Objective: Neuronal loss in the locus coeruleus (LC) is common in Alzheimer's disease (AD), dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) and Parkinson's disease dementia (PDD). The aims of the present study were to investigate LC degeneration in different dementia disorders including vascular dementia (VaD) and frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD), to compare LC degeneration with severity of pathology in A

Today, computed tomography (CT) systems routinely use automatic exposure control (AEC), which modulates the tube current. However, for optimal use, there are several aspects of an AEC system that need to be considered. The purpose of this study was to provide an overview of the Siemens CARE Dose 4D AEC system, discuss practical tips and demonstrate potential pitfalls. Two adult anthropomorphic pha

Background: Renal insufficiency is a serious complication of lithium treatment. Therefore, regular monitoring of plasma (P) creatinine is always part of lithium treatment safety routines. Recently P-cystatin C-estimated glomerular filtration rate (cystatin C-eGFR) had been launched as a preferable alternative to P-creatinine. Aims: To find out which of the two alternatives to prefer in the safety

AIM: Preterm birth is associated with a number of physical and mental health issues. The aim of this study was to find out if there was also any association between individuals born preterm in Sweden between 1984 and 2006 and the risk of unintentional injuries during childhood, adolescence and young adulthood METHODS: The study followed 2,297,134 individuals, including 5.9% born preterm, from 1985

Two gated ring oscillators (GROs) act as the delay lines in an improved Vernier time-to-digital converter (TDC), where the already small quantization noise of the standard Vernier TDC is further first-order shaped by the GRO operation. The TDC has been implemented in a 90nm CMOS process and consumes 3mA from 1.2V when operating at 25MHz. The native Vernier resolution of the TDC is 5.8ps, while the

Abstract Therapeutic hypothermia has been shown to improve outcome in comatose survivors after cardiac arrest of cardiac origin. After the clinical implementation of this novel treatment, several international web-based registries were opened to facilitate the prospective collection of patient treatment data. The aim was to evaluate the actual use of hypothermia in clinical practice, safety aspect

This nationwide study aimed to determine whether differences exist in age-specific and sex-specific familial risks for pulmonary embolism (PE), venous thrombosis of the lower limbs (VT) and other forms of venous thromboembolism (OVTE) among offspring, siblings and spouses of affected individuals. The Swedish Multi-Generation Register was linked to the Hospital Discharge Register data for the perio

To identify from a patient's perspective, difficulties and differences in the comprehension of five global presenteeism measures in patients with inflammatory arthritis and OA across seven countries.

Basiliximab and anti-thymocyte globulin are widely used drugs for induction therapy after pediatric heart transplantation. The aim of this study was to determine whether any differences could be observed between basiliximab and anti-thymocyte globulin, with respect to long-term mortality, in a population of pediatric cardiac transplant recipients.

Purpose: To present the clinical and electrophysiological findings in four members of a family with Best vitelliform macular dystrophy (BVMD) and angle-closure glaucoma (ACG). Methods: Four members of a family with BVMD were examined clinically, including visual acuity, slit-lamp examination, biomicroscopy, Goldmann applanation tonometry and gonioscopy. Measurements of the anterior chamber depth a