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2. ENDARTERECTOMY FOR ASYMPTOMATIC CAROTID-ARTERY STENOSIS
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WALKER, M, MARLER, J, GOLDSTEIN, M, GRADY, P, TOOLE, J, BAKER, W, CASTALDO, J, CHAMBLESS, L, MOORE, W, ROBERTSON, J, YOUNG, B, HOWARD, V, PURVIS, S, VERNON, D, NEEDHAM, K, BECK, P, DOZIER, M, LEFKOWITZ, D, HOWARD, G, CROUSE, J, HERRINGTON, D, FURBERG, C, ESSICK, K, HICKS, R, NELSON, J, BALL, W, BLAND, E, CONDON, S, ELLIOTT, T, GRIZZLE, J, HAYES, D, HENLEY, S, JOHNSON, J, LOCKLEAR, J, MISCH, M, PATON, C, SCHWARTZ, S, WALKER, C, WILLIAMS, O, EASTON, J, GOLDSTONE, J, HALLENBECK, J, HOFF, J, KARP, H, KRONMAL, R, BROTT, T, TOMSICK, T, BRODERICK, J, SAUERBECK, L, BLUM, C, DYKEN, M, BRUST, J, DICK, A, GOTSHALL, R, HEYMAN, A, SWANSON, P, ADAMS, H, DEMPSEY, R, ERNST, C, ROTHROCK, J, COHEN, S, NICHOLAS, G, LONGENECKER, J, BARBOUR, P, BERGER, A, CELANI, V, ECKERT, N, GOODREAU, J, HUTCHINSON, J, JENNY, D, LIN, Z, MCDONALD, K, PISTONE, W, RAEGRANT, A, REDENBAUGH, J, REX, J, WOHLBERG, C, KARANJIA, P, SWANSON, M, LOBNER, S, KOLTS, R, KUEHNER, M, HINER, B, MADDEN, K, CARLSON, R, DAVIS, J, GALLANT, T, WARNER, J, FAUST, A, FRYZA, N, HASENAUER, J, REGNER, M, RONKIN, L, SCHAEFER, S, STRACK, D, TURNER, L, WALGENBACH, A, GRAVES, J, MICHALSKI, S, SCHUETTE, L, MOHR, J, TATEMICHI, T, MARSHALL, R, MAST, H, RAMOS, O, CORRELL, J, LIBMAN, R, PETTY, G, CABRERE, A, OROPEZA, L, GONZALEZ, T, PETTIGREW, C, SADLER, R, ENDEAN, E, SHERROW, J, HAUER, M, LEE, C, NORTON, J, MCQUILLEN, M, MATTINGLY, S, DEKOSKY, S, MASSEY, A, SIMARD, D, TURCOTTE, J, BENGUIGUI, C, COTE, J, BOUCHARD, J, ROBERGE, C, BRUNET, D, BEDARD, F, LANGELIER, R, LAJEUNESSE, M, BIGAOUETTE, J, PARENT, J, LYDEN, P, HYE, R, LEWIS, S, CALI, G, BABCOCK, T, TAFTALVAREZ, B, BRODY, M, ZWEIFLER, R, SEDWITZ, M, STABILE, B, FREISCHLAG, J, WOLF, Y, SIVO, J, FORSYTHE, J, ADAME, M, GUPTA, S, BURKE, K, GREISLER, H, LITTOOY, F, KELLY, M, PULSINELLI, W, CAMPBELL, J, CROCKARELL, J, WATRIDGE, C, ACKER, J, ERKULWATER, S, JACEWICZ, M, WALKER, G, OSULLIVAN, P, SAUER, C, VASU, K, GAINES, K, BAKHITIAN, B, BERTORINI, T, BENNETT, S, THOMAS, T, STAHL, N, TAYLOR, C, GIAMPAPA, M, CONNELL, J, RILEY, J, BRADLEY, A, NEWMAN, K, MANNING, R, MCCREA, M, HACHINSKI, V, FERGUSON, G, MAYER, C, BARNETT, J, PEERLESS, S, BUCHAN, A, REICHMAN, H, KERTESZ, A, LOWNIE, S, WHITE, C, FOX, A, RANKIN, R, SPENCE, J, BARR, H, PADDOCKELIASZIW, L, ASSIS, L, PEXMAN, J, DICICCO, M, TATE, B, JAMES, C, RAKER, E, COATSWORTH, J, HARRIS, S, BEEBE, H, BIRCHFIELD, R, BUTLERLEVY, K, CRANE, R, FRYER, D, MACLEAN, J, PATTERSON, L, QUIGLEY, T, RAVITS, J, TAYLOR, L, PULLEN, S, BOSWELL, S, KENNY, K, ROEDERSHEIMER, L, FOWL, R, TEW, J, KEMPCZINSKI, R, REED, R, WELLING, R, SCHOMAKER, B, MCWHORTER, J, BRANCH, C, SATTERFIELD, J, CORDELL, R, DEAN, R, PLONK, G, HARPOLD, G, WALKER, F, NUNN, C, MYERS, L, TEGELER, C, HARDIN, S, MEADS, D, LOFTUS, C, VINING, L, BENDIXEN, B, BILLER, J, CORSON, J, DAVIS, P, GODERSKY, J, GORDON, D, JACOBY, M, KAPPELLE, L, KRESOWIK, T, MARSH, E, LOVE, B, SHAMMA, A, GRIMSMAN, K, KARBOSKI, D, MILLER, E, JOHNSON, C, JONES, C, STONE, B, MAGUIRE, M, EARLEY, C, KAPLAN, P, CAVALUZZI, J, WATERS, G, CHACHICH, B, AUER, A, LOGAN, W, WILCOX, M, GREEN, B, HURLEY, J, PENNELL, R, WOODS, J, LEVINE, R, NEPUTE, J, THOMASSON, J, BLACKBURN, C, FOLDES, M, KLEMP, K, NAPPIER, B, RUTHERFORD, K, SCHROER, S, HOGAN, J, THORPE, L, FEINBERG, W, HUNTER, G, BRUCK, D, BERNHARD, V, MCINTYRE, K, CARTER, L, LABADIE, E, JOHNSON, D, MOSCHONAS, C, HAMILTON, R, FORRER, S, SEEGER, J, CARMODY, R, VOLD, B, LAGUNA, J, KRIKAWA, J, DEVINE, J, CASTRILLO, A, KISTLER, S, LEDBETTER, B, DORR, K, SMITH, R, HAERER, A, BROWN, R, RUSSELL, W, RIGDON, E, RHODES, R, SMITH, E, GRAEBER, M, DOORENBOS, D, SUBRAMONY, S, ATNIP, R, BRENNAN, R, FRIEDMAN, D, NEUMYER, M, THIELE, B, SMITH, F, BARR, J, DUCKROW, R, JANESKY, C, MEILSTRUP, J, MCNAMARA, K, RODICHOK, L, STEWART, L, SULLIVAN, M, WENGROVITZ, M, CLAGETT, G, UNWIN, H, BRYAN, W, MATKINS, C, PATTERSON, C, ALWAY, C, BOYD, P, INMAN, M, ALBISTON, C, SCOGGINS, E, SWILLING, J, WALDEN, K, AHN, S, AMOS, E, BAKER, J, DOBKIN, B, DONAYRE, C, GELABERT, H, JORDAN, S, MACHLEDER, H, QUINONESBALDRICH, W, SAVER, J, ELSADEN, S, HOLGATE, R, JABOUR, B, JACOBS, J, ABRAHAM, T, VESCERA, C, VONRAJCS, J, CARTER, V, CARTER, D, DIXGOSS, D, HERNANDEZ, E, COULL, B, LOBOA, L, MONETA, G, PORTER, J, YEAGER, R, WHITTAKER, L, BRASS, L, GUSBERG, R, LOVEJOY, A, FAYAD, P, SUMPIO, B, MEIER, G, CHANG, V, MARZITELLI, K, CHYATTE, D, HAMMERS, L, LEPORE, F, PAVALKIS, F, MELE, J, KISIEL, D, BARNES, R, CHESSER, M, ARCHER, R, THOMPSON, B, MACDONALD, C, BARONE, G, EIDT, J, HARSHFIELD, D, MCFARLAND, D, NICKOLS, J, HOWARD, C, NIX, M, OVERSTREET, J, TROILLETT, R, TAYLOR, J, LEE, H, AKINS, P, HARBISON, J, PRIDGEON, R, FELTON, W, POSNER, M, SOBEL, M, CLIFTON, G, CONWAY, C, COCKRELL, A, STRINGER, W, WINGO, J, NICHOLS, B, SMOKER, W, FISHER, R, SPETZLER, R, FREY, J, ZABRAMSKI, J, HUNSLEY, S, JAHNKE, H, PLENGE, K, HOLLAND, R, TURNER, R, STRAVA, D, STUMPFF, S, HODAK, J, FLOM, R, DEAN, B, THOMPSON, R, HUGHES, R, LEPLER, B, BOWEN, J, BENOIT, C, HOLLIER, L, OCHSNER, J, STRUB, R, LANG, V, CAHANIN, V, HOBSON, R, WEISBROT, F, KAMIN, S, BACK, T, JAMIL, Z, ROGERS, C, LAINSON, B, HART, L, CAPLAN, L, ODONNELL, T, BARRON, L, PESSIN, M, DEWITT, D, MACKEY, W, BELKIN, M, MCGLAUGHLIN, R, HEGGERICK, P, WELCH, K, WILCZEWSKI, J, ROBERTSON, W, DALEY, S, ELLIOT, J, REDDY, D, SHEPHARD, A, LEVINE, S, RAMADAN, N, TIETJEN, G, MITSIAS, P, GORMAN, M, MCPHARLIN, M, PATEL, S, DEVESHWAR, R, LEE, N, KOKKINOS, J, WEINSTEIN, E, KUNKEL, J, KRATOCHVIL, A, JOHNSON, E, STEEL, S, NORRIS, J, ROWED, D, BOWYER, B, GAWEL, M, COOPER, P, BRODIE, D, KIRKLAND, J, SCHECTER, J, FARRAR, N, CAPPS, R, RHODES, E, ROGERS, D, GLASS, J, NAGUSZEWSKI, R, NAGUSZEWSKI, W, MADDOX, B, DOLLISON, B, MOULTON, L, COLE, P, KINSELLA, P, ANSLEY, A, BRITZ, N, BIVINS, D, WILLIAMS, E, DAVIDSON, J, ELIAS, W, ATKINS, D, TURNER, P, BURCH, J, NOLAN, D, SPEESE, R, FOLEY, C, MILLETTE, T, LANE, K, ALMOND, C, MESTAYER, R, CALANCHINI, P, SZARNICKI, R, RADOSEVICH, P, ELIAS, L, MCCORMICK, P, GOULD, C, NORRIS, F, DENYS, E, BERNSTEIN, R, DUBONO, D, ATKINSON, K, PETERS, M, COHEN, B, YAO, J, ROSTON, S, BLACKBURN, D, CHADWICK, L, MCCARTHY, W, PEARCE, W, FRANK, J, FERNANDEZBEER, E, PATRICK, J, GREEN, R, SATRAN, R, RICOTTA, J, DEWEESE, J, HOLLANDER, J, OBRIEN, M, MCNAMARA, J, ROSE, S, COHEN, D, FURLAN, A, LITTLE, J, BRYERTON, B, SILA, C, AWAD, I, CHIMOWITZ, M, ROBERTSON, S, BECKER, C, PAUSHTER, D, OLEARY, D, JONES, A, GEE, W, SHEBEL, N, FISHER, M, SCHENK, E, FUTRELL, N, MILLIKAN, C, DIENER, H, FIELDS, W, FOLSTEIN, M, GAUTIER, J, HARRISON, M, HASS, W, HENNERICI, M, SPENCER, M, and VONREUTERN, G
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- 1995
3. 304 A RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, 6-WEEK, DOSE-RANGING STUDY OF PREGABALIN IN SUBJECTS WITH RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME
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Allen, R., primary, Chen, C., additional, Soaita, A., additional, Wohlberg, C., additional, Knapp, L., additional, Garcia-Borreguero, D., additional, and Miceli, J., additional
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- 2009
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4. P.1.122 Long-term sertraline treatment in children and adolescents with major depressive disorder
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Rynn, M., primary, Wagner, K., additional, Donnelly, C., additional, and Wohlberg, C., additional
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- 2003
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5. Efficacy and safety of sertraline in the treatment of pediatric major depressive disorder (MDD)
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Wagner, K., primary, Donnelly, C., additional, and Wohlberg, C., additional
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- 2002
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6. Silica in water in relation to cooling tower operation
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Wohlberg, C., primary and Buchholz, J.R., additional
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- 1975
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7. Silica in water in relation to cooling tower operation
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Wohlberg, C., primary and Buchholz, J., additional
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- 1973
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8. EFFECT OF ZINC ION ON CORROSION OF 2S ALUMINUM, TYPE 347, AND SAE-1020 STEEL IN STATIC WATER AT 500 F
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Wohlberg, C., primary
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- 1956
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9. FACTORS WHICH AFFECT FORMATION AND DEPOSITION OF TRANSPORT CORROSION PRODUCTS IN HIGH-TEMPERATURE RECIRCULATING WATER LOOPS
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Wohlberg, C., primary and Kleimola, F.W., additional
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- 1953
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10. Epinephrine and norepinephrine modulate neuronal responses to excitatory amino acids and agonists in frog spinal cord.
