Complication and success rates for intra cranial angioplasty and stent placement are highly variable, so the widespread application of this procedure is generally not recommended
outside of clinical trials and experienced centers.”
“The anionic polymerization of propylene oxide was investigated with potassium t-butoxide as an initiator, and the solvent hexamethyl phosphoric triamide was used in controlling experiments. The relative molar mass limit of the products was determined as about 2700, and the C=C double bond was found to exist by NMR. In situ Fourier transform Cilengitide mouse infrared spectroscopy was used to monitor the whole polymerization process until the absorbance reached a constant value and the system reached equilibrium. However, propylene oxide still existed in the system, and alkoxide was detected in the reaction system by (23)Na-NMR. On the basis of these results, we deduced that the residual alkolide was not active enough to initiate propylene oxide polymerization in the near end of the polymerization. Therefore, there might have been another factor that limited the increase of the relative molar mass of poly(propylene oxide) in addition to chain transfer. (C) 2009 Wiley Periodicals,
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“Our aim was to compare the differences in the prevalence and the anatomical localization of referred pain areas of active trigger points (TrPs) between women with myofascial temporomandibular disorder (TMD) or fibromyalgia (FMS). ALK inhibitor Twenty women (age 46 +/- A 8 years) with TMD and 20 (age 48 +/- A 6 years) with FMS
were recruited from specialized clinic. Bilateral temporalis, masseter, sternocleidomastoid, upper trapezius, and suboccipital muscles were examined for TrPs. TrPs were identified by palpation and considered active when the pain reproduced familiar pain symptom experienced by the patient. The referred pain areas were drawn on anatomical maps, digitalized and also measured. A new analysis technique based on a center of gravity (COG) method was used to quantitative estimate of the localization of the TrP referred pain areas. Women with FMS exhibited larger areas of usual pain symptoms than women with myofascial TMD (P < 0.001). The COG coordinates of the usual pain on the frontal and posterior pain maps were located more superior in TMD than in FMS. The number of active TrPs was significantly higher in TMD (mean +/- A SD 6 +/- A 1) than in FMS (4 +/- A 1) (P = 0.002). Women with TMD exhibited more active TrPs in the temporalis and masseter muscles than FMS (P < 0.01). Women with FMS had larger referred pain areas than those with TMD for sternocleidomastoid and suboccipital muscles (P < 0.001).