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Epidemiological analysis of viral infections as risk factors for multiple sclerosis
(2009-06-16)
Viral childhood diseases have been implicated in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS).
Swedish mass vaccination programmes resulted in radical changes in the panorama of the
targeted infections. Vaccines against ...
ADL assessments after stroke: aspects on reliability. The stability between raters, instruments and modes of administration
(2009-04-14)
Activities in daily living, ADL are assessed as an outcome of the rehabilitation process or to be able to determine suitable interventions. The overall aim here was to analyse assessments in terms of ADL in order to ...
On The Innervation of Salivary Glands and Treatment of Dry Mouth - An Experimental and Clinical Study
(2009-11-19)
Detailed knowledge of the innervation of the parotid gland is essential in basic studies on various neuroglandular phenomena as well as in various types of orofacial surgery. The innervation is more complex than usually ...
Sleep, sense of coherence and suicidality in suicide attempters
(2009-01-26)
A suicide attempt is a strong predictor of future suicide. The management of patients who
self-harm presents a challenge for psychiatric services. It is therefore important to identify
factors that may be related to ...
Secretory and anti-inflammatory actions of some gastro-intestinal hormones in salivary glands
(2009-09-17)
Textbooks generally state that the secretory activity of salivary glands is solely regulated by nerves. This view is challenged in the present Thesis, using the parotid gland of the anaesthetized rat as experimental in ...
Cold feet in children with neurological disorders
(2009-09-11)
These studies focused on presence of cold feet in children with neurological disorders and raised the questions: Does acupuncture affect skin temperature? Are cold feet a general symptom in children with neurological ...
Targeted Abeta proteomics - A tool to study the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease
(2009-09-04)
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is an age-related progressive neurodegenerative disorder of the central nervous system. Diagnosis and monitoring of sporadic AD has long depended on clinical examination of individuals with end-stage ...
Attitudes of responsibility for musculoskeletal disorders
(2009-05-29)
ABSTRACT
Musculoskeletal disorders are common in the population and almost everyone will experience musculoskeletal discomfort at some point in life. Besides causing pain and disability, musculoskeletal disorders also ...
A pathway for pleasant touch: linking peripheral receptors to central processing and hedonic experience
(2009-11-10)
This thesis investigates the mechanisms underpinning pleasant touch, describes a pathway from peripheral nerve endings in the skin to the insular cortex, and relates these findings to the subjective hedonic experience of ...
Regional differences in the response of neural stem cells and their microenvironment to ionizing radiation
(2009-05-14)
Radiation therapy is one of the most effective tools for treating malignant tumors; however, cranial irradiation often results in intellectual impairment and cognitive deficits, such as impaired learning and memory. Ionizing ...