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De Franco S, Osello R, Ferrero F, Bona G. A serious skin burn in premature infant: a case report. Panminerva Med 2006; 48:257. [PMID: 17215798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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- S De Franco
- Department of Paediatrics, A. Avogadro University of Eastern Piedmont, Corso Mazzini 18, 28100 Novara, Italy.
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Despland JN, Guex P, Ferrero F. [The OFSP (Federal Office of Public Health) and psychotherapy: the suspicion era]. Rev Med Suisse 2006; 2:2083-4. [PMID: 17073173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Etain B, Mathieu F, Rietschel M, Maier W, Albus M, McKeon P, Roche S, Kealey C, Blackwood D, Muir W, Bellivier F, Henry C, Dina C, Gallina S, Gurling H, Malafosse A, Preisig M, Ferrero F, Cichon S, Schumacher J, Ohlraun S, Borrmann-Hassenbach M, Propping P, Abou Jamra R, Schulze TG, Marusic A, Dernovsek ZM, Giros B, Bourgeron T, Lemainque A, Bacq D, Betard C, Charon C, Nöthen MM, Lathrop M, Leboyer M. Genome-wide scan for genes involved in bipolar affective disorder in 70 European families ascertained through a bipolar type I early-onset proband: supportive evidence for linkage at 3p14. Mol Psychiatry 2006; 11:685-94. [PMID: 16534504 PMCID: PMC1959341 DOI: 10.1038/sj.mp.4001815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Preliminary studies suggested that age at onset (AAO) may help to define homogeneous bipolar affective disorder (BPAD) subtypes. This candidate symptom approach might be useful to identify vulnerability genes. Thus, the probability of detecting major disease-causing genes might be increased by focusing on families with early-onset BPAD type I probands. This study was conducted as part of the European Collaborative Study of Early Onset BPAD (France, Germany, Ireland, Scotland, Switzerland, England, Slovenia). We performed a genome-wide search with 384 microsatellite markers using non-parametric linkage analysis in 87 sib-pairs ascertained through an early-onset BPAD type I proband (AAO of 21 years or below). Non-parametric multipoint analysis suggested eight regions of linkage with P-values<0.01 (2p21, 2q14.3, 3p14, 5q33, 7q36, 10q23, 16q23 and 20p12). The 3p14 region showed the most significant linkage (genome-wide P-value estimated over 10 000 simulated replicates of 0.015 [0.01-0.02]). After genome-wide search analysis, we performed additional linkage analyses with increased marker density using markers in four regions suggestive for linkage and having an information contents lower than 75% (3p14, 10q23, 16q23 and 20p12). For these regions, the information content improved by about 10%. In chromosome 3, the non-parametric linkage score increased from 3.51 to 3.83. This study is the first to use early-onset bipolar type I probands in an attempt to increase sample homogeneity. These preliminary findings require confirmation in independent panels of families.
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- B Etain
- INSERM U513, Neurobiology and Psychiatry, Faculté de Médecine, Créteil, France.
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Ferrero F, Napoli L, Tonin C, Varesano A. Pyrrole chemical polymerization on textiles: Kinetics and operating conditions. J Appl Polym Sci 2006. [DOI: 10.1002/app.24149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Segnan N, Senore C, Andreoni B, Arrigoni A, Bisanti L, Cardelli A, Castiglione G, Crosta C, DiPlacido R, Ferrari A, Ferraris R, Ferrero F, Fracchia M, Gasperoni S, Malfitana G, Recchia S, Risio M, Rizzetto M, Saracco G, Spandre M, Turco D, Turco P, Zappa M. Randomized Trial of Different Screening Strategies for Colorectal Cancer: Patient Response and Detection Rates. J Natl Cancer Inst 2005; 97:347-57. [PMID: 15741571 DOI: 10.1093/jnci/dji050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 147] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Although there is general consensus concerning the efficacy of colorectal cancer screening, there is a lack of agreement about which routine screening strategy should be adopted. We compared the participation and detection rates achievable through different strategies of colorectal cancer screening. METHODS From November 1999 through June 2001 we conducted a multicenter, randomized trial in Italy among a sample of 55-64 year olds in the general population who had an average risk of colorectal cancer. People with previous colorectal cancer, adenomas, inflammatory bowel disease, a recent (< or =2 years) colorectal endoscopy or fecal occult blood test (FOBT), or two first-degree relatives with colorectal cancer were excluded. Eligible subjects were randomly assigned, within the roster of their general practitioner, to 1) biennial FOBT (delivered by mail), 2) biennial FOBT (delivered by general practitioner or a screening facility), 3) patient's choice of FOBT or "once-only" sigmoidoscopy, 4) "once-only" sigmoidoscopy, or 5) sigmoidoscopy followed by biennial FOBT. An immunologic FOBT was used. Participation and detection rates of the strategies tested were compared using multivariable logistic regression models that adjusted for age, sex, and screening center. All statistical tests were two-sided. RESULTS Of 28 319 people sampled, 1637 were excluded and 26 682 were randomly assigned to a screening arm. After excluding undelivered letters (n = 427), the participation rates for groups 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 were 30.1% (682/2266), 28.1% (1654/5893), 27.1% (970/3579), 28.1% (1026/3650), and 28.1% (3049/10 867), respectively. Of the 2858 subjects screened by FOBT, 122 (4.3%) had a positive test result, 10 (3.5 per 1000) had colorectal cancer, and 39 (1.4%) had an advanced adenoma. Among the 4466 subjects screened by sigmoidoscopy, 341 (7.6%) were referred for colonoscopy, 18 (4 per 1000) had colorectal cancer, and 229 (5.1%) harbored an advanced adenoma. CONCLUSIONS The participation rates were similar for sigmoidoscopy and FOBT. The detection rate for advanced neoplasia was three times higher following screening by sigmoidoscopy than by FOBT.
