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A Clinical Trial of Progesterone for Severe Traumatic Brain Injury by Skolnick, Brett E, Maas, Andrew I, Narayan, Raj K, van der Hoop, Roland Gerritsen, MacAllister, Thomas, Ward, John D, Nelson, Neta R, Stocchetti, Nino

“…Although animal models and early-phase clinical trials suggested that progesterone had beneficial effects in severe traumatic brain injury, this phase 3…”
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Vascular Risk Factors and Diabetic Neuropathy by Tesfaye, Solomon, Chaturvedi, Nish, Eaton, Simon E.M, Ward, John D, Manes, Christos, Ionescu-Tirgoviste, Constantin, Witte, Daniel R, Fuller, John H

“…Apart from glycemic control, there is no treatment for diabetic neuropathy. Thus, identifying potentially modifiable risk factors is crucial for the…”
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Death Receptor 3 Signaling Controls the Balance between Regulatory and Effector Lymphocytes in SAMP1/YitFc Mice with Crohn's Disease-Like Ileitis by Li, Zhaodong, Buttó, Ludovica F, Buela, Kristine-Anne, Jia, Li-Guo, Lam, Minh, Ward, John D, Pizarro, Theresa T, Cominelli, Fabio

“…Death receptor 3 (DR3), a member of the tumor necrosis factor receptor (TNFR) superfamily, has been implicated in regulating T-helper type-1 (T 1), type-2 (T…”
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Delayed Repair of Myelomeningoceles by Watson, Joseph C, Tye, Gary, Ward, John D

“…Objective Myelomeningocele is a defect that typically is repaired surgically within the first few days of life in developed countries to minimize the risk of…”
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GMFM 1 year after continuous intrathecal baclofen infusion by Krach, Linda E., Kriel, Robert L., Gilmartin, Richard C., Swift, Dale M., Storrs, Bruce B., Abbott, Rick, Ward, John D., Bloom, Karen K., Brooks, William H., Madsen, Joseph R., McLaughlin, John F., Nadell, Joseph M.

“…The purpose of this study was to assess whether there is an improvement in motor function in persons with cerebral palsy (CP) who have had a reduction of…”
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Titanium miniplates or stainless steel wire for cranial fixation: a prospective randomized comparison by BROADDUS, William C, HOLLOWAY, Kathryn L, WINTERS, Charles J, BULLOCK, M. Ross, GRAHAM, R. Scott, MATHERN, Bruce E, WARD, John D, YOUNG, Harold F

“…The authors designed a study to compare low-profile titanium miniplate fixation to that in which stainless steel wire is used. Before undergoing craniotomy, 40…”
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On the unusual characteristics of the diamonds from Letšeng-la-Terae kimberlites, Lesotho by Bowen, Debbie C., Ferraris, Ray D., Palmer, Claire E., Ward, John D.

“…The Letšeng-la-Terae kimberlites are situated 3100 m above sea level in the Maloti Mountains of Lesotho, southern Africa. The principal economic bodies are two…”
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Factors affecting excitatory amino acid release following severe human head injury by BULLOCK, R, ZAUNER, A, WOODWARD, J. J, MYSEROS, J, CHOI, S. C, WARD, J. D, MARMAROU, A, YOUNG, H. F

“…Recent animal studies demonstrate that excitatory amino acids (EAAs) play a major role in neuronal damage after brain trauma and ischemia. However, the role of…”
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Intraventricular Quinupristin/Dalfopristin for the Treatment of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium Shunt Infection by Tush, Gretchen M., Huneycutt, Scott, Phillips, Amy, Ward, John D.

