Clinical study and Health Technology Assessment (HTA) of a Robot-Assisted Gait Training on children with neurological disorders: A quasi-experimental study by Simone GAZZELLINI, Martina ANDELLINI, Federica DE FALCO, Daniela CASASANTA, Giampietro CORDONE, Alessandra COLAZZA, Donatella LETTORI, Massimiliano RAPONI, Enrico CASTELLI, Maria Rosaria VINCI, Reparata Rosa DI PRINZIO, Maurizio PETRARCA, Matteo RITROVATO, Salvatore ZAFFINA

“…Population: We assessed 47 patients (mean age: 9.6 years, SD: 3.8 years; 23 females) with several neurologic diseases subjected to RAGT and patient-centered therapy (i.e., traditional therapy). Methods: Inpatients were assessed in motor control, gait, cognition, and autonomies. …”
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The case of Kinsburn’s Encephalopathy in a child with neuroblastoma of posterior mediastinum by T.I. Stetsenko, H.M. Fedushka, S.O. Rebenkov, T.P. Ivanova

“…In addition to the diagnosis, the child receive adequate therapy - intravenous immunoglobulin at a dose of 2 g/kg for a 5-day course. …”
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Current interdisciplinary approaches to the diagnosis of stress-related disorders: designing a study and developing the protocol for an experiment with the EyeLink 1000 Plus eye tr... by O.V. Zborovska, N.V. Rodina, O.E. Dorokhova, V.V. Kolesnichenko, V.F. Ambartsumian

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Endovascular Embolization of Spontaneous Iliopsoas Hematoma: First Experience with Squidperi by Pierluca Torcia, Silvia Squarza, Umberto G. Rossi, Paolo Rigamonti, Lorenzo Carlo Pescatori, Giovanni Damiani, Maurizio Cariati

“…A 79-year-old man, suffering from atrial fibrillation and on anticoagulation therapy, was admitted at the emergency department of our institution because of a worsening respiratory insufficiency. …”
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Protocol for development, calibration and validation of the Patient-Reported Inventory of Self-Management of Chronic Conditions (PRISM-CC) by Tara Sampalli, Kylie Peacock, Tanya Packer, George Kephart, Åsa Audulv, America Keddy, Grace Warner

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Effects of proton pump inhibitors and histamine-2 receptor antagonists on response to fidaxomicin or vancomycin in patients with Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea by Thomas Louie, Karl Weiss, Mark A Miller, Kathleen Mullane, Derrick W Crook, Sherwood L Gorbach

“…Treatment group was the single significant predictor of recurrence; the probability of recurrence after fidaxomicin therapy was half that following vancomycin therapy.Conclusions Acid-suppressing drugs, used by nearly two-thirds of inpatients with CDAD, did not worsen clinical response or recurrence when used concurrently with fidaxomicin or vancomycin. …”
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Using Real World Evidence to Describe Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Treatment Patterns, Healthcare Resource Utilization, and Costs Associated with PDE-5 Inhibitor Monotherapy by George Ruiz, Jason Yeaw, Cassandra A. Lickert, Ajita P. De, Rolin L. Wade, Janis Pruett, William Drake

“…At 12 months post index, 41.5% of patients experienced treatment modification. For the index therapy, 47% of patients had ≥80% adherence to therapy. …”
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The non-nutritive sweetener rebaudioside a enhances phage infectivity by Luigi Marongiu, Ewa Brzozowska, Jan Brykała, Markus Burkard, Herbert Schmidt, Bożena Szermer-Olearnik, Sascha Venturelli

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The Association of TNF-Alpha Inhibitors and Development of IgA Nephropathy in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Diabetes by Vedran Premužić, Ivan Padjen, Mislav Cerovec, Marijana Ćorić, Bojan Jelaković, Branimir Anić

