Cerebrovasc Dis Extra
January 2025
Introduction This case report illustrates the complexities of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) and its thromboembolic complications resulting in top-of-basilar artery syndrome. We discuss the case of a 37-year-old male with ARVC who presented with acute onset of dizziness, imbalance, and vomiting, leading to the diagnosis of a top-of-basilar artery occlusion which was successfully treated. Case presentation This case highlights the diagnostic and acute treatment challenges in basilar artery occlusion (BAO) due to its non-specific symptoms and emphasizes the critical role of CT angiography in detecting occlusive thrombi for timely intervention.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: This study clarifies the association between ambiguity tolerance and psychological well-being in physical therapists engaged in geriatric rehabilitation.
Design: Multicentre cross-sectional study. Five facilities in Japan.
Appl Psychol Meas
December 2024
Adaptive measurement of change (AMC) uses computerized adaptive testing (CAT) to measure and test the significance of intraindividual change on one or more latent traits. The extant AMC research has so far assumed that item parameter values are constant across testing occasions. Yet item parameters might change over time, a phenomenon termed item parameter drift (IPD).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi
December 2024
Already a rare presentation in patients with systemic mastocytosis (SM), chronic diarrhea is even rarer in those with mast cell leukemia (MCL), a subtype of SM. We present a case to illustrate the utility of lower gastrointestinal endoscopy with histological examination in the diagnosis of MCL in a patient with chronic diarrhea. A woman in her 70s presented with persistent diarrhea.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFImportance: The psychological morbidity experienced by physicians, advanced practice practitioners (APPs), and nurses from working during the COVID-19 pandemic includes burnout, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Objective: To investigate whether psilocybin therapy could improve symptoms of depression, burnout, and PTSD in US clinicians who developed these symptoms from frontline clinical work during the pandemic.
Design, Setting, And Participants: This double-blind randomized clinical trial enrolled participants from February to December 2022.