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Nimodipine treatment does not benefit juvenile ferrets with kaolin-induced hydrocephalus
(2018-05-03)Abstract Prior research on 3-week hydrocephalic rats showed that behavioral deficits and white matter damage could be reduced by treatment with Ca2+ channel blocker nimodipine. We hypothesized that treatment ... -
Nitrated nucleosome levels and neuropsychiatric events in systemic lupus erythematosus; a multi-center retrospective case-control study
(2017-12-22)Abstract Background In patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) there is no serological test that will reliably distinguish neuropsychiatric (NP) events due to active ... -
Non invasive endothelial function testing and risk of adverse outcomes: systematic review literature search protocol
(2013-10-19)Includes terms list, databases and dates searched, literature search strategy (PubMed MEDLINE), benchmark papers list (by PMID). -
Non-IgE-mediated food hypersensitivity
(2018-09-12)Abstract Non-immunoglobulin E (IgE)-mediated food hypersensitivity includes a spectrum of disorders that predominantly affect the gastrointestinal tract. This review will focus on the following more common ... -
Non-pharmacological management in dementia: Music therapy
(2016)Background: Behavioural and psychiatric symptoms of dementia (BPSD) represent a significant problem in the aging population. Management is challenging and involves pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic modalities. With the ... -
Non-steroidal or opioid analgesia use for children with musculoskeletal injuries (the No OUCH study): statistical analysis plan
(2020-09-03)Abstract Background Pediatric musculoskeletal injuries cause moderate to severe pain, which should ideally be addressed upon arrival to the emergency department (ED). Despite extensive research in ED-based pediatric pain ... -
Non-traumatic pediatric orthopaedic referrals in Manitoba.
(2012-11-23)Musculoskeletal problems account for 20-30% of pediatric medical problems. Forty to 65% of referrals to pediatric orthopaedic surgeons (POS) involve common conditions that could be diagnoses and managed by primary health ... -
Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Canadian First Nations and Non-First Nations Patients
(2016-4-28)Background. Features of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) have yet to be described in the Canadian First Nations (FN) population. The aim of this study was to compare the prevalence, severity, and outcome of NAFLD ... -
Noncovalent SUMO-interaction motifs in HIV integrase play important roles in SUMOylation, cofactor binding, and virus replication
(2019-04-02)Abstract Background HIV integrase (IN) and its cellular cofactors, including lens-epithelium-derived growth factor (LEDGF/p75), Ku70, p300, and Rad52, are subject to small ... -
Nonsurgical therapy for hydrocephalus: a comprehensive and critical review
(2016-02-05)Abstract Pharmacological interventions have been tested experimentally and clinically to prevent hydrocephalus and avoid the need for shunting beginning in the 1950s. Clinical trials of varied quality have ... -
Nontoxigenic Vibrio cholerae Septicemia in an Immunocompromised Patient
(2012-7-10)We report a recent case of non-O1, non-O139, nontoxigenic Vibrio cholerae septicemia in a post-liver-transplant immunocompromised patient associated with prior seafood consumption. Non-O1, non-O139 V. cholerae strains have ... -
Nordic walking training and nutritional supplementation in pre-frail older Indians: an open-labelled experimental pre-test and post-test pilot study to develop intervention model
(2018-09-14)Abstract Background Identifying and treating people in a pre-frail state may be an effective way to prevent or delay frailty and preserve their functional capacity. This study ... -
Norepinephrine as a Potential Aggravator of Symptomatic Cerebral Vasospasm: Two Cases and Argument for Milrinone Therapy
(2014-11-9)Background. During hypertensive therapy for post-subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) symptomatic vasospasm, norepinephrine is commonly used to reach target blood pressures. Concerns over aggravation of vasospasm with norepinephrine ... -
Normal sex and age-specific parameters in a multi-ethnic population: a cardiovascular magnetic resonance study of the Canadian Alliance for Healthy Hearts and Minds cohort
(2022-01-03)Abstract Background Despite the growing utility of cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) for cardiac morphology and function, sex and age-specific normal reference values ... -
Novel Autosomal Recessive c10orf2 Mutations Causing Infantile-Onset Spinocerebellar Ataxia
(2012-8-11)Recessive mutations in genes encoding mitochondrial DNA replication machinery lead to mitochondrial DNA depletion syndromes. This genetically and phenotypically heterogeneous group includes infantile onset spinocerebellar ... -
Novel Lipid Markers of Calcific Aortic Valve Stenosis
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Novel Therapies in the Critical Care Management of Refractory and Super- Refractory Status Epilepticus
(2016)Background: Refractory status epilepticus (RSE) and super-refractory status epilepticus (SRSE) are neurological emergencies that pose significant challenges to the managing neurointensivist. Changes in neuro-receptors ... -
Novel Use of the GuideLiner Catheter to Deliver Rotational Atherectomy Burrs in Tortuous Vessels
(2014-7-23)Rotational atherectomy (RA) for heavily calcified lesions is essential for improved stent delivery and stent expansion. In tortuous vessels it is often difficult to advance the burr without rotation and possible injury to ...