DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
Focal findings
Focal Skills
Focal Skills (or The Focal Skills Approach) refers to a specific non-traditional program design and assessment regime that purposely structures intensive foreign or second language instruction to align with student-centered, communicative language teaching that is skills-focused and content-based. When the principles and processes of the Focal Skills approach are used, the rate of student language acquisition is accelerated. This finding is particularly evident in the intermediate to advanced stages of acquisition—the stages of greatest concern when instructing a language for use in academic, business or other professional settings...
Focal findings - List of case studies
- Multiple Sclerosis_2
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improvement of symptoms. The first follow-up revealed no focal neurological signs with a history of a transitory unilateral lower limb ... 2007): .. in left bulbopontine seat hyper-intense focal lesion in long TR sequence of the size of 9 x 5 mm complete with ... no pathological findings ...
- Cervical Dystonia – additional opinion
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disorders are diagnosed based on physical examination findings with the remainder of the neurological examination being normal. ... stimulation is in clinical trials for effectiveness for focal forms of dystonia. ...
- Anaplastic Astrocytoma in the left temporal lobe
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evidence of uncal herniation . There are no further findings of pathological significance; in particular, there are no significant diffuse or focal parenchymal sign alterations, nor are there other intra- or extra-axial ...
- Metastatic, Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
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with the previous scan, the current scan shows many focal findings in the vertebrae L,D2,7 and most of the ribs bilaterally (shown with ...
- Multiple Sclerosis_1
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improvement of symptoms. The first follow-up revealed no focal neurological signs with a history of a transitory unilateral lower limb ... 2007): .. in left bulbopontine seat hyper-intense focal lesion in long TR sequence of the size of 9 x 5 mm complete with ... no pathological findings ...
- Post Traumatic Double Pelvic Fracture
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symptomatic worsening X-ray examination was performed. The findings were: asymmetric pelvis, bilateral coxarthrosis, coarse arthrosic and ... disc D11-D12 is dehydrated and shows a median posterior focal protrusion with impression on the dural sac. The Intervertebral Disc ...
- Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) secondary to Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
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syndrome of fever, fatigue, and diarrhea. Laboratory findings showed severe anemia with findings of microangiopathic hemolysis ... outlined above, which revealed glomerulonephritis with focal and segmental capillary necrosis on light microscopy. By ... result: Histological picture of glomerulonephritis with focal and segmental capillary necrosis with IgA deposits . From the ...
- Chronic Pain in the Lower Rib Cage – Suspected Intercostal Neurinoma
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became slightly worse in the last 2 years. Recent image findings: MRI - "Ovalish hypoechogenic solid formation, Ultra sound - ... July, 2006: Chest and Hemithorax X-ray : No current focal pleural lesions. Slight reinforcement of bronchovascular markings in ...
- Acquired deformity of left foot in Parkinson’s Disease
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of the 1st radius to the right without other significant findings. A later X-ray scan in December 2005 instead showed the ... drugs, botulinum toxin is the preferred treatment for focal dystonias and is commonly used in the treatment of striatal toes or ...
- Massive Portal and Mesenteric Vein Thrombosis
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hypoperfusion of segments from V to VIII ; no nodular focal lesions; normal the gall bladder and the intra- and extrahepatic bile ... bile ducts, gall bladder in situ, acalculous. Regular the findings involving kidneys, suprarenal glands, spleen and pancreas. No evident ...