“…Quinupristin/dalfopristin (RP59500, Synercid; Rhone-Poulenc Rorer, Collegeville, PA) is a new semisynthetic streptogramin antibiotic under investigation that…”
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Progress Toward Eliminating Hepatitis A Disease in the United States by Murphy, Trudy V, Denniston, Maxine M, Hill, Holly A, McDonald, Marian, Klevens, Monina R, Elam-Evans, Laurie D, Nelson, Noele P, Iskander, John, Ward, John D

“…Hepatitis A virus (HAV) disease disproportionately affects adolescents and young adults, American Indian/Alaska Native and Hispanic racial/ethnic groups, and…”
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Contribution of edema and cerebral blood volume to traumatic brain swelling in head-injured patients by MARMAROU, A, FATOUROS, P. P, BULLOCK, M. R, YOUNG, H. F, BARZO, P, PORTELLA, G, YOSHIHARA, M, TSUJI, O, YAMAMOTO, T, LAINE, F, SIGNORETTI, S, WARD, J. D

“…The pathogenesis of traumatic brain swelling remains unclear. The generally held view is that brain swelling is caused primarily by vascular engorgement and…”
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A model for neurosurgical humanitarian aid based on 12 years of medical trips to South and Central America: Clinical article by MAINTHIA, Rajshri, TYE, Gary W, SHAPIRO, Jay, DOPPENBERG, Egon M. R, WARD, John D

“…The pediatric neurosurgical mission trips led by physicians at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Health Systems began in 1996 with the formation of…”
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Spinal-cord involvement in diabetic peripheral neuropathy by Eaton, Simon EM, Harris, Nigel D, Rajbhandari, Satyan M, Greenwood, Pam, Wilkinson, Iain D, Ward, John D, Griffiths, Paul D, Tesfaye, Solomon

“…The pathogenesis of diabetic distal symmetrical polyneuropathy (DSP) is poorly understood but there is some evidence that the disease process might extend…”
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Hip status in cerebral palsy after one year of continuous intrathecal baclofen infusion by Krach, Linda E, Kriel, Robert L, Gilmartin, Richard C, Swift, Dale M, Storrs, Bruce B, Abbott, Rick, Ward, John D, Bloom, Karen K, Brooks, William H, Madsen, Joseph R, McLaughlin, John F, Nadell, Joseph M

“…The purpose of this study was to assess whether reduction of muscle tone by continuous intrathecal baclofen infusion affects the progression of hip subluxation…”
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Posttraumatic ventriculomegaly : hydrocephalus of atrophy ? A new approach for diagnosis using CSF dynamics by MARMAROU, A, ABD-ELFATTAH FODA, M. A, BANDOH, K, YOSHIHARA, M, YAMAMOTO, T, TSUJI, O, ZASLER, N, WARD, J. D, YOUNG, H. F

“…Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) dynamics were correlated to the changes in ventricular size during the first 3 months posttrauma in patients with severe head injury…”
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Assessment of dysfunctional teams by Ward, John D

“…The multidisciplinary medical team is now a prominent feature of our modern medical care system. Over the last 40 years the ‘medical team' or ‘firm' has…”
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Early identification of diabetic foot ulcers that may require intervention using the micro lightguide spectrophotometer by RAJBHANDARI, S. M, HARRIS, N. D, TESFAYE, S, WARD, J. D

“…Early identification of diabetic foot ulcers that may require intervention using the micro lightguide spectrophotometer. S M Rajbhandari , N D Harris , S…”
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Upright posture and the microvasculature in human diabetic neuropathy a hypothesis by WARD, J. D

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Effect of THAM upon outcome in severe head injury : a randomized prospective clinical trial by WOLF, A. L, LEVI, L, MARMAROU, A, WARD, J. D, MUIZELAAR, P. J, SUNG CHOI, YOUNG, H, RIGAMONTI, D, ROBINSON, W. L

“…Although mortality and morbidity rates from head injury have been reduced substantially by improved prehospital interventions, intensive care, and aggressive…”
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Enhanced specificity of prognosis in severe head injury by Choi, S C, Narayan, R K, Anderson, R L, Ward, J D

“…Data from 523 patients admitted to the Medical College of Virginia with severe head injury and known 6-month outcomes were analyzed in order to determine the…”
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