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Cardiovasc Revasc Med
December 2024
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH, United States of America. Electronic address:
Background: Percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion (pLAAO) presents an alternative to anticoagulation (AC) for stroke prophylaxis in atrial fibrillation (Afib) patients with high bleeding risk. pLAAO was associated with lower rates of disabling stroke which was mainly attributed to the reduction of hemorrhagic stroke (HS). Little is known about the impact of pLAAO on the severity of ischemic strokes which we sought to study.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFProg Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry
December 2024
Department of Geriatric Psychiatry, Affiliated Nanjing Brain Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. Electronic address:
Backgrounds: Aberrant brain structures in schizophrenia have been widely explored. However, the causal effects of negative symptoms on brain structural alterations are still unclear. This study aims to explore the synchronous and progressive alterations in gray matter volume (GMV) associated with negative symptoms.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInt J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol
December 2024
Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Opthalmology, Ankara, Turkey.
Aims And Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the presence, type, and severity of hearing losses in individuals with Duane Retraction Syndrome (DRS), and to ascertain if there are anomalies in the auditory pathways at the brainstem level in DRS, believed to arise from aberrant interaction between cranial nerves and brainstem nuclei.
Study Design: Cross-sectional observational study.
Setting: Tertiary referral centre.
Semin Arthritis Rheum
December 2024
Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China. Electronic address:
Objective: The study aimed to investigate the damage of white matter (WM) microstructure and structural network in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) using diffusion tensor imaging.
Methods: Tract-based spatial statistics (TBSS) were used to compare the difference in WM fractional anisotropy (FA) between SLE and HCs groups. The differences in WM networks between groups are compared using graph theory.
Int J Surg Case Rep
December 2024
Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Surabaya, Indonesia.
Introduction And Importance: Dilation and stretching of the collecting system of the kidney due to obstruction of urine flow is called hydronephrosis. This case may be accompanied by the presence of pus known as pyonephrosis. This case report reporting massive pyonephrosis in pediatrics related to management and source of control.
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