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Epilepsy stigma and quality of life
Published 2011Table of Contents: “…Contents: Theories of stigma -- ideas about epilepsy -- Public attitudes to epilepsy -- Rules and sanctions against people with epilepsy -- Felt and enacted stigma -- The issue of power -- Quality of life implications of epilepsy stigma -- Epilepsy as a public health problem -- What can be done to reduced stigma.…”
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Obesity, weight loss, and health-related quality of life
Published 2007Table of Contents: “…Contents: Obesity: research and clinical practice -- Quality of life: functioning and wellbeing -- Physical, mental, social and obesity-specific perspectives -- Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) -- Questionnaires -- Disease-specific measure of HRQOL -- Obesity specific HRQOL questionnaires -- Psychosocial problems -- Evidence from population studies -- Weight and physical functioning -- Weight change and HRQOL -- Medical complications of obesity -- Evidence from weight loss studies -- The paradox of health-care -- Pharmacotherapy and HRQOL -- Surgical procedures.…”
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Vitreous floaters part 2 of 2 /
Published 2016Table of Contents: “…Contents: Vitreous floaters: definition & origin -- Floaters & quality of life (nuisance vs. disease) -- Floaters: treatment and surgery (vitrectomy).…”
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Chronic spontaneous and inducible urticaria part 1 of 2 /
Published 2020Table of Contents: “…Contents: Chronic urticaria classification -- Chronic urticaria prevalence and low quality of life -- Angioedema in CSU (Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria) -- Comorbidities of CSU -- CSU diagnostic workup -- Measure CSU activity impact & control -- CSU is an autoimmune disease -- Type I & Type IIb autoimmune CSU.…”
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Material Fantasies : Expectations of the Western Consumer World among East Germans /
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Treating diabetes in the elderly overcoming challenges /
Published 2020Table of Contents: “…Contents: Diabetes as a growing problem -- Predicted outcome when diabetes and frailty are associated -- Accomplishing the assessment of frailty through short consultation -- The complexity of treating frail older adults with diabetes -- Predicting benefit of response by frailty when creating treatment targets – Determining HbA1c targets for older adults according to their frailty condition -- Targeting via HbA1c (approx. 7.5 per cent) in fit older adults to improve longevity -- Targeting via HbA1c (8 per cent) in moderate frailty to reduce microvascular complications -- Targeting via HbA1c (8.5 per cent) in severe frailty to improve quality of life -- Re-assessing interventions after three months due to dynamic nature of frailty.…”
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Urticaria part 1 of 2 /
Published 2016Table of Contents: “…Contents: Appearance, features & prevalence of urticaria -- Relationship between angioedema and urticaria -- Quality of life and urticaria -- Acute and chronic urticaria -- Algorithm for evaluation/management of urticaria -- Causes of urticaria: allergic (IgE) & non-allergic (non-IgE) -- Detailed history of urticaria in patients -- Pseudoallergens -- Food & drug exposures -- Infections that may lead to urticaria -- Isolating the triggers of urticaria -- Differential diagnosis of urticaria.…”
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Epilepsy
Published 2020Table of Contents: “…Contents: Epilepsy overview (Epidemiology, History, Economic burden, Co-morbidity, Improvement in quality of life, Adverse effects) -- Reasons for epileptic seizures -- MRI images and recordings of epileptic seizures -- Epilepsy in resource-poor countries -- Focal (partial) epilepsy -- Substrate-directed pathology (Tumors, Vascular anomalies, Malformations of cortical anomalies, Mesial temporal sclerosis) -- PET and glucose metabolism in focal epilepsy -- MRI & Inter-ictal PET study -- Treatment (Goals, strategies & Efficacy) -- Epilepsy surgery -- Long-term and seizure-free surgical outcomes -- Intractable epilepsy -- Temporal & Extratemporal lobe epilepsy -- Non-lesional epilepsy -- SPECT & SISCOM imaging -- Usage of FDG-PET -- Image-guided laser thermal ablation -- Electronic stimulation (Neuro Pace Responsive Neurostimulator System & SANTE).…”
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Novel aspects of systemic sclerosis
Published 2018Table of Contents: “…Contents: Definition of systemic sclerosis -- Aspects of the diagnostic process -- Pitfalls of using classification criteria for diagnosis -- Early diagnosis of systemic sclerosis -- Disease marker autoantibodies -- Outcomes in patients with Raynaud's Phenomenon -- Haemodynamic definitions of PH -- Assessment of distinct organ involvement and of quality of life -- Pathology of activity and damage in SSc -- Prediction of prognosis and its factors.…”
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Scriptures, Shrines, Scapegoats, and World Politics : Religious Sources of Conflict and Cooperation in the Modern Era /