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Wohlberg, C. J., Hackman, J. C., and Davidoff, R. A.
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- 1987
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11. Reduction of Organic Compounds by Ethanolamines
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Meltsner, M., primary, Wohlberg, C., additional, and Kleiner, M. J., additional
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- 1935
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12. EFFECT OF ZINC ION ON CORROSION OF 2S ALUMINUM, TYPE 347, AND SAE-1020 STEEL IN STATIC WATER AT 500 F
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Wohlberg, C.
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- 1956
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13. Method of forming impermeable carbide coats on graphite
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Wohlberg, C
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- 1973
14. Method of coating graphite tubes with refractory metal carbides
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Wohlberg, C
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- 1973
15. CARBIDE DEPOSITION ON TANTALUM.
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Wohlberg, C
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- 1969
16. METHOD OF FORMING COMPACTED GRAPHITE BODIES.
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Wohlberg, C
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- 1969
17. METHOD OF PREVENTING PLUTONIUM LEAKAGE.
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Wohlberg, C
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- 1969
18. CARBIDE COATINGS ON GRAPHITE
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Wohlberg, C
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- 1965
19. A randomized, double-blind, 6-week, dose-ranging study of pregabalin in patients with restless legs syndrome.
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Allen R, Chen C, Soaita A, Wohlberg C, Knapp L, Peterson BT, García-Borreguero D, and Miceli J
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- Actigraphy, Adult, Anticonvulsants adverse effects, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Double-Blind Method, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Patient Satisfaction, Pregabalin, Sleep drug effects, Treatment Outcome, Wakefulness drug effects, gamma-Aminobutyric Acid adverse effects, gamma-Aminobutyric Acid therapeutic use, Anticonvulsants therapeutic use, Restless Legs Syndrome drug therapy, gamma-Aminobutyric Acid analogs & derivatives
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Objective: This study evaluated the dose-related efficacy and safety of pregabalin in patients with idiopathic restless legs syndrome (RLS)., Methods: This six-arm, double-blind, placebo-controlled, dose-response study randomized patients (N=137) with moderate-to-severe idiopathic RLS in an equal ratio to placebo or pregabalin 50, 100, 150, 300, or 450 mg/day. The dose-response was characterized using an exponential decay model, which estimates the maximal effect (E(max)) for the primary endpoint, the change in the International Restless Legs Study Group Rating Scale (IRLS) total score from baseline to week 6 of treatment. Secondary outcomes included Clinical Global Impressions-Improvement Scale (CGI-I) responders, sleep assessments, and safety., Results: The separation of treatment effect between placebo and pregabalin began to emerge starting at week 1 which continued and increased through week 6 for all dose groups. The IRLS total score for pregabalin was dose dependent and well characterized for change from baseline at week 6. The model estimated 50% (ED(50)) and 90% (ED(90)) of the maximal effect in reducing RLS symptoms that occurred at pregabalin doses of 37.3 and 123.9 mg/day, respectively. A higher proportion of CGI-I responders was observed at the two highest doses of pregabalin (300 and 450 mg/day) versus placebo. Dizziness and somnolence were the most common adverse events and appeared to be dose-related., Conclusions: In this 6-week phase 2b study, pregabalin reduced RLS symptoms in patients with moderate-to-severe idiopathic RLS. The symptom reduction at week 6 was dose-dependent with 123.9 mg/day providing 90% efficacy. Pregabalin was safe and well tolerated across the entire dosing range., (Copyright 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
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- 2010
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20. Pediatric Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire (PQ-LES-Q): reliability and validity.
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Endicott J, Nee J, Yang R, and Wohlberg C
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- Adolescent, Child, Female, Humans, Male, Reproducibility of Results, Depressive Disorder, Major psychology, Personal Satisfaction, Quality of Life, Surveys and Questionnaires
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Objective: The pediatric version of the Short Form of the Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire (PQ-LES-Q) was developed to aid in the assessment of an important aspect of life experience in children and adolescents., Method: The reliability and validity of the PQ-LES-Q was tested using data from a sample of 376 outpatient children (6-11 years old) and adolescents (12-17 years old) with major depressive disorder., Results: The internal consistency coefficients at screening, baseline, and endpoint were high (0.87, 0.90, 0.89, respectively) as was the 1-week test-retest intraclass correlation coefficient of reliability (0.78). The correlations of the PQ-LES-Q total score with concurrent measures of severity of illness were in the moderate range (e.g., Global Clinical Impression of Severity, -0.40; Children's Global Assessment Scale, 0.36; Children's Depression Rating Scale total score, -0.45), as were the correlations with measures of change between baseline and endpoint (e.g., Clinical Global Impression of Severity, -0.34; Children's Global Assessment Scale, 0.33; Children's Depression Rating Scale total score, -0.45)., Conclusions: These findings support the use of the PQ-LES-Q as an additional measure of current clinical status and outcome because it taps dimensions that are not covered by the commonly used global severity of illness or symptomatic measures.
