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Medicina, Volume 48, Issue 9

September 2012 - 8 articles

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Articles (8)

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  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,231 Views
5 Pages

Volumetric MRI Assessment of Brain and Spinal Cord in Finnish Twins Discordant for Multiple Sclerosis

  • Hanna Kuusisto,
  • Xingchen Wu,
  • Prasun Dastidar,
  • Tiina Luukkaala and
  • Irina Elovaara

5 October 2012

Background and Objective. Brain size, white matter hyperintensity, and the development of brain atrophy are known to be highly heritable. The decrease of brain volume starts from the very onset of multiple sclerosis and is 10-fold compared with norma...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,329 Views
7 Pages

5 October 2012

Background and Objective. The purpose of sensory adaptation of the visual system is to adjust sensitivity of the photoreceptors to optimize the dynamic range of response of the visual system. It has been shown in numerous research papers that chromat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
1,389 Views
6 Pages

Particulate Air Pollution and Its Impact on Health in Vilnius and Kaunas

  • Hans Orru,
  • Aida Laukaitienė and
  • Ingrida Zurlytė

5 October 2012

Particulate matter in outdoor air has a significant impact on health. Small particles, composed of a variety of organic and inorganic compounds, are inhaled deep into the respiratory tract. The mechanisms and outcomes are manifold, resulting mainly i...

  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
1,827 Views
7 Pages

Burnout among Lithuanian Cardiac Surgeons and Cardiac Anesthesiologists

  • Audrius Mikalauskas,
  • Edmundas Širvinskas,
  • Irena Marchertienė,
  • Andrius Macas,
  • Robertas Samalavičius,
  • Šarūnas Kinduris and
  • Rimantas Benetis

5 October 2012

Objective. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of burnout among Lithuanian cardiac surgeons and cardiac anesthesiologists, and associations between burnout and the personal and professional characteristics of physicians. Material a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
1,578 Views
11 Pages

Inherited Macular Dystrophies and Differential Diagnostics

  • Rasa Liutkevičienė,
  • Vaiva Lesauskaitė,
  • Virginija Ašmonienė,
  • Arvydas Gelžinis,
  • Dalia Žaliūnienė and
  • Vytautas Jašinskas

5 October 2012

The inherited macular dystrophies are characterized by different grade central visual loss and different character macula atrophy, because of retinal pigment epithelium lesion. The cause of photoreceptors degeneration is still not known. In this arti...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,233 Views
6 Pages

5 August 2012

Objective. The aim of this study was to evaluate T-wave normalization during the 6-month follow-up in the patients who underwent early or late mechanical recanalization of the infarct-related artery with and without stent implantation. Material and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,219 Views
10 Pages

Peripheral Blood Th17 Cells and Neutrophils in Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus-induced Early- and Late-Phase Asthmatic Response

  • Ieva Bajoriūnienė,
  • Kęstutis Malakauskas,
  • Simona Lavinskienė,
  • Jolanta Jeroch,
  • Edita Gasiūnienė,
  • Astra Vitkauskienė and
  • Raimundas Sakalauskas

Background and Objective. Biphasic cellular immune reactions, which follow allergen inhalation, are a specific feature of inflammation in allergic asthma. The aim of this study was to determine the changes in the percentage of peripheral blood Th17 c...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
1,466 Views
7 Pages

Changes in Psychosocial Adjustment of Adolescent Girls in the Lessons of Physical Education

  • Šarūnas Klizas,
  • Romualdas Malinauskas,
  • Diana Karanauskienė,
  • Žibuoklė Senikienė and
  • Irina Klizienė

Objective. The aim of the present study was to establish the changes in psychosocial adjustment of adolescent girls in the modified lessons of physical education. Material and Methods. An experimental design was used in the study. The experimental g...

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