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Thum, Jasmine A. "Resiliency of a perpetual optimist: neurosurgeon Dr. Linda Liau." Neurosurgical Focus 50, no. 3 (March 2021): E18. http://dx.doi.org/10.3171/2020.12.focus20954.

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It is not possible to capture all the depth that composes Dr. Linda Liau: chair of the Neurosurgery Department at the University of California, Los Angeles; second woman to chair a neurosurgery program in the United States; first woman to chair the American Board of Neurological Surgery; first woman president of the Western Neurosurgical Society; and one of only a handful of neurosurgeons elected to the National Academy of Medicine. Her childhood and family history alone could fascinate several chapters of her life’s biography. Nonetheless, this brief biography hopes to capture the challenges, triumphs, cultural norms, and spirit that have shaped Dr. Liau’s experience as a successful leader, scientist, and neurosurgeon. This is a rare story. It describes the rise of not only an immigrant within neurosurgery—not unlike other giants in the field, Drs. Robert Spetzler, Jacques Marcos, Ossama Al-Mefty, and a handful of other contemporaries—but also another type of minority in neurosurgery: a woman.
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Gohritz, Andreas, and Arnold Lee Dellon. "Bladder Pain Syndome/Interstitial Cystitis due to Pudendal Nerve Compression: Described in 1915—A Reminder for Treating Pelvic Pain a Century Later." Journal of Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury 15, no. 01 (January 2020): e5-e8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0039-1700538.

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Abstract Background Interstitial cystitis (IC) or bladder pain syndrome (BPS) is highly painful and disabling and probably the most misdiagnosed urologic condition. Its classic symptoms of perineal pain, urinary urgency, and frequency despite sterile urine cultures were already described more than a century ago in a report on soldiers during World War (WW) I due to chronic pudendal nerve compression. Objectives This article translates a report from 1915 on pudendal neuropathy and discusses its author Georg Zülzer (1870–1949). Methods An English translation of the German original is provided with the biography and work of Zülzer, his clinical observations are discussed regarding modern diagnosis and therapy of pudendal nerve compression. Results In his article entitled “Irritation of the Pudendal Nerve (Neuralgia). A Frequent Clinical Picture during War Feigning Bladder Catarrh,” Zülzer describes his observation of soldiers during WW I, presenting with a triad of perineal pain, urinary urgency, and frequency despite sterile urine cultures excluding urinary infections. He also documented a characteristic skin hypersensibility of the perineum in a rhomboid shape which corresponds to the innervation area of the pudendal nerve with its two branches deriving from the “pudendal plexus.” He regards this symptomology as rare during peace, but as disease of trench warfare which can be easily diagnosed regarding clear urine and a painful skin island overlying the area of the pudendal nerve as tested by simple needle examination. Zülzer, born in Germany, was forced to emigrate to the United States in 1934, was also an important pioneer of diabetes research using pancreas extracts from dogs as early as 1907. Conclusion In this historical description, dating from about a century ago, Georg Zülzer probably gave the first exact clinical description of symptoms due to pudendal nerve compression. Pudendal nerve compression should always be taken into account when examining and treating patients with symptoms of IC/BPS.
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Prendergast, A. "Scientific Biography in the United States." Choice Reviews Online 46, no. 02 (October 1, 2008): 227–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.5860/choice.46.02.227.

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Phillips, Carla Rahn, and William D. Phillips. "Christopher Columbus in United States Historiography: Biography as Projection." History Teacher 25, no. 2 (February 1992): 119. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/494269.

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Edward Beauchamp. "Education and Biography in the Contemporary United States: An Introduction." Biography 13, no. 1 (1990): 1–5. http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/bio.2010.0381.

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Barilleaux, Ryan J. "Gonzo biography." Review of Politics 68, no. 2 (May 2006): 347–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0034670506280136.

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The single organizing fact of the Cold War was “the bomb.” In our present age of unipolarity, globalization, and the clash of civilizations, it is useful to remember that our current complexities exist only because the previous age of stark simplicity has passed into history. The decades from the end of World War II until the fall of Communism were years shaped by a nuclear standoff. The threat of nuclear conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union framed the politics and culture of the age. This framing was especially apparent in the 1950s and 1960s, before arms-control agreements lent an air of manageability to nuclear politics.
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Berlin, Robert H. "United States Army World War II Corps Commanders: A Composite Biography." Journal of Military History 53, no. 2 (April 1989): 147. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/1985746.

