Non-invasive ultrasound methods have been increasingly used for detecting morpho­logical and functional changes in the arterial wall, indicating the beginning of atherosclerotic process. Early detection of atherosclerosis is of utmost…

Immune interventions were introduced in the treatment of human cancer about 100 years ago. Thanks to the development of mon­oclonal antibodies and molecular gene tech­nology during the past 15 years,…

After describing the main characteristics of the desease, the author presents several cases of discitis in order to illustrate the difficult diagnosis due to the misleading clinical picture. The desease…

Since schizophrenia is perhaps the most debilitating mental illness, it is important to know the prognosis factors. It has long been believed that outcome of schizophrenia is almost inevitably poor.…

The relationship between stressful emotions and sudden cardiac death is sup­ported not only by anecdotal reports, but also by experimental, epidemiologic and clinical data. Links between emotional stress, neural control…

Infective endocarditis is a disease with protean manifestations. The diagnosis is based mainly on the typical clinical signs and on a few laboratory parameters. The clinical and epide­miological aspects of…

Corticospinal influences on distal and proximal muscles of the upper limb were stud­ied in 14 normal volunteers. The techniques of electrical and magnetic corticospinal tract acti­vation through intact scalp were…

Acute stroke is increasingly recognized as one of the leading factors of morbidity and mortality in adult worldwide population, with a mortality rate in the acute stage of more than…

During the Si.mobil Ski Everest 2000 expedition the hypothesis that hypoxia affects temperature perception was tested. Subjects (N = 5), all members of the expedition, provided subjective ratings of temperature…

Freezing cold injury (FCI), commonly known as frostbite, is a local injury of peripheral tissues caused by freezing. Its main pathophysiological mechanism is arterial vasoconstriction and hypoxia of peripheral tissues.…

This study evaluated the thermal protection provided by suits made of metallized plastic sheeting (MPS) in a variety of environmental conditions. Four healthy male subjects participated in a total of…