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Gupta P, Gold S, Chu L, Amos S, Stevenson MO, Yeung H, Tangpricha V. Persistence of gender affirming hormone therapy in transgender adults: a single center retrospective cohort study. Am J Med Sci 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9629(23)00644-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Gold S, Jacobson M, Hojabri S, Sobel M. 8969 Excision of Primary Umbilical Endometriosis Under Local Anesthesia. J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2022.09.519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Willner S, Alcid C, Gold S, Radi R, Barron J, Yeung H. 380 Quality of life impact of acne by region in transgender and gender diverse persons: A cross-sectional study. J Invest Dermatol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2022.05.389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Alcid C, Gold S, Willner S, Radi R, Barron J, Yeung H. 375 Lived experiences of acne and acne treatment in transgender persons: A qualitative study. J Invest Dermatol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2022.05.384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Gold S, Clarfield L, Johnstone J, Diambomba Y, Shah PS, Whittle W, Abbasi N, Arzola C, Ashraf R, Biringer A, Chitayat D, Czikk M, Forte M, Franklin T, Jacobson M, Keunen J, Kingdom J, Lapinsky S, MacKenzie J, Maxwell C, Preisman M, Ryan G, Selk A, Sermer M, Silversides C, Snelgrove J, Watts N, Young B, De Castro C, D'Souza R. Adapting obstetric and neonatal services during the COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2022; 22:119. [PMID: 35148698 PMCID: PMC8840792 DOI: 10.1186/s12884-022-04409-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2021] [Accepted: 01/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
Abstract
Background The provision of care to pregnant persons and neonates must continue through pandemics. To maintain quality of care, while minimizing physical contact during the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-related Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV2) pandemic, hospitals and international organizations issued recommendations on maternity and neonatal care delivery and restructuring of clinical and academic services. Early in the pandemic, recommendations relied on expert opinion, and offered a one-size-fits-all set of guidelines. Our aim was to examine these recommendations and provide the rationale and context to guide clinicians, administrators, educators, and researchers, on how to adapt maternity and neonatal services during the pandemic, regardless of jurisdiction. Method Our initial database search used Medical subject headings and free-text search terms related to coronavirus infections, pregnancy and neonatology, and summarized relevant recommendations from international society guidelines. Subsequent targeted searches to December 30, 2020, included relevant publications in general medical and obstetric journals, and updated society recommendations. Results We identified 846 titles and abstracts, of which 105 English-language publications fulfilled eligibility criteria and were included in our study. A multidisciplinary team representing clinicians from various disciplines, academics, administrators and training program directors critically appraised the literature to collate recommendations by multiple jurisdictions, including a quaternary care Canadian hospital, to provide context and rationale for viable options. Interpretation There are different schools of thought regarding effective practices in obstetric and neonatal services. Our critical review presents the rationale to effectively modify services, based on the phase of the pandemic, the prevalence of infection in the population, and resource availability. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12884-022-04409-4.
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- Shira Gold
- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, 700 University Avenue, Room 3-908, Toronto, ON, M5G 1X5, Canada
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Paediatrics, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Paediatrics, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, 700 University Avenue, Room 3-908, Toronto, ON, M5G 1X5, Canada
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- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, 700 University Avenue, Room 3-908, Toronto, ON, M5G 1X5, Canada
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, 700 University Avenue, Room 3-908, Toronto, ON, M5G 1X5, Canada
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- Department of Family Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, 700 University Avenue, Room 3-908, Toronto, ON, M5G 1X5, Canada
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- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, 700 University Avenue, Room 3-908, Toronto, ON, M5G 1X5, Canada
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- Department of Family Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Family and Community Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, 700 University Avenue, Room 3-908, Toronto, ON, M5G 1X5, Canada
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- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, 700 University Avenue, Room 3-908, Toronto, ON, M5G 1X5, Canada
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- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, 700 University Avenue, Room 3-908, Toronto, ON, M5G 1X5, Canada
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- Department of Nursing, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, 700 University Avenue, Room 3-908, Toronto, ON, M5G 1X5, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, 700 University Avenue, Room 3-908, Toronto, ON, M5G 1X5, Canada
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- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, 700 University Avenue, Room 3-908, Toronto, ON, M5G 1X5, Canada
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- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, 700 University Avenue, Room 3-908, Toronto, ON, M5G 1X5, Canada
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- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, 700 University Avenue, Room 3-908, Toronto, ON, M5G 1X5, Canada
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- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, 700 University Avenue, Room 3-908, Toronto, ON, M5G 1X5, Canada
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- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, 700 University Avenue, Room 3-908, Toronto, ON, M5G 1X5, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, 700 University Avenue, Room 3-908, Toronto, ON, M5G 1X5, Canada.
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Laksono I, Matelski J, Flamer D, Gold S, Selk A. Evaluation of a quality improvement bundle aimed to reduce opioid prescriptions after Cesarean delivery: an interrupted time series study. Can J Anaesth 2021; 69:1007-1016. [PMID: 34750746 PMCID: PMC9343303 DOI: 10.1007/s12630-021-02143-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2021] [Revised: 06/29/2021] [Accepted: 09/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Purpose To evaluate whether opioid prescriptions at discharge after Cesarean delivery decreased following implementation of a quality improvement bundle. Methods A quality improvement bundle was instituted at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto. Interventions included opioid prescribing instructions in resident orientation, nursing and patient education, and standard electronic prescriptions. We used an interrupted time series study design and included patients who had a Cesarean delivery six months pre intervention and six months post intervention. Primary outcome data (opioids prescribed at discharge in morphine milliequivalents [MME]), were aggregated (averaged) by calendar week and analyzed using interrupted time series. Secondary outcomes were assessed using bivariate methods and included opioid use for breakthrough pain in hospital, and amount of opioids prescribed by prescriber specialty and training level. Results We included 2,578 women in our analysis. Based on the segmented regression analysis, prescribed opioids decreased from 97.6 MME in 2018 to 35.8 MME in 2019 (difference in means, − 61.7; 95% confidence interval [CI], − 72.2 to − 51.3; P < 0.001), and this decrease was sustained over the study period. Post intervention, there were no visits to our postnatal assessment clinic for inadequate pain control. Conclusion A quality improvement bundle was associated with a marked and sustained decrease in discharge prescriptions of opioids post Cesarean delivery at a large Canadian tertiary academic hospital. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12630-021-02143-7.
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- Biostatistics Research Unit, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, 700 University Ave, 3rd Floor, Toronto, ON, M5G1Z5, Canada.
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Gold S, Paquette J, Sobel M, Alarab M. Residual Defects of the Anal Sphincter Complex Following Primary Repair of Obstetrical Anal Sphincter Injuries at a Large Canadian Obstetrical Centre. J Obstet Gynaecol Can 2021; 43:596-600. [PMID: 33493679 DOI: 10.1016/j.jogc.2021.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2020] [Revised: 01/02/2021] [Accepted: 01/04/2021] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To determine the rates of residual anal sphincter defect following primary repair of obstetrical anal sphincter injury (OASIS), and to assess symptomatology in these patients. METHODS A retrospective observational study of patients who underwent primary repair of an OASIS sustained at Mount Sinai Hospital from January 2016 to June 2017. Records were reviewed for demographic and obstetrical data, symptoms of anal incontinence (AI), and the results of endoanal ultrasonography (EA-US). RESULTS One hundred and one women sustained an OASIS during the study period, of whom 53 had EA-US performed at Mount Sinai Hospital; 4 women were excluded from this analysis. There were 42 third-degree tears and 7 fourth-degree tears. EA-US revealed residual defects in 22 patients with third-degree tears and 5 patients with fourth-degree tears (52% vs. 71%; P = 0.44). Twelve patients with third-degree tears and 4 patients with fourth-degree tears reported AI (29% vs. 57%; P = 0.20). EA-US revealed no evidence of a tear in 14 patients clinically diagnosed with third-degree tears and 1 patient clinically diagnosed with a fourth-degree tear (33% vs. 14%). CONCLUSION These data demonstrate deficiencies in diagnosis and repair of OASIS. Continued training for health care providers on identification and effective repair of OASIS may improve outcomes for women who experience this complication.
