International Journal of Medical Sciences

Volume 6 (6); 2009

Research Paper

Differentiation of convulsive syncope from epilepsy with an implantable loop recorder
Khalil Kanjwal, Beverly Karabin, Yousuf Kanjwal, Blair P Grubb
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2009, 6: 296-300
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Replacement of cisplatin with nedaplatin in a definitive 5-fluorouracil/cisplatin-based chemoradiotherapy in Japanese patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Akiko Kuwahara, Motohiro Yamamori, Kohshi Nishiguchi, Tatsuya Okuno, Naoko Chayahara, Ikuya Miki, Takao Tamura, Tsubasa Inokuma, Yoshiji Takemoto, Tsutomu Nakamura, Kazusaburo Kataoka, Toshiyuki Sakaeda
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2009, 6: 305-311
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Safety and efficacy of undenatured type II collagen in the treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee: a clinical trial
David C. Crowley, Francis C. Lau, Prachi Sharma, Malkanthi Evans, Najla Guthrie, Manashi Bagchi, Debasis Bagchi, Dipak K. Dey, Siba P. Raychaudhuri
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2009, 6: 312-321
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Foreign body aspirations in Infancy: a 20-year experience
Nader Saki, Soheila Nikakhlagh, Fakher Rahim, Hassan Abshirini
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2009, 6: 322-328
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Comparative study of control selection in a national population -based case-control study: Estimating risk of smoking on cancer deaths in Chinese men
Jingmei Jiang, Boqi Liu, Philip C. Nasca, Wei Han, Xiaonong Zou, Xianjia Zeng, Xiaobing Tian, Yanping Wu, Ping Zhao, Junyao Li
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2009, 6: 329-337
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High-Resolution Flow Cytometry: a Suitable Tool for Monitoring Aneuploid Prostate Cancer Cells after TMZ and TMZ-BioShuttle Treatment
Klaus Braun, Volker Ehemann, Manfred Wiessler, Ruediger Pipkorn, Bernd Didinger, Gabriele Mueller, Waldemar Waldeck
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2009, 6: 338-347
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Why are some children with early onset of asthma getting better over the years? - Diagnostic failure or salutogenetic factors
Eduardo Roel, Olle Zetterström, Erik Trell, Tomas Faresjö
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2009, 6: 348-357
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980 nm diode lasers in oral and facial practice: current state of the science and art
Apollonia DESIATE, Stefania CANTORE, Domenica TULLO, Giovanni PROFETA, Felice Roberto GRASSI, Andrea BALLINI
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2009, 6: 358-364
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Autofluorescent Proteins as Photosensitizer in Eukaryontes
Waldemar Waldeck, Gabriele Mueller, Manfred Wiessler, Manuela Brom, Katalin Tóth, Klaus Braun
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2009, 6: 365-373
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Short Research Communication

A k₂A-positive Klebsiella pneumoniae causes liver and brain abscess in a Saint Kitt's man
Melissa S. Doud, Reni Grimes-Zeppegno, Enrique Molina, Nancimae Miller, Danajeyan Balachandar, Lisa Schneper, Robert Poppiti, Kalai Mathee
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2009, 6: 301-304
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Case Report

Campylobacter cholecystitis
Deepak Udayakumar, Mohammed Sanaullah
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2009, 6: 374-375
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Volume 6 (5); 2009

Review

Classification of hip joint infections
Konstantinos Anagnostakos, Nora Verena Schmid, Jens Kelm, Ulrich Grün, Jochen Jung
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2009, 6: 227-233
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Pathogenic organisms in hip joint infections
Udo Geipel
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2009, 6: 234-240
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Rationale for one stage exchange of infected hip replacement using uncemented implants and antibiotic impregnated bone graft
Heinz Winkler
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2009, 6: 247-252
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Two-stage procedure in the treatment of late chronic hip infections - spacer implantation
Mohamed Sukeik, Fares S. Haddad
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2009, 6: 253-257
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Mechanical complications and reconstruction strategies at the site of hip spacer implantation
Konstantinos Anagnostakos, Jochen Jung, Nora Verena Schmid, Eduard Schmitt, Jens Kelm
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2009, 6: 274-279
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Revision of late periprosthetic infections of total hip endoprostheses: pros and cons of different concepts
Bernd Fink
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2009, 6: 287-295
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Research Paper

Vacuum-assisted closure in the treatment of early hip joint infections
Jens Kelm, Eduard Schmitt, Konstantinos Anagnostakos
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2009, 6: 241-246
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Treatment of proximal femur infections with antibiotic-loaded cement spacers
J. Kelm, P. Bohrer, E. Schmitt, K. Anagnostakos
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2009, 6: 258-264
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Complications after spacer implantation in the treatment of hip joint infections
Jochen Jung, Nora Verena Schmid, Jens Kelm, Eduard Schmitt, Konstantinos Anagnostakos
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2009, 6: 265-273
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Mechanical behaviour of standardized, endoskeleton-including hip spacers implanted into composite femurs
T. Thielen, S. Maas, A. Zuerbes, D. Waldmann, K. Anagnostakos, J. Kelm
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2009, 6: 280-286
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Volume 6 (4); 2009

