Discovery of a Novel DYRK1A Mutation (c.524del) in Intellectual Development Disorder Autosomal Dominant 7 (MRD7): A Comprehensive Case Analysis by Fiona Whitaker, Alvaro Serrano

“…We report a case of DYRK1A-related intellectual disability syndrome caused by a novel mutation.…”
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An unstable variant of GAP43 leads to neurodevelopmental deficiency by Mariko Noda, Ayumi Matsumoto, Hidenori Ito, Masayo Kagami, Toshihiro Tajima, Takayoshi Matsumura, Takanori Yamagata, Koh-ichi Nagata

“…We performed whole exome sequencing on a patient with intellectual disability (ID), neurodevelopmental disorders, short stature, and skeletal abnormalities such as left–right difference in legs and digital deformities, and identified a heterozygous missense variation in the GAP43 gene [NM_001130064.2: c.436G > A/p.…”
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Skull defect – Frontotemporal dementia sagging brain syndrome by Wouter I. Schievink, Marcel M. Maya, Robin Babadjouni, Angelique Sao‐Mai S. Tay, Rachelle B. Taché

“…Custom cranial implant surgery was performed in four patients and resulted in prompt and remarkable improvement of symptoms in three patients (SIHDAS: very severe disability to no or mild disability) and mild improvement in one patient. …”
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Telerehabilitation for Exercise Training in Pregnancy by Esra Uzelpasaci, Levent Ozcakar, Serap Ozgul, Ozgur Ozyuncu, Mehmet Sinan Beksac, Turkan Akbayrak

“… OBJECTIVE: To determine the effects of exercise training on the severity of low back pain, disability, and quality of life in pregnant women followed by telerehabilitation. …”
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Health-Related Quality of Life and Quality of Sexual Life in Obese Subjects by Eleonora Poggiogalle, Luca Di Lazzaro, Alessandro Pinto, Silvia Migliaccio, Andrea Lenzi, Lorenzo M. Donini

“…The aim of the present study was to explore the relationship between sexual life in obese subjects and quality of life, psychological status, and disability. Methods. 95 obese subjects were recruited from June 2012 to February 2013 and underwent physical examination and measures for the assessment of quality of life, sexual life, psychological status, and disability. …”
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PREPARING TEACHERS FOR INCLUSIVE EDUCATION by Natalya V. Ryabova, Olga I. Karpunina

“…The authors dwell on the different levels and options for professional training, retraining and advanced training of pedagogical staff (teachers-psychologists, speech pathologists, educators) engaged in development, education, social integration of persons with disabilities. The paper also views the features of psycho-pedagogical support of students with disabilities in educational process of general and vocational education.…”
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The association of agricultural and non-agricultural work on the healthy ageing of older adults in Japan: A 6-year longitudinal study from the Japan Gerontological evaluation study by Hiroki Takeuchi, Kazushige Ide, Hequn Wang, Motoki Tamura, Katsunori Kondo

“…The objective variables included healthy ageing, such as dementia, functional disability, loss of healthy life expectancy, and death. …”
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A Study on Lower Limb Movement Intention Recognition Based on Multi-Source Information Fusion by Siyu Zong, Wei Li, Dawen Sun, Xiaojie Wei, Junjie Chen, Zhengwei Yue, Daxue Sun

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Surgical interventions for degenerative cervical disease: Impact on patient quality of life, mental health, pain relief, and spiritual health by Ching-Ya Huang, Cheng-Shyuan Rau, Jo-Chien Lin, Shiun-Yuan Hsu, Ching-Hua Hsieh

“…This study aimed to evaluate the effects of surgery on QOL, pain-related disability, mental health, and spiritual well-being in patients with degenerative cervical diseases. …”
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Demand for Endodontic Treatment and its Impact on Quality of Life by Bruna Scarlot Avancini, Lorrayne Cesario Maria, Wellen Gobi Botacin, Pamela Barbosa dos Santos, Maria Helena Monteiro de Barros Miotto