Published 2020Table of Contents: “…Religion and world politics--theory and evidence -- Scholarship on religion and world politics : a critical review of the literature -- Religion and world politics : an integrated theoretical perspective -- The religious landscape of the world 1945-2010 -- Religion and international conflict -- Religion and international cooperation -- Religion and civil war -- Religion and quality of life -- Conclusion: The complex role of religion in world politics.…”
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Oro-pharyngeal and esophageal motility and dysmotility
Published 2020Table of Contents: “…Contents: Oro-pharyngeal and oesophageal motility can be adequately evaluated using techniques incorporating high-resolution manometry and fluoroscopy -- Major defects in neuromuscular control and function may lead to malnutrition, respiratory complications and a reduction in quality of life -- Oro-pharyngeal and esophageal motor disorders are classified based on patterns of contractile function -- Treatment of motility disorders are determined by manometric patterns of function.…”
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Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
Published 2011Table of Contents: “…Contents: A common symptom-based disorder which affects 5-15% of the adult population world-wide -- For some, symptoms can be severe, frequent and significantly impact on quality of life -- Commonly regarded as reflecting a dysfunction of the gut-brain axis, low grade inflammation and dysbiosis of the microbiota have been implicated of late -- Management continues to be challenging with approaches which aim to alleviate individual symptoms (pain, constipation, diarrhoea) continuing to dominate in the absence of truly disease-modifying therapies.…”
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Pricing, reimbursement and market access issues in the United States and Europe
Published 2009Table of Contents: “…-- Pricing, reimbursement and market access issues in Europe -- Current and future reimbursement mechanisms -- Why EU states intervene -- the dynamics of price versus reimbursement -- Effective way of reducing the cost of healthcare -- Launching new products -- EU countries and mechanisms of controlling their budget -- Pharmaeconomics -- Cost utility analysis and quality adjusted life year -- Politics, ethics and future reimbursement systems.…”
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Bariatric / obesity surgery
Published 2007Table of Contents: “…Contents: The evolution of bariatric surgery procedures -- Jejunoileal bypass -- Modern malabsorptive procedures -- Biliopancreatic diversion of Scopinaro -- Modification of the biliopancreatic diversion to a duodenal switch -- Gastric bypass -- Fobi procedure -- Laparoscopic Roux gastric bypass -- Vertical banded gastroplasty -- Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding -- Robotic, laparoscopic gastric banding -- Gastric balloons -- Gastric pacing -- Prolongation of life expectancy by bariatric surgery -- Who is and who is not a candidate for bariatric surgery -- Bariatric surgery is the current treatment of choice for morbid obesity -- Bariatric surgery is relatively safe, reverses the co-morbidities of morbid obesity, improves quality of life, increases life expectancy and is cost effective.…”
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Ohio and the World, 1753-2053 : Essays Toward a New History of Ohio /
Published 2005Table of Contents: “…Asher -- Ohio 2053 : a retrospective on Ohio's quality of life and a consideration of roads taken and not taken in the twenty-first century / William E. …”
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The deteriorating stroke
Published 2008Table of Contents: “…Contents: Causes of stroke -- Pathophysiology of ischemic brain edema -- Space occupying infarction -- Treatment of ischemic brain edema -- Causes of early deterioration after ischemic stroke -- Large, space occupying edema -- Edema formation after ischemic stroke -- Treatment of brain edema -- Pathophysiology of space occupying infarction -- Delay between edema formation and ICP-elevation -- Malignant MCA infarction -- Clinical course -- Natural history and early diagnosis -- Malignant MCA and brain edema -- Conservative treatment options -- ICU care for ischemic stroke -- Baseline therapy in severe stroke -- ICP therapy in stroke -- Medical therapy -- Hypothermia -- Decompressive surgery -- The controversy: survival vs. quality of life -- The reality of randomized trials for rare conditions -- The 5 RCTs -- Pooled analysis design -- Results -- Timing -- The need for more evidence for the general approach and not the details.…”
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Cooperatives, Grassroots Development, and Social Change : Experiences from Rural Latin America /
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The Fabulous Future? : America and the World in 2040 /
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Arcticness : Power and Voice from the North /
Published 2017Table of Contents: “…Satellite observations of Arctic sea ice thicknessAirborne radar; Ground-based radar at Store Glacier, West Greenland; Arctic science communication and outreach; The 'dos' and 'don'ts' of science communication; Outreach; Conclusions and outlook; 5 Arcticness: In the making of the beholder; PART 2 Arcticness Living; 6 Arcticness insights; The sounds of quiet; Isolation and togetherness; Meat we eat; The interconnectedness of characteristics and perspectives on quality of life in the Arctic; 7 Reindeer herding in a changing world -- a comparative analysis; Introduction.…”
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