Research Paper

Comparison of a Two-Lead, Computerized, Resting ECG Signal Analysis Device, the MultiFunction-CardioGram^sm or MCG (a.k.a. 3DMP), to Quantitative Coronary Angiography for the Detection of Relevant Coronary Artery Stenosis (>70%) - A Meta-Analysis of all Published Trials Performed and Analyzed in the US
John E. Strobeck, Joseph T. Shen, Binoy Singh, Kotaro Obunai, Charles Miceli, Howard Sacher, Franz Ritucci, Michael Imhoff
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2009, 6: 143-155
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Gene expression analysis of human red blood cells
Sveta Kabanova, Petra Kleinbongard, Jens Volkmer, Birgit Andrée, Malte Kelm, Thomas W. Jax
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2009, 6: 156-159
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Determinants of improvement in quality of life of alcohol-dependent patients during an inpatient withdrawal programme
Pierre Lahmek, Ivan Berlin, Laurent Michel, Chafia Berghout, Nadine Meunier, Henri-Jean Aubin
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2009, 6: 160-167
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Elevated Serum Levels of Arachidonoyl-lysophosphatidic Acid and Sphingosine 1-Phosphate in Systemic Sclerosis
Akira Tokumura, Laura D. Carbone, Yasuko Yoshioka, Junichi Morishige, Masaki Kikuchi, Arnold Postlethwaite, Mitchell A. Watsky
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2009, 6: 168-176
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IMMUNE RESPONSES IN AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS: EFFECT OF PREDNISONE AND AZATHIOPRINE TREATMENT: CASE REPORT
Martin H. Bluth, Stephan Kohlhoff, Kevin B. Norowitz, Jonathan I Silverberg, Seto Chice, M Nowakowski, Helen G. Durkin, Tamar A. Smith-Norowitz
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2009, 6: 177-183
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Comparison of skeletal muscle strength between cardiac patients and age-matched healthy controls
K. Baum, U. Hildebrandt, K. Edel, R. Bertram, H. Hahmann, F.J. Bremer, S. Böhmen, C. Kammerlander, M. Serafin, Th. Rüther, E. Miche
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2009, 6: 184-191
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OPERATIVE TREATMENT OF TRANSVERSE ACETABULAR FRACTURES: IS IT REALLY NECESSARY TO FIX BOTH COLUMNS?
Vincenzo Giordano, Ney Pecegueiro do Amaral, Alexandre Pallottino, Rodrigo Pires e Albuquerque, Carlos Eduardo Franklin, Pedro José Labronici
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2009, 6: 192-199
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Laugh Yourself into a Healthier Person: A Cross Cultural Analysis of the Effects of Varying Levels of Laughter on Health
Hunaid Hasan, Tasneem Fatema Hasan
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2009, 6: 200-211
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A pilot study of rizatriptan and visually-induced motion sickness in migraineurs
Joseph M. Furman, Dawn A. Marcus
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2009, 6: 212-217
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Effect of corticosteroids on phlebitis induced by intravenous infusion of antineoplastic agents in rabbits
Emiko Kohno, Saori Murase, Kenji Matsuyama, Noboru Okamura
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2009, 6: 218-223
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Endoscopic thoracic laminoforaminoplasty for the treatment of thoracic radiculopathy: report of 12 cases
Scott M.W. Haufe, Ryan A. Baker, Morgan L. Pyne
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2009, 6: 224-226
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Volume 6 (3); 2009

Editorial

Introduction to special issue on Eye and Zoonosis - from the guest editors
Jelka G. ORSONI, Paolo MORA
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2009, 6: 116-117
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Short Communication

Ocular Manifestations of West Nile Virus Infection
Salim Ben Yahia, Moncef Khairallah
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2009, 6: 114-115
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Incidence of Ocular Zoonoses referred to the Inflammatory and Autoimmune Ocular Diseases Service of the University of Parma - Italy
Stefania Gonzales, Alessandro Giannone, Pierangela Rubino, Francesca Manzotti, Isabella Pellistri, Paolo Mora, Jelka G. Orsoni
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2009, 6: 118-119
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Introduction into Pathology of Ocular Zoonoses
Hans E. Schaefer
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2009, 6: 120-122
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Local epidemiology and clinical manifestations of Lyme disease
Walter O. Pavan
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2009, 6: 123
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Ocular manifestations of Lyme borreliosis in Europe
Paolo Mora, Arturo Carta
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2009, 6: 124-125
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Ocular Manifestations of Rickettsiosis: 1. Mediterranean Spotted Fever: laboratory analysis and case reports
Antonio Pinna
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2009, 6: 126-127
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Ocular manifestations of Rickettsiosis: 2. Retinal involvement and treatment
Leila El Matri
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2009, 6: 128
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Ocular Toxocariasis
Paola Pivetti-Pezzi
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2009, 6: 129-130
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Ocular Bartonellosis
Massimo Accorinti
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2009, 6: 131-132
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Human toxoplasmosis and the role of veterinary clinicians
Laura Kramer
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2009, 6: 133-134
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Laboratory diagnosis of Toxoplasma gondii infection
A. Calderaro, S. Peruzzi, G. Piccolo, C. Gorrini, S. Montecchini, S. Rossi, C. Chezzi, G. Dettori
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2009, 6: 135-136
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Optical Coherence Tomography in ocular toxoplasmosis
Dominique Monnet, Kristel Averous, Emmanuelle Delair, Antoine P. Brézin
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2009, 6: 137-138
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Usefulness of vitrectomy in the treatment of ocular toxoplasmosis
Etienne H. Bovey
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2009, 6: 139
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Update on the treatment of ocular toxoplasmosis
Yan Guex-Crosier
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2009, 6: 140-142
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Volume 6 (2); 2009

