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États, signes et symptômes pathologiques
Signes et symptômes
Manifestations neurologiques
Troubles de la voix
Aphonie
Aphonie : Questions médicales fréquentes
Termes MeSH sélectionnés :
Diagnostic
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Tests de la voix
Imagerie médicale
Aphonie
Causes de l'aphonie
Oto-rhino-laryngologie
Aphonie
Évaluation de la voix
Aphonie
Symptômes
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Aphonie aiguë
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Difficulté à avaler
Prévention
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Prévention de l'aphonie
Hydratation
Hydratation
Santé des cordes vocales
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Irritation des cordes vocales
Traitements
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Aphonie
Anti-inflammatoires
Corticostéroïdes
Chirurgie laryngée
Lésions des cordes vocales
Complications
5
Complications de l'aphonie
Anxiété
Infections respiratoires
Aphonie
Impact professionnel
Aphonie
Facteurs de risque
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Facteurs de risque
Tabagisme
Professions vocales
Aphonie
Antécédents médicaux
Reflux gastro-œsophagien
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Dipartimento di Scienze biomediche, Scuola di Medicina, Università di Padova. E-mail: ernesto.damiani@unipd.it
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1 publication dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
Department of Historical and Geographic Sciences and the Ancient World, School of Human and Social Sciences and Cultural Heritage, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
Publications dans "Aphonie" :
1 publication dans cette catégorie
Publications dans "Aphonie" :
1 publication dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Department, ENTU Clinic, Balıkesir, Turkey.
Publications dans "Aphonie" :
1 publication dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
Vocology Center, İzmir, Turkey.
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1 publication dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Shikoku Central Hospital of the Mutual aid Association of Public School teachers, Shikoku-Chuo, Japan.
Department of Community Medicine for Respirology, Hematology and Metabolism, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan.
Publications dans "Aphonie" :
1 publication dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
Department of Respiratory Medicine and Rheumatology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan.
Publications dans "Aphonie" :
1 publication dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Shikoku Central Hospital of the Mutual aid Association of Public School teachers, Shikoku-Chuo, Japan.
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1 publication dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Shikoku Central Hospital of the Mutual aid Association of Public School teachers, Shikoku-Chuo, Japan.
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1 publication dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
Department of Respiratory Medicine and Rheumatology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan.
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1 publication dans cette catégorie
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Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Shikoku Central Hospital of the Mutual aid Association of Public School teachers, Shikoku-Chuo, Japan.
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Affiliations :
Department of Respiratory Medicine and Rheumatology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan.
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1 publication dans cette catégorie
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Department of Anesthesiology, Xiangya Hospital Central South University, Changsha, China.
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Department of Anesthesiology, Xiangya Hospital Central South University, Changsha, China.
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Department of Anesthesiology, Xiangya Hospital Central South University, Changsha, China.
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Department of Anesthesiology, Xiangya Hospital Central South University, Changsha, China.
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1 publication dans cette catégorie
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Department of Anesthesiology, Xiangya Hospital Central South University, Changsha, China.
National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital Central South University, Changsha, China.
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Department of Anesthesiology, Xiangya Hospital Central South University, Changsha, China.
National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital Central South University, Changsha, China.
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Department of General Surgery, Prince Hashem Bin Abdullah II, Jordan.
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Department of General Surgery, Prince Hashem Bin Abdullah II, Jordan.
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Although vehicles may be used in a wide variety of suicides, this has not been a focus in the forensic literature. Thus, an analysis of coronial autopsy reports at Forensic Science SA, Adelaide, South...
There are reports that historically higher mortality observed for front- compared to rear-seated adult motor vehicle (MV) occupants has narrowed. Vast improvements have been made in strengthening laws...
A linked 2016-2017 hospital and MV crash data set, the Crash Outcomes Data Evaluation System (CODES), was used to compare characteristics of front-seated (...
Compared to front-seated occupants, those rear-seated were more likely to be unrestrained (21.2% vs. 4.3%,...
These findings extend the science of rear-seat safety in seriously injured rear-seated occupants, document increased medical charges and support the need to educate consumers and policy makers on the ...
Injuries from motor vehicle collisions are frequently encountered in routine forensic practice. While the most common lethal events involve blunt force trauma with injuries to the head and neck, chest...
Despite efforts of many countries to improve pedestrian safety, international reports show an upward trend in pedestrian-motor vehicle accidents. Although the most common cause of death of pedestrians...
Motor vehicle collisions (MVCs) pose significant mortality and economic burden on the United States. Biomechanics research may guide future vehicle innovation. The objective of this study is to invest...
A retrospective cohort study of cases from the Crash Injury Research Engineering Network database was performed to evaluate the biomechanics (angle of impact, seatbelt use, and airbag deployment) of t...
Out of 629 MVCs evaluated, lateral collisions were most common (49.5%), followed by head-on (41.3%) and rear-end (9.2%) collisions. Thoracic injuries accounted for 30.1%, 31.4%, and 31.1% of injuries ...
Passenger vehicle are commonly involved in MVCs nationwide and efforts are needed to prevent occupant injuries and fatalities. The incorporation of energy-absorbing material into common points of cont...
Vehicles play an important role in pedestrian injury risk in crashes. This study examined the association between vehicle front-end geometry and the risk of fatal pedestrian injuries in motor vehicle ...
A total of 17,897 police-reported crashes involving a single passenger vehicle and a single pedestrian in seven states were used in the analysis. Front-end profile parameters of vehicles (2,958 vehicl...
Vehicles with tall and blunt, tall and sloped, and medium-height and blunt front ends were associated with significant increases of 43.6%, 45.4%, and 25.6% in pedestrian fatality risk, respectively, w...
Vehicle front-end profiles that were significantly associated with increased pedestrian fatal injury risk were identified....
Automakers can make vehicles more pedestrian friendly by designing vehicle front ends that are lower and more sloped. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) can consider evaluation...
Road traffic accidents are a pervasive feature of everyday life, killing 36,500 people, injuring 4.5 million and, overall, generating costs to the American society of $340 billion in 2019. Understandi...
To explore the emission characteristics of vehicle's pollutants is of great significance to prevent and control the diffusion of pollutants. Limited by geographic location and economic condition, the ...
To describe fatal pediatric pedestrian injury patterns and correlate them with motor vehicle collision (MVC) characteristics and pedestrian kinematics using data from medicolegal death investigations ...
An Injury Data Collection Form was used to extract MV, MVC, pedestrian demographic and injury information from the Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario database using autopsy data from 2013 to 2018...
Between 2013 and 2018, there were 25 pediatric deaths. The pedestrians were either struck and run over (...
More than half of the deaths occurred during low speed run overs. MAIS ≥3 injuries trended to a dyad of head and thorax in ≤5 years old, a triad of head, neck, and thorax injuries in children 6-10 yea...
A referendum took place in Greece on the 5...
We use data from the daily number of injuries and fatalities caused by vehicle collisions in 2015 and employ a difference-in-differences approach, comparing trends before and after the referendum....
We reveal that the referendum had a short-term impact on road traffic casualties (4.14 more casualties per day), compared to what would have been expected in the absence of the referendum....
The study provides evidence that negative emotions and anxiety, due to uncertainty, could promote dangerous driving behavior. Preventive and traffic control measures may need to be considered by polic...