospective Studies, Surveys and Questionnaires, Tinnitus:physiopathology, Transcranial Magnetic .

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FGF21 is dispensable for hypothermia induced by fasting in mice.

Oishi K, Sakamoto K, Konishi M, Murata Y, Itoh N, Sei H.

Journal Article 2010; 31(2): 198-202 PubMed PMID: 20424589 Keywords: Animals, Body Temperature, Fasting:adverse effects, Fibroblast Growth Factors:deficiency, Hypothalamus:metabolism, Hypothermia:etiology, Ketogenic Diet:methods, Liver:metabolism, Male, Mice, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Mice, Knockout, Motor Activity, Neuropeptide.

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Individual clearance and therapeutic drug monitoring of quetiapine in clinical practice.

Wittmann M, Hausner H, Köstlbacher A, Hajak G, Haen E.

Clinical Trial 2010; 31(2): 203-207 PubMed PMID: 20424588 Keywords: Adult, Anticonvulsants:administration & dosage, Antipsychotic Agents:administration & dosage, Carbamazepine:administration & dosage, Dibenzothiazepines:administration & dosage, Drug Interactions, Drug Monitoring:methods, Drug Therapy, Combination:methods,.

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Is it always possible to determine a diagnosis? Prenatal ultrasonography, post mortem magnetic resonance, autopsy.

Vaneckova M, Seidl Z, Goldova B, Vitkova I, Baxova A, Calda P.

Case Reports 2010; 31(2): 178-180 PubMed PMID: 20424587 Keywords: Aborted Fetus:abnormalities, Adult, Autopsy:methods, Brain:abnormalities, Brain Neoplasms:diagnosis, Cerebral Hemorrhage:diagnostic imaging, Diagnosis, Differential, Ependymoma:diagnosis, Female, Gestational Age, Humans, Lateral Ventricles:abnormalities, .

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Macroprolactinaemia in diabetic patients.

Gulcelik N, Usman A.

Journal Article 2010; 31(2): 270-274 PubMed PMID: 20424586 Keywords: Adult, Blood Glucose:metabolism, Diabetes Complications:blood, Fasting:blood, Female, Hemoglobin A, Glycosylated:metabolism, Humans, Hyperprolactinemia:blood, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Middle Aged, Pituitary Gland:pathology, Prevalence, Prolactin:.

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Massive fetal intracranial teratoma with hydrocephalus detected at 33 weeks of gestation.

Nouri A, Khuja M, Wilczynski J, Dzieniecka M, Majos A, Stefanczyk L, Hou Y, Krawczyk T, Zakrzewski K, Nowakowska D.

Case Reports 2010; 31(2): 174-177 PubMed PMID: 20424585 Keywords: Adult, Brain:pathology, Brain Neoplasms:diagnostic imaging, Female, Fetal Diseases:diagnostic imaging, Gestational Age, Humans, Hydrocephalus:diagnostic imaging, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Pregnancy, Prognosis, Teratoma:diagnostic imaging, Ultrasonograph.

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Neonatal maternal separation elevates thalamic corticotrophin releasing factor type 1 receptor expression response to colonic distension in rat.

Tjong Y, Ip S, Lao L, Wu J, Fong H, Sung J, Berman B, Che C.

Journal Article 2010; 31(2): 215-220 PubMed PMID: 20424584 Keywords: Abdominal Pain:metabolism, Animals, Animals, Newborn:metabolism, Cerebral Cortex:metabolism, Colon:physiopathology, Dilatation, Pathologic:physiopathology, Electromyography, Hippocampus:metabolism, Hyperalgesia:metabolism, Male, Maternal Deprivation, Pain.

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Oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction in fibromyalgia.

Cordero M, de Miguel M, Carmona-López I, Bonal P, Campa F, Moreno-Fernández A.

Journal Article 2010; 31(2): 169-173 PubMed PMID: 20424583 Keywords: Electron Transport Chain Complex Proteins:metabolism, Fibromyalgia:metabolism, Humans, Leukocytes, Mononuclear:metabolism, Mitochondria:metabolism, Oxidative Stress, Ubiquinone:analogs & derivatives,.

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Parkin mutations and phenotypic features in Czech patients with early-onset Parkinson's disease.

Fiala O, Pospisilova L, Prochazkova J, Matejckova M, Martasek P, Novakova L, Roth J, Ruzicka E.

Journal Article 2010; 31(2): 187-192 PubMed PMID: 20424582 Keywords: Adult, Age of Onset, Czech Republic, Female, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Heterozygote, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Mutation, Parkinson Disease:genetics, Phenotype, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Polymorphism, Genetic, Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases:genetics,.

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Plasma corticotropin releasing hormone during the feeling of induced emotions.

Martin Martins J, Vale S, Ferreira F, Fagundes M, Carmo I, Saldanha C, Martins E Silva J.

Comparative Study 2010; 31(2): 250-255 PubMed PMID: 20424581 Keywords: Adult, Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone:blood, Drama, Emotions, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, Fear:psychology, Female, Humans, Motion Pictures as Topic, Photic Stimulation:methods, Visual Perception,.

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Role of decidua in trophoblastic invasion.

Cohen M, Wuillemin C, Irion O, Bischof P.

Journal Article 2010; 31(2): 193-197 PubMed PMID: 20424580 Keywords: Cell Proliferation, Cells, Cultured, Coculture Techniques, Decidua:cytology, Embryo Implantation:physiology, Female, Humans, Matrix Metalloproteinase 2:secretion, Matrix Metalloproteinase 9:secretion, Placenta:cytology, Pregnancy, Trophoblasts:cytology,.

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The effect of octreotide treatment on somatic and psychological symptoms of acromegaly.

Ruchala M, Stangierska I, Gurgul E, Stangierski A, Fajfer J, Sowinski J.

Journal Article 2010; 31(2): 265-269 PubMed PMID: 20424578 Keywords: Acromegaly:complications, Adult, Arthralgia:drug therapy, Cognition:drug effects, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Growth Hormone:antagonists & inhibitors, Headache:drug therapy, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Male, Middle Aged, Motor Activity:drug effects, O.

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The imbalance of cathepsin B-like activity in acromegalic patients--preliminary report.

Daroszewski J, Bolanowski M, Kaluzny M, Siewinski M.

Journal Article 2010; 31(2): 256-260 PubMed PMID: 20424577 Keywords: Acromegaly:blood, Adult, Cathepsin B:blood, Cysteine Proteinase Inhibitors:blood, Female, Human Growth Hormone:blood, Humans, Insulin-Like Growth Factor I:metabolism, Male, Middle Aged,.

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The role of oxidative stress and endothelial injury in diabetic neuropathy and neuropathic pain.

Ozkul A, Ayhan M, Yenisey C, Akyol A, Guney E, Ergin F.

Journal Article 2010; 31(2): 261-264 PubMed PMID: 20424576 Keywords: Adult, Aged, Catalase:blood, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2:blood, Diabetic Neuropathies:blood, Endothelin-1:blood, Endothelium:physiopathology, Female, Glutathione:blood, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Neuralgia:blood, Nitric Oxide:blood, Oxidative Stress, Survey.

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