Research Paper

Esterified Hyaluronic Acid and Autologous Bone in the Surgical Correction of the Infra-Bone Defects
Andrea BALLINI, Stefania CANTORE, Saverio CAPODIFERRO, Felice Roberto GRASSI
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2009, 6: 65-71
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High-intensity non-invasive positive pressure ventilation for stable hypercapnic COPD
Wolfram Windisch, Moritz Haenel, Jan H Storre, Michael Dreher
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2009, 6: 72-76
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Relationship between anal symptoms and anal findings
Hans Georg Kuehn, Ole Gebbensleben, York Hilger, Henning Rohde
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2009, 6: 77-84
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Induction and effector phase of allergic lung inflammation is independent of CCL21/CCL19 and LT-beta
Corinne Ploix, Riaz I. Zuberi, Fu-Tong Liu, Monica J. Carson, David D. Lo
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2009, 6: 85-92
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PKC and PKA Phosphorylation Affect the Subcellular Localization of Claudin-1 in Melanoma Cells
Amanda D. French, Jennifer L. Fiori, Tura C. Camilli, Poloko D. Leotlela, Michael P. O'Connell, Brittany P. Frank, Sarah Subaran, Fred. E. Indig, Dennis D. Taub, Ashani T. Weeraratna
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2009, 6: 93-101
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Endoscopic laminoforaminoplasty success rates for treatment of foraminal spinal stenosis: report on sixty-four cases
Scott M.W. Haufe, Anthony R. Mork, Morgan A. Pyne, Ryan A. Baker
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2009, 6: 102-105
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Clinical Symptoms Associated with Asystolic or Bradycardic Responses on Implantable Loop Recorder Monitoring in Patients with Recurrent Syncope
Khalil Kanjwal, Yousuf Kanjwal, Beverly Karabin, Blair P. Grubb
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2009, 6: 106-110
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Volume 6 (1); 2009

Research Paper

Evaluation of Fractional Analysis of Bronchoalveolar Lavage Combined with Cellular Morphological Features
Namiko Taniuchi, Mohammad Ghazizadeh, Tatsuji Enomoto, Kiyoshi Matsuda, Masashi Sato, Yuko Takizawa, Enjing Jin, Seiko Egawa, Arata Azuma, Akihiko Gemma, Shoji Kudoh, Oichi Kawanami
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2009, 6: 1-8
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Matrix Metalloproteinase Activity in Pediatric Acute Lung Injury
Michele YF Kong, Amit Gaggar, Yao Li, Margaret Winkler, J Edwin Blalock, JP Clancy
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2009, 6: 9-17
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Transporter Molecules influence the Gene Expression in HeLa Cells
Waldemar Waldeck, Ruediger Pipkorn, Bernhard Korn, Gabriele Mueller, Matthias Schick, Katalin Tóth, Manfred Wiessler, Bernd Didinger, Klaus Braun
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2009, 6: 18-27
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Sustained High Quality of Life in a 5-Year Long Term Follow-up after Successful Ablation for Supra-Ventricular Tachycardia. Results from a large Retrospective Patient Cohort
Axel Meissner, Irini Stifoudi, Peter Weismüller, Max-Olav Schrage, Petra Maagh, Martin Christ, Thomas Butz, Hans-Joachim Trappe, Gunnar Plehn
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2009, 6: 28-36
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Continuous Non-Invasive Arterial Pressure Technique Improves Patient Monitoring during Interventional Endoscopy
Sylvia Siebig, Felix Rockmann, Karl Sabel, Ina Zuber-Jerger, Christine Dierkes, Tanja Brünnler, Christian E. Wrede
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2009, 6: 37-42
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Multivariate explanatory model for sporadic carcinoma of the colon in Dukes' stages I and IIa
J.M. Villadiego-Sánchez, M. Ortega-Calvo, R. Pino-Mejías, A. Cayuela, P. Iglesias-Bonilla, F. García-de la Corte, J.M. Santos-Lozano, José Lapetra-Peralta
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2009, 6: 43-50
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Transcriptome analysis of murine thymocytes reveals age-associated changes in thymic gene expression
Ana Lustig, Arnell Carter, Dorothy Bertak, Divya Enika, Bolormaa Vandanmagsar, William Wood, Kevin G. Becker, Ashani T. Weeraratna, Dennis D. Taub
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2009, 6: 51-64
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