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- Centro Prevenzione Oncologica Regione Piemonte and Azienda Sanitaria Ospedaliera S Giovanni Battista, Torino, Italy.
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Aubry JM, Baud P, Boucherie M, Leboyer M, Bellivier F, Buresi C, Ferrero F, Malafosse A. Antidepressant-induced Mania, Rapid Cycling and the Serotonin Transporter Gene Polymorphism. Pharmacopsychiatry 2005. [DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-862616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Mohr S, Simon A, Favrod J, Fokianos C, Ferrero F. Validation de la version française du Profil des compétences de vie (Life Skills Profile) chez des personnes atteintes de schizophrénie. Encephale 2004; 30:343-51. [PMID: 15538309 DOI: 10.1016/s0013-7006(04)95446-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Since the discovery of neuroleptics and the reintegration of people with schizophrenia in the community, psycho-social reeducation became an essential part of the treatment. The Life Skills Profile is a tool of reference for assessment of the dimensions, which have an impact on the adaptation in community. Each item describes an observable behavior, written in common language, to allow the care-givers and the family to evaluate it without having a specific formation. The long version (39 items) is recommended for therapeutic interventions with a person and the short one (20 items) for large scale studies on outcome in community. AIM OF THE STUDY In order to dispose of a measure of function and disability in schizophrenia, we have translated the Life Skills Profile (LSP) in French and tested the validity of this translation for the long version (39 items) and the short ones (16 and 20 items). The 4 dimensions of the 16-items version--"withdrawal", "self-care", "compliance" and "antisocial"--were used for people with mental disorders and the 20-items version enhanced with a fifth dimension "bizarre", especially useful for people with schizophrenia. METHOD 175 people suffering of schizophrenia (DSM IV, codes F20.0 to F20.5) were evaluated by their caregivers in 3 settings: psychiatric hospital, ambulatory care and sheltered homes. Confirmatory factorial analyses were performed to test the dimensional models and their psychometric characteristics were established. RESULTS The original structure in 5 dimensions of the long version (39 items) is not confirmed. However, the short versions in 16 and 20 items were confirmed, without any modification. The required psychometric qualities of reliability and validity of the 20-items version were fulfilled. The inter-rater reliability ranged from 0.65 to 0.75 for the 5 dimensions; the test-retest reliability ranged from 0.80 to 0.91 and the internal consistency from 0.67 to 0.81. The validity was evaluated by comparison of the LSP scores upon living arrangements (people living in sheltered homes had lesser scores) and pathologies (19 people with severe major depression had higher scores). CONCLUSION The 39-items version of the Life Skills Profile was not validated in French. However, for clinical practice of social rehabilitation, this tool remains useful for a single person to check specific behaviors, which could hinder his/her integration into the community, to plan specific interventions and to evaluate changes, in addition with other scales. By the validation of the short version of the Life Skills Profile, an instrument is at disposal in French for outcome studies which allow to: 1) quickly assess the social functioning of person suffering of schizophrenia by a caregiver or a family member; 2) to detect insufficient skills in specific domains; and 3) to evaluate therapeutic efficiency.
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- S Mohr
- Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève, Département de Psychiatrie, Genève, Suisse
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Ferrero F, Lupo E, Caldara L. [Analgesia, sedation and neuromuscular block in pediatric intensive care units: present procedures and recent progress]. Minerva Anestesiol 2004; 70:373-8. [PMID: 15181418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/29/2023]
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Anxiolysis and pain control are a duty for physicians and must be treated very carefully in the Pediatric Intensive Care Units, although it is very difficult to assess them: in critically ill children sedatives and/or analgesic medications are routinely provided and titrated to obtain a satisfactory level of sedation, but different evaluation scores are needed to discriminate between light or inadequate and deep or excessive sedation, especially when the clinical examination is unavailable. It is usual to associate a benzodiazepin with an opioid, more often Midazolam and Morphine or Fentanyl; other drugs as Propofol, Clonidine and Ketamine have specific indications, brief painful procedures and weaning from long periods of sedation to avoid withdrawal. Sometimes it can be useful to add a neuromuscular blocking agent to help mechanical ventilation. Adverse sedation events are relatively frequent, associated with drug overdoses and drug interactions, particularly when 3 or more drugs are used: all class of medications and all routes of administration are involved.
