Modified Response Elaboration Training: Application to Procedural Discourse and Personal Recounts

2013 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie L. Wambaugh ◽  
Christina Nessler ◽  
Sandra Wright
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Option ◽  
Narrative Discourse ◽  
Effect Sizes ◽  
Multiple Baseline ◽  
Response To Treatment ◽  
Discourse Production ◽  
Correct Information ◽  
Previously Treated ◽  
Procedural Discourse ◽  
Viable Treatment

Purpose This investigation was designed to examine the effects of a modification of response elaboration training (RET; Kearns, 1985) with speakers with mild to mild–moderate aphasia. The modification entailed application of RET to procedural discourse and personal recounts rather than to narrative discourse. Method Three participants with chronic aphasia received modified RET (M–RET) applied sequentially in the context of multiple baseline designs to the conditions of personal recounts and procedural discourse. Production of correct information units (CIUs; Nicholas & Brookshire, 1993) served as the primary dependent variable. Results Participants 2 and 3 demonstrated increases in the production of CIUs in response to treatment of procedures. M–RET applied to the personal recount condition was not associated with increased production of CIUs in personal recounts in probes. However, Participant 1 demonstrated increased CIU production for previously treated procedures when treatment was applied to personal recounts. Small effect sizes were obtained for procedural sets for Participant 1, and large effect sizes were obtained for procedural sets for Participants 2 and 3. Maintenance of gains at 3 and 6 weeks post treatment was strong. Conclusion Application of M–RET to procedural discourse appears to be a viable treatment option for participants with mild to mild–moderate aphasia.

Inhibition of PDGFR May Be a Viable Treatment Option for Meningiomas

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tadeusz Wroblewski ◽  
Philip D. Tatman ◽  
Anthony Fringuello ◽  
William Foreman ◽  
Sameul Scherer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Option ◽  
Viable Treatment

scholarly journals Early Liver Transplantation is a Viable Treatment Option in Severe Acute Alcoholic Hepatitis

2018 ◽  
Vol 53 (6) ◽  
pp. 716-718 ◽  
Author(s):  
Puneet Puri ◽  
George Cholankeril ◽  
Thomas Y Myint ◽  
Aparna Goel ◽  
Shiv Kumar Sarin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liver Transplantation ◽  
Treatment Option ◽  
Alcoholic Hepatitis ◽  
Acute Alcoholic Hepatitis ◽  
Viable Treatment

AN EXAMINATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN QIGONG MEDITATION AND PERSONALITY

2004 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 313-320 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yvonne Leung ◽  
Anthony Singhal
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Option ◽  
Health Benefits ◽  
Education Level ◽  
Personality Inventory ◽  
Eysenck Personality Inventory ◽  
Gender And Education ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Viable Treatment

Qigong meditation is an ancient form of meditation that has been linked with various health benefits. We were interested in whether or not this form of meditation has a relationship with personality. To this end, we administered the Eysenck Personality Inventory (EPI) to eighty Qigong meditation practitioners and seventy-four non-practitioners. The results showed that the number of years of Qigong practice was negatively correlated with neuroticism, but there was no relationship with extraversion. Even after controlling for age, gender, and education level, the practitioners were significantly less neurotic than the nonpractitioners. The study of Qigong meditation and personality may lead to a greater understanding of the various disorders characterized by high neuroticism, and may provide a viable treatment option for long-term health.

scholarly journals Effective Early Treatment of AChR Antibody-Positive Myasthenia Gravis with Rituximab; the Experience from a Neuroimmunology Clinic in a Developing Country

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. 117957352110160
Author(s):  
Thomas Mathew ◽  
Kurian Thomas ◽  
Saji K John ◽  
Shruthi Venkatesh ◽  
Raghunandan Nadig ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Observational Study ◽  
Myasthenia Gravis ◽  
Treatment Option ◽  
Early Treatment ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Response To Treatment ◽  
Myasthenic Crisis ◽  
Achr Antibody ◽  
Significant Difference

Background: Rituximab is reserved for treating refractory myasthenia gravis (MG) patients. Here we report our experience with rituximab in AChR antibody positive generalized MG (gMG) and impending myasthenic crisis (IMC). Methods: This retrospective, observational study, conducted at a tertiary care, neuroimmunology clinic, analyzed the data of patients with AChR antibody positive gMG, treated with rituximab between 1st January 2016 and 30th October 2018. Results: Eleven patients with AChR antibody positive gMG received rituximab. Mean age of the cohort was 50.54 ± 18.71 years with 9 males. Seven out of 11 patients received rituximab in the early stage (<2 years from onset) and had good response to treatment. Four of the 5 patients with IMC improved with rituximab alone. In the 10 patients who regularly followed up, there was a significant difference between the QMG scores at baseline and at 1, 2, 6, 12, and 18 months ( P < .0001). Conclusion: Rituximab appears to be a potentially effective early treatment option for AChR antibody positive generalized MG and impending myasthenic crisis.

