Social Attitudes toward Cerebral Palsy and Potential Uses in Medical Education Based on the Analysis of Motion Pictures by Marek Jóźwiak, Brian Po-Jung Chen, Bartosz Musielak, Jacek Fabiszak, Andrzej Grzegorzewski

“…With the criteria of nondocumentary movies, possibility of disability classification, and availability, the total number of motion pictures about CP was reduced to 34. …”
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A Case of Neuromyelitis Optica: Puerto Rican Woman with an Increased Time Lag to Diagnosis and a High Response to Eculizumab Therapy by Ramón Vega, Benjamín González, Kiara Ortiz, Viviana Martínez, David Carmona, Ivonne Vicente, Javier Chapa, Ángel Chinea

“…In addition, the patient suffered no new relapses, an improvement regarding disability, and a reduction of the cervical spinal cord lesion size. …”
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IL-17 and IL-22 in Cerebrospinal Fluid and Plasma Are Elevated in Guillain-Barré Syndrome by Shujuan Li, Ming Yu, Haifeng Li, Hongliang Zhang, Yanfang Jiang

“…IL-17 and IL-22 levels in CSF, respectively, are correlated with GBS disability scale scores (GDSs). Meanwhile, IL-17 and IL-22 levels in CSF, IL-22 in CSF, and plasma of GBS patients have positive correlation, respectively. …”
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Risk factors burden in Cuba, Latin American and the Caribbean region by Armando Seuc Jo, Mayelin Mirabal Sosa, Yanet García Serrano, Karen Alfonso Sague, Oscar Díaz Díaz, Delia María Gálvez Medina

“…<br /><strong>Methods:</strong> descriptive research, in which, using data from the Global Health Data Exchange platform, Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation (GHDx-IHME), the percentages of risk factors were calculated within each of the locations and for each of the metrics, particularly disability-adjusted life years, to facilitate the identification of priorities.…”
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Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Polymorphism and Aphasia after Stroke by Nathan T. Lee, Fatimah Ahmedy, Natiara Mohamad Hashim, Khin Nyein Yin, Kai Ling Chin

“…Stroke is one of the most deliberating causes of mortality and disability worldwide. Studies have implicated Val66Met polymorphism of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) gene as a genetic factor influencing stroke recovery. …”
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Effect of Russian Current in Motor Performance among Chronic Stroke Survivors: A Pilot Study by Joshin Joy, Hariharasudhan Ravichandran, Noble Vavachan, Adwaid Nambiar, Archana Shetty, Joseph Oliver Raj Alexander

“…Background and Aim: Stroke is a leading cause of permanent disability in developing nations. Motor impairment in stroke contributes to limitations in activities of daily life, participation in community, and overall quality of life. …”
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Advancing Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder Research: Insights from Transgenic Animal Models and Innovative Therapies by Xinyuejia Huang, Linglong Xiao, Mengqi Wang, Yang Wu, Hao Deng, Wei Wang

“…Obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) is a prevalent, chronic, and severe neuropsychiatric disorder that leads to illness-related disability. Despite the availability of several treatments, many OCD patients respond inadequately, because the underlying neural mechanisms remain unclear, necessitating the establishment of many animal models, particularly mouse models, to elucidate disease mechanisms and therapeutic strategies better. …”
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Ciprofloxacin and Clozapine: A Potentially Fatal but Underappreciated Interaction by Jonathan M. Meyer, George Proctor, Michael A. Cummings, Laura J. Dardashti, Stephen M. Stahl

“…We report the case of a 28-year-old nonsmoking female with intellectual disability who was maintained for 3 years on clozapine 100 mg orally twice daily. …”
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Reduction in Healthcare Resource Utilization Following Treatment With a Home-Based Footworn Device in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis: A Retrospective Claims Analysis by Josh Mark, Shirley Shema-Shiratzky, Joel Sommer, Tim Nolan, Ganit Segal

“…OA is the third most rapidly rising condition associated with disability and leads to a significant burden on the healthcare system and society. …”
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Life and last year prevalence of psychiatric disorders in primary level of care in a region of southern Chile by Ximena Macaya, Esteban Moraga-Escobar, Paola Lagos Muñoz, Romina Rojas Ponce, Kristin Schmidt, Alejandra Guzmán-Castillo, Sandra Saldivia, Benjamín Vicente, Juan Luis Castillo-Navarrete

“…Health service care is high among people with mental disorders; likewise, it has been established that mental disorders represent around 6% of all disability-adjusted life years lost worldwide. Objective: To identify the lifetime and last-year prevalence of mental disorders in the population assisted at the primary health care level in a city in southern Chile. …”
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The results of orthotopic heart transplantation using the bicaval technique by B. M. Todurov, H. I. Kovtun, O. A. Loskutov, S. R. Maruniak, D. O. Loskutov, A. Yu. Melnyk

