001) 6 months after the cystocele repair. A concomitant sling procedure was significantly correlated with changes in the UDI-6 score (p < 0.001); the patients without stress urinary incontinence selleck kinase inhibitor (SUI) who underwent cystocele repair only showed no symptomatic improvements in the UDI-6 score (p = 0.560). Conclusions: Correction of SUI resulted in urinary symptom improvement in cystocele patients. Cystocele repair with or without sling placement did not change Q(max), RU or sexual functioning at the 6-month follow-up. Copyright (C)

2012 S. Karger AG, Basel”
“Depression and suicide are increased in patients with epilepsy. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns that antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) are associated with increased risk of suicidality. This study examines the relationship among depression, suicidal ideation,

and AEDs in a prospective cohort of 163 patients with epilepsy from a registry at the University of Florida (January 2006 to August 2008). The Neurological Disorders Depression Inventory for Epilepsy (NDDI-E) was used to measure mood and suicidal ideation across two time points (median = JQ-EZ-05 154 days). Groups included: (1) No AED Change, (2) New AED Added, (3) AED Dose Increased, (4) AED Reduced/Stopped, (5) Multiple AED Changes, and (6) Combined Any AED Change (groups 2-5 combined). No group had worsening mood or suicidal ideation. Significant improvements in proportions of depression and suicidal ideation were seen only for the No AED Change group, which differed only with the AED Dose Increased group with respect to suicidal ideation. (C) 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.”
“The dielectric response of Rb-0.5(ND4)(0.5)D2PO4 (DRADP-50) dipolar glass has been studied at low temperatures. From the experimental results, the distribution of the relaxation times and of the local LY2157299 mw polarization at various temperatures is calculated. It is shown that the local-polarization distribution function obtained from

the dielectric response epsilon*(nu, T) is consistent with that obtained from NMR results. The results also show that the dielectric dispersion is due to diffusion, creation, and annihilation of Takagi groups. (C) 2011 American Institute of Physics. [doi:10.1063/1.3590147]“
“Objectives: To determine whether sacral neuromodulation (SNM) for urinary symptoms or fecal incontinence gives improvement of female sexual function and whether improvement is due to physiological or psychological factors. Methods: Between 2002 and 2008, 8 patients had an array of questionnaires before and after SNM implantation. The questionnaires were: the Questionnaire for Screening for Sexual Dysfunctions, the Golombok Rust Inventory of Sexual Satisfaction, the Symptom Checklist-90, the Maudsley Marital Questionnaire and the McGill-Mah Orgasm Questionnaire. Three of these 8 patients underwent vaginal plethysmography before and after implantation.