J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med
December 2024
Dysphonia, characterized by disturbances in voice quality and modulation, has been sporadically observed in individuals with Anorexia Nervosa (AN), potentially stemming from both organic and psychopathological factors. This study seeks to employ software-based voice analysis to compare the voices of girls with AN to those of female healthy controls (HC). Case-control study adopting "Praat" software to assess voices.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Basic Clin Physiol Pharmacol
November 2023
Objectives: This study aimed to assess the efficacy of the 3-day food records in monitoring and enhancing dietary habits among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Methods: A total of 49 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus were enrolled, with 38 completing the study. Participants were instructed to record their food intake over 3 consecutive days every 2 months.
Objective: The study aims at comparing the diagnostic accuracy of qualitative and quantitative assessment of the susceptibility in the precentral gyrus in detecting amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) with predominance of upper motor neuron (UMN) impairment.
Methods: We retrospectively collected clinical and 3T MRI data of 47 ALS patients, of whom 12 with UMN predominance (UMN-ALS). We further enrolled 23 healthy controls (HC) and 15 ALS Mimics (ALS-Mim).