A Pediatric Patient with Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Comorbid Depression and Substance Abuse by Caitlin E. Leconte, Joshua W. Ng, Ann M. Manzardo, Mitchell M. Douglass

“…Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), depression, and substance abuse problems share similar symptomatology and have significant interplay. An underlying diagnosis of OSA can often be overlooked in patients with significant psychiatric illness and polysubstance use. …”
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The Perspective of Peace or Fear for the Future? An Attempt to Evaluate Christian-Muslim Dialogue by Piotr Kaczmarek

“… The paper indicates the diagnosis the Christian-Muslim dialogue conducted by the Catholic Church, especially taking into account the indications of the Second Vatican Council. …”
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Extremely Rare Intraoral Presentation of Localized Amyloidosis by Luka Morelato, Igor Smojver, Sven Seiwerth, Dragana Gabrić

“…Histopathological analysis is the first step for diagnosis, but systemic tests, blood counts, urinalysis, bone marrow biopsy, electrocardiography, and digestive endoscopy are recommended to rule out a systemic disease.…”
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Missed, but Momentous: A Comprehensive Review of Neglected Tropical Skin Diseases in Southern India and their Global Impact by Ramesha M Bhat, N Swathi

“…The challenges in NTD management encompass delayed diagnosis and resistance. However, initiatives such as the Kigali Declaration advocate for global collaboration, stressing prevention, treatment, and research. …”
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Crohn's Disease of the Esophagus: Three Cases and a Literature Review by Ivan Rudolph, Franz Goldstein, Anthony J DiMarino

“…Among these 75 patients (total), who were, on average, 34 years old, esophageal disease was the presenting disease symptom in 41 patients (55%). The diagnosis was difficult in 13 patients, in whom no distal bowel disease was detected at the time of initial esophageal presentation. …”
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Geometric morphometrics approach for classifying children’s nutritional status on out of sample data by Medialdea Laura, Arribas-Gil Ana, Pérez-Romero Álvaro, Gómez Amador

“…Understanding sample characteristics and collinearity among shape variables is crucial for optimal classification results when evaluating children’s nutritional status using arm shape analysis from photos. The SAM Photo Diagnosis App© Program’s goal is to develop an offline smartphone tool, enabling updates of the training sample across different nutritional screening campaigns.…”
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Caesarean Delivery Complicated by Unintentional Subdural Block and Conversion Disorder by Hesham Elsharkawy, Ashish K. Khanna, Sabri Barsoum

“…The rarity of the association between a subdural block and a conversion disorder complicated by the fact that the neurological deficit produced by the subdural block and that produced by a conversion disorder are similar in distribution made the clinical presentation and diagnosis a challenge for the obstetric anesthesia team. …”
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Percutaneous Discectomy—Continuous Irrigation and Drainage for Tuberculous Lumbar Spondylitis: A Report of Two Cases by Sei Shibuya, Satoshi Komatsubara, Tetsuji Yamamoto, Nobuo Arima, Yoshiaki Kanda, Shiro Oka

“…Percutaneous curettage and continuous irrigation were performed for definitive diagnosis and treatment of tuberculous (TB) lumbar spondylitis. …”
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Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck Region: An Analysis of 171 Cases by Omer Sefvan Janjua, Sana Mehmood Qureshi

“…Out of these records, tumors with a diagnosis of BCC in the head and neck region were retrieved and separated. …”
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Complement-Mediated Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Due to MCP/CD46 Mutation: A Case Report by Abdul Muhsen Abdeen MD, Jowan Al-Nusair MD, Malik Samardali MD, Mohamed Alshal MD, Amro Al-Astal MD, Zeid Khitan MD

“…Renal biopsy revealed classic TMA features, and genetic testing identified the MCP mutation, underscoring the importance of genetic predispositions in guiding diagnosis and therapy. This case emphasizes the critical role of genetic testing in TMA evaluation and highlights the potential for improved outcomes through targeted complement inhibition and individualized care strategies.…”
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Applications of artificial neural networks in health care organizational decision-making: A scoping review. by Nida Shahid, Tim Rappon, Whitney Berta