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Meier, Diane E. "United States." Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 24, no. 2 (August 2002): 265–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0885-3924(02)00453-0.

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Charlottestille, Elke Rost-Ruffner. "United States." Journal of Neuroscience Nursing 32, no. 2 (April 2000): 128. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01376517-200004000-00015.

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Charlottesville, Susan Goode. "United States." Journal of Neuroscience Nursing 32, no. 3 (June 2000): 182–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01376517-200006000-00013.

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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Neurology – United States – Biography"

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Harris, Matthew L. Sharp James Roger. "'Experience must be our guide' John Dickinson and the origins of American federalism, 1754 - 1808 /." Related electronic resource: Current Research at SU : database of SU dissertations, recent titles available full text, 2004. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/syr/main.

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LaFantasie, Glenn Warren. "William C. Oates : a biography /." View online version; access limited to Brown University users, 2005. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3174631.

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Hubbs, Holly J. "American women saxophonists from 1870-1930 : their careers and repertoire." Virtual Press, 2003. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1259304.

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The late nineteenth century was a time of great change for women's roles in music. Whereas in 1870, women played primarily harp or piano, by 1900 there were all-woman orchestras. During the late nineteenth century, women began to perform on instruments that were not standard for them, such as cornet, trombone, and saxophone. The achievements of early female saxophonists scarcely have been mentioned in accounts of saxophone history. This study gathers scattered and previously unpublished information about the careers and repertoire of American female saxophonists from 1870-1930 into one reference source.The introduction presents a brief background on women's place in music around 1900 and explains the study's organization. Chapter two presents material on saxophone history and provides an introduction to the Chautauqua, lyceum, and vaudeville circuits. Chapter three contains biographical entries for forty-four women saxophonists from 1870-1930. Then follows in Chapter four a discussion of the saxophonists' repertoire. Parlor, religious, and minstrel songs are examined, as are waltz, fox-trot, and ragtime pieces. Discussion of music of a more "classical" nature concludes this section. Two appendixes are included--the first, a complete alphabetical list of the names of early female saxophonists and the ensembles with which they played; the second, an alphabetical list of representative pieces played by the women.The results of this study indicate that a significant number of women became successful professional saxophonists between 1870-1930. Many were famous on a local level, and some toured extensively while performing on Chautauqua, lyceum, and vaudeville circuits. Some ended their performing careers after becoming wives and mothers, but some continued to perform with all-woman swing bands during the 1930s and 40s.The musical repertoire played by women saxophonists from 1870-1930 reflects the dichotomy of cultivated and vernacular music. Some acts chose to use popular music as a drawing card by performing ragtime, fox-trot, waltz, and other dance styles. Other acts presented music from the more cultivated classical tradition, such as opera transcriptions or original French works for saxophone (by composers such as Claude Debussy). Most women, however, performed a mixture of light classics, along with crowd-pleasing popular songs.
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DuBay, Susan Adams. "John Humphrey Noyes, 1811-1840 : a social biography." PDXScholar, 1989. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/3568.

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John Humphrey Noyes was the founder of the Oneida Community, one of the most successful utopian ventures in nineteenth-century America. Early in his life, Noyes was a deep religious thinker, but he founded Oneida as an ideal society based on extending the family unit, and not as a church. Noyes's social theories eventually overwhelmed his former religious concentration. The purpose of this thesis is to locate in Noyes's religiously-oriented youth the sources of his social interests. Few scholars have studied in depth the childhood and young manhood of John Humphrey Noyes, but that is where the roots of his social theories are to be found. Noyes did write his religious autobiography, but completely passed over his formative years. Further, he never wrote the analysis of his social ideas and experiences that he had once promised. However, many of his early letters and journals have been compiled and edited by his relatives; and his immediate family left reminiscences of his youth. These works provide most of the available information on the childhood of Noyes. Large gaps in his history do exist, however. Therefore, the modern psychological theories of Erik Erikson are used to illuminate the otherwise shadowy areas of Noyes's early life.
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Graff, Frank Warren. "Strategy of involvement a diplomatic biography of Sumner Welles /." New York : Garland, 1988. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/17807643.html.

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Meyer, Nancy Jean. "Vance Hartke : a political biography." Virtual Press, 1987. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/530361.

