CHARACTERISTICS OF EXTRANODAL NK/T-CELL LYMPHOMA, NASAL TYPE, COMPARED WITH NASAL DIFFUSE LARGE B-CELL LYMPHOMA

Characteristics of Extranodal NK/T-Cell Lymphoma, Nasal Type, Compared with Nasal Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma

Background: Extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma, nasal type (ENKL), is an aggressive tumour with poor prognosis.Its early diagnosis may improve the prognosis of patients; however, it is often overlooked in many cases and misdiagnosed as an inflammatory sinus disease during its initial stage.Identifying the clinical characteristics of ENKL may aid otorhin

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Turn it off and on again: characteristics and control of torpor [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations, 1 not approved]

Torpor is a hypothermic, hypoactive, hypometabolic state entered into by a wide range of animals in response to environmental challenge.This review summarises the current understanding of torpor.We start by describing the characteristics of the wide-ranging physiological adaptations associated with torpor.Next follows a discussion Washing Machine H

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Pendulum test: Quantified assessment of the type and level of spasticity in persons with central nervous system lesions

The development of a comprehensive computational model of the pendulum test which is appropriate for the analysis of the pathologic behavior of the leg in humans with the central nervous system (CNS) lesion is presented in this review.The model relates to the pendulum movement of the lower leg (shank and the foot) in the lateral plane due to the gr

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