A Rare Sequela of Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis by Vijay Kodadhala, Saravana Devulapalli, Mohankumar Kurukumbi, Annapurni Jayam-Trouth

“…Our case is unique, as acute disseminated encephalomyelitis occurred in a 34-year-old which was poorly responsive to immunosuppression resulting in severe disability.…”
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Exploring the Safety and Effects of COVID-19 Vaccination in Patients with Autoimmune Disease by Kirttna Solai Vairavan, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Jodi Woan Fei Law, Priyia Pusparajah, Vengadesh Letchumanan

“…It can spread rapidly and has caused the death and disability of many worldwide. Vaccines are our most effective line of defense against the rapidly spreading and mutating virion. …”
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Evaluation of the deleted in malignant brain tumor 1 protein expression and DNA methylation profile in rheumatoid arthritis patients by Khushboo Choudhury, Monika Gandhi, Uma Kumar, Sayan Chatterjee, Ram Singh Purty

“…Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, autoimmune disease that progressively leads to joint destruction and functional disability which eventually affects the quality of life of the people suffering from it. …”
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A Unique Source for Innovative Longitudinal Research: The POPLINK Database by Annika Westberg, Elisabeth Engberg, Sören Edvinsson

“…POPLINK allows for a large array of longitudinal studies, such as social mobility, migration, fertility, mortality, civil status, kinship relations, diseases, disability and causes of death. International standards of occupations (HISCO) and diseases (ICD-10) have been applied, facilitating comparability. …”
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Being ‘excluded from the world of sound’: Deafness, Invalidism and Resilience in Harriet Martineau’s Writings (1834–1855) by Manuela D’Amore

“…Before she lost her hearing as a young adolescent, she enjoyed singing and ‘was never out of tune’: it was only after she became fully aware of her disability that she urged her ‘fellow sufferers’ to trust even experimental science to gain ‘every breath of sound’ and play an active role in the public sphere. …”
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Assessing Children's Anxiety Using the Modified Short State-Trait Anxiety Inventory and Talking Mats: A Pilot Study by Stefan Nilsson, Margret Buchholz, Gunilla Thunberg

“…Children, with or without disability, are helped when pictures are used to support communication. …”
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Simulation Analysis of an ETC Monitoring and Imaging Supplementary Lighting Device for Freeways by Shijian Yin, Zhiyong Ma, Xiaojie Luo, Huayang Yu

“…To address the glare issues caused by highway ETC gantry monitoring and imaging illumination devices, this paper first investigates the mechanism of disability glare and derives the formula for the glare threshold increment. …”
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Beneficial Effects of Resveratrol-Mediated Inhibition of the mTOR Pathway in Spinal Cord Injury by Jingying Zhou, Xue Huo, Benson O. A. Botchway, Luyao Xu, Xiaofang Meng, Songou Zhang, Xuehong Liu

“…Spinal cord injury (SCI) causes a high rate of morbidity and disability. The clinical features of SCI are divided into acute, subacute, and chronic phases according to its pathophysiological events. …”
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A Unique Source for Innovative Longitudinal Research: The POPLINK Database by Annika Westberg, Elisabeth Engberg, Sören Edvinsson

“…POPLINK allows for a large array of longitudinal studies, such as social mobility, migration, fertility, mortality, civil status, kinship relations, diseases, disability and causes of death. International standards of occupations (HISCO) and diseases (ICD-10) have been applied, facilitating comparability. …”
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Stroke Prediction Based on Machine Learning by Zhang Yuhan

“…Stroke has become an important cause of death and disability worldwide, which highlights the need for early detection and intervention. …”
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miRNA in blood-brain barrier repair: role of extracellular vesicles in stroke recovery by Vojtech Sprincl, Vojtech Sprincl, Nataliya Romanyuk

