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Baseline EEG pattern on continuous ICU EEG monitoring and incidence of seizures.
(J Clin Neurophysiol, 2015-04)
PURPOSE: To identify the probability of detecting nonconvulsive seizures based on
the initial pattern seen in the first 30 minutes of continuous EEG (cEEG) monitoring.
METHODS: Continuous EEG monitoring reports from 243 ...
Hypertension and obesity as cardiovascular risk factors among HIV seropositive patients in Western Kenya.
(PLoS One, 2011)
BACKGROUND: There is increased risk of cardiovascular disease among HIV seropositive
individuals. The prevalence of HIV is highest in sub-Saharan Africa; however, HIV-related
cardiovascular risk research is largely derived ...
Establishment and maintenance of a PBMC repository for functional cellular studies in support of clinical vaccine trials.
(J Immunol Methods, 2014-07)
A large repository of cryopreserved peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) samples
was created to provide laboratories testing the specimens from human immunodeficiency
virus-1 (HIV-1) vaccine clinical trials the material ...
Clinical characteristics and 12-month outcomes of patients with valvular and non-valvular atrial fibrillation in Kenya.
(PLoS One, 2017)
BACKGROUND: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a major contributor to the global cardiovascular
disease burden. The clinical profile and outcomes of AF patients with valvular heart
diseases in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have not ...
Differential developmental trajectories of magnetic susceptibility in human brain gray and white matter over the lifespan.
(Hum Brain Mapp, 2014-06)
As indicated by several recent studies, magnetic susceptibility of the brain is influenced
mainly by myelin in the white matter and by iron deposits in the deep nuclei. Myelination
and iron deposition in the brain evolve ...
Utility of observation units for young emergency department chest pain patients.
(J Emerg Med, 2013-02)
BACKGROUND: Determining which patients presenting to the Emergency Department (ED)
require further work-up for acute coronary syndrome (ACS) can be difficult. The utility
of routine observation for cardiac testing in low-risk ...
Hepatic histological findings in suspected drug-induced liver injury: systematic evaluation and clinical associations.
(Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.), 2014-02)
Drug-induced liver injury (DILI) is considered to be a diagnosis of exclusion. Liver
biopsy may contribute to diagnostic accuracy, but the histological features of DILI
and their relationship to biochemical parameters and ...
Effects of task instruction on autobiographical memory specificity in young and older adults.
(Memory, 2014)
Older adults tend to retrieve autobiographical information that is overly general
(i.e., not restricted to a single event, termed the overgenerality effect) relative
to young adults' specific memories. A vast majority of ...
Sexual victimization, fear of sexual powerlessness, and cognitive emotion dysregulation as barriers to sexual assertiveness in college women.
(Violence Against Women, 2013-12)
The current study examined sexual victimization and two barriers to young women's
sexual assertiveness: fear of sexual powerlessness and cognitive emotion dysregulation.
College women (N = 499) responded to surveys and indicated ...
Emotion dysregulation and drinking to cope as predictors and consequences of alcohol-involved sexual assault: examination of short-term and long-term risk.
(J Interpers Violence, 2015-02)
The present study examined emotion dysregulation, coping drinking motives, and alcohol-related
problems as predictors and consequences of alcohol-involved sexual assault (AISA).
A convenience sample of 424 college women ...