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- F Ferrero
- U. A. di Terapia Intensiva Neonatale, Azienda Ospedaliera, Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy.
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Rousseva A, Henry C, van den Bulke D, Fournier G, Laplanche JL, Leboyer M, Bellivier F, Aubry JM, Baud P, Boucherie M, Buresi C, Ferrero F, Malafosse A. Antidepressant-induced mania, rapid cycling and the serotonin transporter gene polymorphism. Pharmacogenomics J 2004; 3:101-4. [PMID: 12746735 DOI: 10.1038/sj.tpj.6500156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The genes involved in the serotonin system are major candidates in association studies on affective disorders and responses to antidepressants. We studied a functional polymorphism of the serotonin transporter (5-HTT) gene (a 44 bp insertion/deletion in the 5-HTT-linked polymorphic region (5-HTTLPR)) and lifetime history of antidepressant-induced mania (AIM) in a population of 305 patients with bipolar affective disorder. AIM was defined using a broad definition and a restrictive definition. No association was found between the "s" allele of the 5-HTTLPR and AIM for either definition. However, we found an association between the 5-HTTLPR and lifetime history of rapid cycling in a subsample of patients (for allele and genotype distributions: exact probability, p=0.0009 and chi(2)=9.4; df=1; p=0.002, respectively). These results may help to explain the conflicting association results obtained with the 5-HTT gene polymorphism, in particular with AIM. Indeed, the precise phenotype associated with the 5-HTT gene is unclear. The association between the "s" allele and rapid cycling may provide further evidence for an association between the 5-HTTLPR "s" allele and a pattern of affective instability.
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- A Rousseva
- Service de Psychiatrie, Hôpital Henri Mondor et Albert Chenevier, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, 51 Avenue du Marechal de Lattre de Tassigny, 94010 Créteil, France
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Maturation of the visual cortex is a visual experience-dependent process. It has been shown that visual input triggers changes in N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) subunit expression in the visual cortex. However, no data are available on the layer distribution of these molecular changes. Here we describe the laminar distribution of the cells expressing the NMDAR subunits NR2A and NR2B in the rat primary visual cortex at postnatal day (P) 21 and 37 using anti-NR2A and anti-NR2B antibodies and a stereological method to count labelled neurons. The percentage of neurons expressing the NR2A subunit in the layers II-VI remained unchanged between P21 and P37 with a slight decrease in layer V. Dark-rearing from P21 to P37 induced a pronounced decrease of the staining intensity and a significant decrease in the percentage of NR2A-expressing neurons. The changes in NR2A expression caused by dark rearing occur at similar levels in layers II-VI. The percentage of NR2B-positive cells in the different cortical layers remains unchanged from P21 to P37. The NR2B pattern was not significantly affected by dark-rearing. Thusly, the expression of NR2A depends upon visual experience after P21.
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- E Tongiorgi
- BRAIN Centre for Neuroscience, Department of Biology, University of Trieste, 34127, Trieste, Italy
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Vandeleur CL, Fenton BT, Ferrero F, Preisig M. Construct validity of the French version of the Dyadic Adjustment Scale. Swiss Journal of Psychology 2003. [DOI: 10.1024//1421-0185.62.3.167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS) and its revised version (RDAS) are measures of the quality of dyadic relationships. The goal of this study was to assess the properties of the French version of this self-rating instrument by testing the most commonly proposed models of the English version using confirmatory factor analysis. Our study sample included 1,131 parents of school children recruited in the general population in the French-speaking part of Switzerland. Data analysis revealed an excellent fit of the unique-factor solution for both the DAS and RDAS. Alternatively, our analyses also showed a good fit for the hierarchical solution of the DAS. These results provide evidence for similar psychometric properties of the French version of the DAS as compared to the original English version.
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- C. L. Vandeleur
- University Department of Adult Psychiatry, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- University Department of Adult Psychiatry, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Simon MD AE, Giacomini V, Ferrero F, Mohr S. Is executive function associated with symptom severity in schizophrenia? Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 2003; 253:216-8. [PMID: 12910354 DOI: 10.1007/s00406-003-0421-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2002] [Accepted: 04/17/2003] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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This paper reports on a study that was designed to investigate the relationship between psychopathology and executive functions in schizophrenia. Correlations were sparse and mostly weak. The most robust finding was the association between letter fluency and negative symptoms; however, most other applied tasks were not associated with symptom level. Our results support previous findings of differential relationships between impaired executive functions and symptom level.
