Assessment and Treatment of Spasticity in Children with Cerebral Palsy
Summary Spastic cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common type of CP. Up to 80% of all individuals with cerebral palsy suffer from some degree of spasticity. Spasticity adversely affects muscles and joints of the extremities, causing abnormal movements, and it is especially harmful in growing children. Several methods have been developed and ...
By Lidija Dimitrijević, Hristina Čolović, Marija Spalević, Anita Stanković, Dragan Zlatanović, Bratislav Cvetković
Bagged Aronia Melanocarpa Tea: Phenolic Profileand Antioxidant Activity / Aronia Melanocarpa Filter Čaj: Fenolni Profil I Antioksidativna Aktivnost
Summary While there is a large number of scientific papers reporting chemical composition and biological activities of Aronia melanocarpa, there is a lack information regarding the commercially available bagged tea. In order to supply new information on the antioxidant activity of the Aronia melanocarpa tea infusions, the aim of this study was...
By Jovana Veljković, Jelena Brcanović, Aleksandra Pavlović, Snežana Mitić, Biljana Kaličanin, Milan Mitić
Karyometric Analysis of Squamous Metaplasia, Dysplasia and Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lung
Summary The sequence of precursor lesions for squamous cell carcinoma may be hyperplasia-metaplasia-dysplasia-carcinoma in situ. The aim of this study was to perform a karyometric analysis of squamous metaplasia, moderate dysplasia and squamous cell lung carcinoma. Bronchoscopic biopsies of normal mucosa in chronic bronchitis patients (n=10), ...
By Žaklina Mijović, Zoran Pešić, Nikola Živković, Tijana Denčić, Ana Ristić Petrović, Slavica Stojnev
Acute–Phase Inflammatory Response in Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Summary The main issue in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) represents the impossibility of the host immune response to express bactericidal function and the sterilization of lesions depends exclusively on the specific antimicrobial chemotherapy. In order to investigate the value of acute-phase inflammatory response markers in pa...
By Milan Radović, Tatjana Pejčić, Ivana Stanković, Lidija Ristić, Milan Rančić, Zorica Ćirić
Mechanism of Action, Efficacy and Safety of Emergency Hormonal Contraception (levonorgestrel and ulipristal acetate) and Attitudes of Pharmacists
Summary Emergency hormonal contraception is used to prevent unintended pregnancy postcoitally. The mechanism of action of the most frequently used hormonal preparations for emergency contraception, levonorgestrel (LNG) and ulipristal acetate (UPA), is still not fully known, but clinical trials indicate that they act by inhibiting or delaying o...
By Jelena Milosavljević, Katarina Ilić, Dušanka Krajnović
Risk Factors for Early Postoperative Complications after Surgery for Crohn's Disease
Summary The aim of this study was to show the influence of various risk factors on early postoperative complications following surgery for Crohn’s disease (CD). In this review, an online internet database was searched, and also systematic review of the literature was performed. Three different studies from different countries were analyzed and...
By Vladimir Joksimović, Aleksandar Karagjozov, Gjorgi Jota, Ilija Milev, Radomir Gelevski
Acute Myocardial Infarction with an Initially Non–Diagnostic Electrocardiogram – Clinical Intuition is Crucial for Decision Making
Summary Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a common cause of reduced cardiac capacity and functional status of a patient. Successful primary percutaneous coronary intervention (pPCI) in acute coronary syndrome and appropriate, complex cardiovascular rehabilitation play a major role in preserving left ventricular function and improvement of p...
By Dejan Petrović, Marina Deljanin Ilić, Sanja Stojanović, Viktor Stoičkov
Summary Evaluation is the most important field of efficacy in clinical education. Since knowledge of the current situation is one of the most essential requirements for planning a desirable one and students' and tutors' viewpoints act as a facilitator in this regard, we conducted this study to compare the current and desirable situation of cli...
By Farzaneh Jafarnejad, Bibi Leila Hoseini, Seyed Reza Mazloum
Thelazia Callipaeda and Eye Infections
Summary Eye infections can be caused by metazoans - helminths and for long this parasitosis was believed to spread only in tropical regions of the world. Lately, mostly subconjunctival infections of adults or immature forms of D. repens, which is nematoda- filaria of canids, have been described and the man is just an accidental host. The genus...
By Suzana Otašević, Marija Trenkić Božinović, Aleksandar Tasić, Aleksandar Petrović, Vladimir Petrović
Quality of Life in Type 2 Diabetic Patients
Summary The presence of diabetes mellitus leads to a decrease in life quality in all domains. The aim of our study was to evaluate the quality of life (QOL) in diabetic patients and the factors affecting it in type 2 diabetic mellitus patients. We conducted a cross-sectional study that included 86 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, i...
By Ana Spasić, Radmila Veličković Radovanović, Aleksandra Catić Đorđević, Nikola Stefanović, Tatjana Cvetković