To determine whether rabbits may serve as reservoir hosts for Lyme disease spirochaetes in Europe, we compared their competence as hosts for Borrelia afzelii, one of the most prevalent European spirochaetal variants, with ...

Background: Acute renal failure is an occasional complication after cardiopulmonary bypass in infants. Whereas it is well known that postoperative hemodynamics inflict acute renal failure, the influence of extra-corporeal ...

Background: Chronic cyanosis with its associated rheologic changes is a known risk factor for glomerular nephropathy. Therefore, contrast-induced nephrotoxicity should be an important consideration for angiographers ...

Background: Motor function is deficient in many patients with obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD), especially in the face. To investigate subtle motor dysfunction, kinematical analysis of emotional facial expressions can ...

We tested the hypothesis that blood pressure (BP) responses to physical and mental stress are associated with polymorphisms in the β‐2 adrenergic receptor (AR) gene. We studied normotensive, young, monozygotic (MZ) and ...

Increased sexual activity in patients with dementia is problematic for caregivers and has no proven treatment. This report decribes two male patients who had dementia with pronounced sexual acting out. One patient had ...