“…Ischemic stroke is a leading cause of mortality and long-term disability globally. One of its aspects is the breakdown of the blood-brain barrier (BBB). …”
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Surgical Treatment of a Trimalleolar Ankle Fracture Diagnosed Six Weeks after the Injury by Yaniel Truffin Rodriguez, Rafael Esmandy Gámez Arregoitía, Osmany Pérez Martínez

“…The patient stated that he had suffered a horse fall six weeks earlier and presented with functional disability in addition to pain in his right ankle. A supra-syndesmotic fibular fracture, a medial malleolar fracture and a posterior malleolar fracture were diagnosed. …”
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A Unique Source for Innovative Longitudinal Research: The POPLINK Database by Annika Westberg, Elisabeth Engberg, Sören Edvinsson

“…POPLINK allows for a large array of longitudinal studies, such as social mobility, migration, fertility, mortality, civil status, kinship relations, diseases, disability and causes of death. International standards of occupations (HISCO) and diseases (ICD-10) have been applied, facilitating comparability. …”
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Dysmorphological Delineation of Orofaciodigital Syndrome Type I. Presentation of a Case and Literature Review by Noel Taboada Lugo, Ana María Rodríguez Díaz, Tairí Borges García

“…The case of a seven-year-old patient with a history of delayed psychomotor development and moderate intellectual disability is presented, in which a dysmorphic pattern was found due to thin and sparse hair, hypotrichosis with alopecic areas, bilateral epicanthal fold, pseudohypertelorism due to the presence of telecanthus, severe dental malpositions, transverse micrognathism, as well as other anomalies. …”
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Galectin-3: A Novel Marker for the Prediction of Stroke Incidence and Clinical Prognosis by Ahmed Sayed, Malak Munir, Mohamed S. Attia, Badrah S. Alghamdi, Ghulam Md Ashraf, Eshak I. Bahbah, Mohamed Elfil

“…Stroke, whether ischemic or haemorrhagic, is one of the main causes of mortality and disability all over the world, which entails huge burdens in both healthcare environments as well as social and economic aspects of life. …”
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Dislocation after Hemiarthroplasty due to Insufficiency Fracture of the Superior Acetabulum: A Case Report by Masahiko Nozawa, Takashi Nishiura, Katsuhiko Maezawa, Keiji Matsuda, Hidenori Morio

“…We should remember the possibility of insufficiency fracture of the superior acetabulum after hemiarthroplasty, particularly in elderly patients suffering from chronic postoperative pain and disability.…”
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Personalization of the Workplace through a Proximity Detection System Using User Profiles by Carolina Zato, Sara Rodríguez, Alejandro Sánchez, Gabriel Villarrubia, Javier Bajo, Juan Manuel Corchado

“…This paper presents a prototype for adapting workplaces for disabled people. The effective integration of people with disabilities in the workplace is a huge challenge to society, and it presents an opportunity to make use of new technologies. …”
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Statin-Associated Necrotizing Autoimmune Myositis Complicated by an Uncommon Adverse Effect to Treatment by Brian M. Fung, Emil R. Heinze, Andrew L. Wong

“…Unlike self-limited statin myopathy, this condition usually requires aggressive immunomodulation therapy to assist recovery and prevent future disability. In this case report, we present a patient who developed progressive muscle weakness after taking atorvastatin for one year. …”
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A Patient with Fatal Necrotizing Fasciitis following the Use of Intra-Articular Sodium Hyaluronate Injections: A Case Report by Shanti Virupannavar, Carla Guggenheim

“…Osteoarthritis, a degenerative joint disease, is a key cause of disability around the world and an ever-growing public health concern. …”
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An Analysis of the Mechanical Properties of the Ponseti Method in Clubfoot Treatment by Murtaza Kadhum, Mu-Huan Lee, Jan Czernuszka, Chris Lavy

“…Congenital clubfoot is a complex pediatric foot deformity, occurring in approximately 1 in 1000 live births and resulting in significant disability, deformity, and pain if left untreated. The Ponseti method of manipulation is widely recognized as the gold standard treatment for congenital clubfoot; however, its mechanical aspects have not yet been fully explored. …”
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