Comparison of Low‐Latitude Ionospheric Scintillation Forecasting Techniques Using a Physics‐Based Model by L. D. Nugent, S. Elvidge, M. J. Angling

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Comparing the Quality of Life and Hearing Thresholds Following Stapedectomy Versus Laser Stapedotomy with NiTiBOND Piston by Péter Révész, Eszter Kopjár, Zsolt Szakács, Vilmos Warta, Alexandra Csongor, Imre Gerlinger, István Szanyi

“…METHODS: A retrospective cohort study was performed comparing stapedotomy with NiTiBOND prostheses (n=20) and stapedectomy with autogenous cortical bone columella (n=20), applying the Glasgow Benefit Inventory (GBI) and the Hearing Handicap Inventory for Adults outcome measures with hearing thresholds. …”
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Depot Versus Oral Antipsychotics in Patients with Schizophrenia: Which is Better on Side Effects, Functional Improvement, and Life Satisfaction by İlknur Kiraz Avcı, Mehmet Avcı, Buket Koparal

“…The Satisfaction with Life Scale (SLS), Glasgow Antipsychotic Side-Effect Scale (GASS), and Functional Remission of General Schizophrenia (FROGS) scale were administered to patients with available sociodemographic and clinical data. …”
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Accuracy of Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST) in Blunt Abdominal Trauma by Tae Ah Kim, Junsik Kwon, Byung Hee Kang

“…The true-positive group showed a lower SBP and Glasgow Coma Scale score and a higher laparotomy rate than the false-negative group. …”
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Lateral Ventricular Volume Asymmetry and Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter Predict Intracranial Pressure in Traumatic Brain Injury Patients by Yang Wang, Ziming Yuan, Zuoyan Zhang, Jiawei Shang, Mingna Li, Wei Wang

“…A prospective observational study was conducted in the patients admitted to our department between October 2018 and October 2020. 20 patients with moderate-severe TBI with a Glasgow Coma Scale of 3–12 were enrolled. Lateral ventricle volume (LVV) value measurements were conducted using ITK-SNAP software. …”
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Comparison of the Surgical Approaches for Frontal Traumatic Intracerebral Hemorrhage by Eun Sung Park, Seong Keun Moon, Ki Seong Eom

“…Results The difference in the initial Glasgow coma scale score, operative time, and length of hospitalization between the CUFC and SOKA were statistically significant. …”
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Artery of Percheron Infarction: A Case Report of Bilateral Thalamic Stroke Presenting with Acute Encephalopathy by Charles Donohoe, Nooshin Kiani Nia, Patricia Carey, Vamsi Vemulapalli

“…This patient presented unresponsive without focal neurologic findings but with an initial Glasgow Coma Score (GCS) of 7, and subsequent computed tomographic (CT) head revealed bilateral thalamic hypodensities. …”
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Correlation between traumatic brain injury, obesity and insulin-resistance – a case report by Laura De Wilde, Charlotte De Ruysscher, Kristine Oostra

“…Case report: A 23-year-old woman suffered a traumatic brain injury after a traffic accident, with an initial Glasgow Coma Scale score of 5/15. Positive neurological improvement was observed during her stay in the intensive care unit and the neurosurgical department. …”
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Text to Realistic Image Generation with Attentional Concatenation Generative Adversarial Networks by Linyan Li, Yu Sun, Fuyuan Hu, Tao Zhou, Xuefeng Xi, Jinchang Ren

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Antisecretory factor in severe traumatic brain injury (AFISTBI): protocol for an exploratory randomized placebo-controlled trial by Linus Réen, David Cederberg, Niklas Marklund, Edward Visse, Peter Siesjö

“…Methods/design This is a single-center, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical phase 2 trial, investigating the clinical superiority of Salovum® given as a food supplement during 5 days to adults with severe TBI (Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) < 9), admitted to the neurocritical intensive care unit (NICU) at Skane university hospital, Lund, Sweden. …”
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Clinical study on the treatment of acute epidural hematoma by embolization of middle meningeal artery through radial artery access combined with minimally invasive burr hole draina... by Cui Zhang, Qingbo Wang, Chenglong Li, Zixuan Jing, Xinyu Zhao, Yang Chen, Zefu Li

