Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome in a Lupus Patient With Severe Recurrent Life-Threatening Clinical Manifestations.

Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome (CAPS) is a rare, severe, and life-threatening form of antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). Early recognition and rapid treatment are of great importance to improve patient outcomes and decrease mortality. Herein, we present a case of lupus and APS with obstetric complications, recurrent thrombosis, and renal and hematological manifestations of APS which showed great response to the treatment.

Adolescents with hemophilic knee arthropathy can improve their gait characteristics, functional ability, and physical activity level through kinect-based virtual reality: A randomized clinical trial.

Background: Hemophilic arthropathy is caused by recurrent intra-articular bleeding, most commonly in the knee joints. In terms of physical impact, this arthropathy causes significant disability and hampers the physical activity and functionality of he affected individuals.

Objective: This study intended to examine the effect of a physical rehabilitation program incorporating Kinect-based virtual reality (KBVR) on gait characteristics, functional ability, and physical activity level in adolescents diagnosed with hemophilic knee arthropathy (HKA).

An Eye-Tracking Study on the Processing of L2 Collocations: The Effect of Congruency, Proficiency, and Transparency.

The availability of a first language translation equivalent (i.e., congruency) has repeatedly been shown to influence second-language collocation processing in decontextualized tasks.

Knowledge and attitudes of gout patients and their perspectives about diagnosis and management: A cross-sectional study in Saudi Arabia.

Background: Gout is a chronic noncommunicable disease that might lead to multiple systemic complications if it is left untreated. The knowledge, attitudes, and perceptives among patients toward the diagnosis and management of gout are important indicators in determining the prognosis and predicting sequelae of the disease. This cross-sectional survey aimed to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and perspectives of patients diagnosed with gout toward the disease diagnosis and treatment.

SLE initially presenting with neuropsychiatric manifestations and seizure, case report.

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multisystem autoimmune disorder exhibiting variable disease courses and multiple clinical manifestations. SLE's aetiology remains unclear; however, different environmental (e.g.

The impact financial resources on implementation of large-scale electronic health records in the Saudi Arabia's primary healthcare centers: Mixed methods.

Introduction: There is worldwide demand for the implementation of electronic health systems and a transformation to electronic transactions in healthcare organizations. This move to e-health transformation stems from the perceived positive impact that e-health systems have in improving the quality of healthcare and, in turn, reducing expenses. Despite this, more than half of previous Electronic Health Record System (EHRS) implementation projects have failed due to several barriers and challenges such as cost.

Statistical Analysis of COVID-19 Data for Three Different Regions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Using a New Two-Parameter Statistical Model.

Since December 2019, the COVID-19 outbreak has touched every area of everyday life and caused immense destruction to the planet. More than 150 nations have been affected by the coronavirus outbreak. Many academics have attempted to create a statistical model that may be used to interpret the COVID-19 data.

Impact of Clinical Pilates Exercise on Pain, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Functional Ability, and Quality of Life in Children with Polyarticular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis.

Objective: This study intended to examine the effects of Pilates exercise on pain, cardiorespiratory fitness, functional ability, and quality of life in children with polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Methods: Forty children with polyarticular JIA aged 10−14 years old were randomly allocated into two groups: the control group (n = 20) received conventional physical therapy (CPT), and the experimental group (n = 20) received clinical Pilates exercises combined with CPT. Patients in both groups received their program three times/week for 3 months.

Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for the management of psoriasis: systematic review, critical appraisal, and quality assessment with the AGREE II instrument.

Background: Psoriasis is considered one of the stubborn lifelong dermatologic diseases, making the patients seized in their social cage. Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) and expert opinions ensure that patients with psoriasis render the most recent and developed care. This systematic review assessed and compared the most recently approved international CPGs with the AGREE II instrument.

Relation between Childhood Asthma and Dental Erosion in Al-Kharj Region of Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Background: Asthma is a long-lasting disease that affects large number of the society and could impact on the oral health leading to increase in the needs of prevention and treatment. Currently, the prevalence of childhood asthma in Saudi Arabia is ranging from 9% to 33%.

Objective: the objective was to evaluate dental erosion in control children and those with asthma.

Relationship between high CRP and cytokines in Saudi old people with dental caries in alkharj Region, Saudi Arabia.

Objective: Dental caries is one of the most common problems of the oral cavity which is frequently observed in older people. The aim of this study is to evaluate serum C-reactive proteins (CRP) levels and to identify the correlation between dental caries and CRP levels.

Methodology: The study included 12 aged patients with an average age of 65-years; the patients were diagnosed with dental caries and did not have clinical history of heart diseases, rheumatoid arthritis or any other infection.

Prescribed burning reduces species richness of wood-decay fungi in the forests of northwest Arkansas.

The present study, which was carried out at three localities in the Ozark Mountains of northwest Arkansas, investigated the effects of prescribed burning on wood-decomposing fungi using samples of decaying woody debris (DWD) placed in plastic incubation chambers. One of the localities had not been subjected to recent prescribed burning, whereas the other localities contained both an unburned area as well as an area recently subjected to burning. In all three localities, small pieces of decaying woody debris (DWD) were collected, placed in the incubation chambers and the latter kept moist for any extended period of time.

Oral Rehabilitation Using Noninvasive Restorative Approach for Late Mixed Dentition of Preterm Birth Child with Amelogenesis Imperfecta.

Preterm birth children comprise about 6% of live births around the world. It is known that premature children exhibit oral anomalies that could affect the function and/or appearance of their dentition in addition to their medical needs. A diagnosis of amelogenesis imperfecta (AI) can present a challenge for both the patient and the treating clinician.

Creation and Evaluation of an Endodontic Diagnosis Training Software.

Objective: The purpose of the study is to evaluate a user-friendly, comprehensive, fully integrated web- and mobile-based application that was specifically developed to guide learners and help them practice and train in pulpal and periapical diagnosis.

Methods: The software was designed for assistance in the diagnosis of the pulpal and the periapical area. The software contained questions and tests, e.

Comparison of bacterial removal from dentinal tubules with different irrigant agitation techniques: An in vitro study.

Aim: This investigation was conducted to assess the ability of various irrigant agitation devices to eradicate from the dentinal tubules of extracted teeth.

Methodology: Fifty roots of extracted human teeth were instrumented to size 30 k with a 0.04 taper.

Effect of the filler grade on the characteristics and the sublingual permeability of atropine sulfate fast disintegrating sublingual tablets.

AS FDSTs will provide an accessible alternative for AS autoinjector (ATROPEN), and a noninvasive first-aid antidote for the treatment of organophosphate (OP) poisoning and reduce the number of fatalities due to nerve gas attacks or OP pesticide poisoning. The effects of changing the filler grade on the characteristics of atropine sulfate (AS) fast disintegrating sublingual tablets (FDSTs) and AS sublingual permeability were investigated in order to optimize the formulation of AS FDSTs and, therefore, AS sublingual permeability. Two batches of AS FDSTs containing AS 8 mg were formulated and manufactured using two different filler grades: microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) UF-702 (formulation A) and MCC PH-301 (formulation B).

Near Field Breast Tumor Detection Using Ultra-Narrow Band Probe with Machine Learning Techniques.

In this work, we propose a near-field microwave sensing modality that uses a single probe combined with a classification algorithm to help in detecting the presence of tumors in the human female breast. The concept employs a near-field resonant probe with an ultra-narrow frequency response. The resonant probe is highly sensitive to the changes in the electromagnetic properties of the breast tissues such that the presence of the tumor is gauged by determining the changes in the magnitude and phase response of the sensor's reflection coefficient.