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The focus of this dissertation is the political career of R. Vance Hartke, Democratic Senator from Indiana 1958-1976. The areas of emphasis include Hartke's role in the creation of the Veterans' Affairs Committee of the Senate and his chairmanship of the Committee, several of the controversies of his career, and his political style and philosophy.Books and articles written by Hartke were used extensively as were various newspapers and the Conqressional Record. Information was also obtained from interviews with Hartke and Frank Brizzi, who was staff director of the Veterans' Affairs Committee during Hartke's term as chairman.That Hartke philosophically was a liberal and politically was a risk-taker are among the conclusions reached in this study. Hartke's strongest asset in winning election to the Senate three times in a relatively conservative state was an energetic and personalized political style. Despite the controversies which surrounded Hartke and some apparent conflicts of interest," there is no evidence he committed illegal or unethical acts. Hartke used his power as chairman of the Veterans' Affairs Committee of the Senate to infuse his liberal ideology into public policy for American veterans. Furthermore, he expanded veterans' benefits during his tenure.
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Erskine, Kristopher Charles. "Frank W.Price, 1895-1974 : the role of an American missionary in Sino-U.S. relation." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10722/206668.

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This dissertation is a biography of American missionary Frank W. Price, friend and advisor to Madame and Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, and KMT official for two decades. Price was closer to Chiang than any other American, yet no one has attempted to unravel his role within Chiang’s government or his impact on Sino-U.S. relations. This dissertation makes that attempt, giving special attention to the years between 1937 and 1947, during which Price was most involved with Chiang and the KMT. Groundbreaking research was undertaken in Taiwan, the United States, and China. New archives and family collections were used, and recently declassified documents were accessed in the United States through the Freedom of Information Act. Chiang’s diaries were utilized and interviews conducted with at least twenty individuals in China, the United States, and Taiwan, most of whom either knew Frank Price or whose parents or spouse worked with him. These interviews include Price’s son and niece. In the final analysis evidence will reveal that though his ultimate policy impact was minimal, missionary Frank Price was a valued member of Chiang’s political inner circle, acting, for more than a decade, as a diplomatic backchannel between Chiang Kai-shek and President Roosevelt’s administration. The dissertation demonstrates that unconventional actors – missionaries specifically – may have been more involved in Sino-U.S. relations during China’s Nationalist period, particularly during the Second Sino-Japanese War, than has been previously supposed. It will also be asserted that Price’s role in the China Lobby indicts the KMT for secretly exerting influence on that lobby as early as 1938.
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Armontrout, David Eugene. "John F. Kennedy : a political biography on education." PDXScholar, 1992. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/4259.

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In what is historically a brief number of years, the life and times of John F. Kennedy have taken on legendary proportions. His presidency began with something less than a mandate from the American people, but he brought to the White House an inspiration and a style that offered great promises of things to come.
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Wannenburg, Nicola. "A psychobiographical study of Temple Grandin." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/57358.

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Psychobiographical researchers methodically formulate life histories and interpret them by means of psychological theories. The research typically focuses on exemplary and completed lives. The cases that are studied are usually of individuals who are of particular interest to society as a result of excelling in their particular fields, be they to benefit or detriment of society. Temple Grandin was chosen for this study using purposive sampling as she meets the psychobiographical requirement of being an extraordinary individual. As an individual with autism Grandin faced many challenges growing up. Despite a difficult and absent beginning, Grandin developed into a stable and scientifically creative adult who contributes to society. She excels as an animal scientist and designer of humane livestock handling facilities and has an international reputation for her contribution to the livestock industry and animal welfare. The primary aim of this study is to describe and interpret the life of Temple Grandin through Erikson’s (1950/1973) theory of psychosocial development. A mixed method approach (Yin, 2006) was employed for the conduction of this study. The overarching data processing and analysis guidelines for this study were provided by Miles and Huberman (1994, 2002a, 2002b). The conduction of the processing and analysis of data was aided by Alexander’s (1988, 1990) method of asking the data questions as well as an integration of Yin’s (2014) time series analysis with Erikson’s (1950/1973) triple bookkeeping approach. This study contributes to the development of psychobiographical research in South Africa as well as to personality and developmental theory.
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Gaines, Adam W. "Work of Art : the life and music of Art Farmer." Virtual Press, 2005. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1317924.

