Sci Rep
May 2024
Substance abuse among adolescents has become a growing issue throughout the world. The significance of research on this life period is based on the occurrence of neurobiological changes in adolescent brain which makes the individual more susceptible for risk-taking and impulsive behaviors. Alcohol and nicotine are among the most available drugs of abuse in adolescents.
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January 2024
Introduction: Gliomas continue to have a dismal prognosis. A myriad of genetic alterations has been described in this subset of tumors over the last decades. The integrative interpretation of the biomarker constellation for individual patients remains unclear.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Dominant-hemisphere tumors, especially gliomas, as infiltrative tumors, frequently affect cognitive functioning. Establishing a balance between extensive resection, which is proven to result in longer survival, and less extensive resection, in order to maintain more cognitive abilities, is challenging.
Objective: To evaluate changes in cognitive functioning before and after surgical resection of language-related, eloquent-area, high-grade gliomas under awake craniotomy.
Background: Awake craniotomy (AC) is considered to achieve maximal safe resection of language eloquent gliomas. Impact of AC on the psychological status of patients (mainly anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder [PTSD]) is a potential concern. Despite the studies reporting the early postoperative patient's perception after AC, this study has been performed to quantitatively evaluate the long-term influence of AC on the level of anxiety/depression after surgery.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAdequate cleaning, shaping and filling of the root canal system are mandatory for successful root canal treatment. Thorough knowledge of root canal morphology and unusual anatomy of the tooth is critical for the practitioner. The occurrence and location of the third mesial canal (Middle Mesial Canal) in mandibular first and second molars in relation to other two mesial canals that were treated in private practice were studied.
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