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- A E Simon MD
- University Hospital of Geneva, Department of Psychiatry, Adult Psychiatric Clinic 2, chemin du Petit-Bel-Air, 1225 Chêne-Bourg, Geneva, Switzerland.
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Lou J, Marzari R, Verzillo V, Ferrero F, Pak D, Sheng M, Yang C, Sblattero D, Bradbury A. Antibodies in haystacks: how selection strategy influences the outcome of selection from molecular diversity libraries. J Immunol Methods 2001; 253:233-42. [PMID: 11384684 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-1759(01)00385-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Antibodies against most antigens can be isolated from high quality phage antibody libraries. However, not all antibodies binding a particular antigen are necessarily found when standard selections are performed. Here we investigate the effect of two different selection strategies on the isolation of antibodies against a number of different antigens, and find that these different strategies tend to select different antibodies, with little overlap between them. This indicates that the full diversity of these libraries is not tapped by a single selection strategy and that each selection strategy imposes different selective criteria in addition to that of antigen binding. To fully exploit such libraries, therefore, many different selection strategies should probably be employed for each antigen. The use of alternative strategies should be considered when selection apparently fails, or when the number of different antibodies recognizing an antigen needs to be maximised. Furthermore, the microtitre selection strategy developed is likely to prove useful in the application of phage antibody libraries to the human genome project, allowing the high throughput selection of antibodies against multiple antigens simultaneously.
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- J Lou
- Department of Anesthesia 3s50, San Francisco General Hospital, UCSF, San Francisco, CA, USA
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Wong A, Sibbald A, Ferrero F, Plager M, Santolaya ME, Escobar AM, Campos S, Barragán S, De León González M, Kesselring GL. Antipyretic effects of dipyrone versus ibuprofen versus acetaminophen in children: results of a multinational, randomized, modified double-blind study. Clin Pediatr (Phila) 2001; 40:313-24. [PMID: 11824173 DOI: 10.1177/000992280104000602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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This study compared the antipyretic effectiveness of acetaminophen, ibuprofen, and dipyrone in young children with fever. The results were based on a modified double-blind, randomized, multinational trial that evaluated 628 febrile children, aged 6 months to 6 years. All three drugs lowered temperature in the 555 patients completing the study. Temperature normalization rates in the ibuprofen and dipyrone groups (78% and 82%, respectively) were significantly higher than the acetaminophen group (68%, P = 0.004). After 4 to 6 hours, mean temperature in the dipyrone group was significantly lower than the other groups, demonstrating longer temperature normalization with dipyrone. All three drugs showed comparable tolerability profiles.
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- A Wong
- Hospital de Clínicas, University of São Paulo, Brazil
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Jacob Y, Priol V, Ferrero F, Coudret A, Sallanon H. FLUORESCENT STAINING OF ROSES POLLEN TUBES AND NUCLEI BY MICROSCOPY AND FLOW CYTOMETRY ANALYSIS. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2001. [DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2001.547.48] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Vandeleur C, Preisig M, Ferrero F. FC01.04 Family functioning in the families of patients with bipolar and substance use disorders. Eur Psychiatry 2000. [DOI: 10.1016/s0924-9338(00)93943-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Preisig M, Bellivier F, Fenton BT, Baud P, Berney A, Courtet P, Hardy P, Golaz J, Leboyer M, Mallet J, Matthey ML, Mouthon D, Neidhart E, Nosten-Bertrand M, Stadelmann-Dubuis E, Guimon J, Ferrero F, Buresi C, Malafosse A. Association between bipolar disorder and monoamine oxidase A gene polymorphisms: results of a multicenter study. Am J Psychiatry 2000; 157:948-55. [PMID: 10831475 DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.157.6.948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Although genetic factors have been implicated in the etiology of bipolar disorder, no specific gene has been conclusively identified. Given the link between abnormalities in serotonergic neurotransmission and bipolar disorder, a candidate gene association approach was applied to study the involvement of the monoamine oxidase A (MAOA) gene, which codes for a catabolic enzyme of serotonin, in the susceptibility to bipolar disorder. METHOD In France and Switzerland, 272 patients with bipolar disorder and 122 healthy subjects were typed for three polymorphic markers of the MAOA gene: the MAOA-CA repeat, the MAOA restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP), and a repeat directly adjacent to the variable number of tandem repeats (VNTR) locus. RESULTS A significant difference in the distribution of the alleles for the MAOA-CA repeat was observed between the female bipolar patients and comparison group. CONCLUSIONS The results obtained in the French and Swiss population confirm findings from two studies conducted in the United Kingdom.
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- M Preisig
- Departement Universitaire de Psychiatrie Adulte, Lausanne, Switzerland.
