B-Tensor: Brain Connectome Tensor Factorization for Alzheimer's Disease.

AD is the highly severe part of the dementia spectrum and impairs cognitive abilities of individuals, bringing economic, societal and psychological burdens beyond the diseased. A promising approach in AD research is the analysis of structural and functional brain connectomes, i.e.

Does Previous Hip Surgery Effect the Outcome of Tönnis Triple Periacetabular Osteotomy? Mid-Term Results.

Hip dysplasia (HD) is 1 of the major reasons of coxarthrosis. The goal of the treatment of HD by Tönnis triple pelvic osteotomy (TPAO) is to improve the function of hip joint while relieving pain, delaying and possibly preventing end-stage arthritis. The aim of this study is to compare the clinical and radiological results of TPAO to determine if previous surgery has a negative effect on TPAO.

What is the most reliable marker in the differential diagnosis of pulmonary embolism and community-acquired pneumonia?

Because of similar clinical manifestations and laboratory findings, differential diagnosis of pulmonary embolism and community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is generally difficult. Therefore, this study was conducted to find good markers for the easy, cheap, and fast differential diagnosis of pulmonary embolism and CAP. Thirty-four patients diagnosed with pulmonary embolism and 38 patients with CAP who were admitted to either emergency department or chest diseases outpatient clinic were included in this study.

Association between some inflammatory markers and primary ovarian insufficiency.

Objective: This study investigated the discriminative values of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), serum amyloid A protein (SAA), and C-reactive protein (CRP) in cases of primary ovarian insufficiency (POI).

Methods: A total of 84 women were included in this comparative cross-sectional study. The study group consisted of 43 women diagnosed as having POI, and the control group consisted of 41 women with normal fertility.

Congenital amegakaryocytic thrombocytopenia: three case reports from patients with different clinical diagnoses and somatic abnormalities.

The congenital amegakaryocytic thrombocytopenia (CAMT) is a syndrome characterized by preservation of granulocytic and erythroid cells during genesis, with a gradual or progressive decrease in the number of megakaryocytic series of cells in the bone marrow. At later times, most patients develop aplastic anemia. It is important to rule out specific causes of thrombocytopenia that develop in the early stages of CAMT.

Predictive value of elevated soluble CD40 ligand in patients undergoing primary angioplasty for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic value of soluble CD40 ligand (sCD40L) in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) undergoing a primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

Background: The prognostic value of sCD40L has been documented in patients with acute coronary syndrome; however, its value in acute STEMI remains unclear.

Materials And Methods: We prospectively enrolled 499 consecutive STEMI patients (397 men, 102 women) undergoing primary PCI.

The efficacy of semirigid hip orthosis in the delayed treatment of developmental dysplasia of the hip.

Unlabelled: This study assessed the use of semirigid hip orthosis to stabilize the femoral head into the acetabulum in the delayed treatment of developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH; Graf type IIb or more severe) under the age of 6 months. Ninety-eight hips from 75 patients (four boys, 71 girls) were evaluated retrospectively. The mean age at treatment initiation was 3.

Effects of radiofrequency and intranasal steroid treatments on respiratory and olfactory functions in nasal obstruction.

Objective: This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) and intranasal steroid (INS) treatments on respiratory and olfactory functions in patients with inferior concha hypertrophy and chronic nasal obstruction.

Study Design And Setting: This was a prospective clinical trial performed at a tertiary referral center.

Methods: We assessed patients with nasal obstruction between July 2011 and February 2012.

Histopathologic evaluation of autologous blood injection to the temporomandibular joint.

Purpose: Chronic recurrent temporomandibular joint dislocation is treated by surgical and nonsurgical techniques described in the literature. However, these techniques have some complications noted in the literature. Recently, the autologous blood injection in temporomandibular joint technique has been applied to treat chronic temporomandibular joint dislocation.

The complications of transforaminal lumbar epidural steroid injections.

Study Design: A prospective observational study.

Objective: In this study, we aimed to investigate the major and minor complications of transforaminal lumbar epidural steroid injections guided by fluoroscopy and the incidence of vascular penetration encountered during this procedure.

Summary Of Background Data: Epidural steroid administration is one of the treatment options for lumbar disc hernia accompanied by radiculopathy.

Transnasal endoscopic repair of choanal atresia: results of 13 cases and meta-analysis.

Transnasal endoscopic approach for the repair of choanal atresia (CA) has gained favor in recent years. However, the studied cohorts are too small to make a comprehensive comment on this approach. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of different techniques, used for the removal of CA under endoscopic guidance, on surgical outcome and effectiveness of transnasal endoscopic approach in these patients as a whole.

Pontine gaze deviation and face turn relieved by eye muscle surgery.

A 34-year-old woman developed a bilateral horizontal gaze palsy, left gaze deviation, and right face turn consequent to a pontine hemorrhage. A bilateral horizontal recession and resection of extraocular muscles in both eyes (Parks procedure) eliminated the gaze deviation and face turn. This is the first reported case in which this procedure was used to correct a face turn in a patient with bilateral horizontal gaze palsy but without ocular misalignment.

A confirmatory report for the close interaction of Helicobacter pylori with gastric epithelial MUC5AC expression.

Background: Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection is associated with the development of gastritis and peptic ulcer and is presumed to be a risk factor for low-grade B-cell lymphoma and gastric cancer. H.