Numbness and Weakness Recovered at a Less Extent in Patients with Lumbar Disc Herniation after Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy by Yuming Wang, Fuqiang Gao, Haibo Zou

“…Our aim was to explore the curative effect of percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy and to compare the various extent of relief among pain, numbness, and weakness. …”
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Accessing medical records for research in South African public hospitals: a reflective narrative by Daphney Nozizwe Conco, Boitumelo Komane, Emelda Boikanyo, Zinhle Khadija Maneli, Mothupi Boikanyo, Sharon Fonn

“…Public hospital records were mostly poorly curated. Conclusion Ethical review is essential for guiding complex research like access to abortion. …”
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Entre deux eaux : courants thérapeutiques franco-brésiliens dans le processus de balnéarisation de Rio de Janeiro by Antoine Huerta

“…Rio de Janeiro in the 19th century, the practice of sea baths was at that time under the influence of French doctors and physicists who propagated it for preventive and curative purposes. Some of them lived in this country or stayed there long enough to facilitate the diffusion of their thought about seabathing. …”
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What is harmed by relationship can be healed by relationship: a developmental/relational approach to residential treatment for young children by Elizabeth Kohlstaedt

“…Treatment – with a known healing agent, administered in adequate dose and for adequate time and with adequate intensity – can bring those children back into relational health. The curative factor is a relationship with direct care staff. …”

Systematic Review on Treating Knee Osteoarthritis with Bushen Zhuangjin Decoction by Suixin HUANG, Jie LIN, Xihai LI

“…Objective:To evaluate the curative effect of Bushen Zhuangjin decoction on treating knee osteoarthritis.Methods:Randomized control trials (RCTs) on treating knee osteoarthritis with Bushen Zhuangjin decoction in database of CNKI, CQVIP, Wan Fang, Pubmed before October 31, 2016 were retrieved. …”
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La cabane éclatée. Morcellement des objets immobiliers apparentés à l’art brut by Roberta Trapani

“…Artists, critics, researchers and curators contributed to helping bring about a new world of art. …”
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Thrombolytic therapy and nursing management of a patient with hemichorea-hemiballismus caused by acute cerebral infarction (1例急性脑梗死致偏侧舞蹈症的溶栓治疗和护理体会)... by XIAO Zhouhua (肖周华), YAO Weiling (姚卫灵), WANG Xin (王欣)

“…Based on the intravenous thrombolytic therapy, a comprehensive nursing plan including vital signs monitoring, safe protection, and prevention of fall and disease recurrence should be carried out to improve the curative effect and prognosis of such patients. …”
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Clinical and Histopathological Findings in a Patient of Darier–White Disease with Acrokertasosis Verruciformis of Hopf by Vikash Paudel, Manish Bhakta Pradhan, Brijesh Shrestha, Sumit Paudel

“…Although there are no curative treatments for DD, topical corticosteroids and systemic retinoids may be used to control inflammation and hyperkeratosis. …”
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The Use of Natural Health Products Especially Papaya Leaf Extract and Dandelion Root Extract in Previously Untreated Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia by Leena T. Rahmat, Lloyd E. Damon

“…Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation is the only curative option. Natural health products such as papaya leaf extract and dandelion root extract have been shown to demonstrate anticancer activity in preclinical and clinical studies, respectively. …”
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A Narrative Review on the Pathophysiology and Management for Radiation Cystitis by C. Browne, N. F. Davis, E. Mac Craith, G. M. Lennon, D. W. Mulvin, D. M. Quinlan, Gerard P. Mc Vey, D. J. Galvin

“…Ultimately, most patients require multimodal treatment for curative purposes. Large randomised trials exploring emergent management strategies are required in order to strengthen evidence-based treatment strategies. …”
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Complications after Dynamic Hip Screw Osteosynthesis of Proximal Femoral Fractures at Army Instructional Hospital-Libreville by F. M. Bombah, M. Diawara, B. Y. Ekani, T. Nana, A. Mikiela

“…Postoperative complications are little described and deserve to be studied for better preventive and curative treatment. We report the observations of five (5) patients who presented postoperative complications specific to the DHS system at army instructional Hospital-Libreville. …”
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Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma Presenting as the Budd-Chiari Syndrome: A Case Report and Literature Review by Joanna K Law, Jenny Davis, Anne Buckley, Baljinder Salh