“…Discontinuation of anti-TNF-alpha therapy and initiation of immunosuppressive therapy led to improvement in serologic abnormalities and renal function in two patients, while the third patient’s 24-hour proteinuria was only partially reduced, which supports previous reports on TNF-alpha inhibitor induced autoimmunity. …”
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Local Vibratory Stimulation for Temporomandibular Disorder Myofascial Pain Treatment: A Randomised, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Preliminary Study by Emanuela Serritella, Giordano Scialanca, Paola Di Giacomo, Carlo Di Paolo

“…The aim of this study is to analyse the effectiveness of at-home local vibration therapy (LVT) for the management of TMDs-related myofascial pain. …”
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Overcoming immunosuppression in cancer: how ketogenic diets boost immune checkpoint blockade by Victoria E. Stefan, Daniela D. Weber, Roland Lang, Barbara Kofler

“…Abstract Immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) is now part of the standard of care in the treatment of many forms of cancer, yet it lacks efficacy in some patients, necessitating adjunct therapies to support the anti-tumor immune response. …”
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Analgesic Effect of Passive Range-of-Motion Exercise on the Healthy Side for Pain after Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Prospective Randomized Trial by Shuichi Eto, Motoki Sonohata, Yasuo Takei, Masaya Ueno, Norio Fukumori, Masaaki Mawatari

“…Exercise can reduce the pain threshold momentarily and induce analgesia, which is called exercise-induced hypoalgesia (EIH). Exercise therapy for inducing EIH may be an effective treatment option for pain. …”
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Pegaspargase Induced Hypertriglyceridemia Resulting in Severe Fatal Pancreatitis by Neil Vyas, Rafael Ching Companioni, Melik Tiba, Hassan Alkhawam, Aaron Walfish

“…If pancreatitis occurs, therapy should be stopped immediately and not reinstituted. …”
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Chlorambucil-Induced Acute Interstitial Pneumonitis by Hammad Shafqat, Adam J. Olszewski

“…The interstitial pneumonitis responded to therapy with prednisone. We performed a systematic review of literature and identified 13 other case reports of chlorambucil-induced pulmonary toxicity, particularly interstitial pneumonitis. …”
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Management of Anticoagulation for Portal Vein Thrombosis in Individuals with Cirrhosis: A Systematic Review by Geneviève Huard, Marc Bilodeau

“…The clinical significance of PVT is not obvious except in some situations such as when patients are on the waiting list for liver transplantation. The only known therapy is anticoagulation which has been shown to permit the disappearance of thrombosis and to prevent further extension. …”
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Omeprazole for Refractory Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease during Pregnancy and Lactation by John K Marshall, Alan BR Thomson, David Armstrong

“…However, the safety of many effective medical therapies, including oral proton pump inhibitors, has not been well defined. …”
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Ocular Surface Changes in Prostaglandin Analogue-Treated Patients by Wencui Shen, Bingqing Huang, Jin Yang

“…Reducing intraocular pressure (IOP) has been acknowledged to be the main therapy for glaucoma. Prostaglandin analogues (PGAs) have become the first-line therapy for patients with glaucoma due to their powerful efficacy for lowering (IOP). …”
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Obtaining Glenoid Positioning Data from Scapular Palpable Points In Vitro by Jordan H. Trafimow, Alexander S. Aruin

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Functional Treatment of a Child with Extracapsular Mandibular Fracture by Diana Cassi, Marisabel Magnifico, Chiara Di Blasio, Mauro Gandolfini, Alberto Di Blasio

“…In this case report, the authors present a case of mandibular fracture in which the decision between surgical therapy and functional therapeutic regimen may be controversial due to the particular anatomy of the fracture line and the age of the patient.…”
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When Should a Patient with Statin-Induced Myopathy Be Re-challenged? A Case of Necrotizing Autoimmune Myopathy by Elena Obreja, Pamela Sequeira, Diana Girnita

“…Herein, we present a case of necrotizing autoimmune myopathy induced by statins. The patient was on therapy with atorvastatin for about six years before she started developing myalgia and mild elevation in CPK that resolved after discontinuation of therapy. …”
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