scholarly journals A descriptive study of patients diagnosed with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures at a tertiary epilepsy center in the Czech Republic: One-year follow-up

2021 ◽  
Vol 118 ◽  
pp. 107922
Author(s):  
Lenka Krámská ◽  
Lorna Myers ◽  
Lucia Hrešková ◽  
Martin Jerie ◽  
Zdeněk Vojtěch
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures ◽  
Nonepileptic Seizures ◽  
Epilepsy Center ◽  
One Year

scholarly journals Tobacco Dependence, the Most Important Cardiovascular Risk Factor: Treatment in the Czech Republic

2014 ◽  
pp. S361-S368
Author(s):  
E. KRÁLÍKOVÁ ◽  
A. KMEŤOVÁ ◽  
L. ŠTĚPÁNKOVÁ ◽  
K. ZVOLSKÁ ◽  
V. FELBROVÁ ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Smoking Cessation ◽  
Risk Factor ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Tobacco Dependence ◽  
Intensive Treatment ◽  
Abstinence Rate ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
One Year

Smoking is the most important cardiovascular (CV) risk factor. Stopping smoking halves the CV risk. Every clinician should provide a brief intervention with smokers. Intensive treatment should be available to those who need it. There are 37 Centers for Tobacco Dependence in the Czech Republic, which offer treatment including a psychobehavioral intervention and pharmacotherapy (varenicline, nicotine, bupropion). Czech physicians, pharmacists and nurses are regularly educated about smoking cessation. We describe the results of intensive treatment offered by our centers. Treatment includes screening (1 h), an intervention (2 h), and follow-up visits during the next 12 months. Among 3532 patients, 34.3 % had CO-validated abstinence at 12-months (including 489 patients who attended the screening visit + only the 12-month follow up visit). Among patients who underwent the intervention, the abstinence rate was 38.2 %. The majority of patients who underwent the intervention (N=2470) used some form of pharmacotherapy. After one year, the abstinence rate was 43.4 %, compared to 15.9 % (N=573) without pharmacotherapy. Only 28 % of patients came on the recommendation of a physician. Despite the decrease in CV risk following smoking cessation and the effectiveness of treatment, centers are underutilized.

Outcome in psychogenic nonepileptic seizures: 1 to 10-year follow-up in 164 patients

2003 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
pp. 305-311 ◽  
Author(s):  
Markus Reuber ◽  
Ralf Pukrop ◽  
J�rgen Bauer ◽  
Christoph Helmstaedter ◽  
Natalie Tessendorf ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures ◽  
Nonepileptic Seizures

scholarly journals  Faecal shedding of verotoxigenic Escherichia coli in cattle in the Czech Republic

2011 ◽  
Vol 56 (No. 4) ◽  
pp. 149-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Alexa ◽  
L. Konstantinova ◽  
Z. Sramkova-Zajacova
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Dairy Cattle ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Immunomagnetic Separation ◽  
The Other ◽  
Somatic Antigen ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
E Coli ◽  
One Year

A survey to estimate the prevalence of verotoxigenic E. coli (VTEC) or enterohaemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) in rectal swabs from healthy dairy cattle aged three weeks, three months and one year was conducted in three herds from the Czech Republic. Screening for the presence of the stx1, stx2 and eaeA genes in faecal swab cultures was performed by PCR, and in positive samples, isolated colonies were examined. Immunomagnetic separation was used for the isolation of the VTEC serogroup O157 from samples. VTEC were detected in animals from all three herds under study. In the group of 3-week-old calves, VTEC were only detected in samples collected in the summer months. However, in the other age-groups, VTEC were detected in both the summer and winter months. EHEC shedding was observed in 30 to 100% of the total samples collected from cattle aged three months and one year in the summer months, and in 30 to 60% of samples taken in the winter months. EHEC strains of serogroup O157 were detected in two herds. The range of verotoxins shed by VTEC isolates of serogroup O157 differed between herds. Besides serogroup O157, additional EHEC belonging to the antigen groups O26, O103, O128 and O153 have been identified, and in some of them, no somatic antigen was detected.

scholarly journals Presence of Arcobacter species in pet cats and dogs in the Czech Republic

2017 ◽  
Vol 61 (No. 8) ◽  
pp. 449-455
Author(s):  
M. Pejchalova ◽  
S. Zabcikova ◽  
L. Silhova ◽  
D. Silha ◽  
I. Brozkova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Dna Isolation ◽  
Human Infection ◽  
Chain Reaction ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Two Samples ◽  
Arcobacter Butzleri ◽  
Polymerase Chain

This study was conducted to evaluate the occurrence of the genus Arcobacter in cats and dogs in the Czech Republic. These animals may be carriers of the bacteria and potential sources of human infection. Oral smears were collected from animals using smear swabs and brushes. Based on previous studies, commercially available DNA kits were used for DNA isolation. Samples were analysed using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and evaluated using gel electrophoresis. Overall, 178 oral smears were tested, of which 108 were from dogs and 70 were from cats. Out of all smears, five were positive, of which four samples were from dogs and one from a cat. In all five positive cases, PCR confirmed the presence of Arcobacter butzleri. In follow-up sampling, the presence of Arcobacter butzleri was demonstrated in two samples from a dog.

scholarly journals Loyalty Programmes of Selective Grocery Retailers in the Czech Republic

2015 ◽  
Vol 63 (2) ◽  
pp. 617-625
Author(s):  
Petra Solarová
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Target Groups ◽  
Similar Time ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Interesting Fact ◽  
Time Determination ◽  
One Year ◽  
The Relationship

This paper deals with long term loyalty programmes of selective grocery retailers who operate in the market within the Czech Republic. Only those loyalty programmes designed for the end customers are taken into account, so this study is concerned with the B2C area. A long term loyalty programmes last at least for one year, i.e. twelve months (this time determination is valid for purposes of this paper). The main aim of this paper is to identify the single elements and principles occurring in long term loyalty programmes and then to develop an illustrative model. The presented output is a model of long term loyalty programmes that captures the three following phases: the establishment, development (or building) and termination of the relationship. In addition, from the empirical research, an interesting fact has emerged: two of the analysed long term loyalty programmes were launched at a similar time. This could be explained through the tendency for companies to copy the successful activities insigated by their competitors. Furthermore, the next remarkable phenomenon is that one grocery chain runs two long term loyalty programmes at the same time and the target groups of these programmes overlap. A possible explanation could be that the chain is making efforts to interest as many as possible of its different customers.

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