Needle tract seeding of thyroid cancer after biopsy of distant metastasis: a retrospective cohort.

Imaging-guided percutaneous core needle biopsy (PCNB) is currently the most common technique for the investigation of potentially malignant bone lesions. It allows precise needle placement and better visual guidance, leading to improved diagnostic accuracy. Needle tract seeding (NTS) is a rare complication of biopsies in general, and its true incidence remains unknown.

The association between female sex and depression following traumatic brain injury: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

While women tend to experience more severe psychiatric and neurobehavioral symptoms following traumatic brain injury (TBI), the connection between sex and post-TBI depression remains poorly understood. To explore the potential association between sex and post-TBI depression, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis, including studies with participants who had no prior diagnosis of depression. Thirteen studies met the criteria for inclusion, collectively investigating a cohort of 449,471 individuals with TBI.

Randomised placebo-controlled trial of triclofos versus melatonin for sedating children undergoing sleep EEG.

Objective: To determine the efficacy of addition of melatonin or triclofos to sleep deprivation as compared with sleep deprivation with placebo for conduct of successful sleep electroencephalogram (EEG) among children between 6 months and 12 years of age.

Design, Setting And Patients: 486 children aged between 6 months and 12 years who were uncooperative or referred for sleep EEG were enrolled for this double-blind, placebo-controlled randomised trial between 30 June 2022 and 31 March 2023.

Intervention: On the day of sleep EEG, participants were sleep deprived by 25% of their regular sleep duration and then randomly assigned to receive either triclofos (50 mg/kg), melatonin (weight ≤15 kg=3 mg; weight >15 kg=6 mg) or placebo.

The Impact of Poststroke Aphasia on Quality of Life: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study.

Objectives: The study aimed to analyze the impact of aphasia on quality of life (QoL) in persons with ischemic stroke per radiological severity, compare equally severe but nonaphasic stroke survivors, and analyze the impact of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) exposure Methods: Patients with first-ever middle cerebral artery (MCA) stroke were categorized by radiological severity into high, intermediate, and low Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score (ASPECTS). The Stroke Aphasia Quality of Life (SAQoL) Scale was used for outcome analysis. Inclusion criteria were age 40-65, 12-16 months after stroke, MCA distribution, first stroke, and ischemic stroke.