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Books on the topic "Neurology – United States – Biography"

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The legacy of Tracy J. Putnam and H. Houston Merritt: Modern neurology in the United States. New York: Oxford University Press, 2009.

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Raymond Adams: A life of mind and muscle. New York: Oxford University Press, 2009.

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Brooks, Philip. United States. New York: Children's Press, 1996.

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Gitlin, Marty. Postwar United States. New York: Weigl Publishers, 2008.

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Lynne, Douglas. Contemporary United States. New York: Weigl Publishers, 2008.

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Bill Clinton: United States president. Hillside, N.J., U.S.A: Enslow Publishers, 1994.

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Robert, Reed. The United States presidents illustrated. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Pub. Ltd., 2009.

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Robert, Reed. The United States presidents illustrated. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Pub. Ltd., 2009.

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The United States presidents illustrated. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Pub. Ltd., 2009.

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Lloyd, Ultan. The presidents of the United States. The Bronx, New York (3309 Bainbridge Ave., The Bronx, New York 10467): Bronx County Historical Society, 1989.

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Leber, P. "Drug Regulatory Requirements in the United States." In Clinical Trials in Neurology, 71–80. London: Springer London, 2001. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3787-0_7.

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Wendler, Eugen. "Overview of List’s Biography and Economic Theory." In Friedrich List’s Exile in the United States, 1–9. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-23642-1_1.

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Fiorito, Luca, and Sebastiano Nerozzi. "Chicago Economics in the Making, 1926–1940: A Further Look at United States Interwar Pluralism." In Hayek: A Collaborative Biography, 373–418. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95219-2_11.

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"Visit to the United States, 1856." In George Peabody, A Biography, 76–86. Vanderbilt University Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv176kvjp.15.

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"Last Visit to the United States, 1869." In George Peabody, A Biography, 174–79. Vanderbilt University Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv176kvjp.28.

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Baldwin, Grant T., Matthew J. Breiding, and R. Dawn Comstock. "Epidemiology of sports concussion in the United States." In Sports Neurology, 63–74. Elsevier, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-444-63954-7.00007-0.

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Benameur, Karima. "Nutrition and Cerebrovascular Disease." In Integrative Neurology, 36–54. Oxford University Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780190051617.003.0003.

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Stroke is a major public health burden in the United States and worldwide and is a leading cause of long-term disability and lost wages. The southeastern United States, nicknamed the “stroke belt,” is disproportionately affected by stroke, with African Americans being the most affected. Multiple theories exist about the basis for this, one of which is the diet quality that prevails in the southern United States. Indeed, diet has long been known to be an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease in general, and stroke in particular. This chapter discusses the relation between diet and stroke. We explore the intersections of cardiovascular and nutrition science and discuss the different components of diet as well as the different dietary patterns and how they affect stroke risk. Finally, we recommend how physicians and healthcare providers can mitigate cardiovascular risk by properly counseling their patients. This chapter is meant to be used as guidance for the data needed to support our daily decisions when counseling patients.
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Ferguson, Eugene S. "A Sense of the Past: Historical Publications of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers." In Chronicles of Mechanical Engineering in the United States, 1–16. ASME, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.356056_ch1.

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The American Society of Mechanical Engineers has both a tradition and a solid record of encouraging and supporting historical publications, particularly in the field of biography but also in the history of technical achievements. The numerous books, articles, and commemorative brochures that have been published under Society auspices or with the encouragement of the Society provide a great deal of historical information, much of which would not be otherwise available. These publications make collectively a substantial and tangible witness to the sense of the past that has inspired and, in some measure, informed a surprisingly large number of prominent individuals who are or have been members of the Society.
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Vespignani, Marco. "Integrative Approaches to Multiple Sclerosis." In Integrative Neurology, 219–42. Oxford University Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780190051617.003.0009.

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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic progressive autoimmune disorder specific to the central nervous system. The incidence of MS in the United States is roughly 400,000 cases, and worldwide there are approximately 2.5 million cases. It is one of the more common neurodegenerative disease and is thought to be autoimmune, although an antibody has not yet been identified. The current standard of treatment consists of disease-modifying drugs, which have their own toxicity profiles that can inflict further harm to a patient. Indeed, many patients are wary of initiating or continuing this type of treatment. Many patients include alternative treatment approaches. This chapter reviews an integrative approach based on our understanding of the disease and the current state of evidence.
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Zoeller, R. Thomas, and Frederick S. vom Saal. "Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals: Brain–Behavior Effects on Thyroid and Sexual Differentiation." In Integrative Neurology, 426–48. Oxford University Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780190051617.003.0015.