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- Shira Gold
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON; Division of Urogynaecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON
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Gold S, Figueiro-Filho E, Agrawal S, Selk A. Reducing the Number of Opioids Consumed After Discharge Following Elective Cesarean Delivery: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Obstet Gynaecol Can 2020; 42:1116-1120.e3. [PMID: 32487507 DOI: 10.1016/j.jogc.2020.02.123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2019] [Revised: 02/19/2020] [Accepted: 02/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To reduce opioids consumed after discharge from hospital after elective cesarean delivery by 50%. METHODS This was a 2-week parallel group non-blinded randomized controlled trial at Mount Sinai Hospital. Eligible women undergoing elective cesarean delivery were assigned by random number generation to receive the hospital's standard post-cesarean opioid prescription of 20 1-mg hydromorphone tablets or a prescription for 10 1-mg hydromorphone tablets if opioids were required in hospital or no hydromorphone if no opioids were required in hospital. Patients completed a study questionnaire at 2 weeks postpartum detailing outcome measures. The primary outcome was the amount of opioid consumed after discharge. RESULTS A total of 40 women were randomly assigned to a study group and 37 were included in the data analysis; 17 patients were in the control group and 20 in the experimental group. The median number of tablets consumed did not differ between groups (P = 0.407). The median number of excess tablets prescribed was 20 (range 2-18) in the control group and 0 (range 0-10) in the experimental group (P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS The current standard discharge practice of giving 20 1-mg hydromorphone tablets to all patients post-discharge after cesarean delivery contributes to a substantial excess of opioids in the community. These opioids can be diverted for unintended or accidental usage, and exacerbate larger societal issues of opioid misuse and addiction. Decreasing the number of opioids prescribed with tailored discharge prescriptions based on in-hospital opioid use provides nearly all patients with adequate pain control.
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- Shira Gold
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON; Mount Sinai Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Toronto, ON
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON; Mount Sinai Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Toronto, ON
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON; Mount Sinai Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Toronto, ON.
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Pregnancy risks rise with age and the average age of first time mothers is rising. This study aimed to assess women's actual knowledge and their perceived knowledge of pregnancy complications relating to advanced maternal age. A cross-sectional survey was administered to primiparous women measuring demographics, knowledge of age-related pregnancy risks, previous counselling and health literacy. Of the 218 women surveyed, the mean knowledge score was not significantly different for women <35 years of age compared to women ≥35 years of age (p = .09). Although there was no difference in knowledge between the two groups, women ≥35 years of age perceived themselves to be more knowledgeable than those under 35 (p < .01). The majority of women (67%) wanted further counselling on this topic and indicated a preference for their doctor to counsel them (76%). Women require counselling informing them of their increased risk of complications if they begin childbearing at older ages. Impact statement What is already known on this subject: The average age of first time mothers is rising worldwide. Pregnancy risks rise with age, especially in first time mothers. Previous studies have shown that knowledge of age-related pregnancy risks correlate with educational level and health literacy. What the results of this study add: This study supports those findings and also demonstrates that perceived knowledge does not correlate with measured knowledge of age-related pregnancy risks. Women ≥35 years of age (higher-risk women) are no more knowledgeable than their younger counterparts though they perceive themselves to be better informed. Greater education regarding these risks may allow women to mitigate some of these risks through lifestyle and diet alteration and will prepare women for what to expect if these risks and complications occur. The majority of women in this study seek pregnancy information on the internet, but desire further counselling from their doctors regarding age-related pregnancy risks. What the implications are of these findings for clinical practice and/or further research: Given these results, physicians must consider making greater efforts to counsel women about pregnancy risks in advanced maternal age and tailor these conversations to suit the educational level and health literacy of each individual patient.
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- Michal Sheinis
- a Faculty of Medicine , University of Toronto , Toronto , Canada
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- a Faculty of Medicine , University of Toronto , Toronto , Canada
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- a Faculty of Medicine , University of Toronto , Toronto , Canada
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- b Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology , Mount Sinai Hospital , Toronto , Canada.,c Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology , University of Toronto , Toronto , Canada
