Harvard-MIT Division Of Health Sciences And Technology HST
... the World Health Organization’s ‘‘3 by 5’’ Initiative, aim to extend therapy to several million people over the next few years [2]. While the cost of antiretroviral medications has dropped considerably, other obstacles, including the cost, technical, and operational requirements of CD4 counts, viral ...
... the World Health Organization’s ‘‘3 by 5’’ Initiative, aim to extend therapy to several million people over the next few years [2]. While the cost of antiretroviral medications has dropped considerably, other obstacles, including the cost, technical, and operational requirements of CD4 counts, viral ...
Otitis Media with Effusion
... Myringotomy is an incision in the tympanic membrane. Historically, in the pre antibiotic era, it was performed with a myringotomy knife to allow drainage (or suction) of middle ear fluid (it was described by Sir Ashley Cooper in 1802). It was popular until the arrival of antibiotics in the 1940s. La ...
... Myringotomy is an incision in the tympanic membrane. Historically, in the pre antibiotic era, it was performed with a myringotomy knife to allow drainage (or suction) of middle ear fluid (it was described by Sir Ashley Cooper in 1802). It was popular until the arrival of antibiotics in the 1940s. La ...
THESIS DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (Ph.D.) - Ti
... AOM. Additionally, 28 thousand deaths occur each year in the developing countries that can be associated with otitis media 2. Approximately 20% of AOM persist longer than three months and turn into COM. Eardrum perforation, ossicular chain disruption and other severe damages of the middle ear are th ...
... AOM. Additionally, 28 thousand deaths occur each year in the developing countries that can be associated with otitis media 2. Approximately 20% of AOM persist longer than three months and turn into COM. Eardrum perforation, ossicular chain disruption and other severe damages of the middle ear are th ...
High-Frequency Amplification and Sound Quality in Listeners With
... the high-frequency cutoff frequency beyond 3–4 kHz. However, these studies also revealed that for many other listeners, particularly those without high-frequency dead regions, improvements in speech recognition can be associated with increasing the high-frequency cutoff. Improved speech recognition ...
... the high-frequency cutoff frequency beyond 3–4 kHz. However, these studies also revealed that for many other listeners, particularly those without high-frequency dead regions, improvements in speech recognition can be associated with increasing the high-frequency cutoff. Improved speech recognition ...
vertigo and tinnitus
... Enhance with contrast, may not be able to differentiate jugular vein and tumor Enhance with T1-weighted MRI with gadolinium and on T2-weighted images Characteristic “salt and pepper” appearance on MRI ...
... Enhance with contrast, may not be able to differentiate jugular vein and tumor Enhance with T1-weighted MRI with gadolinium and on T2-weighted images Characteristic “salt and pepper” appearance on MRI ...
Tinnitus
... Tinnitus is a balance of sensory input and spontaneous activity • The decreased input from the cochlea, due to outer hair cell damage, results in readjustments in the central auditory system resulting in abnormal neural activity including hyperactivity, bursting discharges and increases in neural s ...
... Tinnitus is a balance of sensory input and spontaneous activity • The decreased input from the cochlea, due to outer hair cell damage, results in readjustments in the central auditory system resulting in abnormal neural activity including hyperactivity, bursting discharges and increases in neural s ...
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... anteriorly and laterally toward their exits under the pedicles. At this point they invariably appear thin (less than 2 mm in diameter), smooth, and linear16. Spinal dura surrounds the exiting spinal nerve roots, forming root sleeves, which terminate proximal to the dorsal root ganglia. In the sagitt ...
... anteriorly and laterally toward their exits under the pedicles. At this point they invariably appear thin (less than 2 mm in diameter), smooth, and linear16. Spinal dura surrounds the exiting spinal nerve roots, forming root sleeves, which terminate proximal to the dorsal root ganglia. In the sagitt ...
Deaf and Hard of Hearing
... Conductive hearing loss - occurs when sound is not conducted efficiently through the outer and middle ears, including the ear canal, eardrum, and the tiny bones, or ossicles, of the middle ear. Conductive hearing loss usually involves a reduction in sound level, or the ability to hear faint sounds. ...