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- 2006
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21. Efficacy of sertraline in the treatment of children and adolescents with major depressive disorder: two randomized controlled trials.
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Wagner KD, Ambrosini P, Rynn M, Wohlberg C, Yang R, Greenbaum MS, Childress A, Donnelly C, and Deas D
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- Adolescent, Child, Depressive Disorder, Major diagnosis, Double-Blind Method, Female, Humans, Male, Psychological Tests, Antidepressive Agents therapeutic use, Depressive Disorder, Major drug therapy, Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors therapeutic use, Sertraline therapeutic use
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Context: The efficacy, safety, and tolerability of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) in the treatment of adults with major depressive disorder (MDD) are well established. Comparatively few data are available on the effects of SSRIs in depressed children and adolescents., Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of sertraline compared with placebo in treatment of pediatric patients with MDD., Design and Setting: Two multicenter randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials were conducted at 53 hospital, general practice, and academic centers in the United States, India, Canada, Costa Rica, and Mexico between December 1999 and May 2001 and were pooled a priori., Participants: Three hundred seventy-six children and adolescents aged 6 to 17 years with Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition-defined MDD of at least moderate severity., Intervention: Patients were randomly assigned to receive a flexible dosage (50-200 mg/d) of sertraline (n = 189) or matching placebo tablets (n = 187) for 10 weeks., Main Outcome Measures: Change from baseline in the Children's Depression Rating Scale-Revised (CDRS-R) Best Description of Child total score and reported adverse events., Results: Sertraline-treated patients experienced statistically significantly greater improvement than placebo patients on the CDRS-R total score (mean change at week 10, -30.24 vs -25.83, respectively; P =.001; overall mean change, -22.84 vs -20.19, respectively; P =.007). Based on a 40% decrease in the adjusted CDRS-R total score at study end point, 69% of sertraline-treated patients compared with 59% of placebo patients were considered responders (P =.05). Sertraline treatment was generally well tolerated. Seventeen sertraline-treated patients (9%) and 5 placebo patients (3%) prematurely discontinued the study because of adverse events. Adverse events that occurred in at least 5% of sertraline-treated patients and with an incidence of at least twice that in placebo patients included diarrhea, vomiting, anorexia, and agitation., Conclusion: The results of this pooled analysis demonstrate that sertraline is an effective and well-tolerated short-term treatment for children and adolescents with MDD.
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- 2003
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22. Outcome of severe brain injury: a multimodality neurophysiologic study.
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Rae-Grant AD, Eckert N, Barbour PJ, Castaldo JE, Gee W, Wohlberg CJ, Lin ZS, and Reed JF 3rd
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- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Brain Injuries complications, Brain Injuries physiopathology, Electroencephalography standards, Evoked Potentials, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Glasgow Coma Scale, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Plethysmography methods, Predictive Value of Tests, Prognosis, Regression Analysis, Ultrasonography, Doppler, Transcranial standards, Brain Injuries diagnosis, Coma etiology
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We screened all head-injured trauma patients admitted to Lehigh Valley Hospital during a 2-year period. From 725 screened patients, 69 patients in a coma on the second day after trauma were entered into this study. During the first week, these patients underwent electroencephalography (EEG), evoked potentials, ocular pneumoplethysmography, and transcranial Doppler (TCD) sonography. Clinical examinations were undertaken 2 and 7 days after trauma. Test results were correlated with functional clinical outcome at 6 months. In a multiple regression analysis, EEG was the major independent variable that significantly predicted 6-month outcome based on Glasgow Outcome Scale score. Transcranial Doppler sonography contributed a small additional component. Though EEG was the most significant predictive factor in this neurophysiological battery, it did not add significantly to the predictive power of Glasgow Coma Scale score determined at day 7. These findings suggest that in neurophysiologic testing in this type of patient is not useful in improving predictive outcome data.
