Bell’s palsy misdiagnosis: characteristics of occult tumors causing facial paralysis by Eun-Jae Chung, Damir Matic, Kevin Fung, S. Danielle MacNeil, Anthony C. Nichols, Ruba Kiwan, KengYeow Tay, John Yoo

“…Results Nine patients (3.8%) who were proven to have occult neoplasms initially presented with a diagnosis of Bell’s palsy. The mean diagnostic delay was 43.5 months. …”
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Concordance of Prenatal Ultrasonography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Classification of Corpus Callosum Dysplasia by Hui Peng, Xi Chen, Xuejin Zou, Yan Song, Chunlan Cheng, Jianli Zhang

“…Conclusions: Prenatal ultrasonography is accurate and effective in the diagnosis of corpus callosum anomalies. Magnetic resonance imaging can provide more information in the classification of corpus callosum anomalies and the diagnosis of neurologic complications. …”
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Risk Factors and Pharmacological Interventions Impacting Cerebrovascular Ischemic Events in Giant Cell Arteritis: A Narrative Review by Muhammad Osama Siddiqui, Mohammad Ali Syed, Ayaan Ahmed Qureshi, Mustafa Hussain Imam, Jatin Motwani, Verkha Kumari, Arooba Siddiqui, Noor Ul Ain, Mohammed Hammad Jaber

“…Some studies found that within 2 weeks of GCA diagnosis, 74% and 34% of patients experience transient or severe ischemic events, respectively. …”
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Application of Targeted Next-Generation Sequencing in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid for the Detection of Pathogens in Pulmonary Infections by Dai X, Xu K, Tong Y, Li J, Dai L, Shi J, Xie H, Chen X

“…Consequently, it holds immense potential in pathogen diagnosis and offers valuable clinical guidance for patients with pulmonary infections.Keywords: bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, targeted next-generation sequencing, pneumonia, pathogen, culture, antimicrobial resistant…”
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A Novel, Patient-Specific Mathematical Pathology Approach for Assessment of Surgical Volume: Application to Ductal Carcinoma in situ of The Breast by Mary E. Edgerton, Yao-Li Chuang, Paul Macklin, Wei Yang, Elaine L. Bearer, Vittorio Cristini

“…The former phase may only last for a few months, so that at the time of diagnosis, we may assume that most tumors will have entered the phase where their size is changing slowly. …”
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Patterns of Use of Flexible Sigmidoscopy, Colonoscopy and Gastroscopy: A Population-Based Study in a Canadian Province by Robert J Hilsden

“…BACKGROUND & AIMS: Flexible sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy and gastroscopy are important in the diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal (GI) diseases. …”
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Hepatitis D Virus Status Among People With Hepatitis B Virus Infection: A Disconnect Between Guidelines and Practice by Kathryn Jack, Rachel Jackson, William Lucien Irving

“…Staff and patient education are required to increase HDV diagnosis.…”
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Leiomyoma of the palatine tonsil - report of a rare and unusual tumor at this site by Andleeb Abrari, Aarti Tyagi, Urmi Mukherjee

“…A leiomyoma is a remarkably rare cause of a benign, one-side tonsillar enlargement. The diagnosis is essentially histologic and will not normally be suspected clinically. …”
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Scalp Necrosis as a Late Sign of Giant-Cell Arteritis by Mohammad Alimohammadi, Ann Knight

“…We report a patient with this rare complication and emphasize the importance of timely diagnosis and treatment of giant-cell arteritis.…”
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Acute Management of Cocaine-Associated Methaemoglobinaemia by Immo Weichert

“…This is a case report of a 29-year-old man who presented himself cyanosed after a cocaine binge. It highlights the diagnosis and management of this condition from an acute medical perspective.…”
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Fusarium Wilt of Queen Palm and Mexican Fan Palm by Monica L. Elliott

“…Elliot, describes this lethal fungal disease affecting primarily queen and Mexican fan palms — pathogen and hosts, symptoms, diagnosis, and disease management. Includes references. …”
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Incorporating Machine Learning into Vibration Detection for Wind Turbines by J. Vives

“…Based on the implementation of machine learning algorithms adapted to the different components and faults of wind turbines, this study evaluates different methodologies for monitoring, supervision, and fault diagnosis.…”
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Asthma Symptoms Do not Predict Spirometry by Robert L Cowie, Margot F Underwood, Stephen K Field

“…BACKGROUND: Asthma is a disease characterized by variable airflow obstruction, but the measurement of airflow is often omitted in the process of diagnosis and management of the disease.…”
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Male Osteoporosis in the Elderly by Patrizia D’Amelio, Giovanni Carlo Isaia

“…This review comprises an overview of recent findings in pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of male osteoporosis, with particular regard to the old population.…”
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Bloat In Cattle by Max B. Irsik

“…Irsik, DVM, MAB, describes this abnormal accumulation of gas in ruminal forestomaches, clinical signs and differential diagnosis, frothy bloat, free gas bloat, incidence rates, and treatment and prognosis. …”
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Hepatic Hydrothorax: How Would You Manage It? by Hassan Al-sharif, Sat Sharma

“…A 53-year-old woman with a history of chronic alcoholism presented with symptomatic large right-sided pleural effusion with no evidence of ascites. After a diagnosis of hepatic hydrothorax was established, her symptoms improved with therapeutic thoracente…”
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Evaluation of Patients with Painful Bladder Syndrome/Interstitial Cystitis by Jean Jacques Wyndaele

“…There is a lot of activity in this domain and a great international effort is made to get to a generally accepted definition and standardised protocols for diagnosis and treatment. We have not reached this point so far.…”
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Oak Wilt: A Potential Future Threat to Oaks in Florida by Kelly Peacock, Jason Smith

“… FOR274, a 5-page fact sheet by Kelly Peacock and Jason Smith, provides information on the diagnosis, biology, and management of the disease and should provide guidance for future efforts to identify and manage oak wilt in the state of Florida. …”
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Impacts of Coil Treatment on Anxiety and Depression in Emphysema by Tugce Toker Ugurlu, Erhan Ugurlu

“…Also among patients with a psychiatric diagnosis, both anxiety and depressive symptoms decreased after coil treatment, and this reduction was found more significant for anxiety. …”
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Applying Machine Learning Techniques to Identify Undiagnosed Patients with Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency by Bruce Pyenson, Maggie Alston, Jeffrey Gomberg, Feng Han, Nikhil Khandelwal, Motoharu Dei, Monica Son, Jaime Vora

“…The most important features in assigning EPI probability were the presence or absence of diagnosis codes related to pancreatic and digestive conditions. …”
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