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of pathological gambling in the Swiss adult population before the introduction of new forms of gambling, and the link between pathological gambling and alcohol abuse. METHOD 2526 telephone interviews were completed using standardized assessment instruments for identifying potential and probable pathological gamblers (SOGS) and alcohol abuse (CAGE). RESULTS The current prevalence of probable and potential pathological gamblers were estimated to be 0.8% and 2.2%, respectively. The results also show a clear correlation between alcohol abuse and gambling behaviours. CONCLUSION For the first time estimations are available of the Swiss prevalence rates of pathological gambling. Considering the link between gambling availability and increases in the prevalence of pathological gambling and the correlation between alcohol abuse and pathological gambling, the implications of these results for the prevention and treatment of this debilitating disorder are discussed.
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- G Bondolfi
- Psychiatric Department, Geneva University Hospitals, Switzerland
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Preisig M, Fenton BT, Matthey ML, Berney A, Ferrero F. Diagnostic interview for genetic studies (DIGS): inter-rater and test-retest reliability of the French version. Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 1999; 249:174-9. [PMID: 10449592 DOI: 10.1007/s004060050084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 240] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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The National Institute of Mental Health developed the semi-structured Diagnostic Interview for Genetic Studies (DIGS) for the assessment of major mood and psychotic disorders and their spectrum conditions. The DIGS was translated into French in a collaborative effort of investigators from sites in France and Switzerland. Inter-rater and test-retest reliability of the French version have been established in a clinical sample in Lausanne. Excellent inter-rater reliability was found for schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depression, and unipolar schizoaffective disorder while fair inter-rater reliability was demonstrated for bipolar schizoaffective disorder. Using a six-week test-retest interval, reliability for all diagnoses was found to be fair to good with the exception of bipolar schizoaffective disorder. The lower test-retest reliability was the result of a relatively long test-retest interval that favored incomplete symptom recall. In order to increase reliability for lifetime diagnoses in persons not currently affected, best-estimate procedures using additional sources of diagnostic information such as medical records and reports from relatives should supplement DIGS information in family-genetic studies. Within such a procedure, the DIGS appears to be a useful part of data collection for genetic studies on major mood disorders and schizophrenia in French-speaking populations.
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- M Preisig
- University Department of Adult Psychiatry, Hôpital de Cery, CH-1008 Prilly-Lausanne, Switzerland
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We report a case of severe accidental hypothermia (24.8 degrees C) in a seven-year-old child due to prolonged exposure to low temperatures and temporary contact with river water. When the patient was seen in hospital, bradycardia (30.min-1), bradypnoea (5. min-1), scarcely reacting pupils, and Glasgow Coma Scale=3 were noted. For rewarming minimally invasive techniques (humidified warmed gases and intravenous solutions at 40 degrees C) were employed with a very successful outcome.
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- R Balagna
- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Regina Marherita Children Hospital, Torino, Italy
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Ferrero F, Grossetti R, Taglietto M, Ivani G. [Remifentanil in pediatric surgery]. Minerva Anestesiol 1999; 65:58-9. [PMID: 10389428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/13/2023]
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- F Ferrero
- Servizio di Anestesia e Rianimazione, Ospedale Infantile Regina Margherita, Torino
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The present study describes an ultra-rapid opiate detoxification method using direct transition from heroin or methadone to oral naltrexone after deep sedation with oral midazolam in conjunction with ondansetron and clonidine treatment. Twenty patients were detoxified with the method. No serious events occurred, but two out of three patients vomited during the acute phase of deep sedation, which involves some risks. Withdrawal symptoms were still present 24 h after detoxification and 80% of the patients relapsed during a 6-month follow-up.
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- A T Cucchia
- Département Universitaire de Psychiatrie Adulte, Site de Cery, Prilly-Lausanne, Switzerland
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Fenton B, Preisig M, Ferrero F. Assortative mating in bipolar disorder. Eur Psychiatry 1998. [DOI: 10.1016/s0924-9338(99)80202-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The Argentine vaccination schedule against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DTP) recommends three doses of DTP vaccine at 2, 4 and 6 months of age, two boosters at 18 months and 6 years, a booster dose of tetanus vaccine every 10 years and two doses during pregnancy. To evaluate the effect of this schedule, antibodies against pertussis toxin (PT) and filamentous hemagglutinin (FHA) and against tetanus and diphtheria toxoids were determined by ELISA in serum samples from children (1 month to 6 years) who received different doses of DPT vaccine: 0 dose (n = 50), 1 dose (n = 25), 2 doses (n = 25), 3 doses (n = 55), first and second booster (n = 25); 25 pregnant women and their offspring, and 45 adults. High antibody levels against PT (> 140 EU/ml) and FHA (> 80 EU/ml) were recorded in mothers and in the newborn. Antibody titers against PT increased with the number of doses given and decreased with time. Full protection against tetanus (titers > 0.1 IU/ml) was observed in the group of adults (0.37 IU/ml), in mothers (4.4 IU/ml) and their newborn offspring (5.5 IU/ml), and in children after receiving the second dose of DTP vaccine (1.86 IU/ml). The immune status for diphtheria was far lower, as most of the groups lacked adequate protection. After the third dose of DTP vaccine, only 78% of the children had antibody titers above the protective level (0.1 IU/ml). Since antibody levels considered to provide full protection were only achieved after the first booster dose of DTP vaccine, the primary three-dose schedule seems to be insufficient to confer adequate immunity in all vaccinees. Because of the high proportion of non-protected adults, a booster dose of Td vaccine should be considered for this group.
