Today, in many areas of technology, we can come across applications of various artificial intelligence methods. They usually involve models trained on some specific pool of learning data. Sometimes, however, the data analyzed by these solutions can change its nature over time.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe aim of the study was to estimate the concentration of glutathione (GSH), ascorbic acid (vitamin C) and thiobarbituric acid (TBA-rs) in single human brain metastases and histologically unchanged nerve tissue. The research was conducted on fragments of neoplasmatic tissue collected from 45 patients undergoing surgery in the Department of Neurosurgery, Medical University of Białystok in years 1996-2002. Concentration of GSH was evaluated using the GSH-400 method, vitamin C using the method of Kyaw and TBA-rs using the method of Salaris and Babs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: The purpose of our research was to assess the activity of GSH-Px, GSSG-R, SOD-1 and concentration of GSH, Vit.C and reactive substances with thiobarbituric acid, in brain tumours with Ist, IInd, IIIrd and IVth levels of biological malignancy. The research was conducted in 105 samples obtained from patients undergoing surgery in the Department of Neurosurgery of the Medical University of Białystok between the years 1996-2001.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: The objective of our research was to estimate the activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD-1), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) and glutathione reductase (GSSG-R), as well as the concentrations of free oxygen radicals "sweepers" (GSH, Vit.C) and the concentrations of the substances reacting with thiobarbituric acid in brain tumours with II, III and IV level of biological malignancy. The research was conducted on 61 samples obtained from the patients operated in the Department of Neurosurgery of the Medical Academy of Białystok between the years 1996 and 2000.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe aim of the study was to evaluate the activity of glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px), glutathione reductase (GSSG-R) and superoxide dysmutase (SOD-1) in the single brain metastases. The activity of the GSH-Px was evaluated with the use of spectrophotometry, GSSG-R was evaluated basing on the method of Mize and Langdon and SOD-1 with Sykes et al. method.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn 1988-1997, patients with extreme lateral disc prolaps (KBWJM) were operated on the Department of Neurosurgery Medical Academy of Białystok. Females accounted for 4.9% (2 cases) and 95.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe aim of the study was to evaluate the concentration of glutathione (GSH), ascorbic acid (Vit C), and thiobarbiturate acid reacting components (MDA) in brain neoplasms in specimens from normal brain tissue. The group of 72 individuals treated surgically for brain neoplasm in Department of Neurosurgery Medical Academy of Białystok (Poland) in the period from 1996 to 1999 was included into the study. The GSH concentration was estimated with GSH-400 method, ascorbic acid by the use of Kyaw method, and MDA by Salaris and Babs method.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe present the results of surgical treatment of idiopathic epidural lipomatosis in a 38 year-old man. Our results were evaluated 3 years; after operation. This is the third case of idiopathic epidural lipomatosis in literature in which a very good result of treatment was obtained and patient returned to previous work.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe aim of the study was to estimate the activity of glutathione peroxydase, glutathione reductase and superoxide dysmutase in the brain tumours. The activity of GSH-Px was evaluated with the use of spectrophotometry, GSSG-R was evaluated based on the Mize and Langdon method, and SOD-1 with Sykes et al. method.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFChir Narzadow Ruchu Ortop Pol
April 2002
The authors present long-term results (10.2 years post-op) of surgical treatment of lumbar disc herniation in 1003 patients operated at the Department of Neurosurgery by the University of Medical Sciences in Białystok. The operated group comprised 33.
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December 2001
Inhalation of hypertonic saline aerosol is a noninvasive method of obtaining sputum for examination of inflammatory processes in the airways. The aim of our investigation was to evaluate the effect of the bronchial provocation test with Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus on both total and differential cell counts in the sputum of allergic asthma patients. The studies were carried out on 20 mild or moderate allergic asthmatics.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFChir Narzadow Ruchu Ortop Pol
June 2001
Between 1978 and 1997, 2250 patients underwent surgery due to nucleus pulposus herniation in the lumbar spine at the Department of Neurosurgery of the Medical Academy in Białystok. Surgery was performed on 718 women (31.9% of the cases) and 1532 men (68.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe authors present the clinical evaluation of 41 patients with extreme lateral disc herniation in the lumbar spine. This group of patients represented 3.1% of all patients operated to to discopathy of the lumbar spine at the Department of Neurosurgery of the Medical Academy of Białystock in the years 1988-1997.
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May 2000
The paper presents results of anamnestic and anthropometric assessment of patients with herniated lumbar intervertebral disc operated in the Department in the years 1978-1987 (983 patients) and in the decade 1988-1997 (1308 patients). Recent decade brought 33.1% increase in disectomies.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe frequency and time of late posttraumatic epilepsy in 34 patients (6 women and 28 men) was evaluated on the basis of a three-year observation and performed examinations (CT of the head and EEG). These patients were treated surgically in the years 1989-1994 in the Department of Neurosurgery of the Medical Academy of Białystok due to chronic posttraumatic subdural hematoma. On the basis of environmental and family interviews it was concluded that 41.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe unique properties of interleukin-13 have drawn the attention of investigators to its role in atopic diseases and in the mechanism of specific immunotherapy. The aim of this paper was to determine whether the presence of interleukin-13 will, apart from interleukina-4, be found in the nasal lavage after specific challenge and if the levels of these cytokines will differ. The studies included 13 patients in whom grass and rye pollen allergy was confirmed by the case history, skin tests and the presence of specific IgE in the blood serum.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe authors present a case of lipoma of corpus callosum in a 25-years old patient. The results of psychological testing, plain skull X-ray. EEG investigation, images of CT, MRI of the brain and right carotid angiography are presented.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFChir Narzadow Ruchu Ortop Pol
April 1999
Long-term results of surgical treatment of lumbar discopathy in 29 patients with 5 years follow-up (14 girls, 15 boys) operated at the age of 13-18 years in Neurosurgery Department, Medical University in Białystok between 1970 and 1993. Ten years follow-up was available in 26 patients (14 girls, 12 boys) operated between 1970 and 1988. Over period of 10 years 64.
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September 1998
Twenty-nine patients aged 13-18 (14 girls and 15 boys) were treated surgically for lumbar intervertebral disc herniation at Department of Neurosurgery, Medical University in Białystok between 1970 and 1993. Clinical and radiological assessment of these patients and results of surgical treatment are presented. The condition was of traumatic origin in 30% of the cases.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEpidural lipomatosis is most frequently seen in patients on chronic steroid treatment. Only fourteen cases of idiopathic spinal epidural lipomatosis have been described. In this report we present an additional case of this condition in a 38 year-old man.
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