Publications by authors named "Kolia N"
Purpose: The endoscopic endonasal approach (EEA) has become the preferred treatment for pituitary tumors, with minimal sinonasal morbidity. However, patients with Cushing's disease (CD) may represent a subgroup with prolonged impairment of sinonasal quality of life (QOL).
Methods: We retrospectively identified patients with CD who underwent EEA at our institution.
Article Synopsis
- Giant pituitary prolactinomas can cause rare but severe symptoms, such as acute hypoglossal nerve palsy and neurological decline, as highlighted in a case study of a 62-year-old woman with such a condition.
- The patient experienced a syncopal episode and difficulties with speech and swallowing, leading to imaging that identified a giant apoplectic pituitary tumor.
- Urgent surgery to decompress and reduce the tumor resulted in significant improvement in her symptoms, demonstrating the potential benefits of timely surgical intervention and the need for ongoing monitoring.
Objective(s): This investigation aimed to define the rate of outpatient follow-up after in-hospital consultation, identify factors associated with establishing care, and evaluate an alternative scheduling process to improve outpatient adherence.
Methods: Two-phase, prospective study at an academic, tertiary-care institution from March 2020 to August 2022. First, all patients not previously known to our practice encountered via inpatient consult who warranted outpatient follow-up were prospectively captured.
Background: Total intravenous anaesthesia (TIVA) with propofol, compared to inhaled anaesthesia (IA), has been proposed to reduce bleeding and improve surgical field quality during endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS), but prior meta-analyses have not been conclusive. We performed an updated meta-analysis to determine the benefit of TIVA versus IA during ESS.
Methodology: PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library were searched for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing TIVA versus IA.
By 2050, the global population aged 60 years and over is expected to reach nearly 2.1 billion and affective disorders might be also expected to increase. Although nutrition has been related with affective disorders, there is a lack of studies assessing the relation between dietary habits and anxiety among European and Mediterranean older populations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a psychiatric disorder with high mortality.
Method: A retrospective register study of 609 males who received hospitalized care for AN in Sweden between 1973 and 2010 was performed. The standardized mortality ratios (SMRs) and Cox regression-derived hazard ratios (HRs) were calculated as measures of mortality.
Background: The significance of cardiac troponin I (TnI) levels in patients with acute ischemic stroke remains unclear.
Methods: Data were prospectively collected on 1718 patients with acute ischemic stroke (2009-2010). Patients with positive TnI (peak TnI ≥0.
Nicotine has been found in many studies to improve cognitive function. However, some studies have not found this effect and others have seen nicotine-induced impairments. Systemic administration bathes the brain with drugs.
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