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- 1996
23. Analysis of the responses of frog motoneurons to epinephrine and norepinephrine.
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Wohlberg CJ, Davidoff RA, and Hackman JC
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- Adrenergic Antagonists, Amphibians, Animals, Membrane Potentials drug effects, Motor Neurons physiology, Receptors, Adrenergic classification, Receptors, Adrenergic drug effects, Spinal Cord drug effects, Time Factors, Epinephrine pharmacology, Motor Neurons drug effects, Norepinephrine pharmacology, Spinal Cord physiology
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Epinephrine and norepinephrine were applied to the isolated superfused frog spinal cord hyperpolarized motoneurons. The hyperpolarization was related to both direct and indirect actions and the indirect effects were produced by activation of alpha 2-adrenoceptors. In about half of the spinal cords a slow depolarization caused by activation of beta-receptors was seen and was largely attributable to direct actions of the catecholamines on motoneuron membranes. In a small number of preparations an early alpha 1-mediated depolarization was noted. The results suggest that catecholamines released from terminals in the frog ventral horn could exert a modulatory action on the motoneuron output from the spinal cord.
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- 1986
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24. Catecholamine effects on frog dorsal root terminals.
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Ryan GP, Hackman JC, Wohlberg CJ, and Davidoff RA
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- Animals, Dopamine pharmacology, Epinephrine pharmacology, Imipramine administration & dosage, In Vitro Techniques, Manganese administration & dosage, Membrane Potentials drug effects, Mephenesin administration & dosage, Norepinephrine pharmacology, Tetrodotoxin administration & dosage, Catecholamines pharmacology, Spinal Nerve Roots drug effects
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Dopamine, norepinephrine and epinephrine applied to the isolated superfused frog spinal cord had complex effects on the terminals of primary afferent fibers. The most consistent finding was a slow hyperpolarization of terminals with lower concentrations (10 microM or lower), but depolarizations either following or admixed with the hyperpolarizations were seen. These were particularly prominent when the catecholamines were applied in high concentrations or for prolonged periods of time. A part of the response of afferent terminals appears to be indirect since the potential changes were reduced following exposure of the cord to tetrodotoxin, Mn2+, or mephenesin. The hyperpolarizations were augmented by imipramine, a known inhibitor of catcholamine uptake. These observations are consistent with a role of catecholamines in the processing of sensory input in the spinal cord.
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- 1983
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25. Epinephrine- and norepinephrine-evoked potential changes of frog primary afferent terminals: pharmacological characterization of alpha and beta components.
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Wohlberg CJ, Hackman JC, Ryan GP, and Davidoff RA
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- Adrenergic Agonists pharmacology, Afferent Pathways drug effects, Animals, Evoked Potentials drug effects, Membrane Potentials drug effects, Rana pipiens, Sympatholytics pharmacology, Epinephrine pharmacology, Nerve Endings drug effects, Norepinephrine pharmacology, Spinal Cord drug effects
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The effects of superfused epinephrine (E) and norepinephrine (NE) on the membrane potential of primary afferent fibers of the isolated frog spinal cord were studied by sucrose gap recordings from the dorsal root. In all preparations both E and NE, applied in concentrations ranging from 0.1 microM to 1.0 mM, produced a hyperpolarization of afferent terminals. In many instances this was followed by a slow depolarization and, in a small number of cords, a small depolarization preceded the increase in membrane potential. E- and NE-induced hyperpolarizations were blocked by the selective alpha 2-antagonists yohimbine and piperoxan, but not by the selective alpha 1-antagonists prazosin and corynanthine or by the beta-blockers propranolol and sotalol. The alpha 2-agonists clonidine, alpha-methylnorepinephrine and guanabenz also hyperpolarized terminals, causing a change in potential that was reduced by yohimbine and piperoxan. Taken together, these results suggest that alpha 2-receptors mediate the hyperpolarizing effects of E and NE. The beta-agonist isoproterenol evoked a slow depolarization similar to that produced by E and NE. The isoproterenol-depolarization was antagonized by propranolol. Sometimes, application of E and NE after superfusion with yohimbine produced only a depolarization of the dorsal root and this depolarization was sensitive to propranolol. It would appear therefore that the late depolarization seen after the application of E and NE is produced by activation of beta-receptors. In contrast, the alpha 1-agonist phenylephrine elicited a short latency, short duration depolarization similar to those seen preceding approximately 10% of the E- and NE-hyperpolarizations. Such short-latency depolarizations were blocked by prazosin and corynanthine. The major component of the response to both E and NE is indirectly mediated through a synaptic process: application of Mn2+, Mg2+, procaine or tetrodotoxin in concentrations sufficient to block synaptic transmission substantially reduced, but never eliminated, the actions of the catecholamines. Interneurons are probably involved because mephenesin, which reduces interneuronal transmission, significantly decreased the E and NE effects. Furthermore, interneurons which secrete excitatory amino acids and/or GABA may mediate the indirect effects of the catecholamines on afferent terminals because (-)baclofen and D.L-alpha-aminoadipate decrease, and picrotoxin and bicuculline increase, the dorsal root (DR) effects of E and NE.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)
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- 1985
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26. Potential changes of frog afferent terminals in response to dopamine.
