What's the difference between lobe and multilobar?
Lobe
Definition:
(n.) Any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form
(n.) A rounded projection or division of a leaf.
(n.) A membranous flap on the sides of the toes of certain birds, as the coot.
(n.) A round projecting part of an organ, as of the liver, lungs, brain, etc. See Illust. of Brain.
(n.) The projecting part of a cam wheel or of a non-circular gear wheel.
Example Sentences:
(1) The findings suggest that these two syndromes are associated with dysfunction at two different sites within the frontal lobes.
(2) It is possible that the elements provide common precursor proteins that reach the secretory intermediate lobe cells through their dendritic branches.
(3) The authors discuss the results of the diagnosis and treatment of abscesses of the right hepatic lobe which were consequent upon ischemic necrosis; they were encountered after cholecystectomy in 0.15% of cases.
(4) Out of 50 epileptics in 31 cases temporal-lobe epilepsy was present, in 15 the seizures and EEG changes were generalized, in 4 cases focal non-temporal-lobe epilepsy was recognized.
(5) Four had partial simple seizures with secondary generalisation and 3 had cortical excisions (2 frontal, 1 occipital lobe) surgery.
(6) We report the case of a premature infant, small for gestational age, who experienced rostral herniation of a portion of frontal lobe through the anterior fontanel as the result of a hemorrhagic cerebellar infarction followed by a large parieto-occipital intracerebral hemorrhage.
(7) Although an unequivocal decision is not possible from existing knowledge, psychomotor or complex partial seizures of temporal lobe epilepsy would be the most tenable diagnosis.
(8) The hippocampus plays an essential role in the laying down of cognitive memories, the pathway to the frontal lobe being via the MD thalamus.
(9) Pulmonary pressure-flow (P-Q) curves from 24 lobes were obtained at baseline and after each intervention.
(10) Future research and clinical evaluations should focus on the components of the learning and memory processes when the ramifications of temporal lobe ablations on cognitive function are studied.
(11) The ventral tract ends almost entirely in the anterior lobe with the majority of fibres terminating contralateral to the side of the hemisection.
(12) Increased intensity of stereotypy was observed reaching a maximum 14 days after frontal lobe damage.
(13) Silicotuberculous bronchadenitis, conglomerate-cirrhotic lower-lobe silicotuberculosis and their complications (e.g.
(14) There were no differences in brain metabolic rates in lateral cortical areas (frontal, parietal, temporal, and occipital lobes).
(15) The purpose of this study was to determine if aspirin, in doses that elevate plasma salicylate concentrations to values reported in patients with salicylate-induced pulmonary edema, produce pulmonary vasoconstriction in a canine, isolated perfused left lower lung lobe (LLL) preparation.
(16) 99mTc-MAA accumulation was seen in the left lobe of the liver in a patient with occlusion of the IVC and common iliac veins.
(17) The immunocytochemical studies confirm the presence of ACTH in the intermediate lobes of all species studied so far, and stimulate the question of the mechanism of ACTH synthesis at this level.
(18) The correlation between two examiners in lobe size assessment was significant.
(19) Zebrin II-negative Purkinje cells are present in a continuous region encompassing the rostromedial part of the valvula, the lobus transitorius, lobe C1 and the ventral part of lobe C2, and in a small, lateral zone of the posterior part of the caudal lobe.
(20) Patients with temporal lobe abnormalities were significantly younger at the onset of panic disorder and had more panic attacks compared with patients with normal MRI scans (p less than .05).
Multilobar
Definition:
(a.) Consisting of, or having, many lobes.
Example Sentences:
(1) The epileptogenic area was usually more extensive than the lesion; it was multilobar in more than 70% of patients.
(2) This report describes the neuropathologic findings in 38 children who underwent either hemispherectomy or multilobar cortical resection as treatment for medically intractable epilepsy between 1986 and 1990.
(3) However, in contrast to previous reports, the chest roentgenograms in these patients typically showed multilobar infiltrates (60 percent), predominantly in the lower lobes (64 percent), and often bilateral (48 percent).
(4) Findings occurring significantly more often (P less than or equal to .001) among cases than controls included pleuritic chest pain; acute sinus tenderness, and nasal discharge, epistaxis and eschar; rales; development of multilobar infiltrates after the 14th hospital day; and presence of nodular or cavitary infiltrates.
(5) The author analyzes the results of sclera fortification carried out in 154 patients (220 eyes) with progressive myopia by the method he developed, consisting in transplantation of dry solid multilobar perforated transplant of silica-dried sclera that retained its natural configuration in the course of preservation.
(6) In all 12, the indication for TBB was a persistently abnormal chest roentgenogram (nine with multilobar infiltrates, two with unilateral infiltrates, and one with a cavitary lesion).
(7) The pulmonary infection was often multilobar (n = 14), but without caverns.
(8) Fiberoptic bronchoscopy was most likely to yield a specific diagnosis in nonsmoking patients with multilobar infiltrates of long duration and could have been avoided in older, smoking, or otherwise compromised patients with lobar or segmental infiltrates with no decrease in diagnostic yield in our series.
(9) Patients meeting these criteria were excluded if they (1) had severe immunodeficiency, (2) were less than 18 or greater than 76 yr of age, (3) had multilobar roentgenographic infiltrates, or (4) were already receiving corticosteroids.
(10) These variables (and their relative weights) were: serious comorbid illness (3 points); preexisting lung disease (2 points); multilobar lung involvement by the disease by chest x-ray (2 points); observed or likely aspiration (2 points); and symptom duration of less than 7 or greater than 28 days (1 point).
(11) Such a profile includes high fever (above 39.4 degrees C); recurrent chills; relative bradycardia; early gastrointestinal symptoms (particularly diarrhea); prominent myalgias; microscopic hematuria; liver function abnormalities; toxic encephalopathy; nonproductive cough; absence of bacterial pathogens on Gram stain and culture of transtracheal aspirate; progression from patchy bronchopneumonia to lobar and multilobar consolidation; and frequently prompt and sometimes dramatic response to treatment with erythromycin.
(12) 2) Presence of a widespread epileptogenic area during interictal and ictal tracings, often involving two or more lobes synchronously or independently, thus suggesting a multilobar or a multifocal epileptic disorder.
(13) None of the patients with a multilobar MRI-detected abnormality was seizure-free postoperatively.
(14) We present the findings in a patient having sickle cell disease who developed multilobar pneumonia.
(15) The HIE location was 45.5% in the basal ganglia, multilobar in 14.7%, lobar in 22.8%, brain stem in 4%, and cerebellum in 2%.
(16) Multilobar pneumonia and meningitis were both associated with high mortality, although not to a statistically significant degree.
(17) The minipig has a multilobar kidney with a wide cortex and short papilla.
(18) Mortality was associated with old age, severe underlying disease, vague clinical presentation, multilobar pneumonia, leukopenia and metabolic acidosis.
(19) Focal, multilobar, interstitial infiltrates were also often seen and usually caused by P. carinii or P. carinii and cytomegalovirus infections.
(20) All eight patients had a progressive multilobar pneumonia that failed to resolve, either clinically or radiographically, despite the use of multiple broad-spectrum antibiotics.