Background: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) screening questionnaires have been evaluated in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) but not yet validated in patients with advanced disease. The aim of this study is to identify OSA predictive factors in advanced MS and to discuss screening strategies.
Methods: Oximetry data from 125 patients were retrospectively derived from polysomnographic reports.
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February 2024
The androgenital syndrome: Don't just think about it in childhood!In adrenogenital syndrome, the body permanently produces too many male sex hormones. Rare, congenital metabolic diseases are usually discovered in infancy and can be treated at an early stage treated at an early stage, but sometimes they only become apparent in adolescence and adulthood.This article provides background knowledge for GPs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe present two datasets composed of high frequency sensors data, vertical profiles and laboratory chemical analysis data, acquired during two different aquatic mesocosm experiments performed at the OLA ("Long-term observation and experimentation for lake ecosystems") facility at the UMR CARRTEL in Thonon les Bains, on the French shore of Lake Geneva. The DOMLAC experiment lasted 3 weeks (4-21 October 2021) and aimed to simulate predicted climate scenarios (i.e.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Low levels of sensory noise applied to the skin through electrical stimulation (ES) can improve balance control through a mechanism called stochastic resonance (SR). Little is known regarding the extent subsensory ES can improve reactive control of balance after unanticipated balance perturbations and the best location where to apply the stimulation.
Research Questions: How efficient is subsensory ES in improving reactive control of balance following visual perturbations delivered in a virtual reality (VR) environment? 2) Does lower trunk stimulation have greater effects than lower legs stimulation?
Methods: Eighteen healthy young adults stood on a force plate while wearing a Valve Index VR headset in eyes closed (EC), eyes open (EO), eyes open with anteroposterior visual perturbations (AP) and eyes open with mediolateral visual perturbations (ML) conditions.
In pediatric patients, pain remains the most common complaint after surgery. This French multicenter epidemiological study (AlgoDARPEF) aimed to evaluate the use of a smartphone application (App) to assess the duration and severity of pain experienced by children undergoing outpatient surgery. Children younger than 18 years scheduled for an elective outpatient procedure in one of the participating centers were eligible.
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