Clinical symptoms and functional impairment in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) co-morbid tic disorder (TD) patients: a cluster-based investigation by Zhongliang Jiang, Hui Xu, Anyi Zhang, Liping Yu, Xianbin Wang, Wenyan Zhang, Yonghua Cui, Ying Li

“…Results The number of clusters for the ADHD comorbid TD sample was determined to be two by the elbow method. …”
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Differences and analogies in thyroid cancer discovered incidentally or by thyroid-related screening: a multicenter study by Laura Croce, Rosaria Maddalena Ruggeri, Camilla Virili, Carlo Cappelli, Marsida Teliti, Pietro Costa, Spyridon Chytiris, Antonio Nicocia, Francesca Coperchini, Maria Flavia Bagaglini, Flavia Magri, Alfredo Campennì, Mario Rotondi

“…Measurements: Data on pre-surgery reasons leading to TC diagnosis, age, sex, BMI, presence of cardiometabolic comorbidities and non-thyroid cancer were collected. …”
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The Relationship of Conduction Disorder and Prognosis in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome by Wei-Chieh Lee, Yen-Nan Fang, Tien-Yu Chen, Yun-Yu Hsieh, Yi-Hsuan Tsai, Hsiu-Yu Fang, Po-Jui Wu, Huang-Chung Chen, Ping-Yen Liu

“…Older age and a higher prevalence of comorbidities were noted in patients with conduction disorders. …”
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Management of Necrotizing Fasciitis and Fecal Peritonitis following Ostomy Necrosis and Detachment by Using NPT and Flexi-Seal by Fahri Yetışır, Akgün Ebru Şarer, H. Zafer Acar

“…Management of necrotizing fasciitis and severe faecal peritonitis following ostomy in elderly patient with comorbid disease is challenging. We would like to report management of frozen Open Abdomen (OA) with colonic fistula following ostomy necrosis and detachment in an elderly patient with comorbid disease and malignancy. 78-year-old woman with high stage rectum carcinoma was admitted to emergency department and underwent operation for severe peritonitis and sigmoid colonic perforation. …”
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Controversy About Management of Osteoarthritis with Disease-modifying Anti-rheumatic Drugs by CUI Hanshu, LIU Bin

“…It leads to pain, stiffness, deformation and even disability in the patients, and increases the risk of comorbidities. As its pathophysiological mechanisms are not well understood, it is hard to identify the specific targets of OA and standardize its pharmacological treatments. …”
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New-onset Diabetes Mellitus among adults as sequelae of COVID-19 in selected tertiary care hospital, Puducherry – A cohort study by Venkatachalam Jayaseelan, Sitanshu Sekhar Kar, Mahadevan Duraiswamy, Manju Rajaram, Vikas Menon, Mukta Wyawahare, D.R. Veda Priya, Ravivarman Lakshmanasamy, Vanessa Ravel, Renjana Sivaji

“…Background: Diabetes Mellitus is one of the most common comorbidities in patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). …”
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Protocol for the impact of CBT for insomnia on pain symptoms and central sensitisation in fibromyalgia: a randomised controlled trial by Michael Robinson, Chokkalingam Siva, Christina S McCrae, Ashley F Curtis, Jason Craggs, Chelsea Deroche, Pradeep Sahota, Roland Staud

“…Introduction Approximately 50% of individuals with fibromyalgia (a chronic widespread pain condition) have comorbid insomnia. Treatment for these comorbid cases typically target pain, but growing research supports direct interventions for insomnia (eg, cognitive behavioural treatment for insomnia (CBT-I)) in these patients. …”
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Factors Affecting the Presence of Renal Cortical Cysts in Kidney Donors by Sevim Nuran Kuşlu Çiçek, Amil Huseynov

“…While generally considered benign, SRCs may sometimes be connected to comorbid conditions such as hypertension, aortic diseases, and renal dysfunction. …”
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The Modified Frailty 5-Factor Index Predicts Adverse Outcomes After Ventral Hernia Repair in a National Database by Allison L. Diaz, BS, Wen-Yu Lee, MS, Cheongeun Oh, PhD, Laura L. Kimberly, PhD, MSW, MBE

“…Ventral hernia repair (VHR) is a common procedure performed on a comorbid patient population at risk for complications, necessitating effective preoperative risk assessment. …”
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Predictors of New Onset Dysglycemia Post COVID-19 by Jonita Fernandes, Alphonsa Mary, Aanchal Sebastian, Franciosalgeo George, Jyothi Idiculla