“…This process is accompanied by a significant decrease in the quality of life, as well as high disability and mortality. Heart transplantation increases the survival of patients with chronic heart failure, increases tolerance to physical exertion, improves the quality of life of patients and allows most of them to return to vigorous activity. …”
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Low Urbanization but Not Illiteracy was Associated with Poor Medication Adherence among Elderly People in Rural Taiwan by Pei-Jhih Li, Ling-Chiao Liao, Chin-Ju Chuang, Cheng-Ying Hsieh, Yung-Cheng Huang, Li-Yu Chen, Yi-Hsuan Yang, Feng-Jung Yang, Kai-Chieh Chang, Li-Jiuan Shen, Fei-Yuan Hsiao, Yen-Ming Huang, Chih-Cheng Hsu, Shau-Huai Fu, Chin-Kai Chang, Chen-Yu Wang

“…Future research is warranted to assess the effect of the interventions to improve medication adherence on chronic disease control, disability, and mortality.…”
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Effectiveness of Mobilization with Movement on the Management of Knee Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials by Gidey Gomera Weleslassie, Melaku Hailu Temesgen, Abayneh Alamer, Gebrerufael Solomon Tsegay, Teklehaimanot Tekle Hailemariam, Haimanot Melese

“…Osteoarthritis is becoming a global major cause of pain and functional disability worldwide, especially in the elderly population. …”
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Contextualisation of Reciprocal Alues in Fulfillment Aliqah as an Effort to Strengthen the Family by Linda Firdawaty, Zuhraini Zuhraini, Mokhammad Samson Fajar

“…Consequently, the obligation of financial support is seen as an absolute duty of the husband, without considering specific circumstances such as illness, disability or imprisonment, which may prevent the husband from fulfilling his obligations. …”
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A Cross-sectional Survey to Assess the Risk Factors of Cardiovascular Disease among College Students by K. Jafar Ali, Hansaram Suthar

“…It is a major cause of disability and premature death throughout the world and contributes substantially to the escalating costs of health care. …”
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Prospective Single-Site Experience with Radiofrequency-Targeted Vertebral Augmentation for Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fracture by Franklin G. Moser, Marcel M. Maya, Laura Blaszkiewicz, Andrea Scicli, Larry E. Miller, Jon E. Block

“…We report our initial experience with radiofrequency-targeted vertebral augmentation (RF-TVA) in 20 patients aged 50 to 90 years with single-level, symptomatic osteoporotic VCF between T10 and L5, back pain severity > 4 on a 0 to 10 scale, Oswestry Disability Index ≥ 21%, 20% to 90% vertebral height loss compared to adjacent vertebral body, and fracture age < 6 months. …”
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Using Facebook to tell stories of premature ageing and sexual and reproductive healthcare across the life course for women with cerebral palsy in the UK and USA by Julie Taylor, Sonali Shah, C Bradbury-Jones

“…Objective To enhance understanding of the bodily and lifestyle effects of ageing with cerebral palsy (CP) for women, with a particular focus on experiences with sexual and reproductive healthcare (SRH) services in the UK and North America.Design A qualitative study underpinned by feminist disability theory and drawing on digital ethnographies to capture health and healthcare experiences for women with CP.Setting A global community of 140 women with CP, who are members of the closed international Facebook group, Women Ageing with Cerebral Palsy (WACP).Participants Forty-five members of WACP who were based in the UK and North America. …”
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Burden of Coronary Artery Disease and Peripheral Artery Disease: A Literature Review by Rupert Bauersachs, Uwe Zeymer, Jean-Baptiste Brière, Caroline Marre, Kevin Bowrin, Maria Huelsebeck

“…Survival rates have improved with medical advancements, but there is an additional need to improve the humanistic burden of disease (i.e., associated disability and quality of life). The economic burden of atherothrombotic disease is high and expected to increase with increased survival and the aging population. …”
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Mechanism of Nerve Regeneration after Ischemic Stroke Induced by Exercise Intervention by TENG Lili, ZHANG Mei, SONG Wenjing, ZHU Luwen

“…Ischemic stroke (IS) is characterized by high incidence, high disability rate and high mortality. It is a challenge in the prevention and treatment of cerebrovascular diseases, and it is also a major global health concern. …”
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Frequency of congenital hypothyroidism in new born admitted with neonatal jaundice at tertiary care hospital peshawar by Abdul Ahad, Romana Bibi, Sijad Ur Rehman, Majid Ali Shah, Matea Ullah, Shahinda

“…Severe neonatal jaundice and its progression to kernicterus is a leading cause of death and disability among newborns in poorly-resourced countries. …”
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