: a Python library of pretrained generative models for medical image synthesis.

Purpose: Deep learning has shown great promise as the backbone of clinical decision support systems. Synthetic data generated by generative models can enhance the performance and capabilities of data-hungry deep learning models. However, there is (1) limited availability of (synthetic) datasets and (2) generative models are complex to train, which hinders their adoption in research and clinical applications.

Establishing Global School Feeding Program Targets: How Many Poor Children Globally Should Be Prioritized, and What Would Be the Cost of Implementation?

The creation of Human Capital is dependent upon good health and education throughout the first 8,000 days of life, but there is currently under-investment in health and nutrition after the first 1,000 days. Working with governments and partners, the UN World Food Program is leading a global scale up of investment in school health, and has undertaken a strategic analysis to explore the scale and cost of meeting the needs of the most disadvantaged school age children and adolescents in low and middle-income countries globally. Of the 663 million school children enrolled in school, 328 million live where the current coverage of school meals is inadequate (<80%), of these, 251 million live in countries where there are significant nutrition deficits (>20% anemia and stunting), and of these an estimated 73 million children in 60 countries are also living in extreme poverty ( View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Management of gout by Moroccan rheumatologists: a Moroccan Society for Rheumatology National Survey.

To assess the modalities and current practices in gout management reported by Moroccan rheumatologists. We performed a cross-sectional online survey using a questionnaire e-mailed to 360 rheumatologists included 30 multiple-choice questions. 105 rheumatologists responded to the survey with 29% of response rate.

Translation, adaptation and validation of the Moroccan version of the Quebec Back Pain Disability Scale.

This study aims to translate and cross-culturally adapt the Moroccan version of the Quebec Back Pain Disability Scale (QDS) and to investigate its reliability and validity in Moroccan patients with low back pain (LBP). The translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the QDS were developed in agreement with published guidelines. The QDS was translated by use of the forward and backward translation procedure.

Psychometric evaluation of a Moroccan version of health assessment questionnaire for use in Moroccan patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Objective of the study is to test the reliability and validity of a translated version of health assessment questionnaire (HAQ) on Moroccan patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We led a prospective study from July 2004 to September 2005. A total of 100 Moroccan patients were recruited.

Translation and validation of Moroccan Western Ontario and McMaster Universities (WOMAC) osteoarthritis index in knee osteoarthritis.

The aim of this study is to assess the reliability and validity of the Western Ontario and McMaster University Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) in Moroccan patients with knee osteoarthritis. The WOMAC was translated and back translated to and from dialectal Arabic, pre-tested and reviewed by a committee following the Guillemin criteria. The Moroccan version of the WOMAC was administered twice during a 24-48 h interval to 71 Moroccan patients with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis, fulfilling the revised criteria of the American College of Rheumatology.

Progressive pseudorheumatoid dysplasia: three cases in one family.

Unlabelled: Progressive pseudorheumatoid dysplasia is an inherited skeletal dysplasia with autosomal recessive transmission. Radiographs of the spine show abnormalities similar to those seen in spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia tarda. The clinical presentation, but not the imaging study findings, suggest juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

Translation, adaptation, and validation of the Moroccan version of the Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire.

Study Design: Cross-cultural adaptation and cross-sectional psychometric testing.

Objectives: To translate and culturally adapt the Moroccan version of the Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire and to validate its use for assessing disability in Moroccan patients with low back pain (LBP).

Summary Of Background Data: The RMDQ is a reliable evaluation instrument for LBP disability, but no validated Moroccan version is available.

Socioeconomic impact of ankylosing spondylitis in Morocco.

The goal of this study was to determine the impact of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) on the socioeconomic well-being of Moroccan patients. One hundred (100) consecutive AS patients (71 men, 29 women) were included. The socioeconomic consequences were studied by measuring direct costs, indirect costs (consequences on work capacity), and intangible costs (social impact) of AS.

Behçet's disease in Moroccan children: a report of 12 cases.

We report 12 cases of Behçet's disease (BD) in children. The mean age of symptom onset was 12.4 years.

IgD kappa myeloma: a new case.

Unlabelled: IgD myeloma, which is particularly severe, accounts for only 1-3% of all myeloma cases, and the kappa subtype contributes only 10-30% of IgD myelomas. We report a new case.

Case-report: A 59-year-old man was admitted for inflammatory low back pain with L5 sciatica and diffuse bone pain.

Idiopathic phalangeal acroosteolysis: a case report.

Acroosteolysis is characterized by bone resorption in the fingers and toes and can occur in several diseases. Phalangeal acroosteolysis is a rare idiopathic form. We report a case in a 13-year-old girl with a 2-year history of swelling and skin ulcers of the second and third left fingers and second right finger.

Lead-related gout. A case report.

Gout secondary to lead-induced nephropathy is a long-term complication of occupational lead exposure. We report a case of this now-rare condition. The patient was a 63-year-old man who had been a miner from 1950 to 1970.

[Flow cytometric DNA analysis and cytology in diagnosis and prognosis of bladder tumors: preliminary results of a comparative study of bladder lavage].

Objective: To compare flow cytometric data (ploidy and proliferative activity or percentage SG2M-phase cells) to cytologic and histologic data of the bladder carcinomas.

Materials And Methods: Cytologic and flow cytometric analysis of DNA content were performed on 48 bladder washings: 28 bladder washings from patients being followed for urothelial carcinomas and 20 control washings from individuals undergoing cytoscopy for other reasons.

Results: Cytological sensitivity and specificity of bladder washing were 75% and 91% respectively.

Tuberculosis of the sternoclavicular joint. Report of two cases.

The sternoclavicular joint accounts for only 1 to 2% of all cases of peripheral tuberculous arthritis and is more often infected by pyogenic organisms than by the tubercle bacillus. We report two cases of sternoclavicular joint tuberculosis, in a 38-year-old man and a 46-year-old woman without risk factors for immune deficiency. Swelling of the joint was the presenting manifestation.

[Pubic tuberculous osteo-arthritis. Apropos of 2 cases].

Objective: The authors report an exceptional site of tuberculous osteo-articular infection which must be diagnosed before the destructive stage.

Observations: Case 1 : a 21 years old woman presented an inflammatory pubic pain after a trauma with weight loss of 4 kgs in 3 weeks. She presented also 2 satellite inguinal nodes.

Osteomalacia as a presenting manifestation of Sjögren's syndrome.

Osteomalacia is still common in Morocco, where the leading causes are nutritional deficiencies followed by intestinal diseases. Osteomalacia rarely occurs as the first manifestation of a renal tubule disorder due to a connective tissue disease such as Sjögren's syndrome. The case of a 40-year-old woman who presented with a five-year history of generalized bone pain, severe weight loss and a waddling gait is reported.