Publications by authors named "Tzu-Hsuan Weng"
Infectious intestinal diseases (IIDs) pose a significant health and economic burden worldwide. Recent observations at the Tri-Service General Hospital, Taiwan, suggest a potential association between IIDs and neurodegenerative diseases, prompting an investigation into this relationship. This study explored interactions between IIDs and neurodegenerative diseases.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFExploring the link between metformin use and adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder: a retrospective cohort study in Taiwan.
Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol
December 2024
Article Synopsis
- A study was conducted in Taiwan to assess the risk of adhesive capsulitis (shoulder stiffness) in diabetic patients using metformin compared to those who do not use it.
- Researchers used a national health insurance database covering the years 2000 to 2015 and utilized medical classifications to categorize patients.
- The results indicated that diabetic patients on metformin had a higher risk of developing adhesive capsulitis, with an adjusted hazard ratio of 1.179, suggesting they are 17.9% more likely to develop this condition than those not taking metformin.
Background: Familial hemiplegic migraine (FHM) is a rare type of migraine. Correct diagnosis is challenging for emergency physicians (EPs) due to its variable clinical picture, as well as its lack of diagnostic biological markers.
Objectives: To raise awareness among EPs regarding FHM's diverse clinical picture, and to highlight FHM's diagnostic criteria to facilitate an accurate and timely diagnosis of FHM in patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with indicative symptomatology.