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Ethical issues surrounding concussions and player safety in professional ice hockey
(Springer, 2014-05-15)
Concussions in professional sports have received increased attention, which is partly attributable to
evidence that found concussion incidence rates were
much higher than previously thought (Echlin et al. Journal of ...
An examination of concussion education programmes : a scoping review methodology
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2015-03-30)
Objectives The primary purpose was to review the
literature on concussion education programmes. The
secondary purpose was to inform knowledge translation
strategies for concussion researchers and practitioners.
Design ...
Effects of multiple concussions on retired national hockey league players
(Human kinetics, 2012-12-17)
The purpose of this study was to understand the meanings and lived experiences of multiple concussions in professional hockey players using hermeneutic, idiographic, and inductive approaches within an interpretative ...
Glycine and hyperammonemia : potential target for the treatment of hepatic encephalopathy
(Springer, 2016-06-23)
Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a neuropsychiatric
disorder caused by hepatic dysfunction. Numerous studies
dictate that ammonia plays an important role in the pathogenesis of HE, and hyperammonemia can lead to alterations ...
Ammonia‐lowering strategies for the treatment of hepatic encephalopathy
(Wiley, 2012-08-08)
Hyperammonemia leads to neurotoxic levels of brain ammonia and is a major factor involved in the pathogenesis of hepatic encephalopathy (HE). Ammonia‐lowering treatments primarily involve two strategies: inhibiting ammonia ...
Mechanism of insulin resistance in a rat model of kidney disease and the risk of developing type 2 diabetes
(Public Library of Science, 2017-05-01)
Chronic kidney disease is associated with homeostatic imbalances such as insulin resistance. However, the underlying mechanisms leading to these imbalances and whether they
promote the development of type 2 diabetes is ...
A simplified approach to extravascular lung water assessment using point-of-care ultrasound in patients with end-stage chronic renal failure undergoing hemodialysis
(Karger publishers, 2017-12-07)
Background: Fluid overload leading to pulmonary congestion is an important issue in patients undergoing hemodialysis. This study aimed to determine if a simplified method of extravascular lung water assessment using ...
Enoxaparin does not ameliorate liver fibrosis or portal hypertension in rats with advanced cirrhosis
(Wiley, 2017-06-30)
Background & Aims
Recent studies suggest that heparins reduce liver fibrosis and the risk of decompensation of liver disease. Here, we evaluated the effects of enoxaparin in several experimental models of advanced ...
The association between pulsatile portal flow and acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery : a retrospective cohort study
(Elsevier, 2017-11-22)
Objective:Venous congestion is a possible mechanism leading to acute kidney injury (AKI) following cardiac surgery. Portal veinflowpulsatility is an echographic marker of cardiogenic portal hypertension and might identify ...