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POST-RADIATION NEUROCOGNITIVE DEFICIT IN THE CHORNOBYL CLEAN-UP WORKERS: GERIATRIC ASPECTS (PART І).
Probl Radiac Med Radiobiol
December 2024
State Institution «National Research Center for Radiation Medicine of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine», 53 Yuriia Illienka Str., Kyiv, 04050, Ukraine.
Objective: to study the features of cognitive disorders in the remote period following exposure to ionizing radiation (IR) in the elderly participants of the liquidation of the consequences of the Chornobyl NPP accident (Chornobyl clean-up workers) with chronic cerebrovascular disorders.
Materials And Methods: The retrospective and prospective cohort study with the external and internal controlgroups. The randomized sample of the male elderly participants (attained age more than 60 years old) in liquidationof the consequences of the accident (Chornobyl clean-up workers, liquidators) at the Chornobyl nuclear power plant(ChNPP) in 1986-1987 (main group, n = 52) recruited from the Clinico-epidemiological registry (CER) of StateInstitution «National Research Center for Radiation Medicine, Hematology and Oncology of The National Academyof Medical Sciences of Ukraine» (NRCRMHO) with verified chronic cerebrovascular disorders (CVD) was examined.
The clinico-epidemiological, diagnostic, and therapeutic aspects of methadone poisoning: a registry-based clinical study.
Ann Med Surg (Lond)
December 2024
Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Mazandaran Registry Center for Opioids Poisoning, Orthopedic Research Center, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
Objectives: Methadone is a long-acting synthetic agonist of opioid receptors, which is used as an analgesic and as an alternative treatment in opioid-dependent patients. Clinical manifestations of methadone poisoning include miotic pupils, low levels of consciousness (LOC), respiratory depression or apnea, and coma and death. Considering the high consumption of methadone in society and the prevalent instances of overdose and poisoning, whether accidental or intentional, the authors decided to investigate the clinico-epidemiological, diagnostic, and therapeutic characteristics of methadone poisoning in the Mazandaran province, northern Iran, from 2020 to 2022.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFClinico-epidemiological and treatment factors impact on survival in Egyptian patients with head and neck sarcoma: a retrospective case-series analysis.
J Egypt Natl Canc Inst
November 2024
Clinical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
Background: Head and neck sarcomas are very rare accounting for about 1% of head and neck malignancies and 5% of sarcomas. Outcomes have historically been worse in this group compared to other sarcomas, due to anatomical constraints that make complete surgical removal difficult and increased local relapse rate. Surgery remains the main intervention although the data suggest the role of chemotherapy and irradiation as treatment options.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFClinico-epidemiological characteristics of adolescents and young adults living with HIV in Ghana.
Pan Afr Med J
September 2024
Department of Internal Medicine, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana.
Introduction: sub-Saharan Africa is experiencing a boom in the number of adolescents and young adults living with HIV (AYALHIV). Existing HIV intervention programs are mainly for children and adults living with HIV, with little attention paid to AYALHIV. Characterizing this population is necessary for planning, and designing, AYALHIV-centered HIV intervention programs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFConvective Water Vapor Energy Ablation (Rezum) Versus Prostatic Urethral Lift (Urolift): A 2-Year Prospective Study.
J Endourol
December 2024
Department of Urology, National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
To compare the clinical outcomes and complication rates of convective water vapor energy ablation (Rezum) and prostatic urethral lift (Urolift). To identify predictive factors for treatment failures in both treatments. Prospective clinico-epidemiological data of patients who underwent Urolift or Rezum in a single institution for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) was collected.
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