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Medicina, Volume 48, Issue 7

July 2012 - 8 articles

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Articles (8)

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Associations Between TFPI-2 Methylation and Poor Prognosis in Glioblastomas Paulina Vaitkienė, Daina Skiriutė, Kęstutis Skauminas

  • Paulina Vaitkienė,
  • Daina Skiriutė,
  • Kęstutis Skauminas and
  • Arimantas Tamašauskas
Medicina2012, 48(7), 51;https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina48070051

4 August 2012

Background and Objective. The epigenetic silencing of tumor suppressor genes plays an important role in gliomagenesis. Recently, tissue factor pathway inhibitor 2 (TFPI-2) has been suggested as a tumor suppressor gene involved in tumorigenesis and me...

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Changes in Caries Prevalence and Oral Hygiene Skills Among Preschool-Aged Children in Lithuania Between 2000 and 2010

  • Jaunė Razmienė,
  • Giedrius Vanagas,
  • Eglė Aida Bendoraitienė,
  • Vilija Andriuškevičienė and
  • Eglė Slabšinskienė
Medicina2012, 48(7), 54;https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina48070054

4 August 2012

The aim of the study was to evaluate the factors associated with the prevalence and severity of dental caries as well oral hygiene habits among 4- to 6-year-old children in Kaunas (Lithuania) in 2000 and 2010. Material and Methods. A repeated cross-...

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Sources and Reasons for Seeking Health Information by Lithuanian Adults

  • Daiva Marazienė,
  • Jūratė Klumbienė,
  • Jūratė Tomkevičiūtė and
  • Irena Misevičienė
Medicina2012, 48(7), 55;https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina48070055

4 August 2012

The aim of this study was to assess the attitudes of Lithuanian adults aged 20–64 years toward the reasons for accessing health information and to determine the main health information sources and their relation to sociodemographic factors. Material...

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Paracetamol and Simvastatin: A Potential Interaction Resulting in Hepatotoxicity

  • Gintautas Gumbrevičius,
  • Audrius Sveikata,
  • Renata Sveikatienė and
  • Edgaras Stankevičius
Medicina2012, 48(7), 56;https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina48070056

4 August 2012

The safety profile of paracetamol and simvastatin is sufficiently well known, although no interactions between these two medicinal products have been described in the scientific literature so far. A 66-year-old female patient who experienced myocardi...

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Behavioral Problems in Children with Benign Childhood Epilepsy With Centrotemporal Spikes Treated and Untreated with Antiepileptic Drugs

  • Rūta Samaitienė,
  • Jolita Norkūnienė,
  • Giedrė Jurkevičienė and
  • Jurgita Grikinienė
Medicina2012, 48(7), 50;https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina48070050

29 July 2012

The aim of this study was to investigate behavioral problems in two groups of children with benign childhood epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes (BECTS), i.e., those treated with antiepileptic drugs and those not treated in order to identify the fact...

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Shoulder Muscle Isometric Strength and Active Range of Motion in Patients With Frozen Shoulder Syndrome After Manipulation Under Anesthesia

  • Jelena Sokk,
  • Helena Gapeyeva,
  • Jaan Ereline,
  • Mati Merila and
  • Mati Pääsuke
Medicina2012, 48(7), 49;https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina48070049

7 July 2012

Background and Objective. Frozen shoulder syndrome (FSS) causes pain and restriction of movement in the shoulder. The aim was to assess changes in shoulder muscle isometric maximal voluntary contraction (MVC) force and active range of motion (AROM) i...

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Impedance Cardiography and Heart Rate Variability for Long-Term Cardiovascular Outcome Prediction After Myocardial Infarction

  • Rūta Ablonskytė-Dūdonienė,
  • Giedrė Bakšytė,
  • Indrė Čeponienė,
  • Algimantas Kriščiukaitis,
  • Kęstutis Drėgūnas and
  • Eglė Ereminienė
Medicina2012, 48(7), 52;https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina48070052

17 June 2012

Background and Objective. The objective of our study was to evaluate the predictive power of a combined assessment of heart rate variability (HRV) and impedance cardiography (ICG) measures in order to better identify the patients at risk of serious a...

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Epileptic Laughter: 2 Case Reports

  • Inga Talvik,
  • Riina Vibo,
  • Maarika Liik,
  • Sulev Haldre and
  • Tiina Talvik
Medicina2012, 48(7), 53;https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina48070053

2 June 2012

Two cases of gelastic epilepsy in a 6-year-old girl with attacks of mirthful laughter and a 38-year-old male patient with episodes of laughter without any positive emotions are presented. Temporal lobe epilepsy was diagnosed in the first case and pos...

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