Differentiation of high grade glioma and solitary brain metastases by measuring relative cerebral blood volume and fractional anisotropy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of MRI diagnostic test accuracy studies.

Objective: This study aims to research the efficacy of MRI (I) for differentiating high-grade glioma (HGG) (P) with solitary brain metastasis (SBM) (C) by creating a combination of relative cerebral blood volume (rCBV) (O) and fractional anisotropy (FA) (O) in patients with intracerebral tumors.

Methods: Searches were conducted on September 2021 with no publication date restriction, using an electronic search for related articles published in English, from PubMed (1994 to September 2021), Scopus (1977 to September 2021), Web of Science (1985 to September 2021), and Cochrane (1997 to September 2021). A total of 1056 studies were found, with 23 used for qualitative and quantitative data synthesis.

Xerostomia and hyposalivation in association with oral candidiasis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Introduction Several studies reported that hyposalivation was associated with a higher prevalence of oral Candida colonisation and oral candidiasis, and despite the correlation between these conditions, no previous systematic review was conducted to examine this relationship in its utmost depth.Objectives This study aims to investigate the relationship between xerostomia, hyposalivation and oral candidiasis.Search methods This systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted in February 2021 through an electronic search.

Unraveling the Association Between Myocardial Infarction of Nonobstructive Coronary Arteries and Antiphospholipid Syndrome.

The term "myocardial infarction with nonobstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA)" refers to a condition characterized by clinical signs and symptoms consistent with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) (as defined by the third universal definition of infarction) and coronary arteries that are angiographically normal or nearly normal. A prominent source of morbidity and mortality in patients with antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is thrombotic events. To evaluate whether there is a relation between APS and MINOCA in this research, we did an extensive assessment of the existing research in this field.