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J Health Serv Res Policy
January 2025
Assistant Professor, Department of Health Services Research & Policy, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
Objectives: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) can negatively impact quality of life, especially when recurring. Patients often seek medical advice to relieve painful symptoms. UTIs are also the second most common reason antibiotics are prescribed in English primary care.
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January 2025
Tuberculosis/Leprosy Unit, Selangor State Health Department, Malaysia.
Introduction: Despite the availability of highly effective treatment for tuberculosis (TB), patients with TB may experience a relapse, which can be either a result of the disease reactivating or a new episode induced by reinfection. In Malaysia, there has been a noticeable rise in relapse TB cases, with a substantial rate of unsuccessful treatment outcomes among this population. This study seeks to examine the trends of unsuccessful treatment outcomes in relapse TB patients and explore how factors such as sociodemographic characteristics, TB disease profile, TB treatment profile, and comorbidities contribute to the outcomes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRadiol Case Rep
March 2025
Department of Radiology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education & Research, Sawangi, Meghe, Wardha, India.
Dyke-Davidoff-Masson syndrome (DDMS) is a rare neurological disorder characterized by cerebral hemiatrophy, leading to seizures, hemiparesis, and cognitive deficits. We report the case of a 20-year-old female with a history of chronic seizure disorder and left-sided hemiparesis. The patient experienced her first seizure at 6 months of age, followed by recurrent generalized tonic seizures throughout childhood.
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January 2025
Department of Pediatric Neurology, Izmir Katip Celebi University, Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.
Purpose: Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of fever and serositis, caused by mutations in the gene. Inflammatory pathways associated with FMF are linked to increased proinflammatory cytokines, which may be related to primary headaches, including migraine. The aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency of migraine and other primary headaches in FMF patients.
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