PHASE 1 STUDY OF SPINAL CORD CONSTRAINT RELAXATION WITH SINGLE SESSION SPINE STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY IN THE PRIMARY MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH INOPERABLE, PREVIOUSLY IRRADIATED METASTATIC EPIDURAL SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION

Phase 1 study of spinal cord constraint relaxation with single session spine stereotactic radiosurgery in the primary management of patients with inoperable, previously irradiated metastatic epidural spinal cord compression

Background: Patients with previously irradiated metastatic epidural spinal cord compression (MESCC) who are not surgical candidates are at high risk of neurologic deterioration due to disease in the setting of limited treatment options.We seek to establish the feasibility of using salvage spine stereotactic radiosurgery (SSRS) allowing for spinal c

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Relationship between subtypes and symptoms of ADHD, insomnia, and nightmares in connection with quality of life in children

Julia Grünwald,1 Angelika Anita Schlarb2 1Department of Psychology, Faculty of Science, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, 2Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Faculty of Psychology and Sports Science, University of Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany Objectives: This study examined the links between sleep disorders and sub

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Redefining those subtle borders: transhumanism, frontiers, retroprogression and hermeneutics at the crossroads of teaching

The field of education is undergoing significant transformations, which implies that valuable views from the past may be completely overlooked in the rapid progress we are experiencing.Transhumanism, as a prevailing ideology, appears to imply an advancement at an ever-increasing speed.An interesting prospect would be to reflect on transhumanism in

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Immune Responses in the Eye-Associated Lymphoid Tissues of Chickens after Ocular Inoculation with Vaccine and Virulent Strains of the Respiratory Infectious Laryngotracheitis Virus (ILTV)

Infectious laryngotracheitis (ILT) is an acute respiratory disease of poultry caused by infectious laryngotracheitis virus (ILTV).Control of the disease with live attenuated vaccines administered via eye drop build upon immune responses generated by the eye-associated lymphoid tissues.The aim of this study was to assess cytokine and lymphocyte chan

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