Publications by authors named "Stephanie Valek"
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- The case involves a rare patient with generalized, non-pruritic lichen amyloidosis, contributing to the few reported instances of this condition.
- Typically, lichen amyloidosis presents with itchy, dark spots on the skin, particularly on the legs, caused by amyloid deposits from skin cells.
- This patient's presentation questions the common belief that chronic scratching causes amyloid buildup, suggesting that other factors may be involved.
Spiny keratoderma (SpK) is a rare skin condition characterized by spine-like papules on the palms and soles. The condition is identified under several names such as "music box spine keratosis" and "palmoplantar filiform hyperkeratosis," creating ambiguity in the diagnostic and histopathologic features of the disease. In this study, we reviewed 84 cases of SpK to examine patient demographics, medical history, clinical and histopathological descriptions, and sporadic versus hereditary onset.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a cluster of cardiovascular risk factors associated with cognitive decline. We investigated the relationship between MetS and cognition in middle-aged adults. We hypothesized that higher numbers of MetS components will relate to poorer performance on executive function (EF) tasks as frontal lobe regions critical to EF are particularly vulnerable to cardiovascular disease.
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