“…On excluding those with an isolated HbA1c elevation and comparing prediabetes and diabetes with normoglycemia, age, overweight and obese range body mass index (BMI), and the presence of comorbidities showed significant association (P < 0.05). …”
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THERAPY-RELATED MYELOID NEOPLASMS: CONSIDERATIONS FOR PATIENTS’ CLINICAL EVALUATION. by Raffaele Palmieri, Ilaria Del Principe, Luca Maurillo, Adriano Venditti, Francesco Buccisano

“…Such malignancies present unique features, including advanced age, high comorbidities burden, and unfavorable genetic profiles. …”
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The Initial Months of Antiretroviral Therapy and Its Influence on AGEs, HMGB1, and sRAGE Levels in Asymptomatic HIV-Infected Individuals by Karen Ingrid Tasca, Juliana Trindade Caleffi, Camila Renata Correa, Mariana Gatto, Caio Cavassan de Camargo, Monica Bannwart Mendes, Marjorie de Assis Golim, Mara Biasin, Lenice do Rosário de Souza

“…The development of the typical comorbidities of aging which currently affects people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) can be partially ascribed to the persistent immune activation and chronic inflammation characterizing these individuals. …”
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Antivirals for the treatment of mild and moderate COVID-19 in South Africa by R Perumal, V Naidoo, S Govender, T N Gengiah

“…Given the low vaccine uptake in SA and other low‐ and middle‐income countries in sub‐Saharan Africa, the high prevalence of comorbidities and limited healthcare system capacity, evidence‐based interventions that reduce the risk of severe disease and death should be considered for implementation. …”
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The Prognostic Factors in Children With Status Epilepticus and Status Epilepticus Severity Score Scales by Serap Bilge, Gülen Gül Mert, Özlem Hergüner, Faruk İncecik, Şakir Altunbaşak, Dinçer Yıldızdaş, Özden Özgür Horoz, Duygu Kuşcu

“…Nonconvulsive SE, slowing and abnormal ground in EEG, being stuporous or comatose, abnormal MRI–CT, and the presence of comorbid conditions indicated poor prognosis of SE in children.…”
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Risk Factor Analysis in Vascular Access Complications for Hemodialysis Patients by Cristian Dan Roşu, Sorin Lucian Bolintineanu, Bogdan Florin Căpăstraru, Roxana Iacob, Emil Robert Stoicescu, Claudia Elena Petrea

“…Demographic data, comorbidities, and lifestyle factors, including age, gender, body mass index (BMI), smoking status, hypertension, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease (CVD), were recorded and analyzed. …”
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Are Systematic Screening for Vitamin D Deficiency and Vitamin D Supplementation Currently Feasible for Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients? by Mickael Essouma, Jean Jacques N. Noubiap

“…Given that ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory disease involving excess immune/inflammatory activity and posing great therapeutic challenges, it is conceivable to claim that vitamin D treatment may be a safe and effective treatment to influence or modify the primary disease and its related comorbidities. Nevertheless, consistent body of research supporting this hypothesis is still lacking. …”
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Prevalence and factors associated with high risk for obstructive sleep apnea in schizophrenia spectrum disorder patients on long-term clozapine by Rika Rijal, Sandeep Grover, Subho Chakrabarti, Swapnajeet Sahoo

“…A high risk for OSA is associated with a higher prevalence of depression, a higher number of psychiatric comorbidities, diabetes mellitus, a higher mean total chlorpromazine equivalent dose, a higher number of total medications, poorer quality of life in some of the domains, and scored high for all domains and the total score of UKU. …”
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Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Admissions for COVID-19: Insights Using State-Level Data by Rohit S. Loomba, Enrique G. Villarreal, Juan S. Farias, Ronald A. Bronicki, Saul Flores

“…Children above 11 years of age comprised 69.7% of the total cohort and 35.1% had moderated or severe comorbidities. The median duration of a CPA was 4.9 days (1.25–12.00 days). …”
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Blood Pressure Control among Hypertensive Diabetic Patients on Follow-Up at Chronic Clinic of Nekemte Referral Hospital in West Ethiopia by Mohammed Gebre Dedefo, Dureti Bayisa Gemechu, Ginenus Fekadu, Tesfa Tekle Dibessa

“…Hypertension is a prevalent comorbid condition in diabetes, affecting ∼20–60% of patients with diabetes, depending on obesity, ethnicity, and age. …”
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Sociodemographic, Clinical and Genetic Correlates of Aggressive and Auto-Aggressive Behaviour in Alcohol-Dependent Individuals &ndash; Preliminary Study by Czarnecki D, Holec EA, Chodkiewicz J, Ziółkowski M, Gorzkiewicz M

“…Patients with suicide attempts and patients with aggression had lower levels of alcohol dependence than patients with comorbid suicide attempts and concomitant aggression. …”
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