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Social Perspective-Taking Abilities in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
(2012-03-12)
Approximately 80% of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) fail to perform perspective taking as measured by false belief (FB) tests that require speech. Since children with ASDs exhibit a range of verbal abilities, ...
Delirium Following Cardiac Surgery: Incidence and Risk Factors
(2012-03-12)
The purpose of this retrospective study was to
determine the incidence of and risk factors for delirium in
patients undergoing cardiac surgery. In addition, the influence of
different post-surgical intensive care unit ...
Comparison of simulation and direct measurement methods for detennining neonatal radiographic organ doses
(2012-03-12)
Patients in the neonatal intensive care unit receive numerous radiographic examinations for both
diagnostic and follow up purposes such as pneumonias, respiratory distress syndrome, meconium
aspirate, and cardiac anomalies, ...
Associations of Human Leukocyte Antigen G with Resistance and Susceptibility to HIV-Ilnfection in the Pumwani Sexworker Cohort
(2012-03-12)
HlV/AIDS is currently a global pandemic with an estimated 33.3 million persons
living with HlV / AIDS worldwide. One of the best hopes for eliminating the spread of HIV is in
developing an effective vaccine. A group of ...
Outcome of patients with newly diagnosed diffuse large B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas (DLBCL) that are receiving upfront therapy in the hospital setting compared with patients diagnosed and treated in the outpatient setting
(2012-03-12)
Study Aim: To establish the characteristics of patients with DLBCL that requires up-front in-hospital therapy, as well as their outcome post-therapy. Comparison of characteristics and outcomes with a concurrent cohort of ...
Characterizing the Structural and Functional Anatomy Associated with Rotator Cuff Muscle Injury
(2012-03-12)
Rotator cuff muscle injuries are the most common cause of shoulder pain and
dysfunction in industrialized countries and have a significant impact on the health
care system and workforce. To date the natural history of ...
Role of Glia Maturation Factor beta (GMFj3) in Differentiation of the Childhood Cancer Neuroblastoma
(2012-03-12)
Background: Neuroblastoma (NB), the second most common solid tumor of the
peripheral nervous system, accounts for 10% of pediatric cancers. Most children present
with advanced stage disease with very poor survival rates. ...
Carboplatin and Paclitaxel versus Doxorubicin and Cisplatin for Carcinosarcoma of the Uterus: A historical cohort with control based on FIGO 2009 criteria from the University of Manitoba
(2012-03-12)
Objectives: To compare two different chemotherapy adjuvant treatment regimens currently and previously used at CancerCare Manitoba for endometrial carcinosarcoma.
Methods: This is a retrospective analysis of 60 patients ...
Phenotypic and genotypic evaluation of a large Manitoban kindred with hereditary xerocytosis
(2012-03-12)
The hereditary stomatocytoses are a group of heterogeneous conditions associated with chronic
red cell haemolysis for which the causative genetic mutations are not known. We investigated
137 members of a large Manitoban ...
Posterior Circulation Stroke in Manitoba Children: A Population Based Longitudinal Study of Clinical Presentation and Outcome
(2012-03-12)
This study is a retrospective review of a population-based cohort of children
with diagnosis of posterior circulation arterial ischemic stroke (PAIS) in Manitoba.
Children were consecutively enrolled in the Canadian ...