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Small nerve fibre neuropathy in primary Sjögren’s disease patient
The authors report on a 40-year-old female patient with pain, paresthesias and hypesthesias involving the distal parts of the lower extremities. Standard electromyography revealed no abnormalities, while the assessment of…
Read more ›The effect of subarachnoid blockade on the cardiovascular system
Subarachnoid blockade is defined as a temporary interruption of nerve impulse transmission produced by injecting of a local anesthetic into the subarachnoid space. The only reason for the clinical effects…
Read more ›Coronary artery bypass on the beating heart: state of the art and perspectives
Extracorporeal circulation used in aortocoronary bypass graft operations for the past 30 years has several adverse effects, including ARDS, coagulation disturbances, embolism and neurologic deficits. These operations have become very…
Read more ›Ovarian cancer detection methods
Detecting early stages of ovarian cancer is a difficult task because of the absence of characteristic signs in this phase of the disease. The tumor is most frequently found on…
Read more ›Hormonal screening tests for Down syndrome
Down syndrome is the most common individual cause of mental retardation in children. Prenatal screening for Down syndrome, based on the maternal age, has been practised in Slovenia since 1981.…
Read more ›Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I)
Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) belongs to the family Retroviridae and subfamily Oncovirinae. HTLV-I has an outer envelope consisting of a lipid bilayer and two types of glycoproteins –…
Read more ›Treatment of acute myocardial infarction
The patient with acute myocardial infarction must receive oxygen, Aspirin® and analgesia with morphine as soon as possible. In most patients, gliceryl trinitrate is also indicated. The doctor should reassure…
Read more ›Examination of tick-borne encephalitis virus natural reservoirs in active and latent tick-borne encephalitis foci in Slovenia
Tick-borne encephalitis is the most important human central nervous system virus infection in Europe. The virus is maintained in nature by a cycle involving reservoirs (small mammals, deer) and vector…
Read more ›In vivo effects of actinoporins, isolated from Actinia equina
The mechanism of action of the actinoporins, substances from the sea anemone Actinia equina, is by cation selective pore formation in the cellular membranes that consequently cause cell lysis. The…
Read more ›Body movement patterns in normal and neurologically damaged newborns
Assessment of spontaneous body movements of newborns from video recordings is a diagnostic method that has not yet been introduced in Slovenia. Spontaneous movements of neurologically damaged newborns have been…
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