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Cureus
October 2021
Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Odessa, USA.
Thyroid eye disease (TED), also known as Graves' orbitopathy or ophthalmopathy (GO) or Graves' eye disease, is an autoimmune condition of the retroocular tissues associated with Graves' disease. In isolated GO, the patient can present without thyroid hormone dysfunction or systemic symptoms of Graves' disease, in which case it is called euthyroid Graves' ophthalmopathy (EGO). It is very rare for this condition to have negative thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor (TSHR) autoantibodies, and we present such a rare case of a young female, who had progressive bilateral vision loss, intermittent left-sided retroocular headache, and severe bilateral proptosis.
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April 2020
Fujian Key Laboratory of Novel Functional Textile Fibers and Materials, Minjiang University, Fuzhou 350108, China.
This study aims to develop nanofibrous membranes where oil (EGO) is wrapped in polyvinyl alcohol (PVA). The EGO-based nanofibrous membranes are then evaluated for the protection against Forcipomyia taiwana (). In the first stage, the PVA solutions are formulated with different concentrations and are measured for viscosity and electrical conductivity.
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March 2018
2 Oncological Palliative Medicine, Cantonal Hospital, St Gallen, Switzerland.
Purpose: Approaching death seems to be associated with physiological/spiritual changes. Trajectories including the physical-psychological-social-spiritual dimension have indicated a terminal drop. Existential suffering or deathbed visions describe complex phenomena.
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January 2018
Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
Examining differences in social integration, social support, and relationship characteristics in social networks may be critical for understanding the character and costs of the social difficulties experienced of borderline personality disorder (BPD). We conducted an ego-based (self-reported, individual) social network analysis of 142 participants recruited from clinical and community sources. Each participant listed the 30 most significant people (called alters) in their social network, then rated each alter in terms of amount of contact, social support, attachment strength and negative interactions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInt J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys
May 2013
Department of Radiation Oncology, Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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