[PDF] Top 20 Effects of acupuncture on gait of patients with multiple sclerosis

... distribution of MS, it does not explain the differences in risk observed among populations who migrated from areas of low to areas of high disease prevalence, and vice ...prevalence of MS is ... See full document

... State of Minas Gerais, Brazil, where the prevalence of MS is about 15 cases per 100,000 persons ...Twenty-three patients diagnosed as having clinical definite RR- MS according to Poser’s criteria ... See full document

... the effects of a 6-month, multimodal exercise program on clinical and gait parameters in patients with Parkinson’s ...groups of participants were enrolled in the study: ... See full document

... methods of visualizing acupuncture effects via MC- related parameters as well as parametrizing aspects of the TCM diagnosis that are related to current MC status of study ...findings ... See full document

... eyes of the MS patients were divided into two study groups for further ...composed of 36 eyes, which had MS-associated ON at least 6 months prior to enrollment ...without ON episode ... See full document

... association of OC use with a milder disease does not ascertain a causal ...never-users patients, we can- not exclude a partial confounding effect of ...based on a sample population ... See full document

... method with Kaiser normaliza- tion for the 14 items, showed two components: the first one associated with the seven anxiety items and the second one related to the seven items from ...ance of the ... See full document

... score of 6 was considered a clini- cal endpoint of disease severity, as this confers moderate to severe disability and impacts on social ...ment of EDSS 6.0, we considered a period of ... See full document

... development of both innate and adaptive immune ...amounts of type I interferons [33], but they also upregulate the expression of MHC class II and costimulatory molecules upon maturation, enabling ... See full document

... Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis use medications to treat psychological symptoms, but the effects on the quality of life of these patients are limited, ... See full document

... use of systematic evaluations for psychiatric disorders in patients with MS, as the inci- dences of depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms, and sui- cidal ideation are higher in these ... See full document

... lack of definition of breakthrough disease. A standard definition of breakthrough disease should be established in order to promptly identify sub-optimal responders to first-line therapies who may ... See full document

... numbers of circulating NK cells with progression of cancers and correlation between an absolute decrease in the activity of the NK cells and an absolute decrease in the lytic potential ... See full document

... effects on the central nervous system, nicotine possibly promotes protective mechanisms against certain inflammatory and neurodegenerative processes ...comparison with the other isoforms, is suggested to be ... See full document

... Strengths of the current study include its focus on patients with ...effect on both employ- ment status and executive functioning. By focussing on this particular group, factors ... See full document

... practice of Traditional Chinese Medicine that includes acupuncture, phytotherapy and “tui na” (massage) is a growing practice in western countries 1 ...evidences with a scientific approach. For ... See full document

... cohort of MS patients and healthy controls. Comparison of average profiles of (A) CxCR4, (B) TNFAIP3, (C) SOCS2, (D) NR4A2, (E) FAM49B, (F) POLR2J, (G) STAG3L1, and (H) ZFP36L1 gene ... See full document

... slowing of disability ...data of the cohort of patients treated with natalizumab in the multiple sclerosis Clinic of Centro Hospitalar São João, based on ... See full document

... µl of delipidated plasma samples was run on agarose with sorbitol, urea, ampholine (pH 5–7) and pharmalyte (pH ...incubated with polyclonal-goat anti-human ApoE antibody (Daichi Pure ... See full document

... frequency of overweight and obesity among MS patients ...prevalence of overweight and obesity, a prospective study including 269 individuals with relapsing-remitting MS suggested that BMI had ... See full document