Imaging Modalities for Cervical Spondylotic Stenosis and Myelopathy by C. Green, J. Butler, S. Eustace, A. Poynton, J. M. O'Byrne

“…Diagnostic imaging is essential to diagnosis and preoperative planning. We discuss the modalities of imaging in common practice. …”
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Leprosy Mimicking Common Rheumatologic Entities: A Trial for the Clinician in the Era of Biologics by Deepak Rath, Shrinath Bhargava, Bijit Kumar Kundu

“…The ease with which the diagnosis of leprosy can be missed assumes sinister proportions as the use of disease modifying agents can have deleterious effects in these patients. …”
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A SMARCA2 Mutation in the First Case Report of Nicolaides-Baraitser Syndrome in Latin America: Genotype-Phenotype Correlation by Ana Isabel Sánchez, Jorge Armando Rojas

“…We report a young adult patient with NCBRS and, to our knowledge, the first case report of the syndrome in Latin America with a confirmed molecular diagnosis and a mild-to-moderate phenotype.…”
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A Case Report of Premalignant Plasma Cell Dyscrasia-Induced Renal Failure in a 31-Year-Old Female by Ayrton Bangolo, Mahabuba Akhter, Amer Jarri, Manpreet Kaur, Ali Atoot, Parul Jandir, Mahmood Ibrahim, Lochana Manandhar, Adam Atoot

“…This case report demonstrates the importance of including MGRS in the differential diagnosis of worsening renal function despite adequate treatment, raising awareness of this premalignant yet morbid condition.…”
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Classification of diabetic retinopathy stages based on neural networks by M. M. Lukashevich, Y. I. Golub

“…The main challenge is the early diagnosis of this disease for timely and effective treatment. …”
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New Rome-IV criteria of the functional dyspepsia (review) by A. A. Sheptulin, A. A. Kurbatova

“…It is, still, recommended to make the diagnosis of FD, being guided both by compliance of patients symptoms to Rome criteria and the absence of alarm symptoms. …”
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Sporadic Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma with Paraneoplastic Cushing Syndrome by Aleksandra I. Pivovarova, Stephanie Patrick, Punuru J. Reddy

“…We report a case of a 74-year-old female presenting with chronic diarrhea, in whom diagnosis of sporadic MTC was delayed due to previous history of gastrointestinal (GI) disturbances. …”
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Extra-ocular sebaceous carcinoma - A rare case report by Manda Sindhura, Tummidi Santosh, Jarang Rajesh Kumar, Arundhathi Shankaralingappa, Naresh Kumar Pannerselvam, Pavithra Balakrishna

“…Hence, they are misinterpreted as other benign tumors or inflammatory conditions, thereby leading to delay in diagnosis, inappropriate treatment, increased morbidity, and mortality.…”
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In vivo monitoring of leukemia-niche interactions in a zebrafish xenograft model. by Anja Arner, Andreas Ettinger, Bradley Wayne Blaser, Bettina Schmid, Irmela Jeremias, Nadia Rostam, Vera Binder-Blaser

“…ALL prognosis after initial diagnosis is generally good; however, patients suffering from relapse have a poor outcome. …”
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1,25-Vitamin D-mediated hypercalcaemia in the setting of immune therapy-related sarcoid-like reaction by R K Dharmaputra, N Sheriff, S Ravichandran

“…Further investigations demonstrated hilar lymphadenopathy, which was not present in previous imaging, and subsequent hypercalcaemia work-up demonstrated a significantly elevated serum calcitriol level as high as 429 pmol/L. A diagnosis of drug-induced sarcoid-like reactions or DISRs was made on the basis of hypercalcaemia and hilar lymphadenopathy following immunotherapy. …”
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Gross Hematuria and Hemolytic Anemia in Infectious Mononucleosis by Chinmayi Sharma, Navneet Venugopal, Shivaiah Balachandra

“…Proposed mechanisms include viral-induced renal injury and autoimmune hemolysis. Differential diagnosis should consider other causes of hematuria, which can be differentiated through urine microscopy and serological tests. …”
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Application and Comparative Study of Large Language Model in Early Prediction of Glaucoma by Xu Manyi

“…However, the symptoms of glaucoma are not obvious in the early stages, and the correct diagnosis of glaucoma is very challenging. This paper aims to explore and compare the application effects of several advanced large language models in the early prediction of glaucoma. …”
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Hypoparathyroidism Causing Seizures: When Epilepsy Does Not Fit by Faheem Seedat, Reyna Daya, Sindeep A. Bhana

“…The biochemical investigations and brain imaging were suggestive of seizures secondary to hypocalcemia, and a diagnosis of idiopathic hypoparathyroidism was confirmed. …”
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Secondary Pulmonary Hypertension and Right-Sided Heart Failure at Presentation in Grave’s Disease by Swapnil Panjabrao Ganeshpure, Gaurang Nandkishor Vaidya, Vipul Gattani

“…All the common possible secondary causes of PAH were ruled out, but during the investigations, she was found to have elevated thyroid function tests compatible with the diagnosis of Grave’s disease. The treatment of Grave’s disease, initially by medications and subsequently by radioiodine therapy, was associated with a significant reduction in the pulmonary artery systolic pressure. …”
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The role of diffusion-weighted MRI in the evaluation of imaging for prostate carcinoma: A systematic review by Komal Mishra, Asish Pavanan, Pratapsingh Hanumansingh Parihar

“…In recent times, diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) sequence magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques have been used in the diagnosis of prostate cancer. The present systematic review aims to analyze the effectiveness of DWI in diagnosing prostate cancer. …”
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Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding from an Ampullary Tumour in a Patient with a Remote History of Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Diagnostic Conundrum by Rhonda M Janzen, Alnoor S Ramj, Julia DA Flint, Charles H Scudamore, Eric M Yoshida

“…The ampullary source of bleeding in this case was initially obscure and missed by conventional gastroscopy. Diagnosis was made with a side-viewing endoscope, emphasizing the usefulness of this instrument in the investigation of active bleeding from a small bowel source.…”
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Contemporary Multi-modality Imaging of Prosthetic Aortic Valves by Bryan Q Abadie, Tom Kai Ming Wang

“…Patients with prosthetic aortic valves can develop a wide range of unique pathologies compared to the general population. Accurate diagnosis is necessary in this population to generate a comprehensive treatment plan. …”
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Three Cases with Visual Hallucinations following Combined Ocular and Occipital Damage by Bogusław Paradowski, Edyta Kowalczyk, Justyna Chojdak-Łukasiewicz, Aleksandra Loster-Niewińska, Monika Służewska-Niedźwiedź

“…We present the cases of three patients who experienced complex visual hallucinations following various pathomechanisms. In two cases, diagnosis showed coexistence of occipital lobe damage with ocular damage, while in the third case it showed occipital lobe damage with retrobulbar optic neuritis. …”
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C-Tb Skin Test: A Step Toward Tuberculosis Eradication by Harshini T Reddy, Bhaskar Shenoy

“…This test helps in early diagnosis and treatment of latent TB infection in high-risk individuals who can develop active TB. …”
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Addressing the deficit in chronic traumatic encephalopathy research in Africa: a call for urgent attention by Abdulbasit Opeyemi Muili, Kehinde Alare, Oluwapelumi Samuel Solagbade, Piel Panther Kuol

“…The lack of understanding of its existence resulted in delayed diagnosis and inadequate treatment of the disease for affected individuals. …”
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