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- M Pasetti
- IDEHU, Instituto de Estudios de la Inmunidad Humoral (CONICET-UBA), Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Successful one-stage repair of a Berry syndrome (interrupted aortic arch, distal aortopulmonary septal defect, right pulmonary artery branch originating from the ascending aorta, and intact ventricular septum) in the neonatal period has been reported in only 2 cases. We report the case of a newborn operated on with deep hypothermic arrest and isolated myocardial perfusion in whom the interrupted aortic arch was corrected by direct anastomosis between the ascending and descending aorta and the aortopulmonary septal defect was treated with reconstruction of the pulmonary trunk and right pulmonary artery, using a flap of aortic tissue. A native pericardial patch was used to reconstruct the ascending aorta.
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- P A Abbruzzese
- Dipartimento di Cardiologia e Cardiochirurgia and Servizio di Anestesia e Rianimazione, Ospedale Infantile Regina Margherita, Torino, Italy
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Pasetti MF, Dokmetjian J, Brero ML, Eriksson PV, Ferrero F, Manghi MA. Structure and protective capacity of tetanus and diphtheria antibodies produced during human pregnancy and transferred to new-born. Am J Reprod Immunol 1997; 37:250-6. [PMID: 9127647 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.1997.tb00223.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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PROBLEM The structure and protective activity of antibodies against tetanus (anti-T) and diphtheria (anti-D), produced during human pregnancy and transferred to new-born, was studied. METHOD Antibody levels were measured by ELISA in non-pregnant women (control group), primiparae, and multiparae, and in their children. The proportion of symmetric and asymmetric IgG molecules was determined and their respective protective capacity evaluated. RESULTS The quantity of asymmetric anti-T and anti-D antibodies in mothers at the time of delivery was roughly four- and three-fold that of the control group, respectively, dropping significantly 1 month later. A similar proportion of these antibodies was observed in the new-born. The lower neutralizing capacity of asymmetric molecules was demonstrated in vivo. CONCLUSION Results show that during pregnancy there is a modulation of the immune response with an increase in the production of asymmetric molecules of lower protective capacity.
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- M F Pasetti
- Instituto de Estudios de la Inmunidad Humoral (CONICET-UBA), Facultad de Farmacìa y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Malafosse A, Leboyer M, Preisig M, Maller L, Ferrero F, Guimon J. Association Studies Between Manic Depressive Illness and Suicidal Behaviour and “Serotonergic” Genes. Eur Psychiatry 1997. [DOI: 10.1016/s0924-9338(97)80295-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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Marset M, Gross F, Keizer I, Ferrero F. Legal Toxic Substances in General Psychiatry. Eur Psychiatry 1997. [DOI: 10.1016/s0924-9338(97)80560-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022] Open
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Preisig M, Leroyer M, Berney A, Matthey ML, Fenton B, Ferrero F. Diagnostic Interview for Genetic Studies Reliability. Eur Psychiatry 1997. [DOI: 10.1016/s0924-9338(97)80297-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Möller HJ, Bäuml J, Ferrero F, Fuger J, Geretsegger C, Kasper S, Kissling W, Schubert H. Risperidone in the treatment of schizophrenia: results of a study of patients from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 1997; 247:291-6. [PMID: 9477007 DOI: 10.1007/bf02922257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Results of a subanalysis of data from the multinational risperidone trial (RIS-INT-2) are reported. Patients with chronic schizophrenia were treated with risperidone at 1 mg/day (n = 25), 4 mg/day (n = 27), 8 mg/day (n = 29), 12 mg/day (n = 31), or 16 mg/day (n = 29), or 10 mg/day of haloperidol for 8 weeks. According to the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) total and subscale scores, improvements were noted in each treatment group from baseline to treatment endpoint. On each scale the magnitude of improvement was greater in the risperidone patients than in the haloperidol patients. The onset of action of risperidone was faster than haloperidol. By treatment week 2, over half of the patients receiving > or = 4 mg/day of risperidone were clinically improved (> or = 20% reduction in total PANSS scores). This rate of improvement was not seen until week 6 in the haloperidol patients. Severity of extrapyramidal symptoms (scores on the Extrapyramidal Symptom Scale) was significantly lower in patients receiving 1 or 4 mg/day of risperidone than in patients receiving higher risperidone doses and in haloperidol patients. The optimal dose of risperidone, in terms of both efficacy and safety, was 4 mg/day. These results confirm the findings of the controlled trials of risperidone conducted in North America and the multinational trial.
