Publications by authors named "C Dekeyser"
Phenotyping vestibulocochlear manifestations in Susac syndrome: a cohort study.
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol
October 2024
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- The study aims to understand how the vestibulocochlear system is affected in patients with Susac syndrome (SuS), which is a rare condition that impacts the brain, eyes, and inner ear.
- A review of 21 patient files shows that most experienced various audiovestibular symptoms, including vertigo and sensorineural hearing loss, with specific audiological and vestibular testing revealing common patterns of dysfunction.
- The findings suggest that early treatment with immunosuppressive therapy can help prevent severe audiovestibular problems, indicating the need for more research to understand the underlying causes and improve patient outcomes.
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- The aim is to enhance the training of periodontics specialists by updating competencies, learning outcomes, and evaluation methods in response to the 2018 Classification of Periodontal Diseases and EFP Clinical Guidelines.
- The research involved gathering evidence from scientific databases and European higher education policies, alongside surveys sent to program directors and graduates.
- Results showed that curricula are regularly updated, graduates feel positively about their training, though concerns exist regarding mucogingival and surgical instruction, and there’s a shift towards more interactive teaching methods while assessments should incorporate diverse evaluation techniques.*
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- * Machine learning models were applied to predict confirmed disability progression after two years, achieving a ROC-AUC score of 0.71, indicating moderate accuracy, while historical disability was found to be a stronger predictor than treatment or relapse history.
- * The research followed strict guidelines and made its coding accessible for others to facilitate future benchmarking in predicting disability progression in MS patients.
Background: Indocyanine green (ICG)-guided surgery has proven effective in the identification of neoplastic tissues. The effect of radiation therapy (RT) on lymph node fluorescence after intravenous injection of ICG has not been addressed yet. The objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of RT on node fluorescence during neck dissection in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC).
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- The study investigates the effectiveness of various cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) kappa free light chain (κFLC) measures as diagnostic markers for multiple sclerosis (MS), highlighting discrepancies in cutoff values across two different testing methods.
- A total of 263 participants were analyzed, and results showed significant differences in optimal diagnostic cutoff values and sensitivity rates for the κFLC index, κIgG index, and CSF κFLC/IgG ratio between the two reference centers.
- Both testing methods produced identical results for isolated CSF κFLC, suggesting a reliable benchmark for MS diagnosis, while also indicating that κFLC and κIgG indices offer higher diagnostic performance compared to traditional methods.