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The oxygen free radicals may be closely associated with inflammatory process and the severity of acute pancreatitis. Especially, the concentration of plasma LPO is a meaningful index for determining the severity of the disease.

We found that South Korean Helicobacter pylori isolates predominantly carry homB at locus B and that there is no association between the homB allele and the cagA allele or the development of gastric cancer within this population. Uniquely, several East Asian strains carried multiple copies of the hom genes.

Background and Purpose-The premotor cortex (PMC) (Brodmann 6) contributes uniquely to proximal upper and lower limb power and plays a role in the organization of motor behaviors. We assessed the degree to which PMC damage affected functional outcome. Methods-We prospectively compared the functional outcome of patients with a first stroke in the middle cerebral artery distribution that either left the PMC intact (PMCϪ; nϭ19) or damaged the PMC (PMCϩ; nϭ12). The Functional Independence Measure for disability and the motor score of the Stroke Impairment Assessment Set for impairment assessed outcome. Results-Demographic and clinical features and lesion volume were comparable for the PMCϩ and PMCϪ groups.However, the PMCϪ group demonstrated significant gain in mobility and in proximal leg movement. This focal improvement contributed to the trend in the PMCϪ group toward greater independent ambulation. Conclusions-Decreased motor recovery of proximal lower limbs in humans with PMC damage supports the idea that it is the origin of corticoreticulospinal pathways that subserve proximal lower extremity function. Furthermore, persistent proximal weakness after PMC damage may amplify other motor impairments, which include defects in planning, initiating, and sequencing. Neurorehabilitation outcomes may contribute to a more detailed functional anatomy after stroke and partial recovery. (Stroke. 1999;30:1380-1383.)

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