“…Individuals living alone reported a greater impact on the psychological disability dimension (54.8%). Participants with limited or no access to dental services, especially through the Unified Health System (NHS), reported a greater impact on the psychological disability dimension (61%). …”
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Pain medication tapering for patients with Persistent Spinal Pain Syndrome Type II, treated with Spinal Cord Stimulation: A RCT-study protocol of the PIANISSIMO study. by Maarten Moens, Cleo Lina Crunelle, Koen Putman, Elke Wuyts, Frenn Bultinck, Hubert Van Puyenbroeck, PIANISSIMO consortium, Lisa Goudman

“…Despite the evidence that SCS can reduce disability and reduce pain medication usage, only 25% of the patients is able to completely omit pain medication usage after 12 months of SCS. …”
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One-year outcomes of traumatic injuries among survivors in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study on the employment outcomes and functioning state by Ayalew Zewdie, Adamu Addissie, Marcia Finlayson, Ansha Nega Ahmed, Rosemary Lysaght

“…In Ethiopia, there is a paucity of evidence about the long-term consequences of injuries, particularly about their employment outcomes and disability status. This study characterizes injury survivors by their preinjury status, injury characteristics, postinjury employment outcomes and disability status 1 year post injury.Methods An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted on injury survivors who received services from a large public hospital in Addis Ababa. …”
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High-definition transcranial infraslow pink noise stimulation for chronic low back pain: protocol for a pilot, safety and feasibility randomised placebo-controlled trial by Ramakrishnan Mani, Dirk De Ridder, Sven Vanneste, Divya Bharatkumar Adhia, John N J Reynolds

“…Introduction Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is a common disabling health condition. Current treatments demonstrate modest effects, warranting newer therapies. …”
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Cerebral Embolic Protection in Patients Undergoing Left Atrial Appendage Closure by Julia Seeger, Philipp Seppelt, Mario Iturbe-Orbe, David Leistner, Jochen Wöhrle, Michael Joner

“…Clinical outcome measures were disabling and non-disabling stroke within 72 h; (3) Results: In most filters, no material was captured. …”
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Rehabilitation needs screening to identify potential beneficiaries: a scoping review by Carla Sabariego, Wouter De Groote, Melissa Corso, Kent Murnaghan, Antony Duttine

“…The WHO International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health is used to categorise screening items.Results We identified 24 tools that use a range of screening methodologies, but mostly questionnaires that are used by health workers. …”
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Describing Caregiver and Clinician Experiences with Pediatric Telerehabilitation Across Clinical Disciplines by Meaghan Reitzel, Lori Letts, Cynthia Lennon, Jennifer Lasenby-Lessard, Monika Novak-Pavlic, Briano Di Rezze, Michelle Phoenix

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A Synergy of Convolutional Neural Networks for Sensor-Based EEG Brain–Computer Interfaces to Enhance Motor Imagery Classification by Souheyl Mallat, Emna Hkiri, Abdullah M. Albarrak, Borhen Louhichi

“…Enhancing motor disability assessment and its imagery classification is a significant concern in contemporary medical practice, necessitating reliable solutions to improve patient outcomes. …”
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Can Meditation Influence Quality of Life, Depression, and Disease Outcome in Multiple Sclerosis? Findings from a Large International Web-Based Study by Adam B. Levin, Emily J. Hadgkiss, Tracey J. Weiland, Claudia H. Marck, Dania M. van der Meer, Naresh G. Pereira, George A. Jelinek

“…Those with worsened disability levels were more likely to meditate. Discussion. …”
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Corrigendum for “The global birth prevalence of clubfoot: a systematic review and meta-analysis” by Tracey Smythe, Sara Rotenberg, Chris Lavy

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Instrumentation Removal following Minimally Invasive Posterior Percutaneous Pedicle Screw-Rod Stabilization (PercStab) of Thoracolumbar Fractures Is Not Always Required by Neil Manson, Dana El-Mughayyar, Erin Bigney, Eden Richardson, Edward Abraham

“…Results. 81.25% of patients (n = 26) retained their instrumentation and reported minimal disability, mild pain, and satisfaction with their surgery and returned to work (mean = 6 months). …”
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