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Eur J Orthod
December 2024
Department of General Surgery and Medical-Surgical Specialties, Section of Orthodontics, University of Catania, Policlinico Universitario 'Gaspare Rodolico-San Marco', Via Santa Sofia 78, 95123, Catania, Italy.
Background/objectives: Evidence suggests nasal airflow resistance reduces after rapid maxillary expansion (RME). However, the medium-term effects of RME on upper airway (UA) airflow characteristics when normal craniofacial development is considered are still unclear. This retrospective cohort study used computer fluid dynamics (CFD) to evaluate the medium-term changes in the UA airflow (pressure and velocity) after RME in two distinct age-based cohorts.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTranscranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) over the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (L-DLPFC) is an established intervention for treatment-resistant depression (TRD), yet the underlying therapeutic mechanisms remain not fully understood. This study employs an integrative approach that combines TMS with concurrent functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and electroencephalography (EEG), aimed at assessing the acute/immediate effects of TMS on brain network dynamics and their correlation with clinical outcomes. Our study demonstrates that TMS acutely modulates connectivity within vital brain circuits, particularly the cognitive control and default mode networks.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSouth Asians are at higher risk of dyslipidaemia-a modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). We aimed to identify protein targets for dyslipidaemia and CVDs in this population. We used a two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) approach, supplemented with MR-Egger, weighted median, colocalization, and generalized MR (GMR), to evaluate the effect of 2,800 plasma proteins on high/low/non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C/LDL-C/nonHDL-C), total cholesterol, and triglycerides.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAsian Spine J
December 2024
Department of Spine Surgery and Orthopaedics, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China.
Study Design: A retrospective study.
Purpose: This study aimed to compare the clinical effectiveness of en-bloc direct vertebrae rotation (DVR) to non-DVR for the correction of Lenke 5C.
Overview Of Literature: The primary goal of posterior correction is to preserve the lumbar spine and achieve a well-balanced spine.
Asian Spine J
December 2024
Department of Neurosurgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
Study Design: This study employed a patient-specific finite element model.
Purpose: To quantify the effect of anterior and posterior surgical approaches on adjacent segment biomechanics of the patient-specific spine and spinal cord.
Overview Of Literature: Adjacent segment degeneration (ASD) is a well-documented complication following cervical fusion, typically resulting from accelerated osteoligamentous deterioration and subsequent symptomatic neural compression.
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