scholarly journals Caudoventral hip luxation in a miniature pig

2017 ◽  
Vol 47 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolina Silveira Braga ◽  
Brunna de Souza Barni ◽  
Marcele de Souza Muccillo ◽  
Emerson Antonio Contesini ◽  
Marcelo Meller Alievi
Keyword(s):  
General Anesthesia ◽  
Treatment Option ◽  
Postoperative Period ◽  
Degenerative Joint Disease ◽  
Joint Disease ◽  
Miniature Pig ◽  
Pelvic Limb ◽  
Hip Luxation ◽  
Viable Treatment

ABSTRACT: A miniature pig was examined because of left pelvic limb lameness after falling from a short height. Clinical examination and radiographs of the pelvic region revealed a left caudoventral hip luxation. Surgical reduction of luxation was performed on the patient under general anesthesia using a transarticular pinning technique. Postoperative radiographs confirmed that the luxation was reduced, the joint was aligned, and the transarticular pinning was correct. The transarticular pin was removed 21 days after it was surgically inserted. The limb was fully functional in the immediate postoperative period. Nine months after the surgery, the patient could use the limb properly, but mild degenerative joint disease was observed via radiographic follow-up. This technique may be a viable treatment option for the repair of caudoventral hip luxation in miniature pigs.

The Role of Spontaneous Repetitions During Treatment of Morphosyntactic Forms for Children With Developmental Language Disorder

2021 ◽  
Vol 64 (10) ◽  
pp. 3995-4003
Author(s):  
Katrina Nicholas ◽  
Elena Plante ◽  
Rebecca Gómez ◽  
Rebecca Vance
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Effect ◽  
Language Disorder ◽  
Effect Sizes ◽  
Response To Treatment ◽  
Structural Priming ◽  
Developmental Language Disorder ◽  
End Of Treatment ◽  
Correct Form ◽  
Treatment Gains

Purpose Children with developmental language disorder sometimes spontaneously repeat clinician models of morphemes targeted for treatment. We examine how spontaneous repeating of clinician models in the form of recasts associates with improved child production of those emerging morphemes. Method Forty-seven preschool children with developmental language disorder participated in Enhanced Conversational Recast therapy and were monitored for spontaneous repetitions of morphemes modeled by the clinician through conversational recasting. We calculated proportion of correct and incorrect productions elicited during treatment and for generalization probes as well as treatment effect sizes. We then used odds ratios to determine the probability that a spontaneous repetition may precede treatment gains and calculated correlations of correct repetitions with correct in-treatment productions of targets and treatment effect sizes. Results Spontaneous repetitions were highly likely to happen just prior to meaningful treatment progress. Children with higher frequencies of correct spontaneous repetitions of morpheme targets also showed higher frequencies of correct productions of these forms during the course of treatment. Furthermore, children with an earlier onset of repetitions and higher frequencies of correct repetitions showed overall larger effect sizes at the end of treatment. Conclusions Children's use of correct forms in their repetitions may serve as a self-scaffold for mastering productions of the correct form via structural priming mechanisms. Tracking spontaneously repeated targets may be a useful milestone for identifying response to treatment.

Can topical 5-fluorouracil be used as a viable treatment option for oral premalignant lesions and tumors?

Oral Oncology ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 91 ◽  
pp. 128
Author(s):  
Samapika Routray ◽  
Punit S. Dikhit ◽  
B.C. Rajani ◽  
Mohd. Musab Khan
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Option ◽  
Premalignant Lesions ◽  
Viable Treatment

Application and Approach to Hair Transplantation in Females

1997 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-141
Author(s):  
Paul C. Cotterill
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Option ◽  
Hair Loss ◽  
Androgenetic Alopecia ◽  
Hair Transplantation ◽  
New Techniques ◽  
Inflammatory Dermatosis ◽  
Viable Treatment

Hair transplantation for females has become a much more viable treatment option because of recent improvements in technique employing micrografts and minigrafts as well as multiple-strip donor harvesting. The author describes how these new techniques are applied to the various types of transplantation in women, such as for androgenetic alopecia, traction alopecia, eyebrows, inactive inflammatory dermatosis, hair loss, and postrhytidectomy scarring. “Pearls,” to emphasize the contrast in the approach to the treatment of women with that of their male counterparts and the importance of assessing for realistic expectations, are described. A review of 827 females seen in consultation over the last 10 years showed that 70% of women with androgenetic alopecia were candidates for hair transplants.

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