“…General patient characteristics, operation duration, intraoperative blood loss, postoperative complications, and Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) scores upon admission and discharge were recorded and compared between the two groups.ResultsIn comparison to the control group, the experimental group exhibited higher rates of postoperative hematoma residuals and longer average postoperative drainage times. …”
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Occult Perforation of the Esophagus during Removal of an Enteral Feeding Tube: A Case Report and Literature Review by Mohammad Alabdallat, Gustav Strandvik, Ibrahim Afifi, Ruben Peralta, Ashok Parchani, Ayman El-Menyar, Sandro Rizoli, Hassan Al-Thani

“…We presented a 38-year-old male who was involved in a motor-vehicle collision and found with low Glasgow Coma Scale outside his vehicle. He had polytrauma and was intubated—and commenced on enteral feeding via an OGT. …”
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Profiles of Biomarkers of Excess Alcohol Consumption in Patients Undergoing Total Hip Replacement: Correlation with Function by Paul J. Jenkins, Andrew D. Duckworth, Francis P. C. Robertson, Colin R. Howie, James S. Huntley

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An Updated Design Formula for Predicting the Compressive Strength of Plate: Elastic Buckling and Ultimate Compressive Strength by Do Kyun Kim, Hee Yeong Yang, Shen Li, Seungjun Kim

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Prevalence of atrial fibrillation in ischemic stroke and associated risk factors: A hospital-based study in Indonesia by Theodore Amadeo Nathan, Raisa Wibowo, Radhitya Sasongkojati, Budhi Hartoko, Debora Theresia Butarbutar

“…Additional data included demographic characteristics, congestive heart failure (CHF), hypertension, diabetes mellitus, stroke history, vascular disease, AF, dyslipidemia, Glasgow Coma Scale, and anticoagulant usage. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS USED: Data were analyzed using Chi-square, Fisher, Student’s t-test, Mann–Whitney, and logistic regression. …”
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Modified ‘Xingnao Kaiqiao’ acupuncture technique shortens the recovery time of comatose patients by Dan Meng, Liangfeng Wang, Shengqiang Cheng, Pan Cai

“…When considering recovery as an outcome variable, acupuncture treatment (hazard ratio (HR) = 1.658), pre-treatment Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score (HR = 1.188), and post-treatment GCS score (HR = 1.519) were associated with favorable patient recovery time (HR > 1).Conclusion Acupuncture can effectively shorten the duration of coma and promote recovery time in patients. …”
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Significance of Baseline and Changes of Tumor Markers and Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio in Predicting Overall Survival for Patients with Advanced Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: A Retr... by Makoto Kadokura, Keisuke Tanaka, Fumitake Amemiya, Shinichi Takano, Mitsuharu Fukasawa, Nobuyuki Enomoto

“…Results: Multivariate analysis revealed that Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status 2 (hazard ratio [HR] 4.07, P < 0.01), neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) ≥3.9 (HR 1.97, P < 0.001), modified Glasgow prognostic score 1–2 (HR 2.77, P < 0.001), carcinoembryonic antigen ≥5.0 (HR 1.44, P = 0.026), carbohydrate antigen 19-9 ≥37 (HR 1.83, P = 0.004), ΔNLR >0 (HR 2.01, P < 0.001), ΔCEA (subtracting the baseline from the start of second cycles of chemotherapy) >0 (HR 1.64, P = 0.002), and ΔCA19-9>0 (HR 1.77, P = 0.002) were independent negative prognostic factors. …”
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Efecto de un programa de intervención en atención para pacientes con trauma craneoencefálico moderado by María Teresa Cuervo Cuesta, Adriana Rincón Castillo, María Cristina Quijano Martínez

“…El programa se aplicó a 3 hombres con escolaridad promedio de 9 años, con una media de 31,6 años de edad y un Glasgow entre 9-12 puntos; sin antecedentes neurológicos o psiquiátricos. …”
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Simultaneous and Consecutive Drainage of Bilateral Chronic Subdural Hematoma: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Omer AKAR, Hasan Kamil SUCU, Selin BOZDAG

“…The first group (n = 18) underwent simultaneous evacuation, and the second group (n = 25) underwent consecutive evacuation. Glasgow Coma Scale and Markwalder grades were recorded during the postoperative period. …”
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The Use of Corticosteroid Randomisation after Significant Head Injury (CRASH) Prognostic Model as Mortality Predictor of Traumatic Brain Injury Patients Underwent Surgery in Low-Mi... by Radian A. Halimi, Iwan Fuadi, Dionisius Alby

“…Independent statistical analysis showed that 14-day mortality risk, age, Glasgow Coma Scale score, TBI severity, pupillary response, and major extracranial trauma had a significant individual correlation with patients’ actual mortality outcome (p<0.05). …”
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