“…A patient with this tumour who presented with Budd-Chiari syndrome (the first to the authors' knowledge in Western literature and only the third patient overall) secondary to extensive thrombosis in his inferior vena cava extending from the right atrium down to his iliac vessels is described. Neither curative nor palliative intervention was deemed to be an option in this patient, who deteriorated rapidly while on anti-coagulants. …”
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The Emerging Role of miRNAs and Their Clinical Implication in Biliary Tract Cancer by Nina Nayara Ferreira Martins, Kelly Cristina da Silva Oliveira, Amanda Braga Bona, Marília de Arruda Cardoso Smith, Geraldo Ishak, Paulo Pimentel Assumpção, Rommel Rodríguez Burbano, Danielle Queiroz Calcagno

“…Surgical resection remains the main curative therapy. Nevertheless, numerous patients experience recurrence even after radical surgery. …”
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Aortic Valve Fibroelastoma Masquerading as Transient Ischaemic Attack by Penelope-Anne Gowland, Ragheb Hasan

“…His neurologic symptoms resolved following the operation. The operation was curative and no further symptoms were reported at followup.…”
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Brain Metastasis Mimicking Brain Abscess in ALK-Positive Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer by Toshio Sakatani, Hidenori Kage, Shunsaku Takayanagi, Kaoru Watanabe, Yoshihisa Hiraishi, Aya Shinozaki-Ushiku, Shota Tanaka, Tetsuo Ushiku, Nobuhito Saito, Takahide Nagase

“…He was admitted for suspected obstructive pneumonia nine months after curative lung resection. Head magnetic resonance imaging revealed a cavitary lesion, which was compatible with brain abscess but rare in brain metastasis. …”
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COMPLICATIONS AFTER HEPATECTOMY by Claudemiro Quireze Junior, Fabricio Ferreira Coelho, Agnaldo Soares Lima, Hugo Pinto Marques, Martin Palavecino, Timothy Pawlik, Rene Adam, Olivier Soubrane, Paulo Herman, Ricardo Lemos Cotta-Pereira

“…ABSTRACT Complete removal of metastatic disease and maintenance of an adequate liver remnant remains the only treatment option with curative intent concerning colorectal liver metastases. …”
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Miao medicine Tiekuaizi (Radix Chimonanthi): a review of its traditional uses, phytochemistry, pharmacology, and predictive analysis on quality markers by Li-ying Luo, Xu-dong Zhang, Hui-min Mei, Jian-hui Ma, Xin Peng, Ming-hong Dong, Cong Huang, Cong Huang

“…Miao medicine Tiekuaizi (Radix Chimonanthi) has been successfully used by Guizhou Miao ethnic physicians in clinical treatments, demonstrating significant curative effects. The research progress on the resource distribution, traditional uses, phytochemistry, and pharmacology of Tiekuaizi was reviewed by collecting related literature from traditional Chinese medicine books and various databases. …”
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Epidermolysis bullosa by Anđelić Slađana, Stefanović Ivana, Tasić-Uroš Danijela, Milivojčević- Bevc Ivana, Savić Nikola

“…The treatment of EB is complex and usually requires the involvement of several different specialists. Without curative therapy, treatment is oriented towards supportive care, symptom control, and preventing mild to severe complications. …”
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Evolution of Treatment Outcomes and Prognostic Factors in Esophageal Cancer Surgery: A Retrospective Analysis of 1500 Consecutive Esophagostomies by Yasue Kimura, MD, PhD, Eiji Oki, MD, PhD, Tomonori Nakanoko, MD, PhD, Qingjiang Hu, MD, PhD, Keita Natsugoe, MD, Sho Nanbara, MD, PhD, Ryota Nakanishi, MD, PhD, Yuichiro Nakashima, MD, PhD, Mitsuhiko Ota, MD, PhD, Tomoharu Yoshizumi, MD, PhD

“…However, for recent surgeries (groups D and E), only the depth of invasion, lymph node metastasis, and curative resection were significant independent prognostic factors. …”
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Zipper Pattern: An Investigation into Psychotic Criminal Detection Using EEG Signals by Gulay Tasci, Prabal Datta Barua, Dahiru Tanko, Tugce Keles, Suat Tas, Ilknur Sercek, Suheda Kaya, Kubra Yildirim, Yunus Talu, Burak Tasci, Filiz Ozsoy, Nida Gonen, Irem Tasci, Sengul Dogan, Turker Tuncer

“…<b>Methods:</b> In this study, a new EEG psychotic criminal dataset was curated, containing EEG signals from psychotic criminal and control groups. …”
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