Med Clin Barcelona
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Malignant gliomas are tumors of bad prognosis with a mean survival of 12 months. In the present report 74 patients diagnosed of malignant glioma were studied with the following aims: 1) evaluate how many could receive combined radiotherapy (RT) and chemotherapy (BCNU) treatment following surgery and 2) analyze whether the patients treated presented a survival similar to that described in the literature. ⋯ Most of the patients operated on for malignant glioma may not receive treatment considered as standard, principally due to tumor progression in the first weeks following surgery and the presence of severe post surgical complications.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
[Neuro-reflexotherapy intervention in the treatment of non specified low back pain: a randomized, controlled, double-blind clinical trial].
Nonspecific low back pain is a very common disorder for which no completely satisfactory treatment has been established. A randomized, double-blind, controlled clinical trial was design to assess the efficacy of neuro-reflexotherapic intervention in the treatment of this condition. ⋯ According to results of this study, neuro-reflexotherapic intervention has proved to be an effective method for treating low back pain.