Switch from Olanzapine Long-Acting Injectable to its Oral Equivalent during COVID-19 Pandemic: a Real World Observational Study.

Schizophrenia is a psychiatric condition with chronic evolution, one of the most disabling diseases. The main cause for the disease's progression is considered to be the lack of compliance with the treatment. Long-acting injectable antipsychotics (LAIs) are an important treatment option for patients with schizophrenia.

Cardioprotective, hypotensive and toxicological studies of Populus ciliata (Wall. ex Royle).

Populus ciliata Wall ex. Royle has folkloric repute to treat various cardiovascular ailments and related disorders. The current study was designed to evaluate the toxic profile, cardioprotective and hypotensive effects of Populus ciliata (Wall.

An Overview on the Conservative Management of Endometriosis from a Naturopathic Perspective: Phytochemicals and Medicinal Plants.

Background: Endometriosis is a chronic and debilitating disease, which affects millions of young women worldwide. Although medicine has incontestably evolved in the last years, there is no common ground regarding the early and accurate diagnosis of this condition, its pathogenic mechanisms, and curative treatment. Even though the spontaneous resolution of endometriosis is sometimes possible, recent reports suggested that it can be a progressive condition.

C-Reactive Protein and T3: New Prognostic Factors in Acute Ischemic Stroke.

Background: Several studies have shown that high level of plasma C-reactive protein (CRP) is associated with stroke outcomes and future vascular events, and a decrease in serum triiodothyronine (T3) was reported to be associated with stroke severity and poor prognosis.

Objective: The goal of this study is to evaluate CRP and T3 as independent predictors of poor functional and cognitive outcomes in patients with acute ischemic stroke at hospital discharge.

Methods: This study evaluated 120 patients who were admitted to the Clinical Hospital of Neurology and Psychiatry Brasov, between July 2016 and January 2017.

Prevalence and antifungal susceptibility patterns of dermatophytes isolated from patients with neoplastic diseases: a case control study.

Patients with neoplasia who are severely immunocompromised have a higher risk of fungal infections. There are limited data in the literature regarding the frequency of dermatophyte infections and efficacy of antifungals in patients with malignancies. Objective was assessment of the incidence of dermatophyte infections and antifungal susceptibility, determination of dermatophyte species isolated from patients with neoplastic diseases.

Cardiovascular risk factors in patients with chronic plaque psoriasis: a case-control study on the Brasov County population.

Many studies have suggested that cardiovascular risk factors seem to be more common in patients with psoriasis than in the general population. In this study we aimed to determine the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in patients with chronic plaque psoriasis depending on the severity of disease. We conducted a prospective study in Braşov County (Romania) including 142 patients with chronic plaque psoriasis and disease duration of at least six months and 167 controls without psoriasis.