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Sheinis M, Carpe N, Gold S, Selk A. O-OBS/GYN-S-045 Ignorance Is Bliss: Women’s Knowledge Regarding Age-related Pregnancy Risks. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jogc.2016.04.067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Parke E, Hart J, Baldock D, Barchard K, Etcoff L, Allen D, Stolberg P, Nardi N, Cohen J, Jones W, Loe S, Etcoff L, Delgaty L, Tan A, Bunner M, Delgaty L, Tan A, Bunner M, Tan A, Delgaty L, Bunner M, Tan A, Delgaty L, Bunner M, Goodman G, Kim W, Nolty A, Marion S, Davis A, Finch W, Piehl J, Moss L, Nogin R, Dean R, Davis J, Lindstrom W, Poon M, Fonseca F, Bure-Reyes A, Stewart J, Golden C, Fonseca F, Bure-Reyes A, Stewart J, Golden C, Fields K, Hill B, Corley E, Russ K, Boettcher A, Musso M, Rohling M, Rowden A, Downing K, Benners M, Miller D, Maricle D, Dugbartey T, Anum A, Anderson J, Daniel M, Hoskins L, Gillis K, Khen S, Carter K, Ayers C, Neeland I, Cullum M, Weiner M, Rossetti H, Buddin W, Mahal S, Schroeder R, Baade L, Macaluso M, Phelps K, Evans C, Clark J, Vickery C, Chow J, Stokic D, Phelps K, Evans C, Watson S, Odom R, Clark J, Clark J, Odom R, Evans C, Vickery C, Thompson J, Noggle C, Kane C, Kecala N, Lane E, Raymond M, Woods S, Iudicello J, Dawson M, Ghias A, Choe M, Yudovin S, McArthur D, Asarnow R, Giza C, Babikian T, Tun S, O'Neil M, Ensley M, Storzbach D, Ellis R, O'Neil M, Carlson K, Storzbach D, Brenner L, Freeman M, Quinones A, Motu'apuaka M, Ensley M, Kansagara D, Brickell T, Grant I, Lange R, Kennedy J, Ivins B, Marshall K, Prokhorenko O, French L, Brickell T, Lange R, Bhagwat A, French L, Weber E, Nemeth D, Songy C, Gremillion A, Lange R, Brubacher J, Shewchuk J, Heran M, Jarrett M, Rauscher A, Iverson G, Woods S, Ukueberuwa D, Medaglia J, Hillary F, Meyer J, Vargas G, Rabinowitz A, Barwick F, Arnett P, Levan A, Gale S, Atkinson J, Boettcher A, Hill B, Rohling M, Stolberg P, Hart J, Allen D, Mayfield J, Ellis M, Marion SD, Houshyarnejad A, Grant I, Akarakian R, Kernan C, Babikian T, Asarnow R, Bens M, Fisher M, Garrett C, Vinogradov S, Walker K, Torstrick A, Uderman J, Wellington R, Zhao L, Fromm N, Dahdah M, Salisbury D, Monden K, Lande E, Wanlass R, Fong G, Smith K, Miele A, Novakovic-Agopian T, Chen A, Rome S, Rossi A, Abrams G, Murphy M, Binder D, Muir J, Carlin G, Loya F, Rabinovitz B, Bruhns M, Adler M, Schleicher-Dilks S, Messerly J, Babika C, Ukpabi C, Golden C, Schleicher-Dilks S, Coad S, Messerly J, Schaffer S, Babika C, Golden C, Cowad S, Paisley S, Fontanetta R, Messerly J, Golden C, Holder C, Kloezeman K, Henry B, Burns W, Patt V, Minassian A, Perry W, Cooper L, Allen D, Vogel S, Woolery H, Ciobanu C, Simone A, Bedard A, Olivier T, O'Neill S, Rajendran K, Halperin J, Rudd-Barnard A, Steenari M, Murry J, Le M, Becker T, Mucci G, Zupanc M, Shapiro E, Santos O, Cadavid N, Giese E, Londono N, Osmon D, Zamzow J, Culnan E, D'Argenio D, Mosti C, Spiers M, Schleicher-Dilks S, Kloss J, Curiel A, Miller K, Olmstead R, Gottuso A, Saucier C, Miller J, Dye R, Small G, Kent A, Andrews P, Puente N, Terry D, Faraco C, Brown C, Patel A, Siegel J, Miller L, Lee B, Joan M, Thaler N, Fontanetta R, Carla F, Allen D, Nguyen T, Glass L, Coles C, Julie K, May P, Sowell E, Jones K, Riley E, Demsky Y, Mattson S, Allart A, Freer B, Tiersky L, Sunderaraman P, Sylvester P, Ang J, Schultheis M, Newton S, Holland A, Burns K, Bunting J, Taylor J, Muetze H, Coe M, Harrison D, Putnam M, Tiersky L, Freer B, Holland A, Newton S, Sakamoto M, Bunting J, Taylor J, Coe M, Harrison D, Musso M, Hill B, Barker A, Pella R, Gouvier W, Davis J, Woods S, Wall J, Etherton J, Brand T, Hummer B, O'Shea C, Segovia J, Thomlinson S, Schulze E, Roskos P, Gfeller J, Loftis J, Fogel T, Barrera K, Sherzai A, Chappell A, Harrison A, Armstrong I, Flaro L, Pedersen H, Shultz LS, Roper B, Huckans M, Basso M, Silk-Eglit G, Stenclik J, Miele A, Lynch J, McCaffrey R, Silk-Eglit G, Stenclik J, Miele A, Lynch J, Musso M, McCaffrey R, Martin P, VonDran E, Baade L, Heinrichs R, Schroeder R, Hunter B, Calloway J, Rolin S, Akeson S, Westervelt H, Mohammed S, An K, Jeffay E, Zakzanis K, Lynch A, Drasnin D, Ikanga J, Graham O, Reid M, Cooper D, Long J, Lange R, Kennedy J, Hopewell C, Lukaszewska B, Pachalska M, Bidzan M, Lipowska M, McCutcheon L, Kaup A, Park J, Morgan E, Kenton J, Norman M, Martin P, Netson K, Woods S, Smith M, Paulsen J, Hahn-Ketter A, Paxton J, Fink J, Kelley K, Lee R, Pliskin N, Segala L, Vasilev G, Bozgunov K, Naslednikova R, Raynov I, Gonzalez R, Vassileva J, Bonilla X, Fedio A, Johnson K, Sexton J, Blackstone K, Weber E, Moore D, Grant I, Woods S, Pimental P, Welch M, Ring M, Stranks E, Crowe S, Jaehnert S, Ellis C, Prince C, Wheaton V, Schwartz D, Loftis J, Fuller B, Hoffman W, Huckans M, Turecka S, McKeever J, Morse C, Schultheis M, Dinishak D, Dasher N, Vik P, Hachey D, Bowman B, Van Ness E, Williams C, Zamzow J, Sunderaraman P, Kloss J, Spiers M, Swirsky-Sacchetti T, Alhassoon O, Taylor M, Sorg S, Schweinsburg B, Stricker N, Kimmel C, Grant I, Alhassoon O, Taylor M, Sorg S, Schweinsburg B, Stephan R, Stricker N, Grant I, Hertza J, Tyson K, Northington S, Loughan A, Perna R, Davis A, Collier M, Schroeder R, Buddin W, Schroeder R, Moore C, Andrew W, Ghelani A, Kim J, Curri M, Patel S, Denney D, Taylor S, 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Pita-Garcia I, Van Horn H, Cuevas M, Ross P, Kinjo C, Basanez T, Patel S, Dinishak D, Zhou W, Ortega M, Zareie R, Lane B, Rosen A, Myers A, Domboski K, Ireland S, Mittenberg W, Mazur-Mosiewicz A, Holcomb M, Dean R, Myerson C, Katzen H, Mittel A, McClendon M, Guevara A, Nahab F, Gallo B, Levin B, Fay T, Brooks B, Sherman E, Szabo A, Gunstad J, Spitznagel M, McCaffery J, McGeary J, Paul R, Sweet L, Cohen R, Hancock L, Bruce J, Peterson S, Jacobson J, Tyrer J, Guse E, Lasater J, Fritz J, Lynch S, O'Rourke J, Queller S, Whitlock K, Beglinger L, Stout J, Duff K, Paulsen J, Kim M, Jang J, Chung J, Zukerman J, Miller S, Waterman G, Sadek J, Singer E, Heaton R, van Gorp W, Castellon S, Hinkin C, Yamout K, Baade L, Panos S, Becker B, Kim M, Foley J, Jang J, Chung J, Castellon S, Hinkin C, Kim M, Jang J, Foley J, Chung J, Miller S, Castellon S, Marcotte T, Hinkin C, Merrick E, Kazakov D, Duke L, Field R, Allen D, Mayfield J, Barney S, Thaler N, Allen D, Donohue B, Mayfield J, Mauro C, Shope C, Riber L, Dhami S, Citrome L, Tremeau F, Heyanka D, Corsun-Ascher C, Englebert N, Golden C, Block C, Sautter S, Stolberg P, Terranova J, Jones W, Allen D, Mayfield J, Ramanathan D, Medaglia J, Chiou K, Wardecker B, Slocomb J, Vesek J, Wang J, Hills E, Good D, Hillary F, Kimpton T, Kirshenbaum A, Madathil R, Trontel H, Hall S, Chiou K, Slocomb J, Ramanathan D, Medaglia J, Wardecker B, Vesek J, Wang J, Hills E, Good D, Hillary F, Salinas C, Tiedemann S, Webbe F, Williams C, Wood R, Ringdahl E, Thaler N, Hodges T, Mayfield J, Allen D, Kazakov D, Haderlie M, Terranova J, Martinez A, Allen D, Mayfield J, Medaglia J, Ramanathan D, Chiou K, Wardecker B, Franklin R, Genova H, Deluca J, Hillary F, Pastrana F, Wurst L, Zeiner H, Garcia A, Bender H, Rice J, West S, Dougherty M, Boddy R, Golden C, Tyrer J, Bruce J, Hancock L, Guse E, Jacobson J, Lynch S, Yung R, Sullivan W, Stringer K, Ferguson B, Drago V, Foster P, Scarisbrick D, Heyanka D, Frisch D, Golden C, Prinzi