Malignancy in Myositis
Prognosis After Cardiac Arrest ...
Before the use of hypothermia as a treatment for comatose post-cardiac arrest patients, several prognostic variables were widely accepted as reliabl ...
Changing the Perspective: Curre ...
Functional outcome and quality of life have become frequent outcome measures in head and neck cancer (HNC) clinical trials. Many thoroughly validate ...
Response Assessment in Neuro-On ...
Accuracy and reproducibility in determining response to therapy and tumor progression can be difficult to achieve for nervous system tumors. Current ...
Breast Cancer Screening with Ma ...
There has been a great deal of controversy regarding the change in breast cancer screening recommendations released by the US Preventive Services T ...
The Role of Risk Communication ...
Risk assessment and communication of risk are essential components in the care of patients with osteoporosis. The risk of fracture in an untreated p ...
Choosing a Treatment for Patien ...
The occurrence of a fragility fracture is an opportunity to recognize osteoporosis and begin treatment to reduce the risk of another fracture. Howev ...
Joint Hypermobility and Anxiety ...
Joint hypermobility (JH) is considered a common benign, hereditary, overlap, connective tissue disorder with a prevalence in the general population ...
Copy Number Variants: A New Mol ...
Molecular genetic research, building on genetic epidemiology, has provided the field of psychiatry with a host of exciting advances. It is now clear ...
Malignancy in Myositis
Dermatomyositis is associated with an underlying malignancy in about 24% of cases. This association is also true for polymyositis but is less promin ...
To What Extent Can Preventive T ...
Managing lupus patients traditionally involves treating manifestations of active disease with the most effective and least toxic therapies so that “ ...
Biomarkers of Scleroderma Lung ...
This article reviews the clinical background and significance of selected biomarkers that have been studied in relation to systemic sclerosis, or sc ...
Potential and Pitfalls of Using ...
Long-term bisphosphonate use may be associated with several rare adverse events. Such associations are not optimally evaluated in conventional rando ...
New Insights into the Biology a ...
â2-glycoprotein I (â2GPI) is the major autoantigen in the antiphospholipid syndrome. The central importance of understanding â2GPI physiology from t ...
Renal Imaging in Patients with ...
In patients with renal impairment, the incremental benefits from administration of contrast media for imaging studies need to be carefully assessed ...
The Central Nervous System and ...
Bowel and bladder issues have been noted to be coexistent in children, and treatment of bladder symptoms without concomitant targeting of bowel issu ...
Neuropsychiatric Disorders and ...
In the literature, it is well documented that children who have daytime incontinence issues have a higher chance of having some form of behavioral o ...
Overactive Bladder Drugs and Co ...
Background Anticholinergic drugs are commonly prescribed for symptomatic treatment of overactive bladder (OAB). While recent meta-analyses have char ...
The Management of Hospitalized ...
Background Cirrhosis and chronic liver disease carry appreciable morbidity and mortality. Cirrhotic patients frequently require hospitalization and ...
Protective Effects of Black Cum ...
Background The pathogenesis and treatment of ulcerative colitis remain poorly understood. The aim of the present study is to investigate the effects ...
Esophageal Contractions in Pati ...
Background Chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia is a mitochondrial myopathy that causes muscular or multisystem symptoms and has dysphagia a ...
Computer-Assisted Brush-Biopsy ...
Background Barrett’s epithelial dysplasia, the direct precursor to esophageal adenocarcinoma, is often unapparent and frequently missed during surve ...
Absence of Mucosal Inflammation ...
Background Uncomplicated diverticular disease is a common condition in patients older than 50 years. Symptoms are aspecific and overlapping with tho ...
Defining the Threshold: New Dat ...
Background Endoscopy (esophagogastroduodenoscopy, EGD) to screen for esophageal varices (EV) is recommended in patients with portal hypertension. Re ...
Bone Mineral Density, Vitamin D ...
Background and Aim The aim of this study was to examine bone mineral density and serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D in relation to disease activity in child ...
The Role of Capsule Endoscopy i ...
Background Endomysial antibody (EMA) and tissue transglutaminase (tTG) antibody testing is used to screen subjects with suspected celiac disease. Ho ...