... Conductive hearing loss - occurs when sound is not conducted efficiently through the outer and middle ears, including the ear canal, eardrum, and the tiny bones, or ossicles, of the middle ear. Conductive hearing loss usually involves a reduction in sound level, or the ability to hear faint sounds. ...
Classifications of reflexes
... in this latter position has been described as the “Landau reflex”. Labyrinthine head righting is not present at birth but develops during the early months of life. Its influence is clearly seen in the progressive ease with which the infant raises his head in the prone position. In humans, head right ...
... in this latter position has been described as the “Landau reflex”. Labyrinthine head righting is not present at birth but develops during the early months of life. Its influence is clearly seen in the progressive ease with which the infant raises his head in the prone position. In humans, head right ...
PDF - Computational neuroscience of action control
... tended TD model that successfully simulated the DA cell activities during associative learning and extinction. The requirements of the model are consistent with mechanisms for extinction in the brain which incorporate three distinct processes: Pavlov’s original conception of new inhibitory learning, ...
... tended TD model that successfully simulated the DA cell activities during associative learning and extinction. The requirements of the model are consistent with mechanisms for extinction in the brain which incorporate three distinct processes: Pavlov’s original conception of new inhibitory learning, ...
Hearing Screening - University of Arizona
... Screening NOT Required If: Child is 16 years or over Child’s parent objects in writing to the screening as allowed in state rules Written diagnosis or evaluation from an audiologist states that a child is deaf or hard of hearing Child has a hearing aid, an assistive listening device, or a cochlear ...
... Screening NOT Required If: Child is 16 years or over Child’s parent objects in writing to the screening as allowed in state rules Written diagnosis or evaluation from an audiologist states that a child is deaf or hard of hearing Child has a hearing aid, an assistive listening device, or a cochlear ...
Effects of a modified preoperative shave technique on the incidence... by R Beastrom
... The two shaved areas were examined equally for the presence of papules and pustules by use of a standardized plastic card to delimit the area that had two windows cut out of it which were iden tical in size. The data were subjected to application of a one-factor, analysis of variance with a two-way ...
... The two shaved areas were examined equally for the presence of papules and pustules by use of a standardized plastic card to delimit the area that had two windows cut out of it which were iden tical in size. The data were subjected to application of a one-factor, analysis of variance with a two-way ...
Inferior Alveolar Nerve Transpositioning for Implant
... trigeminal ganglion); together they form a large plexus below the odontoblastic layer in the pulp (Raschkow’s plexus). In the Raschkow’s plexus myelinated fibers lose their myelin sheath and penetrate into the odontoblastic layer. Today, they consider the phenomenon of fluid mobility inside the odon ...
... trigeminal ganglion); together they form a large plexus below the odontoblastic layer in the pulp (Raschkow’s plexus). In the Raschkow’s plexus myelinated fibers lose their myelin sheath and penetrate into the odontoblastic layer. Today, they consider the phenomenon of fluid mobility inside the odon ...
Role of computed tomography in vertebrobasilar ischemia (1985)
... the basilar artery [13]. Unilateral or bilateral paramedian thalamic infarction presents with transient coma, followed by hypersomnia, memory, and vertical gaze disturbances. In this group of patients [14] CT scanning has been very uniform, showing low density lesions in one or both medial thalami w ...
... the basilar artery [13]. Unilateral or bilateral paramedian thalamic infarction presents with transient coma, followed by hypersomnia, memory, and vertical gaze disturbances. In this group of patients [14] CT scanning has been very uniform, showing low density lesions in one or both medial thalami w ...
Selection and Operation of Personal Monitor Systems
... Professional Touring System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Personal Monitors for Houses of Worship and Sound Contractors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 ...
... Professional Touring System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Personal Monitors for Houses of Worship and Sound Contractors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 ...
Auditory system
The auditory system is the sensory system for the sense of hearing. It includes both the sensory organs (the ears) and the auditory parts of the sensory system.