L, Morrow J, Robbins J, Golden C, Fallows R, Amin K, Virden T, Borgaro S, Hubel K, Miles G, Gomez R, Nazarian S, Mucci G, Moreno-Torres M, San Miguel-Montes L, Otero-Zeno T, Rios M, Douglas K, McGhee R, Sakamoto M, Spiers M, Vanderslice-Barr J, Elbin R, Covassin T, Kontos A, Larson E, Stiller-Ostrowski J, McLain M, Serina N, John S, Rautiola M, Waldstein S, Che A, Gomez R, Keller J, Tennakoon L, Marshall D, Rogers E, Misa J, Schatzberg A, Stiles M, Ericson R, Earleywine M, Ericson R, Earleywine M, Tourgeman I, Boddy R, Gurrea J, Buddin H, Golden C, Holcomb M, Mazur-Mosiewicz A, Dean R, Miele A, Lynch J, McCaffrey R, Miele A, Vanderslice-Barr J, Lynch J, McCaffrey R, Wershba R, Stevenson M, Thomas M, Sturgeon J, Youngjohn J, Morgan D, Bello D, Hollimon M, Schneider J, Edgington C, Scott J, Adams R, Morgan D, Bello D, Hollimon M, Schneider J, Edgington C, Scott J, Adams R, Heinrichs R, Baade L, Soetaert D, Barisa M, Noggle C, Thompson J, Barisa M, Noggle C, Thompson J, Barisa M, Noggle C, Thompson J, Pimental P, Riedl K, Kimsey M, Sartori A, Griffith H, Okonkwo O, Marson D, Bertisch H, Schaefer L, McKenzie S, Mittelman M, Hibbard M, Sherr R, Diller L, McTaggart A, Williams R, Troster A, Clark J, Owens T, O'Jile J, Schmitt A, Livingston R, Smernoff E, Galusha J, Piazza J, Gutierrez M, Yeager C, Hyer L, Vaughn E, LaPorte D, Schoenberg M, Werz M, Pedigo T, Lavach J, Hart J, Vyas S, Dorta N, Granader Y, Roberts E, Hill B, Musso M, Pella R, Barker A, Proto D, Gouvier W, Gibson K, Bowers T, Bowers T, Gibson K, Hinkle S, Barisa M, Noggle C, Thompson J, Thompson J, Noggle C, Barisa M, Maulucci A, Thompson J, Noggle C, Barisa M, Maulucci A, Thompson J, Noggle C, Barisa M, Maulucci A, Benitez A, Gunstad J, Spitznagel M, Szabo A, Rogers E, Gomez R, Keller J, Marshall D, Tennakoon L, Che A, Misa J, Schatzber A, Strauss G, Ringdahl E, Barney S, Jetha S, Duke L, Ross S, Watrous B, Allen D, Maucieri L, Noggle C, Barisa M, Thompson J, Maulucci A, Noggle C, Barisa M, Thompson J, Maulucci A, Noggle C, Barisa M, Thompson J, Maulucci A, Noggle C, Thompson J, Barisa M, Maulucci A, Noggle C, Thompson J, Barisa M, Maulucci A, Getz G, Dandridge A, Klein R, La Point S, Holcomb M, Mazur-Mosiewicz A, Dean R, Bailey C, Samples H, Broshek D, Barth J, Freeman J, Schatz P, Neidzwski K, Moser R, Reesman J, Suli-Moci E, Wells C, Moneta L, Dean P, Gioia G, Belsher B, Hutson L, Greenberg L, Sullivan C, Hull A, Poole J, Schatz P, Pardini J, Lovell M, Strauser E, Parish R, Carr W, Paggi M, Anderson-Barnes V, Kelly M, Hutson L, Loughlin J, Sullivan C, Kelley E, Poole J, Hutson L, Loughlin J, Sullivan C, Belsher B, Hull A, Greenberg L, Poole J, Carr W, Parish R, Paggi M, Anderson-Barnes V, Ahlers S, Roebuck Spencer T, O'Neill D, Carter J, Bleiberg J, Lange R, Brubacher J, Iverson G, Madler B, Heran M, MacKay A, Andolfatto G, Krol A, Mrazik M, Lebby P, Johnson W, Sweatt J, Turitz M, Greenawald K, Lesser S, Ormonde A, Lavach J, Hart J, Demakis G, Rimland C, Lengenfelder J, Sumowski J, Smith A, Chiaravalloti N, DeLuca J, Pierson E, Koehn E, Lajiness-O'Neill R, Hyer L, Yeager C, Manatan K, Sherman S, Atkinson M, Massey-Connolly S, Gugnani M, Stack R, Carson A, Mirza N, Johnson E, Lovell M, Perna R, Jackson A, Roy S, Zebeigly A, Larochette A, Bowie C, Harrison A, Nippoldt-Baca L, Bleil J, Arffa S, Thompson J, Noggle C, Mark B, Maulucci A, Umaki T, Denney R, Greenberg L, Hull A, Belsher B, Lee H, Sullivan C, Poole J, Abrigo E, Hurewitz F, Kounios J, Noggle C, Barisa M, Thompson J, Maulucci A, Greve K, Aguerrevere L, Bianchini K, Etherton J, Heinly M, Kontos A, Covassin T, Elbin R, Larson E, Stearne D, Johnson D, Gilliland K, Vincent A, Chafetz M, Herkov M, Morais H, Schwait A, Mangiameli L, Greenhill T. Grand Rounds. Arch Clin Neuropsychol 2009. [DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acp045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Small W, Mulcahy M, Benson A, Gold S, Bredesen R, Rademaker F, Talamonti M. A phase II trial of weekly gemcitabine and bevacizumab in combination with abdominal radiation therapy in patients with localized pancreatic cancer. J Clin Oncol 2007. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2007.25.18_suppl.15043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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15043 Purpose: To evaluate the response rate, survival and toxicity of non-metastatic pancreatic cancer patients treated with a combination of, Gemcitabine, Bevacizumab and Radiotherapy. Materials and Methods: Eligibility included patients with non- metastatic pancreatic cancer, standard organ function and ECOG performance status of 0 or 1. The patients received three cycles of therapy. Cycle one was 21 days and consisted of Gemcitabine days 1 and 8 and Bevacizumab days 1 and 15. Cycle 2 was 28 days and consisted of Gemcitabine days 1, 8, and 15, Bevacizumab days 8 and 22 and Radiotherapy days 1–5, 8–12, and 15–19. Cycle three was 21 days and delivered Gemcitabine days 1 and 8, and Bevacizumab day 8. The Gemcitabine dose was 1,000 mg/m2, Bevacizumab at 10 mg/kg and Radiotherapy was delivered to the gross tumor volume only for a total dose of 36 Gy at 2.4 Gy/fraction. Response was determined on week ten with cross sectional imaging and CA 19–9. Toxicities were scored utilizing CTC version 3.0. Resectable patients were to undergo surgery 8 (currently amended to 6) weeks after the last dose of Bevacizumab. Results: Ninteen patients have been enrolled on study from 10/10/05 - 1/4/07. Twelve patients are evaluable for toxicity and response. Ten (83%) had a grade 3 toxicity. The grade 3 toxicities included cytopenias (9), DVT (2), Dehydration (2), hypotension (1), mucositis (1), increased LFT’s (2), Anorexia (1), nausea (1) and fatigue (1).There were no Grade 4 or 5 toxicities. All but one patient completed all three cycles. Radiographic response at 10 weeks was noted to be stable in 10 (83%) patients. Two patients progressed distantly (liver and abdomen). The mean CA 19–9 pre and post treatment CA 19–9 was 1519.56 and 356.09 respectively. One patient underwent surgical resection. The mean follow up is 4.83 months. At last follow up nine patients were alive. Conclusions: The combination of full dose Gemcitabine, Bevacizumab and Radiotherapy was generally well tolerated with no Grade 4 toxicities and the majority of Grade 3 toxicities hematologic. All but one patient completed all three cycles. Responses were limited to a reduction in CA 19–9. Nine patients remain alive. Accrual to the trial continues. No significant financial relationships to disclose.
