Publications by authors named "A J McAllister"
Objective: To assess the effects of oral screen training in patients with dysphagia post-stroke.
Background: Oral screen training has been identified as an effective method for improving orofacial and oropharyngeal motor functions. However, the evidence supporting a positive transfer effect on swallowing capacity post-primary stroke rehabilitation is still unclear.
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- Neurons release neurotransmitters like glutamate before establishing connections, but the specific impact of this release on synapse formation is not well understood.
- Research indicates that synapses in the cortex don’t necessarily need this neurotransmitter release for formation, yet glutamate influences receptor movement and stimulates spine development in neurons.
- The study reveals that glutamate can decrease synapse density in young cortical neurons in a calcium-dependent manner, but this effect is mitigated by the adhesion molecules NL1 and neurexin 1, highlighting the complex interplay between glutamate, neurotransmitter release, and synaptic stability.
Background: Medicaid, unlike any other insurance mechanism, imposes a consent requirement on female patients desiring sterilization that must be completed at least 30 days, but no more than 180 days, before sterilization. Desired sterilization cannot be completed in the Medicaid population without this consent. Large-scale national evidence is lacking on the effect of this requirement.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Analyze changes in abortion practices during the early coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
Study Design: Sites recruited by Society of Family Planning participated in a longitudinal descriptive analysis comprising three surveys between February and October 2020. Average monthly total and medication abortion volume was analyzed by χ and linear regression.
To quantify proportions of loss to follow-up in patients presenting with a pregnancy of unknown location and explore patients' perspectives on follow-up for pregnancy of unknown location. A pregnancy of unknown location is a scenario in which a patient has a positive pregnancy test but the pregnancy is not visualized on transvaginal ultrasound. We conducted a retrospective cohort study of patients with pregnancy of unknown location who presented to an urban academic emergency department or complex family planning outpatient office.
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