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BMC Pulm Med
January 2025
Department of Geriatrics, Harrison International Peace Hospital, Intersection of Renmin Road, Hongqi Street, Taocheng District, Hengshui City, Hebei Province, 053000, China.
Objectives: To explore the factors related to the progression of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Methods: 80 COPD patients treated between January 2020 and December 2022. The patients' pulmonary functions at their first hospital admission were categorized into four groups: Grade I, Grade II, Grade III and Grade IV.
Am J Ophthalmol
January 2025
Department of Ophthalmology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. Electronic address:
Introduction: Botulinum toxin is an alternative to conventional strabismus surgery for treatment for acute, acquired, comitant esotropia (AACE). Previous studies suggest that the two treatment approaches may be equally effective for 6 months. The purpose of our study was to determine whether botulinum toxin remains as effective as strabismus surgery for 36 months after treatment.
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December 2024
Department of Neurology, Yale New Haven Hospital, United States of America.
Introduction: Numerous immunomodulatory treatments exist for multiple sclerosis (MS), including those that deplete immune cells (e.g. anti-CD20 medications), relocate immune cells (e.
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December 2024
Universidade Federal de São Paulo - Escola Paulista de Medicina, São Paulo, Brazil.
Purpose Of This Research: To study the association between ICBs and LIDs and to assess the predictors of ICBs in this sample.
Methods: We intentionally evaluated 90 Brazilian PD patients younger than 60 in one evaluation that included the application of Questionnaire for Impulsive Compulsive Disorders - Current Short (QUIP-CS), Barratt Impulsive Scale-11 (BIS-11), Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II), Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale parts III and IV, Unified Dyskinesia Rating Scale (UDysRS), and a cognitive assessment.
Results: ICB group had a longer PD duration (8.
Clin Neurol Neurosurg
December 2024
Department of Neurosurgery, Tufts Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02111, USA.
Objective: Controversy exists regarding treatment of symptomatic low-grade spondylolisthesis (LGS). Both one- and two-stage fusions are commonly performed, but it is unclear if one approach is superior. We aim to compare the satisfaction rates and patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in patients with LGS undergoing one- versus two-stage lumbar spine surgery.
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