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- Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
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- Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
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Neudorf S, Sanders J, Kobrinsky N, Alonzo TA, Buxton A, Buckley JD, Howells W, Gold S, Barnard DR, DeSwarte J, Kalousek D, Lange BJ, Woods WG. Autologous bone marrow transplantation for children with AML in first remission. Bone Marrow Transplant 2007; 40:313-8. [PMID: 17563741 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1705680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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In Children's cancer group (CCG) 2891, newly diagnosed patients with AML were randomized between standard and intensive timing induction therapies. Patients in first remission who lacked an HLA matched family donor were randomized between an autologous bone marrow transplantation (ABMT) where marrow was purged with 4 hydroperoxycyclophosphamide and consolidation chemotherapy. One hundred and thirty seven patients received an ABMT. Myeloid and platelet engraftment occurred at a median of 44 and 42 days, respectively. Disease-free survival (DFS), relapse-free survival and overall survival at 8 years post induction were 47% (95% confidence interval (CI): 38-55), 50% (CI: 42-59) and 55% (CI: 46-63), respectively. Multivariate analysis of DFS showed WBC <50 000/microl and having received intensively timed induction therapy were associated with improved DFS. Recipients who received intensive timed induction therapy and whose WBC was less than 50 000/microl had a DFS at 8 years of 62% (CI: 49-73). Conversely, recipients who received intensive timed induction therapy patients whose WBC was > or =50 000/microl had a DFS of 33% (CI: 17-50), P=0.003. The results confirm previous studies that ABMT is effective post remission therapy for pediatric patients with AML in first remission.
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- S Neudorf
- Children's Hospital of Orange County, 455 S. Main Street, Orange, CA 92868, USA.
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Davis P, Bunton R, McCrystal G, Valentine S, Gold S. ON VERSUS OFF PUMP CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFTING: A PROSPECTIVE RANDOMISED TRIAL. Heart Lung Circ 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2007.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Schulz KH, Gold S. [Psychological stress, immune function and disease development. The psychoneuroimmunologic perspective]. Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz 2006; 49:759-72. [PMID: 16865632 DOI: 10.1007/s00103-006-0006-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Interdisciplinary psychoneuroimmunological (PNI) research increasingly demonstrates clinically relevant interrelations between psychological stressors and the onset or progression of chronic diseases. Disturbances of the bi-directional interaction between the nervous system, the immune system and the endocrine system have been hypothesized to be implicated in several diseases. Here, we review evidence from psychoneuroimmunology within the theoretical framework of allostatic load to conceptualize some of these associations. Interdisciplinary PNI research investigating the importance of psychological stress for the higher incidence of infections, decreased responses to vaccinations and delayed wound healing is reviewed. Furthermore, the literature supporting similar associations with regard to progression of oncological diseases and autoimmune disorders is reviewed with a focus on breast cancer and multiple sclerosis. The accumulating evidence regarding the importance of neuroendocrine-immune interaction in these diseases may thus lead to novel insights into pathogenetic mechanisms and could contribute to the development of novel preventive and therapeutic strategies.
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- Universitätsklinikum Eppendorf, Transplantationszentrum und Institut für Medizinische Psychologie, Martinistrasse 52, Gebäude S35, 20246 Hamburg, BRD.
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Goering E, Lafkioti M, Gold S. Comment on "spin and orbital magnetic moments of Fe3O4". Phys Rev Lett 2006; 96:039701; discussion 039702. [PMID: 16486788 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.96.039701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2005] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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- E Goering
- Max-Planck-Institute for Metal Research Heisenbergstrasse 3 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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Tapia M, Stern M, Soraci A, Meronuck R, Olson W, Gold S, Koski-Hulbert R, Murphy M. Patulin-producing molds in corn silage and high moisture corn and effects of patulin on fermentation by ruminal microbes in continuous culture. Anim Feed Sci Technol 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2004.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Ziegler K, Borchers C, Schulz K, Gold S, Wölfel I, Staubach R, Heesen C. Validierung von Selbstbewertungsskalen bei Multipler Sklerose: Brauchen wir noch die Expanded-Disability-Status-Scale (EDSS)? Akt Neurol 2004. [DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-833096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Giot L, Bader JS, Brouwer C, Chaudhuri A, Kuang B, Li Y, Hao YL, Ooi CE, Godwin B, Vitols E, Vijayadamodar G, Pochart P, Machineni H, Welsh M, Kong Y, Zerhusen B, Malcolm R, Varrone Z, Collis A, Minto M, Burgess S, McDaniel L, Stimpson E, Spriggs F, Williams J, Neurath K, Ioime N, Agee M, Voss E, Furtak K, Renzulli R, Aanensen N, Carrolla S, Bickelhaupt E, Lazovatsky Y, DaSilva A, Zhong J, Stanyon CA, Finley RL, White KP, Braverman M, Jarvie T, Gold S, Leach M, Knight J, Shimkets RA, McKenna MP, Chant J, Rothberg JM. A protein interaction map of Drosophila melanogaster. Science 2003; 302:1727-36. [PMID: 14605208 DOI: 10.1126/science.1090289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1581] [Impact Index Per Article: 75.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Drosophila melanogaster is a proven model system for many aspects of human biology. Here we present a two-hybrid-based protein-interaction map of the fly proteome. A total of 10,623 predicted transcripts were isolated and screened against standard and normalized complementary DNA libraries to produce a draft map of 7048 proteins and 20,405 interactions. A computational method of rating two-hybrid interaction confidence was developed to refine this draft map to a higher confidence map of 4679 proteins and 4780 interactions. Statistical modeling of the network showed two levels of organization: a short-range organization, presumably corresponding to multiprotein complexes, and a more global organization, presumably corresponding to intercomplex connections. The network recapitulated known pathways, extended pathways, and uncovered previously unknown pathway components. This map serves as a starting point for a systems biology modeling of multicellular organisms, including humans.
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- CuraGen Corporation, 555 Long Wharf Drive, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
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Mayer C, Ergina P, Morin JF, Gold S. Self-reported functional status as a predictor of coronary artery bypass graft surgery outcome in elderly patients. Can J Cardiol 2003; 19:140-4. [PMID: 12601438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Surgeons have traditionally relied mainly on clinical intuition in the selection of elderly candidates for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). The overall increasing number of patients undergoing CABG and limited resources require that a more rational approach be used to screen out candidates who are least likely to benefit from the surgery. HYPOTHESIS Preoperative functional status is a more sensitive predictor of mortality and poor postoperative functional status than age. PATIENTS AND METHODS Retrospective preoperative and postoperative geriatric assessment was obtained for 123 patients who had undergone CABG at the Montreal General Hospital. Montreal, Quebec. Preoperative and postoperative health and functional status were assessed using the Canadian version of the Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short-Form (SF-36) 1 to 1.5 years following surgery. The questionnaires were compiled according to the method described by Stewart et al and scores were transformed linearly to a 0 to 100 scale. In addition to functional status, the presence of comorbidities and other risk factors known to influence the outcome of CABG were recorded. RESULTS There was no significant difference in the likelihood of having a poor functional status before or after surgery, or death as an outcome of CABG in the young elderly group versus the old elderly group. Preoperative functional status was found to predict postoperative functional status; however, there was no significant association between preoperative functional status and the presence of comorbidity. The presence of comorbidity did not affect the postoperative functional status, but increased the likelihood of death. CONCLUSION Functional status was demonstrated to be a significant predictor of CABG outcome. When compared with age, functional status was also found to be a more reliable predictor of CABG outcome, which had not been previously demonstrated. Women were found to be more likely to have a poor preoperative functional status than their male counterparts. This may account in part for the decreased success rate of CABG in elderly women.
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- Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Goering E, Bayer A, Gold S, Schütz G, Rabe M, Rüdiger U, Güntherodt G. Strong anisotropy of projected 3d moments in epitaxial CrO2 films. Phys Rev Lett 2002; 88:207203. [PMID: 12005597 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.88.207203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2001] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Soft x-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD) spectra have been investigated for different crystallographic projections of CrO2. Strong anisotropic orbital Cr 3d contributions and a change of sign of the XMCD signal is observed and attributed to t(2g) majority states near the Fermi level. Additionally, moment analysis exhibits anisotropic behavior in the projected spin contributions of CrO2 assigned to a strong magnetic dipole term T(z), consistent with an intrinsic magnetic easy axis behavior along the CrO2 [001] axis. A reduced projected isotropic Cr 3d spin moment has been interpreted in terms of hybridization with oxygen.
