Assessing and Improving the Effectiveness of Online Patient Education Materials on Essential Vocal Tremor: A Comprehensive Evaluation.

Introduction: Health literacy, a strong indicator of health outcomes, is an important aspect of good patient care. With an increasing reliance on the Internet for health information, online patient materials should be easily understood by the average reader. The American Medical Association (AMA) and National Institutes of Health (NIH) recommend that patient education materials be written at a sixth-grade level.

Surgical management of facial dog bite trauma: A contemporary perspective and review.

Objective: To perform a review evaluating management of and complications stemming from dog bite trauma sustained to the head and neck over the past decade.

Data Sources: PubMed and Cochrane Library.

Methods: The authors searched the PubMed and Cochrane Library databases for relevant published literature.

Cutaneous sarcoidosis: Lupus pernio and more.

Sarcoidosis is a multiorgan disease commonly evident with skin involvement. Cutaneous manifestations occur in about 25% of sarcoid patients and are of two types: histologically specific sarcoidal infiltrations and a cutaneous reaction pattern not containing sarcoidal changes, usually erythema nodosum. Cutaneous plaques, nodules, and tumors, sometimes with disfiguring facial features are associated with pain and paresthesia.

Laryngeal Electromyographic Findings in a Cohort of Recalcitrant Chronic Neurogenic Cough Patients.

Objectives: To evaluate the laryngeal electromyography findings of bilateral thyroarytenoid muscles in 10 patients with chronic, intractable coughing.

Methods: This is a retrospective cohort case series. Clinical records were reviewed for demographic information, symptoms, and findings on bilateral laryngeal EMG for 10 patients referred for chronic coughing.