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- H J Möller
- Psychiatric Clinic, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
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Ferrero F. [Schizophrenic disorders: current developments]. Rev Med Suisse Romande 1996; 116:709-12. [PMID: 8966471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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- F Ferrero
- Département Universitaire de Psychiatrie Adulte DUPA, Lausanne
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Bertino G, Bellomo A, Miani C, Ferrero F, Staffieri A. Spectrographic differences between tracheal-esophageal and esophageal voice. Folia Phoniatr Logop 1996; 48:255-61. [PMID: 8828283 DOI: 10.1159/000266416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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In order to evaluate the results of voice and speech rehabilitation after total laryngectomy some acoustic parameters (fundamental frequency, waveform perturbation) were examined in 18 total laryngectomy patients. Eight of these subjects had previously been surgically rehabilitated with a tracheal-esophageal phonatory valve while 10 had been submitted to esophageal speech rehabilitation. Analysis of results has shown that tracheal-esophageal voices are more likely to provide a stable fundamental frequency; there is also a tendency toward more clearly defined harmonics; jitter and shimmer are more similar to the values of normal subjects compared with those observed in esophageal speech. Such results seem to depend on a more regular vibration pattern in the pharyngeal-esophageal segment, due to the more efficient expiratory flow in tracheal-esophageal speech. Moreover we were able to demonstrate a correlation between the objective parameters evaluated and the subjective score on speech acceptability.
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- G Bertino
- ENT Clinic, University of Udine, Italy
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This study examines the diagnosis of adjustment disorder in DSM-III-R. In view of the methodological problems associated with this, we investigated clinical characteristics of patients to whom the diagnosis had been applied. The patients in question were treated at the University Psychiatric Outpatient Clinic in Lausanne, Switzerland (N = 1,308). Four groups of comparisons are made: between adjustment disorder, other diagnoses, and no diagnosis; between adjustment disorder with depressed mood and other mood disorders; between adjustment disorder with anxious mood and anxiety disorders; and between the clinical subdivisions of adjustment disorder. This diagnosis is characterized by a high number of marital stressors, low age, predominance of women, and short period of treatment. The clinical profile is marked by a predominance of depressive and mixed types, and the relationship between these is demonstrated. Finally, the course of a certain proportion of these disorders goes beyond the 6-month period stipulated by DSM-III-R. This result justifies the modifications introduced in DSM-IV.
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- J N Despland
- University Psychiatric Outpatient Clinic B, University Department of Adult Psychiatry, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Huguelet P, Zabala I, Cruciani G, Binyet S, Favre S, Gonzalez C, Ferrero F. [Four year follow-up of social adjustment of a cohort of schizophrenic patients]. Encephale 1995; 21:93-8. [PMID: 7781589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Sixty-seven first episode schizophrenic patients (PSE-Catego criteria) have been included in this study in order to evaluate their prognosis and the factors predictive of their evolution. Potential predictive factors consisted of anamnestic and demographic data, scores on the Disability Assessment Schedule (DAS-WHO) and relatives' Expressed Emotion index (EE), measured by the Camberwell Family Interview (CFI). The outcome was assessed monthly by the Global Assessment Scale (GAS/DSM III-R). At four years, 39 patients (58%) were still being followed. 33% of the patients presented a good evolution (EGF > or = 51) and 67% of the patients a bad evolution (EGF < 51). Four factors predictive of the psychosocial adaptation were extracted using regression analysis: premorbid psychosocial evolution, EE, sex and psychiatric family history. These 4 factors predicted correctly 85% of cases. Moreover, the monthly follow-up of these patients pointed to three types of evolution: the patients presenting a good and stable evolution (22%), those presenting a bad and stable evolution (33%) and those presenting an oscillating evolution which fluctuated between good and bad periods (44%). However, no predictive factors of the psychosocial adaptation of these oscillating patients could be identified through the statistical analysis. These results take all their importance regarding the treatment of schizophrenic patients, for whom the therapeutic plans which have to be settled should take into account their prognosis in the most precise manner. Moreover, the predictive value of EE on psychosocial adaptation for a 4 years period is confirmed.