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Ryan GP, Hackman JC, Wohlberg CJ, and Davidoff RA
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- Animals, In Vitro Techniques, Membrane Potentials drug effects, Neurons, Afferent drug effects, Rana pipiens, Receptors, Adrenergic drug effects, Receptors, Dopamine analysis, Receptors, Dopamine drug effects, Receptors, Dopamine D1, Receptors, Dopamine D2, Receptors, Serotonin drug effects, Spinal Cord analysis, Dopamine pharmacology, Spinal Cord drug effects
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The actions of dopamine on the membrane potential of afferent fibers of the isolated hemisected frog spinal cord were studied by sucrose gap techniques. The most prominent effect seen after addition of dopamine to the superfusing Ringer's solution was a slow reversible hyperpolarization at concentrations as low as 0.01 microM; its amplitude and duration were dependent upon concentration and length of application. Biphasic responses with an initial dominant hyperpolarization and a much smaller, later depolarization were also noted and were particularly prominent when dopamine was applied at higher concentrations. Exposure of the cord to apomorphine, a non-selective agonist, to SKF 38393A, a D-1 selective agonist, or to LY-14186, a D-2 selective agonist, hyperpolarized the dorsal root in a manner similar to that of dopamine, but only when the former compounds were applied at higher concentrations (100 microM or greater). Apomorphine also elicited a late depolarization. The non-selective dopamine antagonists, fluphenazine and haloperidol, reversibly reduced dopamine's actions. Similar effects were produced by the selective D-2 antagonists, sulpiride and metoclopramide, which had no effect on hyperpolarizations evoked by norepinephrine. Dopamine did not appear to activate adrenergic or serotonergic receptors, for its effects were not affected by yohimbine, corynanthine, propranolol, or methysergide. The effect of dopamine appeared to result from an action of the amine on both afferent fibers and interneurons. This inference was drawn because the potential changes produced by dopamine were substantially reduced, but never eliminated, by superfusion of the cord with solutions containing Mn2+ ions, tetrodotoxin or mephenesin.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- 1985
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27. Effects of barium on isolated frog spinal cord.
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Hackman JC, Ryan GP, Wohlberg CJ, and Davidoff RA
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- Action Potentials drug effects, Amino Acids pharmacology, Animals, Evoked Potentials drug effects, In Vitro Techniques, Motor Neurons drug effects, Motor Neurons physiology, Potassium metabolism, Rana pipiens, Spinal Cord physiology, Synaptic Transmission drug effects, Barium pharmacology, Spinal Cord drug effects
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The effects of Ba2+ were studied in vitro on the isolated frog spinal cord. Ba2+ (25 microM-5 mM) caused a concentration-dependent depolarization of ventral (VR) and dorsal (DR) roots. TTX and Mg2+ substantially reduced the depolarization suggesting that interneuronal effects were involved. Ba2+ (25-500 microM) markedly increased the frequency and duration of spontaneous VR and DR potentials and substantially enhanced the duration (and frequently the amplitude) of VR and DR potentials evoked by DR stimulation. Higher concentrations of Ba2+ (1-5 mM) reduced both spontaneous and evoked potentials. Ba2+ (25-500 microM) enhanced the amount of K+ released by a DR volley and by application of L-glutamate and L-aspartate. The cation reduced VR and DR root depolarizations produced by elevated [K+]0. VR potentials induced by L-glutamate, L-aspartate, GABA and glycine and DR depolarizations caused by GABA were reduced by Ba2+. These results show that Ba2+ has complex actions on reflex transmission, interneuronal activity, the postsynaptic actions of excitatory and inhibitory amino acids and the evoked release of K+.
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- 1986
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28. Spontaneous dorsal root potentials arise from interneuronal activity in the isolated frog spinal cord.
