Publications by authors named "R Ritter"
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- Lateral suspension is a surgical procedure designed to fix apical prolapse by placing T-shaped mesh in the abdomen, but there’s no consensus on its safety or indications.
- A Delphi process involved 21 international expert surgeons discussing and reaching agreement on various aspects of laparoscopic lateral suspension (LLS) through rounds of statements and discussions.
- The consensus highlighted LLS as a safe and effective method for treating pelvic organ prolapse, along with key technical details and indications for the procedure.
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) targeting the ventral intermediate (Vim) nucleus of the thalamus is an effective treatment for essential tremor (ET). We studied 15 ET patients undergoing DBS to a major input/output tract of the Vim, the dentato-rubro-thalamic tract (DRTt), using resting state functional MRI (rsfMRI) to evaluate connectivity differences between DBS ON and OFF and elucidate significant regions most influential in impacting tremor control and/or concomitant gait ataxia. Anatomical/functional 1.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCeliac disease (CD) is an autoimmune chronic enteropathy provoked by gluten ingestion in genetically predisposed individuals. Considering it´s only safe treatment is a lifelong gluten-free diet, the burden of living with the disease becomes evident, as well as the need to assess CD health-related quality of life (HRQOL). This review aims to identify and analyze the instruments used to evaluate the HRQOL of adults with CD.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGlucoprivic feeding is one of several counterregulatory responses (CRRs) that facilitates restoration of euglycemia following acute glucose deficit (glucoprivation). Our previous work established that glucoprivic feeding requires ventrolateral medullary (VLM) catecholamine (CA) neurons that coexpress neuropeptide Y (NPY). However, the connections by which VLM CA/NPY neurons trigger increased feeding are uncertain.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFContacts with nature are linked with reduced morbidity and mortality. Hypothesized pathways include relaxation, physical activity, and improved immune function. This cross-sectional study of 320 adults in central North Carolina assessed health benefits of residential greenness using allostatic load (AL) and systemic inflammation (INFL) indices, composite biomarker-based measures of physiological dysregulation and inflammation, respectively.
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