Decline syndrome

The initial causes of forest decline - natural and anthropogenic - have resulted in a forest decline syndrome that is, per se, a new series of causal factors whose consequences are themselves new causes for ecosystem alteration. 

Vinpocetine (2), another dmg initially categorized as a cerebral vasodilator, is a member of the vinca alkaloid family of agents (7). However, interest in this compound as a potential dmg for learning and memory deficits comes from its abiUty to act as a neuronal protectant. This compound was evaluated in 15 patients with AD over a one-year period and was ineffective in improving cognitive deficits or slowing the rate of decline (8). However, in studies of patients with chronic vascular senile cerebral dysfunction (9) and organic psycho syndrome (10), vinpocetine showed beneficial results. 

Human Immunodeficiency Virus. Human immunodeficiency vims (HIV) causes Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), which has no cure. HIV infects the cells of the human immune system, such as T-lymphocytes, monocytes, and macrophages. After a long period of latency and persistent infection, it results in the progressive decline of the immune system, and leads to full-blown AIDS, resulting in death. 

Personality variables, state of mind at time of withdrawal, and expectations of severity of symptoms all may affect withdrawal severity (Kleber 1981). One study found that merely providing addicts information about the withdrawal syndrome resulted in lower levels of withdrawal symptoms (Green and Gos-sop 1988). Naloxone rapidly induces a severe withdrawal syndrome, which peaks within 30 minutes and then declines rapidly. Until the antagonist is eliminated, only partial suppression of the withdrawal syndrome is possible, and then only by using very high opioid doses, which may cause respiratory depression when naloxone is metabolized. 

Hepatorenal syndrome—type 1 (rapid, progressive decline in renal function)... 

Dementia, a clinical syndrome associated with a variety of distinct pathological causes, is characterized by deterioration in multiple areas of higher intellectual function. As a result, it interferes with the ability to carry out routine daily activities. The symptoms of dementia fall into three categories intellectual (cognitive) deterioration, functional decline, and behavioral/emotional complications. 

Extensive studies have been done on a clearly defined asthma syndrome produced by exposure to western red cedar. ° Plicatic acid has been identified as the etiologic agent. The western red cedar asthma syndrome includes rhinitis, conjunctivitis, wheezing, cough, and nocturnal attacks of breathlessness characterized by a precipitous decline in FEVi. There is no apparent relation between skin sensitivity and respiratory changes. No precipitating IgG antibodies are found in the serum of sensitized individuals, and circulating IgE antibodies are present in about one-third of affected individuals. 

Flutamide was the first drug used in prostate cancer therapy for which the withdrawal syndrome was reported. In that study, 40% of patients showed a decline in prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels after cessation of flutamide from the therapeutic protocol. The decline in PSA levels was associated with an improvement of the clinical symptoms. Based on these paradoxical observations, the concept of sequenced androgen ablation was proposed [217]. Several phase II clinical studies were performed, demonstrating safety and tolerability, however, a direct comparison in randomised phase III trials is necessary [218]. 

Since the Kidney-Qi and essence determine the development of the body, the method of tonifying the Kidney plays an important role in the treatment of retardation in children, menstruation disorders and learning difficulties in young people, infertility and menopause syndrome in adults, and declining function in the elderly. 

Exposure to powerful drugs does have a serious impact on infant mortality, including low birth weight, developmental disabilities, and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Use of crack cocaine has declined somewhat since the 1990s, but a 2001 study by the Journal of the American Medical Association concluded that much of the damage previously attributed to cocaine use may in fact be attributable to alcohol or tobacco that was also used by the mothers in question. Even moderate use of alcohol poses a risk to the fetus. 

Aminoglutethimide is normally prescribed for patients with breast cancer or Cushings Syndrome. In both cases patients suffer from catastrophic physiological decline. To a profound degree this is notably due to severe over production of endogenous glucocorticoids. The one glucocorticoid most readers would be familiar with is cortisol. 

Immunogenicity over long-term treatment 304 G H deficiency and 91 with Turner s syndrome —54 months ELISA 3% GH-deficient patients generated Abs within 3-12 months (subsequently declined). No patient with Turner s syndrome generated detectable Abs... 

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