(a.) Not tractable; not easily governed, managed, or directed; indisposed to be taught, disciplined, or tamed; violent; stubborn; obstinate; refractory; as, an intractable child.
Example Sentences:
(1) Four patients had previously been diverted and the other six were reconstructed because of intractable incontinence or deteriorating renal function.
(2) The medical records of 27 children admitted to the MINCEP Epilepsy Program for evaluation of intractable epilepsy but later shown to have nonepileptic events by EEG with simultaneous video monitoring were reviewed.
(3) The remaining eight patients who had surgery all had temporal lobectomies for intractable seizures; none had tumors.
(4) Phenacemide monotherapy controlled seizures in four children with intractable partial complex epilepsy.
(5) Intractable or progressing heart failure appeared to be a definite indication for emergency surgery, but medical therapy was recommended for mild to moderate heart failure.
(6) Results reveal a logical, understandable, and largely adaptive response to intractable seizures and offer little support for the concept of a dysfunctional or pathological interictal personality style.
(7) As a possible mechanism underlying the alterations of DRP, the functional consequences of atrophic changes of primary central afferent terminals are being discussed in terms of the close correlation between structure and function and the possible inferences of the electrophysiological reaction to the therapeutic application of Vinca alkaloids in the iontophoretic treatment of chronic intractable pain.
(8) One also had an associated valgus deformity and another had supination of the forefoot; all had intractable problems with footwear.
(9) Three years later he presented with intractable and ultimately fatal congestive heart failure.
(10) Since the introduction of computed tomography (CT) in 1974, 137 patients underwent cortical resection for intractable epilepsy.
(11) This study examined the relationship between long-term theophylline therapy and behavior problems in 14 asthmatic children that includes 5 intractable cases and 24 non-asthmatic children.
(12) The preresection and postresection intraoperative electrocorticograms of 76 consecutive patients undergoing resective surgery for intractable epilepsy were analyzed to see if location, configuration, and discharge rate of epileptiform activity correlated with type and location of pathology of the resected specimens and outcome in regard to seizure control.
(13) The two techniques of percutaneous cordotomy and pituitary injection of alcohol have been considered as methods applicable to the relief of intractable pain in inoperatable cancer.
(14) Captopril is an inhibitor of angiotensin I converting enzyme and is used for treating intractable chronic hypertension.
(15) Clomiphene citrate therapy was performed on 30 patients with idiopathic male infertility, who were intractable to non-hormonal therapy.
(16) Small bowel biopsies are not likely to be of assistance in determining the prognosis of this disorder and should not be used to determine therapy or to advise parents concerning the likely duration of intractable diarrhea of infancy.
(17) Two other patients had aortic root replacement, one at the age of 6.5 weeks due to intractable heart failure, and the other at the age of 3 months due to increasing gradient.
(18) A physical examination revealed intractable hiccups.
(19) In therapy, the provision of real-time visual feedback of tongue movement can be effective in the remediation of certain types of intractable speech problems.
(20) It is proposed that serum beta-2 microglobulin may be considered as a reliable parameter of the degree of severity of acute idiopathic anterior uveitis, as well as representing a useful tool for the evaluation of drug efficacy, especially in intractable cases.
Uncontrollable
Definition:
(a.) Incapable of being controlled; ungovernable; irresistible; as, an uncontrollable temper; uncontrollable events.
(a.) Indisputable; irrefragable; as, an uncontrollable maxim; an uncontrollable title.
Example Sentences:
(1) A case of mixed congenital abnormalities in a fetus demonstrated ultrasonographically during the second trimester of pregnancy in an uncontrolled insulin-dependent diabetic mother is presented.
(2) In 27 patients with uncontrollable gastroesophageal reflux, a modified Nissen fundoplication was performed.
(3) Surgical exploration is reserved for those cases with clinical or radiologic evidence of uncontrollable hemorrhage, bowel perforation, or mesenteric infarction.
(4) His balancing pole swayed uncontrollably, nearly tapping the sides of his feet.
(5) In the southern state of Karnataka, corruption is blamed for uncontrolled mining in vast areas of protected forest.
(6) Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus can aggravate the hyperlipidaemia associated with this disorder, presumably by increasing triglyceride synthesis and reducing very low density lipoprotein catabolism by lipoprotein lipase.
(7) Balance and cognition were assessed in two patients with uncontrolled complex partial seizures.
(8) These studies were uncontrolled and the study populations were small.
(9) In the affective realm, the Rorschach scores reflected the predicted decrease in uncontrolled expression of affect, increase in controlled expression of affect, and increase in inwardness.
(10) With chemical matrixectomy, regulation of the level of tissue destruction is uncontrolled and often results in bone injury.
(11) Patients had troublesome symptoms uncontrolled by high doses of inhaled corticosteroids (mean 1450 micrograms).
(12) Many clinical trials (controlled and uncontrolled) have demonstrated the efficacy of NSAIDs such as the fenamates, indole-acetic acid derivatives, and arylpropionic acid derivatives in relieving primary dysmenorrhea as well as IUD-induced dysmenorrhea that is also due to elevated prostaglandin levels.
(13) There was too much hurt and uncontrolled anger when she was in the superior position with the kind of man who could not meet her dependency needs.
(14) Distant metastases were usually associated with uncontrolled disease at the primary site.
(15) These cases illustrate that partial gastrectomy fails to protect patients from developing iron overload, particularly if given uncontrolled iron therapy.
(16) By uncontrolled application without indication of a photoactive drug methoxypsoralen (Meladinine) which is sold only on prescription a 20-year-old man sustained a large burn injury of 71% of body surface.
(17) "Enuresis risoria" or "giggle incontinence" is a particular condition characterized by a sudden, involuntary, uncontrollable and complete emptying of the bladder during giggling or hearty laughter.
(18) Both phenomena are interrelated: disintegration of systems releases its component functional structures from inhibition, and the uncontrolled activity of the disinhibited (hyperactive) functional structures leads further disintegration.
(19) (1) The use of compounds with a prolonged effect completely does away with the uncontrolled intake of drugs, which leads to a considerable reduction in the number of relapses and exacerbations.
(20) Zinc and copper are accumulated in the kidney of rats with uncontrolled, insulin dependent diabetes mellitus.