Publications by authors named "D E Pitcher"
Article Synopsis
- Morton neuroma (MN) is a common condition diagnosed through various subjective features and physical tests, and this systematic review aimed to evaluate their diagnostic accuracy.
- The review included 9 studies and found that a patient's report of clicking is highly specific for MN, while the modified webspace tenderness test is highly sensitive in ruling it out.
- Despite the findings, the review's conclusions are limited by a small number of studies and potential bias, emphasizing the need for more comprehensive research on MN diagnostics.*
Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is the leading cause of sudden death in athletes during high-level, organised sport. Patient-related and event-related factors provide an opportunity for rapid intervention and the potential for high survival rates. The aim of this consensus was to develop a best-practice guideline for dedicated field-of-play medical teams responding to SCA during an organised sporting event.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: The National Registry of Rare Kidney Diseases (RaDaR) collects data from people living with rare kidney diseases across the UK, and is the world's largest, rare kidney disease registry. We present the clinical demographics and renal function of 25,880 prevalent patients and sought evidence of bias in recruitment to RaDaR.
Methods: RaDaR is linked with the UK Renal Registry (UKRR, with which all UK patients receiving kidney replacement therapy [KRT] are registered).
Models of human cortex propose the existence of neuroanatomical pathways specialized for different behavioral functions. These pathways include a ventral pathway for object recognition, a dorsal pathway for performing visually guided physical actions, and a recently proposed third pathway for social perception. In the current study, we tested the hypothesis that different categories of moving stimuli are differentially processed across the dorsal and third pathways according to their behavioral implications.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Individuals with rare kidney diseases account for 5-10% of people with chronic kidney disease, but constitute more than 25% of patients receiving kidney replacement therapy. The National Registry of Rare Kidney Diseases (RaDaR) gathers longitudinal data from patients with these conditions, which we used to study disease progression and outcomes of death and kidney failure.
Methods: People aged 0-96 years living with 28 types of rare kidney diseases were recruited from 108 UK renal care facilities.