“…Applications of ANN to diagnosis are well-known; however, ANN are increasingly used to inform health care management decisions. …”
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Collaborative Sleep Electroencephalogram Data Analysis Based on Improved Empirical Mode Decomposition and Clustering Algorithm by Xiangwei Zheng, Xiaochun Yin, Xuexiao Shao, Yalin Li, Xiaomei Yu

“…Sleep stage classification (or sleep staging), which studies the human sleep process and classifies the sleep stages, is an important reference to the diagnosis and study of sleep disorders. Many scholars have conducted a series of sleep staging studies, but the correlation between different sleep stages and the accuracy of classification still needs to be improved. …”
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Disorders of Mineral and Bone Metabolism in Patients with Crohn's Disease by C. Von Westarp, A.B.R. Thomson, T.R. Overton, R.M. Rogers, P.E. Hodges, V.L. Fornasier, P.M. Crockford

“…A battery of tests may be needed to exclude the diagnosis of metabolic bone disease but a 25-hydroxyvitamin D assay and hand x·rays using industrial grade film are recommended as a valuable preliminary assessment.…”
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Pure Primary Ovarian Squamous Cell Carcinoma Perforating the Rectum by Kazuya Mimura, Aiko Okada, Naotsugu Haraguchi, Kenjiro Sawada, Takuji Tomimatsu, Tadashi Kimura

“…A common symptom of rectal bleeding was caused by a very rare entity of ovarian cancer penetrating the rectal wall, but thorough evaluation led to its accurate diagnosis and appropriate treatment.…”
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Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis Localized in the Greater Omentum by Ryuji Komine, Takashi Kobayashi, Hiro Uehara, Keisuke Minamimura, Kazuhiko Mori, Toru Hirata, Atsushi Shimizu, Masaya Mori

“…This report reminds physicians to consider GPA in the differential diagnosis of acute abdominal pain or fever of unknown origin.…”
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Assessment of Ki-67 expression in cases of prostatic carcinoma and its correlation with clinical outcomes by Sumaira Siddiqui

“…Background: Treatment decisions after diagnosis of clinically localized prostate cancer are difficult due to variability in tumor behavior. …”
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Unraveling the uncommon: Pneumoperitoneum induced by emphysematous pyelonephritis by Oumaima Mesbah, MD, Badr Kabila, MD, Basma Beqqali, MD, Omar El Aoufir, PhD, Laila Jroundi, PhD

“…It is a common complication in patients with long-term diabetes, primarily caused by Gram-negative organisms or, in some cases, anaerobes. The diagnosis of emphysematous pyelonephritis is made by clinical features and confirmed by computed tomography. …”
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DNA metabarcoding technology for the identification of the fecal microbiome in patients with chronic stress by Abraham Eudes Pérez Urruchi, Lucy Eliana Ramírez Elizalde, Flor de María Zapata Cornejo, María Luisa Matalinares Calvet, Miluska Vanessa Baylon Cuba, Fredy Fabian Dominguez

“…The methodology used fecal samples collected from 20 patients with stress and 20 healthy patients. For the diagnosis of stress, psychological tools previously validated by external researchers were used. …”
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Exercise Interventions in Children with Cancer: A Review by Tseng-Tien Huang, Kirsten K. Ness

“…Nine included children with an acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) diagnosis, and six children with mixed cancer diagnoses. …”
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Adult Granulosa Cell Tumor of the Testis: A Case Report with a Review of the Literature by Klaus-Peter Dieckmann, Julia Bertolini, Christian Wülfing

“…Immunohistology showed positive stainings of vimentin, calretinin, and inhibin with negative stainings of the typical germ cell tumor markers. Thus, the diagnosis of a benign AGCT was made. The patient is well one year after surgery. …”
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