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Ryan GP, Hackman JC, Wohlberg CJ, and Davidoff RA
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- Afferent Pathways physiology, Amino Acids metabolism, Animals, Culture Techniques, Evoked Potentials, Oxygen Consumption, Potassium metabolism, Rana pipiens, Substance P metabolism, Synapses physiology, gamma-Aminobutyric Acid metabolism, Ganglia, Spinal physiology, Interneurons physiology, Spinal Cord physiology, Synaptic Transmission
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Spontaneous dorsal root potentials (sDRPs) were recorded from the dorsal roots of the isolated frog spinal cord using sucrose gap techniques. sDRPs were always negative (depolarizing) in sign and ranged in size from about 100 microV to 6.0 mV. The largest sDRPs were 25-40% of the amplitude of DRPs evoked by stimulation of adjacent dorsal roots. Hypoxia or accumulation of extracellular K+ ions did not appear responsible for the generation of this spontaneous activity since exposing the cord to unoxygenated Ringer's solution decreased sDRPs and K+-sensitive microelectrodes indicated that only small changes in extracellular K+ (approximately 0.15 mM) were produced coincidently with the largest sDRPs. Chemically-mediated synaptic transmission was found to be necessary for the production of sDRPs because the addition of Mn2+ or Mg2+ ions or tetrodotoxin to the Ringer's solution or reduction of its Na+ concentration blocked sDRPs, whereas application of 4-aminopyridine enhanced them. It did not seem that a direct action of GABA on afferent fiber terminals was responsible for the generation of spontaneous potentials since an increase in sDRPs was seen after: application of the GABA antagonists, bicuculline and picrotoxin; exposure to the glutamic acid decarboxylase inhibitor, semicarbazide (which significantly reduced the concentration of GABA in the cord); and lowering of the external Cl- concentration. Similarly taurine is probably not significant since the taurine antagonist, TAG, increased the amount of spontaneous activity. On the other hand, (--)-baclofen, which is thought to reduce excitatory amino acid release, D,L-alpha-aminoadipic acid, alpha, epsilon-diaminopimelic acid, and 2-amino-4-phosphonobutyric acid, which are believed to be selective postsynaptic excitatory amino acid antagonists, and [D-Pro2-D-Phe7-D-Trp9]-substance P, a postsynaptic blocker of the action of substance P, markedly and reversibly reduced sDRPs. Experiments were performed on isolated cords without supraspinal or afferent input; therefore sDRPs must be generated by intraspinal structures. It would seem that interneurons are responsible because addition of mephenesin or pentobarbital--compounds which inhibit polysynaptic reflex transmission involving interneurons--reduced the production of sDRPs. sDRPs may result from the action of excitatory transmitters such as L-glutamate, L-aspartate, or substance P released by interneuronal firing in the spinal cord. Moreover, because sDRPs were increased by application of yohimbine, corynanthine and propanolol and reduced by haloperidol, such interneurons may be under descending control of adrenergic and dopaminergic fibers.
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- 1984
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29. After-hyperpolarizations produced in frog motoneurons by excitatory amino acid analogues.
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Hackman JC, Holohean AM, Wohlberg CJ, and Davidoff RA
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- 2,4-Dinitrophenol, Animals, Aspartic Acid pharmacology, Dinitrophenols pharmacology, Membrane Potentials drug effects, Motor Neurons drug effects, N-Methylaspartate, Ouabain pharmacology, Potassium physiology, Quisqualic Acid, Ranidae, Sodium physiology, Synaptic Transmission drug effects, Aspartic Acid analogs & derivatives, Kainic Acid pharmacology, Motor Neurons physiology, Oxadiazoles pharmacology
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After-hyperpolarizations (AHPs) produced in frog motoneurons by applications of the excitatory amino acid analogues quisqualate (QUIS), N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA), and kainate (KA) were studied in the isolated hemisected frog spinal cord using sucrose gap techniques. AHPs were present following 98% of QUIS-induced depolarizations, but were seen in only 35% and 15% of NMDA- and KA-evoked responses respectively. AHPs produced by QUIS are produced both by direct effects of QUIS on motoneuron membranes and by indirect effects mediated through a synaptic process involving interneurons. Thus, application of Mg2+, Mn2+, or tetrodotoxin (TTX) in concentrations sufficient to block synaptic transmission and interneuronal firing, reduced, but did not abolish the AHPs produced by QUIS. In contrast, NMDA- and KA-AHPs appear to be entirely mediated by indirect means as block of synaptic transmission and interneuronal firing eliminated AHPs produced by these substances. Exposure of the cord to Mn2+ after addition of TTX did not affect the size of QUIS-AHPs. In the presence of TTX, QUIS-AHPs were reduced or completely blocked by addition of dinitrophenol (DNP) and sodium cyanide, by dihydro-ouabain, by removal of K+ from the superfusate, by cooling, and by replacement of 50% of the external Na+ with Li+. The results suggest that the QUIS-AHPs are largely the result of the direct effect of the excitatory amino acid agonist on motoneuron membranes and is caused by activation of an electrogenic Na+ pump. AHPs following depolarizations evoked by NMDA and KA are presumably the result of indirect actions of these latter analogues on interneurons.
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- 1987
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