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- P Huguelet
- Institutions Universitaires de Psychiatrie, Clinique de Psychiatrie II, Genève
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Saulnier F, Ferrero F, Bottero JY, Linden G. Variations de composition et nature de la fraction insoluble des lactosérums industriels. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1995. [DOI: 10.1051/lait:199517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Ferrero F, Rabreau JP. [The course of anorexia nervosa: apropos of a case]. Rev Med Suisse Romande 1994; 114:969-74. [PMID: 7801029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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- F Ferrero
- Departement universitaire de psychiatrie adulte, Université de Lausanne
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Hauri M, Zabala I, Favre S, Gonzalez C, Hugelet P, Ferrero F. [Expressed emotion: past, present, future]. Acta Psychiatr Belg 1992; 92:197-208. [PMID: 1345400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/25/2023]
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Expressed Emotion (EE) proved to be the best single predictor of relapse in schizophrenia in 1972. Since then, studies on EE were oriented in three directions: Replication of the original study in different countries, improvement of the methodology and clinical applications. The analysis of different key studies shows that EE is a powerful predictor factor, although it is influenced by other variables such as culture.
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- M Hauri
- Clinique de Psychiatrie II, Institutions Universitaires de Psychiatrie de Genève, Suisse
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Ferrero F, Grossetti R, Grassitelli S. [Preparation of the myopathic patient]. Minerva Anestesiol 1991; 57:1251-2. [PMID: 1784383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- F Ferrero
- Servizio di Anestesia e Rianimazione, Ospedale Infantile Regina Margherita, Torino
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Ponzio F, Ferrero F, Violato F. [15 cases of femoro-popliteal bypass with PTFE graft]. MINERVA CHIR 1991; 46:605-7. [PMID: 1944976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The authors report their clinical experience of 15 cases of femoro-popliteal by-pass with PTFE; all patients underwent postoperative anti-platelet therapy, in 8 cases with ASA and dipyridamole, in 7 with indobufene in accordance with a double blind randomized work. The Authors report the results of a one year follow-up. They deal with patency duration results and tolerance of pharmacological treatment.
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- F Ponzio
- Divisione di Chirurgia Vascolare, Ospedale Molinette, Torino
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Gonzalez C, Szigethy L, Ferrero F. [At the frontiers of clinical practice and research]. Soins Psychiatr 1991:38-40. [PMID: 2035067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Barile C, Merlo M, Pegoraro M, Ferrero F. [Inflammatory aneurysms of the abdominal aorta]. Minerva Cardioangiol 1990; 38:397-400. [PMID: 2084581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The Authors report their fifteen years experience, point out the clinical features of inflammatory abdominal aortic aneurysms and examine the different pathogenetic theories.
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- C Barile
- Ospedale Maggiore di San Giovanni Battista, Divisione di Chirurgia Vascolare, Regione Piemonte, USL n. 8, Torino
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Pegoraro M, Barile C, Ferrero F, Merlo M, Bertoldo U. [Popliteal aneurysm. Our experience in 65 cases]. Minerva Cardioangiol 1990; 38:219-21. [PMID: 2234454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Fifty patients with 65 popliteal aneurysms underwent reconstructive procedures (mean age 64). Atherosclerosis is almost the exclusive cause of popliteal aneurysms. Most of the cases showed an acute ischemia, while he others were asymptomatic or presented a complication of venous occlusion or neural compression. Numerous cases were found incidentally at amputations (these were not included). The best operational method is ligation of the aneurysm sometimes with partial resection and autologous venous graft bypass. The immediate results were excellent in all cases, loss of limb was observed in only three.
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- M Pegoraro
- Divisione di Chirurgia Vascolare Ospedale Molinette, U.S.S.L. VIII, Regione Piemonte, Torino
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Pegoraro M, Barile C, Ferrero F, Bretto P. [Extra-anatomical bypasses: axillofemoral and femorofemoral. Indications and results]. Minerva Cardioangiol 1990; 38:171-3. [PMID: 2142517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Indications for a unilateral or bilateral axillofemoral and femorofemoral bypass, are presented. Our experience in 48 patients with axillofemoral and femorofemoral form the basis of this report. Indications for these extended bypasses included suppurative growing infection and obliterated common and profunda femoris arteries. These procedures were rapidly performed in critically ill patients. One patient died of recurrent artoduodenal hemorrhage three days following successful axillofemoral bypass. The other patients enjoyed patent grafts for variable periods, although some of them successfully underwent a declotting procedure.
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- M Pegoraro
- U.S.L. VIII Regione Piemonte, Ospedale Molinette, Torino
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Barrelet L, Ferrero F, Szigethy L, Giddey C, Pellizzer G. Expressed emotion and first-admission schizophrenia. Nine-month follow-up in a French cultural environment. Br J Psychiatry 1990; 156:357-62. [PMID: 2346834 DOI: 10.1192/bjp.156.3.357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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A study of 36 French-speaking families in Geneva identified 66% of high-EE household. At nine-month follow-up, the relapse rate for the high-EE group (33%) was significantly higher than for the low-EE group (0%). These results seem to confirm the relevance of EE as predictor of relapse. However, in our sample, it appears that one component of EE, critical comments, was principally responsible for the prognostic validity.
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- L Barrelet
- Hopital Psychiatrique Cantonal, Perreux, Switzerland
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