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The human population is exposed to literally hundreds of industrial chemicals. Studies show that, on average, there are well over 100 industrial chemicals in cord blood samples taken from babies born in the United States. This observation may be disregarded if it were not for solid—and growing—evidence that many of these chemicals interfere with hormone systems that play important roles in human brain development. For example, thyroid hormone is known to be essential for normal brain development and the human brain is much more sensitive to thyroid hormone insufficiency than believed 50 years ago. Chemicals such as perchlorate, polychlorinated biphenyls, and polybrominated flame retardants are associated with cognitive deficits in humans, and the experimental literature reveals a complex interaction with the thyroid system that can account for these effects. Likewise, estrogenic chemicals like bisphenol A (BPA) can affect the development of many organ systems, including sexually dimorphic regions of the brain. There is now convincing evidence that even slight perturbations in hormonal systems caused by endocrine-disrupting chemicals can impact brain development, reducing cognitive function and gender-specific behaviors throughout the remainder of life. The consequences of such chronic exposures at low doses typical of human exposures had, until relatively recently, not been appreciated due to safety testing strategies that are designed to identify overt toxicities, not endocrine disruption and its consequences.
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Conference papers on the topic "Neurology – United States – Biography"

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Roberts, H. R. "PREVENTION OF DEEP VENOUS THROMBOSIS: CONCLUSIONS OF A CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE." In XIth International Congress on Thrombosis and Haemostasis. Schattauer GmbH, 1987. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1642966.

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Deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) are major health problems that lead to significant morbidity and mortality. In the United States, it is estimated that these two problems result in over 300,000 hospitalizations annually and available data indicate that 50,000 to 100,000 patients per year die of pulmonary embolism.The advent of several diagnostic tests has permitted the identification of groups of patients at high risk for development of deep venous thrombosis and subsequent pulmonary embolism. Identification of these patient groups has led to therapeutic measures designed to prevent both deep venous thrombosis and subsequent embolic episodes. However, the efficacy of these preventive measures have not been widely adopted and reservations have been expressed regarding use of low dose anticoagulant drugs for prevention of DVT and PE, especially in surgical patients. Because of the apparent reluctance to adopt putative preventive measures for DVT and PE, the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute convened a Consensus Development Conference on the issue of prevention in 1986. Experts from North America, Europe, and South Africa presented data, both pro and con, on prevention of DVT and PE, using one or more therapeutic regimens. An impartial Panel was then asked to arrive at a consensus statement on the following questions: 1) the level of risk of DVT and PE in different patient groups; 2) the efficacy and safety of prophylactic measures in these groups; 3) the recommended prophylactic regimens for different patient groups, and 4) remaining questions related to prevention of DVT and PE. Recommendations for prevention were based on the assumption that reduction in DVT would also result in reduction of pulmonary embolism. Furthermore, the consensus was based, at least in part, upon data combined from multiple clinical trials. Thus, combined data on 12,000 individuals in randomized clinical trials indicated that in appropriate patient groups, treated with low dose heparin, there was a 68 percent reduction in DVT, as measured by the 125I-fibrinogen uptake test and venography, and that there was a reduction of 49% in pulmonary embolism and a significant decrease in overall mortality resulting from pulmonary embolism.Prophylactic measures for the following different patient groups were assessed: 1) general surgery; 2) orthopedic surgery; 3) urology; 4) gynecology-obstetrics; 4) neurosurgery and neurology; 5) trauma; and 6) medical conditions.Basically, the following prophylactic regimens were considered: 1) low dose heparin; 2) low dose dihydroergotamine heparin; 3) dextran; 4) low dose warfarin; and 5) external pneumatic compression. In general terms, low dose heparin appears to be one of the more effective prophylactic regimens in certain groups of high risk patients. This regimen is not useful in orthopedic or certain neurosurgical procedures where heparin has been shown to be of little value or hazardous. In these cases, dextran, warfarin, or external pnuematic compression may be more beneficial. In some groups of high risk patients, combination of mechanical measures with anticoagulant agents appear to be of value in prevention of DVT and PE.The recommendations of the Consensus Panel for Prevention of DVT and PE for each patient group will be assessed.
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