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What do Cochrane systematic reviews say about interventions for autism spectrum disorders?

Mar 15, 2017 |

Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) include autistic disorder, Asperger’s disorder and pervasive developmental disorder. The manifestations of ASDs can have an important impact on learning and social functioning that may persist during adulthood. The aim here was to summarize the evidence from Cochrane systematic reviews on interventions for ASDs. Review of systematic reviews, conducted within the Discipline of Evidence-Based Medicine, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo. We included and summarized the results from Cochrane systematic reviews on interventions for ASDs. Seventeen reviews were included.

Clinical Trial – Thermal Radiofrequency Versus Neurolytic Saddle Rhizotomyfor Severe Pereneal Cancer Pain

Mar 9, 2017 | , ,

The control of perineal malignant pain is difficult and challenging for pain physicians.
Different modalities have been tried to treat this complex pain syndrome including
pharmacotherapy and interventional therapy.

Neuroaxial phenol rhizolysis is simple and cheap option. However; for patients with pelvic or
rectal neoplasms and intact bowel and bladder sphincteric functions, there are neurosurgical
recomendations of selective sacral nerve roots rhizotomy blockade "as an alternative to
chemical saddle rhizotomy".

Oxygen-dependent regulation of tumor growth and metastasis in human breast cancer xenografts.

Mar 7, 2017 | , ,

Tumor hypoxia is relevant for tumor growth, metabolism, resistance to chemotherapy and metastasis. We have previously shown that hyperoxia, using hyperbaric oxygen treatment (HBOT), attenuates tumor growth and shifts the phenotype from mesenchymal to epithelial (MET) in the DMBA-induced mammary tumor model. This study describes the effect of HBOT on tumor growth, angiogenesis, chemotherapy efficacy and metastasis in a triple negative MDA-MB-231 breast cancer model, and evaluates tumor growth using a triple positive BT-474 breast cancer model. 5 x 105 cancer cells were injected s.c. in the groin area of NOD/SCID female mice. The BT-474 group was supplied with Progesterone and Estradiol pellets 2-days prior to tumor cell injection. Mice were divided into controls (1 bar, pO2 = 0.2 bar) or HBOT (2.5 bar, pO2 = 2.5 bar, 90 min, every third day until termination of the experiments).

Clinical Trial – Hyperbaric Oxygenation in Treatment of Alcohol Dependence Syndrome

Mar 2, 2017 | , ,

A 30 alcohol dependent patients were divided into A: Treatment group and B: Placebo group
using simple randomization technique. (Liver function tests) GGT, ALT and AST levels and MCV
(Mean corpuscular volume) at admission and 2 weeks later were estimated. Daily withdrawal
symptoms were assessed using the Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment scale (CIWA-Ar) and
DTs by Delirium Observation Screening (DOS) Scale (version 0 – 1). The data collected from
the two groups were compared.