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- MPI für Metallforschung, Heisenbergstrasse 1, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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Goering E, Gold S, Schütz G. HoFe - Garnet soft XMCD measurements below and above the compensation temperature. J Synchrotron Radiat 2001; 8:422-424. [PMID: 11512801 DOI: 10.1107/s0909049500018355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2000] [Accepted: 11/22/2000] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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We have investigated the magnetism of Holmium-Iron-Garnet (Ho3Fe5O12) at the Ho M4,5 - the Fe L2,3 - and the O K - edges. As expected switching of the sub-lattice magnetization is observed at the compensation temperature. We will give detailed analysis ofthe Ho and Fe XMCD signals, using sum rules. Fe dichroism is analyzed in terms of 3d ground state moments and compared to Gadolinium-Iron-Garnet (Gd3Fe5O12). Contributions of octahedral and tetrahedral Fe sites could be separated and analyzed quantitatively. At the oxygen K edge two different structures are observable. Those structures show different temperature dependencies. Therefore we address these features separately to Fe and Rare Earth contributions.
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- Lehrstuhl für Experimentalphysik IV, Universität Würzburg, Germany.
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Goering E, Gold S, Bayer A, Schuetz G. Non-symmetric influences in the total electron yield X-ray magnetic circular dichroism signal in applied magnetic fields. J Synchrotron Radiat 2001; 8:434-436. [PMID: 11512805 DOI: 10.1107/s0909049500018343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2000] [Accepted: 11/22/2000] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The total electron yield current is strongly influenced by external magnetic fields. As known before, this side effect can be slightly reduced by applied external bias voltages increasing the total sample drain current nearly up to saturation. Nevertheless those effects are not perfectly reduced in almost all X-ray Magnetic Circular Dichroism (XMCD) applications and are more prominent in very small XMCD signals, like O K edge spectra. We show that asymmetries in the total electron yield field response will result in XMCD offset signals, which are strongly photon energydependent and follow the nonmagnetic absorption signal. A simple but effective method to prevent those offset signals, is the use of asymmetric magnetic fields. A quantitative analysis and a numerical reduction method for those offset signals are shown.
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- E Goering
- Lehrstuhl für Experimentalphysik IV, Universität Würzburg, Germany.
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Hogan DB, Jennett P, Freter S, Bergman H, Chertkow H, Gold S, Clarfield AM. Recommendations of the Canadian Consensus Conference on Dementia--dissemination, implementation, and evaluation of impact. Can J Neurol Sci 2001; 28 Suppl 1:S115-21. [PMID: 11237305 DOI: 10.1017/s0317167100001281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Subsequent to the development of consensus statements on a clinical topic, it is vital to establish a plan for dissemination, implementation and evaluation of impact. Consensus statements can be used for both guiding continuing medical education (CME) and producing clinical practice guidelines (CPGs). Insufficient attention to dissemination can lead to a failure to change physician behaviour and improve patient outcomes. METHODS A plan to disseminate the conclusions of the Canadian Consensus Conference on Dementia (CCCD) was developed. This plan was based on a literature review of CME and CPGs. A Medline search was performed on the dissemination and evaluation of the 1989 Canadian Consensus Conference on the Assessment of Dementia (CCCAD) and other published guides for physicians on dementia care. CCCD dissemination that has occurred to date (June, 2000) was reviewed in this paper. RESULTS Lectures and unsolicited printed material are weak forms of CME. Small-group interactive CME that provides practice opportunities appears to be the most effective way to change physician behaviour. The ability of CPGs to change physician behaviour is uncertain. It appears that inadequate attention has been placed on CPG dissemination and implementation. The CCCAD had a modest impact on clinical practice in Canada. While dissemination of the conclusions of the CCCD has taken place, evaluation of the impact of the CCCD has yet to be done. Local initiatives utilizing the conclusions of the CCCD are on-going. CONCLUSIONS Further work is needed on how to optimize the impact of consensus statements and CPGs. While dissemination of the CCCD has occurred, it is currently unknown whether it has led to any change in physician practices.
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- Division of Geriatric Medicine, University of Calgary, Health Sciences Center, Alberta, Canada
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Woods WG, Neudorf S, Gold S, Sanders J, Buckley JD, Barnard DR, Dusenbery K, DeSwarte J, Arthur DC, Lange BJ, Kobrinsky NL. A comparison of allogeneic bone marrow transplantation, autologous bone marrow transplantation, and aggressive chemotherapy in children with acute myeloid leukemia in remission. Blood 2001; 97:56-62. [PMID: 11133742 DOI: 10.1182/blood.v97.1.56] [Citation(s) in RCA: 226] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Intensive, myelosuppressive therapy is necessary to maximize outcomes for patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). A comparison was made of 3 aggressive postremission approaches for children and adolescents with AML in a randomized trial, CCG-2891. A total of 652 children and adolescents with AML who achieved remission on 2 induction regimens using identical drugs and doses (standard and intensive timing) were eligible for allocation to allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (BMT) based on matched related donor status (n = 181) or randomization to autologous BMT (n = 177) or to aggressive high-dose cytarabine-based chemotherapy (n = 179). Only 115 patients (18%) refused to participate in the postremission phase of this study. Overall compliance with the 3 allocated regimens was 90%. At 8 years actuarial, 54% +/- 4% (95% confidence interval) of all remission patients remain alive. Survival by assigned regimen ("intent to treat") is as follows: allogeneic BMT, 60% +/- 9%; autologous BMT, 48% +/- 8%; and chemotherapy, 53% +/- 8%. Survival in the allogeneic BMT group is significantly superior to autologous BMT (P =.002) and chemotherapy (P =.05); differences between chemotherapy and autologous BMT are not significant (P =.21). No potential confounding factors affected results. Patients receiving intensive-timing induction therapy had superior long-term survival irrespective of postremission regimen received (allogeneic BMT, 70% +/- 9%; autologous BMT, 54% +/- 9%; chemotherapy, 57% +/- 10%). Allogeneic BMT remains the treatment of choice for children and adolescents with AML in remission, when a matched related donor is available. For all others, there is no advantage to autologous BMT; hence, aggressive nonablative chemotherapy should be used.
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- W G Woods
- South Carolina Cancer Center, Columbia, SC, USA
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Patton D, Garcia B, Puentes G, Ireland S, Gold S, Bums W. Rey-Osterrieth complex figure test: validation of cross-cultural applications in TBI. Arch Clin Neuropsychol 2000. [DOI: 10.1093/arclin/15.8.815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Magnotta VA, Gold S, Andreasen NC, Ehrhardt JC, Yuh WT. Visualization of subthalamic nuclei with cortex attenuated inversion recovery MR imaging. Neuroimage 2000; 11:341-6. [PMID: 10725190 DOI: 10.1006/nimg.2000.0552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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There is a significant amount of interest in studying the thalamus because of its central location in the brain and its role as a gatekeeper to higher centers of cognition. Imaging and measuring of the individual subnuclei of the thalamus has proven extremely difficult in MR because of the contrast-to-noise (CNR) of the MR sequences used. This report describes a novel MR pulse sequence known as cortex attenuated inversion recovery (CAIR), which increases the CNR in images and allows the individual subnuclei of the thalamus to be visualized by selectively nulling the gray matter in the brain using an inversion recovery sequence with an inversion time of 700 ms at 1.5 T.
