Search for dissertations about: "age-matched controls"

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  2. 1. Visual, musculoskeletal, and balance symptoms in people with visual impairments

    Author : Christina Zetterlund; Lars-Olov Lundqvist; Hans O. Richter; Tony Pansell; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Visual impairment; musculoskeletal symptoms; balance symptoms; visual enhancing aids; age-matched controls; Surgery; Kirurgi;

    Abstract : Background: Worldwide, about 300 million people have some kind of visual impairment (VI). Most people with VI are in the older age range, as visual deficits increase with age. It is not unusual that people with VI suffer both from neck pain or scapular area symptoms and reduced balance, which they consider to be symptoms of old age. READ MORE

  4. 2. The importance of endothelin-1 for vascular function in patients with atherosclerosis and healthy controls

    Author : Felix Böhm; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Acetylcholine; atherosclerosis; blood flow; circulation; coronary disease; endothelin; endothelium; kidney; liver; nitric oxide; patients; receptors; vasoconstriction.;

    Abstract : Background: Atherosclerosis is associated with endothelial dysfunction, which is an early sign with prognostic implications in patients with coronary artery disease. Atherosclerosis is also associated with enhanced expression of the vasoconstrictor peptide endothelin-1 (ET-1). READ MORE

  5. 3. Oral Motor Function, Voice, Speech and Language in Children with Tonsillar Hypertrophy in Relation to Surgical Outcome

    Author : Inger Lundeborg Hammarström; Anita McAllister; Elisabeth Hultcrantz; Anneli Yliherva; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Otorhinolaryngology; Otorhinolaryngologi;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis was two-fold: first, to evaluate four different functional aspects of the speech and language spectrum; oral-motor function, voice, /s/-articulation and phonology in preschool children with tonsillar hypertrophy before and after surgical treatment. The second aim was to investigate weather the outcome of surgery was equal for two surgical techniques; tonsillectomy or tonsillotomy combined with adenoidectomy when necessary. READ MORE

  6. 4. Penile Intraepithelial Neoplasia and Penile Cancer. Risk Factors and Treatment

    Author : Sinja Kristiansen; Dermatologi; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Penile intrapithelial neoplasia; PeIN; penile cancer; risk factors; HPV; incidence; histopathology;

    Abstract : AbstractPenile cancer and its precursor, penile intraepithelial neoplasia (PeIN), are rare malignancies. Data on risk factors, incidence, and treatment of PeIN is scarce. The prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) varies substantially between studies of penile cancer. READ MORE

  7. 5. Effects of ageing and training on the human heart

    Author : Frederic Bouvier; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Ageing; endurance training; exercise capacity; myocardial perfusion scintigraphy; ejection fraction; left ventricular end-diastolic volume; ventricular arrhythmias and heart rate variability;

    Abstract : The aim of the present studies was to evaluate the effects of ageing and endurance training on the human heart. One hundred and twelve healthy subjects, athletes and non-athletes, between 20 and 80 years of age and two master athletes between 70 and 80 years of age with previous myocardial infarction were investigated. READ MORE