Publications by authors named "J Barnwell"

Solitary fibrous tumours (SFTs) are rare soft tissue masses that are often clinically silent until they cause mass effect. A paraneoplastic syndrome manifesting as persistent hypoglycaemia, termed Doege-Potter syndrome (DPS), can be associated with these lesions. Surgical treatment is recommended for the management of these tumours.

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Background: Universal screening for depression and anxiety in pregnancy has been recommended by several leading medical organizations, but the implementation of such screening protocols may overburden health care systems lacking relevant resources. Text message screening may provide a low-cost, accessible alternative to in-person screening assessments. However, it is critical to understand who is likely to participate in text message-based screening protocols before such approaches can be implemented at the population level.

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  • This study investigates how fathers' anxiety and depressive symptoms, measured before and during middle childhood, impact children's neuroendocrine outcomes, and whether these outcomes influence children's cognitive and behavioral development.
  • It involved following 61 families, measuring both parents' mental health through questionnaires and assessing children's hormone levels and brain structures using MRI.
  • The findings suggest that fathers' anxiety during pregnancy plays a significant role in children's neurodevelopment, potentially affecting their emotional regulation and cognitive skills.
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Introduction: Paternal mental health has been associated with adverse consequences on offspring psychosocial development, and family environmental factors may partly explain those associations. To clarify this, we need comprehensive prospective studies, particularly in middle-childhood when the child enters school and is expected to make use of behavioral and cognitive skills as part of their interactions and learning.

Method: Using data from a sub-sample of the prospective 3D birth cohort study comprised of mother-father-child triads, and a follow-up of the parents and the children at 6-8 years of age ( = 61; 36 boys, 25 girls), we examined whether paternal anxious and depressive symptoms measured during the pregnancy period (i.

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This is the case of a 71-year-old male who presented to the emergency department with the chief complaint of left inguinoscrotal swelling and pain. The patient stated that he had nausea, vomiting, and constipation for a few weeks prior to the presentation. He also reported that he had a reducible, asymptomatic left inguinal hernia for the past 20 years.

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