Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery for Lumbar Decompression or Disc Herniation.

Many people experience low back pain caused by degenerative disease of the lumbar spine; this includes spinal stenosis, spondylolisthesis, disc degeneration, and disc herniation. Conservative management of degenerative disease, which includes physical therapy, lifestyle modifications, and medications, is the initial approach. If this approach fails, a surgical procedure may be the next step.

Encephaloduroarteriosynangiosis Procedure: A Treatment Option for Patients With Moyamoya Disease.

Moyamoya disease is a progressive cerebrovascular disorder for which there is no cure. It is characterized by narrowing of and occlusions in the blood vessels that supply the brain, which causes a fine vascular network to develop to serve as collateral pathways. Moyamoya disease can lead to a reduction of blood flow to the brain and increase the risk of stroke.

The impact of nursing home residents' characteristics on ratings of importance of autonomy preferences in daily care over time.

: Nursing home (NH) residents' preferences for everyday living are the foundation for delivering individualized care. Yet, work has not examined the impact of demographic and clinical characteristics of NH residents on the stability of their preferences over time.: This study examined the rate of change in reports of importance of 27 autonomy-related everyday preferences from the over 3-months and the demographic and clinical characteristics associated with change for nursing home residents ( = 255).

The Change in Nursing Home Residents' Preferences Over Time.

Objectives: Nursing home (NH) residents' preferences for everyday living are the foundation for delivering individualized person-centered care. Yet, work has not examined what the most and least important preferences of nursing home residents are and if those preferences change over time.

Design: This study examined the change in nursing home residents' (n = 255) preferences for everyday living over a 3-month period.

A Random Categorization Model for Hierarchical Taxonomies.

A taxonomy is a standardized framework to classify and organize items into categories. Hierarchical taxonomies are ubiquitous, ranging from the classification of organisms to the file system on a computer. Characterizing the typical distribution of items within taxonomic categories is an important question with applications in many disciplines.