The efficacy of cholecalciferol in the comprehensive treatment of patients with autoimmune diabetes by N.V. Pashkovska, I.O. Tsaryk

“…They were divided into subgroups depending on the treatment received: basic therapy or basic therapy with vitamin D supplementation. …”
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Telaprevir: options of application in separate patient groups by M. V. Mayevskaya, I. N. Tikhonov, V. T. Ivashkin

“…To discuss potential of telaprevir application in patients with the 1-st genotype of chronic hepatitis C (CHC) representing certain difficulties in treatment, in patients having antiviral therapy experience, patients with liver cirrhosis, including, those, enrolled to liver transplantation waiting list, and after liver transplantation, in patients with human immunodeficiency virus coinfection, as well as nephrologic patients receiving renal substitution therapy.Key points. …”
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The Importance of Positive Attitudes Toward Disability Among Future Health and Education Professionals: A Comparative Study by Luisa Gámez-Calvo, Jesús Muñoz-Jiménez, Margarita Gozalo

“…Early childhood education and occupational therapy students exhibited more positive attitudes compared to physical activity and sports sciences students in their first year. …”
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Pyelonephritis and Bacteremia Caused by Klebsiella variicola following Renal Transplantation by Cody Lo, Shazia Masud, Gregory D. Deans

“…She was initially treated empirically with meropenem given a history of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase- (ESBL-) producing E. coli bacteriuria. After a day of therapy with meropenem, her therapy was streamlined based on culture results to ceftriaxone. …”
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Monomorphic Ventricular Tachycardia as a Presentation of Giant Cell Myocarditis by Michael H. Chiu, Cvetan Trpkov, Saman Rezazedeh, Derek S. Chew

“…She was treated with combined immunosuppressive therapy as well as guideline-directed medical therapy. …”
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Long-Term Consequences of Hepatitis C Viral Clearance on the CD4 (+) T Cell Lymphocyte Course in HIV/HCV Coinfected Patients by J. Dazley, R. Sison, J. Slim

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of HCV-RNA clearance by standard anti-HCV therapy on long-term CD4 cells recovery in HIV/HCV patients on successful combined antiretroviral therapy. …”
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Antireflux mucosal valvuloplasty versus proton pump inhibitors for the treatment of patients with gastro-oesophageal reflux disease in a tertiary healthcare centre in China: study... by Xiaofen Lv, Yunqing Zeng, Wenlong Ma, Jiaoyang Lu

“…Introduction Endoscopic antireflux therapy has shown promising potential in the treatment for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GERD). …”
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Paving the Way for Speech: Voice-Training-Induced Plasticity in Chronic Aphasia and Apraxia of Speech—Three Single Cases by Monika Jungblut, Walter Huber, Christiane Mais, Ralph Schnitker

“…Three patients with severe chronic nonfluent aphasia and AOS were included in this study. Before and after therapy, patients underwent the same fMRI procedure as 30 healthy control subjects in our prestudy, which investigated the neural substrates of sung vowel changes in untrained rhythm sequences. …”
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Extensive Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma of the Feet Treated with High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy and External Beam Radiation by Joy Tao, Courtney Hentz, Michael L. Mysz, Issra Rashed, David Eilers, James Swan, Rebecca Tung, Bahman Emami

“…The deeper aspects of the bulkier lesions on the left foot were boosted with electron beam therapy. The radiation therapy was well tolerated, and the patient was able to regain his mobility after completing radiation therapy. …”
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Impact of Focal Muscle Vibration on Flaccid Upper Limb Motor Paralysis following Acute Brain Disease: A Case Study by Hirotaka Saito, Haruka Kobayashi, Kodai Oba, Yosuke Hamaya

“…Focal muscle vibration (FMV) is increasingly being recognized as a rehabilitative therapy for enhancing motor function in central nervous system (CNS) diseases, particularly in patients with fine motor control deficits stemming from CNS damage. …”
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Opportunistic bone density assessment using pre-treatment [18F]FDG-PET/CT identifies fracture risk in lymphoma patients undergoing corticosteroid-containing chemotherapy by Genevieve Douglas, Kane M. Nicholls, Erin Paul, Zoe Loh, Sze-Ting Lee, Kathryn L Hackman, Cherie Chiang, Niamh Waters, Geoffrey Chong, Ashvind Prabahran, Eliza A. Hawkes

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Urachal Carcinoma with Peritoneal Dissemination Treated with Chemotherapy and Surgical Resection Leading to Prolonged Survival with No Recurrence by Masato Yasui, Ryosuke Jikuya, Tomoyuki Tatenuma, Kentaro Muraoka, Susumu Umemoto, Masaki Kawai, Tsutomu Kouno, Takeshi Kishida

“…The patient was started on second-line therapy with FOLFIRI. After 11 cycles, his tumor decreased in size and no new metastatic lesions were detected. …”
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Do Improvements in Balance Relate to Improvements in Long-Distance Walking Function after Stroke? by Louis N. Awad, Darcy S. Reisman, Stuart A. Binder-Macleod

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Ultrasound-guided thoracic paravertebral injection of dexamethasone palmitate combined with ropivacaine for the treatment of thoracic herpes zoster-related pain: protocol for a pro... by Liu Wang, Shengrong Xu, Zongbin Jiang, Ruilin He

“…Patients will be randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to the intervention group (thoracic paravertebral injections of DXP combined with ropivacaine and antiviral therapy) or the control group (antiviral therapy). …”
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Effect of amniotic fluid on hair follicle growth by Gamze Tumentemur, Elif Ganime Aygun, Bulut Yurtsever, Didem Cakirsoy, Ercument Ovali

“…These findings support further evaluation of hAF in clinical trials to validate its potential for hair regeneration therapies.…”
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Severe, Treatment-Refractory Periodontitis and Vitamin D Deficiency: A Multidisciplinary Case Report by Figliuzzi Michele Mario, Parentela Luca, Aiello Domenico, Altilia Simone

“…The team programmed the following therapeutical plan: Phase 1—rehabilitation of normal values of vitamin D with the support of an endocrinologist; Phase 2—full mouth disinfection; Phase 3—periodontal surgical restorative therapy; and Phase 4—orthodontic therapy and fixed prosthetics rehabilitation. …”
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Efficacy of different preoperative antiseptics in preventing a risk of surgical site infections: a systematic review and meta‑analysis of randomized controlled trials by Lutao Yang, Shunxin Liao, Qing Cao, Sanjay Rastogi

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Current Therapeutic Strategies for Stem Cell-Based Cartilage Regeneration by Yoojun Nam, Yeri Alice Rim, Jennifer Lee, Ji Hyeon Ju

“…Specifically, this review compares a surgical regenerative technique (microfracture) and cell therapy, cell therapy with and without a scaffold, and therapy with nonaggregated and aggregated cells. …”
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Funding the New Biologics – A Health Economic Critique of the CCOHTA Report: Infliximab for the Treatment of Crohn’s Disease by Craig R Mitton

“…A ‘balance sheet’ approach would allow decision-makers to determine whether the additional cost of infliximab therapy would be justified by the health care gains that it produces. …”
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Role of Dexmedetomidine by Improving Sleep Quality and Pain Control in Covid-19 Patients by Maliha Khalid, Faheem Feroze, Saad bin Qamar, Naseem Abbas, Saeed Farooq, Aisha Siddiqui

“…Among these 120 patients, 88 (73.3%) were discharged while 32 (26.67%) patients died of which 7 (21.875%) died while being on HFNO therapy and 25 (78.125%) patients were intubated. …”
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