Publications by authors named "T Gencheva"
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- This systematic review aims to evaluate fMRI studies on bipolar disorder (BD) by comparing brain connectivity in BD patients with those having other psychiatric disorders and healthy individuals to identify potential diagnostic biomarkers.
- The review included 60 studies published since 2015, focusing on structural (20), functional (33), and effective (7) connectivity, following PRISMA guidelines for systematic reviews.
- Key findings reveal that BD is associated with abnormalities in specific brain areas like the frontal gyrus and cingulate cortex, while disrupted connectivity in networks related to emotion and reward, as well as in the salience, default mode, and executive control networks, suggests the potential for neuroimaging to serve as a diagnostic tool in the future.
Determining the scope of a newborn screening program is a challenging health policy issue. Our study aimed to explore the attitudes of specialists in pediatrics, neonatology, medical genetics, and biochemistry regarding the prospects for expanding the panel of diseases for universal newborn screening in Bulgaria. We conducted an online survey in March-May 2022.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe study involved 91 inpatients with anemia or/and blue sclera. Of them 66 proved iron-deficient: 59 with blue sclera against 7 without such. Twenty-three anemic patients free of iron-deficiency included 9 patients with blue sclera and 16 without them.
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