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BACKGROUND AND CURRENT STATUS
Sleep is a complex vital process in which we spend a third of our lives. Insomnia is related to discontent with quality, length or continuity in that sleep, usually seen as problems to fall sleep, waking up frequently or a sleep that doesn't leave us rested. Progressive
There is a substantial body of evidenc suggesting a strong relation between neurotrophic factors and depression and anxiety pathogenesis (2,8) Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), a member of the neurotrophic family known to regulate neuronal plasticity and survival , may play an important role
Background:
Twenty percent of older adults in the community report severe worry. While worry is a universal human experience, severe and excessive worry in older adults has been recently linked to increased risk of stroke and other cardiovascular diseases, increased risk of conversion to Alzheimer's
Primary Objective
Does a brief cognitive behavioural intervention for post-stroke fatigue lead to clinically relevant improvements in fatigue after 6 months? Fatigue will be assessed using the self-reported Fatigue Assessment Scale (FAS) which has been validated for use in stroke (14). This scale
We plan to conduct a prospective, unblinded, randomized control pilot study to test our hypothesis that the use of VR will decrease patient anxiety and pain via validated scoring systems, as well as show a low rate of vasospasm of the radial artery.
Patients will be eligible if they are greater than
The coronary angiography is a medical imaging acquisition used in cardiology to highlight the coronary arteries after a coronary disease suspicion. According to an expert consensus it is performed under local anesthesia. Indeed the examination is quite painless, apart from the initial arterial
Objective:
The 18kDa Translocator Protein (TSPO, formerly known as the peripheral benzodiazepine receptor (PBR)) is expressed in activated microglia and reactive astrocyte. It has therefore been used as an imaging target for positron emission tomography (PET) to investigate diseases involving
Study design and patients:
This study will be conducted using a prospective, single-arm pre-/post-intervention design over 2 years. Fifty consecutive stage 3 and 4 CKD patients with resistant hypertension from the Regina Qu'Appelle Health Region (RQHR) multidisciplinary CKD clinic who agree to
Literature Review Regional anesthesia has become the anesthetic of choice for cesarean section in most countries; however, some women still prefer general anesthesia rather than regional techniques. There are many published controlled trials for the pharmacological modifications of the sympathetic
BACKGROUND Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) abuse has become a prominent health issue in Canada. According to a recent drug abuse survey, it can be estimated that approximately 2 million Canadians may meet the diagnostic criteria for being dependent upon or having abused AOD. At almost $40 billion/year,