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- V A Magnotta
- Department of Radiology, Mental Health Clinical Research Center, The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA
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OBJECTIVE Whether cognitive function in schizophrenia deteriorates, improves, or remains stable is a crucial question. Few studies have examined the longitudinal stability of cognitive function and the relationship between cognitive performance and clinical symptoms over time in a cohort of well-treated patients with schizophrenia. METHOD In the present study, 54 patients with first-episode and recent-onset schizophrenia completed a comprehensive cognitive test battery and were rated on symptom measures at index hospitalization and again after 5 years. RESULTS Performance IQ and full-scale IQ significantly improved, whereas verbal IQ did not change. Group performance improved on some of the neuropsychological tests, including the Circle A letter-cancellation task, free recall of logical memory test score, and the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test. Mean finger-tapping performance worsened over time, whereas performance on other neuropsychological tests did not change. Negative, psychotic, and disorganized symptoms significantly improved over the time period. Changes in negative symptoms were correlated with performance changes in verbal IQ and full-scale IQ but not performance IQ. Improvement in verbal cognition was observed when negative symptoms improved. Psychotic and disorganized symptom dimensions were not correlated with any IQ measure. CONCLUSIONS These results indicate that in a cohort of young patients receiving neuroleptic treatment early in their illness, cognitive performance does not deteriorate--and may improve. Only one of the three symptom dimensions--negative--was associated with change in cognitive performance. This study supports the view that negative symptoms are associated with a poor long-term cognitive outcome and may be closely related to the primary cognitive deficit in schizophrenia.
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Iowa, USA.
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Gold S. Supreme Court to rule on rights of people with disabilities. Caring 1999; 18:26-7. [PMID: 10539554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/14/2023]
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Since Congress enacted the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990, people with disabilities have demanded nationwide, "Enforce our civil rights," and "Our homes, not nursing homes." Now, in the case Olmstead v. L.C., the United States Supreme Court will decide whether the ADA will be a "civil rights statute" that enforces the rights of the disabled community and a means to achieve homebased services.
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- Public Interest Law Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Sofka CM, Semelka RC, Kelekis NL, Worawattanakul S, Chung CJ, Gold S, Fordham LA. Magnetic resonance imaging of neuroblastoma using current techniques. Magn Reson Imaging 1999; 17:193-8. [PMID: 10215473 DOI: 10.1016/s0730-725x(98)00102-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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We evaluated the ability of current magnetic resonance (MR) scanning techniques to detect and stage neuroblastoma in children, using surgical and histopathologic correlation. We prospectively and retrospectively reviewed 16 MR examinations from 14 patients with neuroblastoma (13 patients) or ganglioneuroblastoma (1 patient) and compared these to computed tomography (CT) (5 patients) and pathology (all patients). Sequences included: precontrast T1-weighted and T2-weighted images, and gadolinium-enhanced T1-weighted images. The study time for each MR exam was also calculated. Five primary tumors were intrathoracic paraspinous masses, eight were adrenal, and 1 was presacral. Neural foraminal invasion was demonstrated on MR in four of 14 patients. Three of the four patients had undergone CT and neural foraminal invasion was shown in one. Vascular encasement was demonstrated in five of 14 patients on MR images. Three of the five patients had undergone CT and vascular involvement was shown in two. All cases of neural foramina invasion and vascular encasement were proven at surgery. There were no false positive or false negative MR studies of neural foraminal invasion or vascular encasement. Bone marrow invasion was shown in two of 14 patients on MR images which were confirmed by bone marrow aspirate. No false negative cases of bone marrow invasion was shown. In one patient, CT considered one neuroblastoma to be adrenal in location which was correctly shown to be intrathoracic on MR. The mean study time for MR imaging was 49 min. Current MR techniques are accurate at detecting and staging neuroblastoma, and coverage of chest, abdomen, and pelvis can be performed in less than one hour.
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- C M Sofka
- Department of Radiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 27599-7510, USA
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Clarfield AM, Bergman H, Freter S, Chertkow H, Gold S. Revision of dementia guidelines. Can Fam Physician 1998; 44:2067-8. [PMID: 9805155 PMCID: PMC2277913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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Freter S, Bergman H, Gold S, Chertkow H, Clarfield AM. Prevalence of potentially reversible dementias and actual reversibility in a memory clinic cohort. CMAJ 1998; 159:657-62. [PMID: 9780965 PMCID: PMC1229695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Although clinics for the evaluation of cognitive dysfunction have typically emphasized the detection and treatment of the reversible causes of dementia, it remains unclear whether the treatment of such causes results in reversal of the dementia. Therefore, the appropriate work-up for dementia is in dispute. METHODS A chart review was performed with records from an urban tertiary care referral-based memory clinic. The records for 196 patients with dementia or suspected dementia, seen between October 1991 and December 1993, were examined to determine the prevalence of potentially reversible dementias and whether the cognitive dysfunction improved or resolved after treatment. Data abstracted from the medical charts included demographic information, medication use, presence of depression, and results of neuropsychological tests, blood work and neuroimaging. The clinical diagnosis, the response to treatment, if applicable, and the outcome (mean follow-up period 16 months) were analysed. The recommendations of the 1989 Canadian Consensus Conference on the Assessment of Dementia (CCCAD) on the use of CT were retrospectively applied in each case. RESULTS Of the 196 patients, 45 (23.0%) had a potentially reversible condition identified by history, physical examination, blood testing or CT; in only 7 (3.6% of the total) did treatment result in improvement or resolution of the dementia. These 7 patients had higher results for the Mini-Mental State examination (mean result 26) and exhibited only mild cognitive deficits. Potentially reversible lesions were found in the CT scans of 6 (3.1%) patients: 4 had normal-pressure hydrocephalus and 2 had a brain tumour. If the CCCAD recommendations had been followed, CT would have been performed in 76 (38.8%) of the patients, and 1 of the 6 patients with a lesion would have been missed. INTERPRETATION Both potential and actual reversibility of dementia was low in these memory clinic patients. The patients whose condition improved with intervention had early and milder cognitive deficits, which suggests that thorough evaluation of early memory loss is warranted.
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- S Freter
- Division of Geriatric Medicine, McGill University, Sir Mortimer B. Davis-Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Que
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Schulz KH, Szlovák C, Schulz H, Gold S, Brechtel L, Braumann M, Koch U. [Implementation and evaluation of an ambulatory exercise therapy based rehabilitation program for breast cancer patients]. Psychother Psychosom Med Psychol 1998; 48:398-407. [PMID: 9785970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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Physical exercise does not only have positive effects on physical fitness but also on mental health. However, there has been little empirical study on effects of rehabilitation programmes based on physical exercise in cancer patients. We conducted a study to examine the interrelation between the participation of breast cancer patients in an exercise rehabilitation training and aspects of quality of life and physical fitness. 28 patients with not metastasized mamma carcinoma participated in a structured exercise rehabilitation program twice a week for ten weeks. Before and after the intervention the patients were asked to fill in questionnaires to assess their quality of life. At the same instants they underwent physical examination and a bicycle ergometry as well as a blood drawing. The training was aimed at changes at the social, emotional, as well as the motor physical level. Pre-post comparisons demonstrated an improvement in quality of life, such as decreased levels of depression and anxiety. Furthermore the women proved to show an obvious increase in physical fitness. Present results support an implementation of an exercise rehabilitation training for breast cancer outpatients.
