Use of transcranial magnetic stimulation with measurement of motor evoked potentials in the acute period of hemispheric ischemic stroke.

Functional derangements in the brain during the acute period of ischemic hemispheric stroke (IS) were assessed in terms of the severity of the motor neurological deficit in the acute period of IS and neurophysiological measures of motor evoked potentials (MEP) using transcranial magnetic stimulation (TCMS). A total of 52 patients (23 women, 29 men, mean age 58.5 +/- 8.

[Use of Panzytrat in the replacement therapy of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (an analytical review)].

The development of new drug formulations of pancreatine based on the principle of microdosage with a pH-sensitive coating produced the most demonstrative clinical result--a considerable increase in duration and quality of life of patients with chronic pancreatitis and cystofibrosis, most of which are children. Clinical studies confirmed high efficiency and safety of Panzytrat in open and double blind comparative clinical studies with the participation of 4,557 patients with chronic pancreatitis, mucoviscidosis, and pancreathogenous digestion disorders. In addition to the above-mentioned symptoms, indications for application of Panzytrat also include any clinical symptoms of the pancreas relative excretory insufficiency, in particular, states after oncological diseases and surgical operations (obstruction of ducts, resection, cholecystectomy, etc.

Anatomical appraisal of the skulls and teeth associated with the family of Tsar Nicolay Romanov.

This article describes the identification of skeletal remains attributed to the family of Tsar Nicolay Romanov and other persons buried together at a site near present-day Ekaterinburg, Russia. Detailed descriptions are given regarding the objective methods of craniofacial and odontological identification that were used. Employing computer-assisted photographic superimposition techniques and statistical analysis of morphologic and other characteristics of the specimens, this study identifies with a high likelihood of certainty the remains of the Tsar, his wife, three of his four daughters, and four household assistants.