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- K H Schulz
- Medizinische Klinik, Abteilung für Medizinische Psychologie, Universitätskrankenhaus Eppendorf
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Magnotta V, Gold S, Andreasen N, Ehrhardt J, Cizadlo T, O’Leary D. High Resolution Imaging of the Cerebellar Anatomy. Neuroimage 1998. [DOI: 10.1016/s1053-8119(18)31532-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022] Open
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Magnotta V, Gold S, Andreasen N, Ehrhardt J. In Vivo Assessment of Thalamic Subnuclei with MRI. Neuroimage 1998. [DOI: 10.1016/s1053-8119(18)31531-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Graham ML, Asselin BL, Herndon JE, Casey JR, Chaffee S, Ciocci GH, Daeschner CW, Davis AR, Gold S, Halperin EC, Laughlin MJ, Martin PL, Olson JF, Kurtzberg J. Toxicity, pharmacology and feasibility of administration of PEG-L-asparaginase as consolidation therapy in patients undergoing bone marrow transplantation for acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Bone Marrow Transplant 1998; 21:879-85. [PMID: 9613779 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1701223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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We attempted to administer PEG-L-asparaginase (PEG-L-A) following hematologic recovery to 38 patients undergoing autologous or allogeneic marrow transplantation for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Twenty-four patients (12 of 22 receiving allogeneic and 12 of 16 receiving autologous transplants) received between one and 12 doses of PEG-L-A, including nine who completed the planned 12 doses of therapy. The toxicities encountered were similar to those observed in non-transplanted patients undergoing therapy with PEG-L-A and included allergic reactions, pancreatitis, weight loss, hypoalbuminemia, and low levels of anti-thrombin III. Of the 24 who received the drug, eight remain in remission. Of 12 patients in second remission at the time of transplantation who received PEG-L-A, five of seven who received allogeneic and two of five who received autologous transplants remain in remission, 16+ to 46+ months from transplant. While PEG-L-A could be administered to most of the patients undergoing marrow transplantation for ALL, most patients either relapsed while receiving the drug or developed toxicities which resulted in abbreviated courses. At this time, we cannot recommend PEG-L-A as single agent, post-BMT chemotherapy.
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- M L Graham
- Department of Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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Lange BJ, Kobrinsky N, Barnard DR, Arthur DC, Buckley JD, Howells WB, Gold S, Sanders J, Neudorf S, Smith FO, Woods WG. Distinctive demography, biology, and outcome of acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndrome in children with Down syndrome: Children's Cancer Group Studies 2861 and 2891. Blood 1998; 91:608-15. [PMID: 9427716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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In recent pediatric trials of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), children with Down syndrome (DS) have had significantly more megakaryoblastic leukemia and have experienced better outcome than other children. To further characterize AML in DS, Children's Cancer Group Studies 2861 and 2891 prospectively studied demography, biology, and response in AML and myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) of children with and without DS. These studies evaluated timing of induction therapy and compared postremission chemotherapy with marrow transplantation in 1,206 children. One-hundred eighteen (9.8%) had DS, a fourfold increase in 20 years. DS patients were younger, had lower white blood cell and platelet counts, more antecedent MDS, acute megakaryoblastic leukemia or undifferentiated AML, and an under-representation of chromosomal translocations (P < .001 for each variable). Four-year event-free survival in DS was 69% versus 35% in others (P < .001). Intensively timed induction conferred significantly higher mortality in DS patients; bone marrow transplantation offered no advantage. Conventional induction followed by chemotherapy achieved an 88%, 4-year, disease-free survival in DS patients versus 42% in others (P < .001). Megakaryoblastic leukemia was unfavorable in others but prognostically neutral in DS. AML in DS is demographically and biologically distinct from AML in other children. It is singularly responsive to conventional chemotherapy and may warrant even less therapy. The increasing proportion of DS patients with AML most likely reflects changes in attitudes about entering DS patients on AML trials and possibly increasing ability to distinguish megakaryoblastic leukemia from lymphoid leukemia.
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- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Gold S. Erasmus Wilson - philanthropic polymath: an enigmatic personality. J Med Biogr 1998; 6:97-104. [PMID: 11619994 DOI: 10.1177/096777209800600207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Determining meaningful activation thresholds in functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) paradigms is complicated by several factors. These include the time-series nature of the data, the influence of physiological rhythms (e.g. respiration) and vacillations introduced by the experimental design (e.g. cueing). We present an empirical threshold for each subject and each fMRI experiment that takes these factors into account. The method requires an additional fMRI data set as similar to the experimental paradigm as possible without dichotomously varying the experimental task of interest. A letter fluency task was used to illustrate this method. This technique differs from classical methods since the Pearson correlation probability values tabulated from statistical theory are not used. Rather each subject defines his or her own set of threshold probability values for correlations. It is against these empirical thresholds, not Pearson's, that an experimental fMRI correlation is assessed.
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- S Arndt
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA
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BACKGROUND The proportion and absolute number of older patients presenting to emergency departments (EDs) are increasing. Older ED patients tend to have multiple medical and psychosocial problems that make their care in the ED problematic. Despite this, there have been no previous descriptions of geriatric ED consultative services. SETTING The Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital is a 628-bed tertiary care McGill University teaching hospital. It serves a population of about 160,000, of which 23% are aged 65 and older. In response to the special needs of this group, the Division of Geriatric Medicine at the Jewish General Hospital has developed, among its clinical and teaching services, an ED consultation team. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION The consultation team is composed of a geriatrician, a full-time nurse clinician, and part-time physical and occupational therapists. Consultations are received from referring, primarily Ed physicians and encompass all aspects of medical and psychosocial issues. Geriatric assessment is geared toward decision making for rapid disposition: discharge home or admission to acute geriatrics ward or other services. Thus, the service functions as a gatekeeper for admission to the acute geriatrics ward, as well as coordinating geriatric follow-up both in-hospital (for patients admitted to other services) and in the community (for patients discharged home), via the outpatient geriatric clinic, home visits, or linkage to other community resources.
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- Division of Geriatric Medicine, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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The PET literature is growing exponentially, creating a need and an opportunity to perform a meta-analytic review consolidating the published information. This study describes the use of effect size as an index in PET studies and discusses how this measure can be used for comparing findings across studies, laboratories, and paradigms. In comparing studies across laboratories it is essential to know how the methods employed affect the results and conclusions drawn. This study also compared effect size for two different methods of tracer delivery in 15O PET studies ([15O]H2O bolus injection versus inhalation of [15O]CO2), whether averaged versus single-scan conditions were used, and the data analytic strategy employed. The effect sizes observed across studies were consistently large with a median effect size of 8.55, indicating that the phenomena investigated in 15O PET studies are strong. The largest peak activation reported in a study was found to be affected by variability in sample size, data analytic strategy, and repeat versus single-scan conditions. However, the impact of these factors was not examined on smaller or less intense peaks. Minimal standards for reporting statistical results are discussed.
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242-1057, USA
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Tests comparing image sets can play a critical role in PET research, providing a yes-no answer to the question "Are two image sets different?" The statistical goal is to determine how often observed differences would occur by chance alone. We examined randomization methods to provide several omnibus test for PET images and compared these tests with two currently used methods. In the first series of analyses, normally distributed image data were simulated fulfilling the requirements of standard statistical tests. These analyses generated power estimates and compared the various test statistics under optimal conditions. Varying whether the standard deviations were local or pooled estimates provided an assessment of a distinguishing feature between the SPM and Montreal methods. In a second series of analyses, we more closely simulated current PET acquisition and analysis techniques. Finally, PET images from normal subjects were used as an example of randomization. Randomization proved to be a highly flexible and powerful statistical procedure. Furthermore, the randomization test does not require extensive and unrealistic statistical assumptions made by standard procedures currently in use.
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City 52242, USA
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A United Way grant allowed the Department of Nursing Research and Education to make available its expertise in cancer nursing and establish itself as a resource for oncology. Community educational needs were assessed by a questionnaire sent to outside agencies prior to designing an oncology educational program. In a 9-month period, 57 classes at 21 different facilities representing 417 hours of instruction were provided. Nurses attending the classes totaled 1,175. Results showed an increase in scores from pre-test to post-test, indicating that participants demonstrated increased knowledge as a result of class participation. This funding provided the catalyst to prepare a large number of community hospital nurses in the complex care of oncology patients.
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- City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA 91010, USA
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