Intracranial complications in adult patients with severe pneumococcal meningitis: a retrospective multicenter cohort study by Camille Legouy, Renaud Cornic, Keyvan Razazi, Damien Contou, Stéphane Legriel, Eve Garrigues, Pauline Buiche, Maxens Decavèle, Sarah Benghanem, Thomas Rambaud, Jérôme Aboab, Marina Esposito-Farèse, Jean-François Timsit, Camille Couffignal, Romain Sonneville

“…Competing risk analysis, with persistent disability (mRS score 3–5) as the primary risk and ICU-death as the competing risk, revealed that chronic alcohol consumption was the sole significant variable associated with persistent disability at 90 days (cause-specific hazard ratio 4.26, 95%CI 1.83–9.91), whereas the remaining variables were associated with mortality. …”
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Analysis and comparison of the trends in burden of spinal cord injury in China and worldwide from 1990 to 2021: an analysis of the global burden of disease study 2021 by Hao Qin, Yuhang Diao, Mingyu Hao, Zhitan Wang, Minghao Xie, Xiaojun Hu, Tao Zhu

“…BackgroundSpinal cord injury (SCI) is a globally prevalent neurological condition, often resulting in motor, sensory, and autonomic dysfunctions that lead to permanent disability. However, outdated epidemiological data hinder the development and implementation of effective public health policies. …”
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How Prepared Are We for Possible Bioterrorist Attacks: An Approach from Emergency Medicine Perspective by Ali Kemal Erenler, Murat Güzel, Ahmet Baydin

“…The large spectrum of bioterrorism involves not only disastrous terrorism with mass casualties, but also microevents using low technology but producing civil unrest, disruption, disease, disabilities, and death. It aims not only to cause mortality and morbidity, but also to lead to social and political disruption. …”
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Knowledge and attitudes towards sarcopenia among healthcare professionals by Jeremy Jun Wei Teng, Raymond Kai Heng Goh, Melanie Mei Ying Tan, Le Alicia How, Li Feng Tan

“…It leads to increased adverse outcomes such as increased risks of falls, fractures, postoperative complications, disability and increased mortality.2 It is associated with many chronic diseases such as heart failure, chronic kidney disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes and cognitive impairment.2,4 The prevalence of sarcopenia is expected to dramatically increase in the next few decades, especially in ageing populations.6…”
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Reformatorskie działania w edukacji wczesnoszkolnej uczniów z niepełnosprawnością – „druzgocące fakty dokonane” czy postęp? by Sławomira Sadowska

“…The concept of work in classes I–III, developed on the basis of special pedagogy, despite the fact that the reformed school did not question its basic assumptions, is no longer an axis of thought in working with pupils with disabilities. …”
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Diagnosis and Treatment of a Lateral Meniscal Cyst with Musculoskeletal Ultrasound by Hamilton Chen

“…Meniscal cysts are a relatively uncommon occurrence that may result in pain and disability in the knee. It is widely believed that meniscal cysts are secondary to fluid extrusion from a meniscus tear. …”
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Challenges of diagnostics and treatment of non-specific mental health disorders in neurosyphilis by K. Matuzevičius, A. Bagdonaitė

“… Syphilis has been a health hazard worldwide since its existence, often causing long term disability or even death. Even though in Lithuania the incidence of syphilis has been slowly decreasing over several years, we still see many patients with different stages of the dis ease in the hospital setting. …”
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Neonatal myoclonus in Bryant-Li-Bhoj syndrome associated with a novel H3F3A variant by Moemi Hojo, Noriko Soma, Kei Yamada, Yu Kobayashi, Masaki Miura, Hitomi Fujii, Hiromi Nyuzuki, Yosuke Nishio, Taichi Oso, Tomoo Ogi, Takeshi Ikeuchi, Jun Tohyama

“…Abstract Bryant-Li-Bhoj syndrome (BLBS; OMIM # 619720, 619721), caused by germline H3F3A and H3F3B variants encoding histone H3.3, is characterized by mild to severe developmental delay, intellectual disability, failure to thrive, muscle tone abnormalities, and dysmorphic facial features. …”
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Loss of Ambulation Due to Calcific Myonecrosis: A Rare but Reversible Complication of Wilson’s Disease by Abhishek Vaingankar, Divyani Garg, Ayush Agarwal, Divya M Radhakrishnan, Awadh Kishor Pandit, Madhavi Tripathi, Achal K Srivastava

“…A review of literature indicates that although osseomuscular complications are reported in WD, calcific myonecrosis is a hitherto unknown entity which, if recognized early, may be reversed, preventing disability and unnecessary change in chelation regimens.…”
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Robust Human Machine Interface Based on Head Movements Applied to Assistive Robotics by Elisa Perez, Natalia López, Eugenio Orosco, Carlos Soria, Vicente Mut, Teodiano Freire-Bastos

“…The system is evaluated by four individuals with severe motors disability and a quantitative index was developed, in order to objectively evaluate the performance. …”
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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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A Necessary Deepening in Researching about non Transmissible Diseases by Raidel González Rodríguez

“…They have resulted in an increment in the incidence of patients, steady increase of its associated mortality and disability, so as a determining factor in economic costs, admissions and medical treatment. …”
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Voices and visions: Navigating the landscape of sexual, reproductive, and maternal health and rights in Latin America and the Caribbean: A stakeholder mapping and analysis by Sofia Pirsch, Denise Zavala, Mabel Berrueta, María Belizán, Juan Pedro Alonso, Sandra Formia, Jamile Ballivian, Miluska Ramirez-Rodríguez, Maisa Havela, Gabriela Perrota, Analía López, Cintia Cejas, Adolfo Rubinstein

“…This article presents the results of a mapping and analysis of key stakeholders operating in the field of Sexual, Reproductive, and Maternal Health and Rights (SRMHR) who are involved in the entitlement of health rights and access to health services for women, adolescents, LGBTQI+ individuals, migrants, indigenous people, Afro-descendants, and people with disabilities in Latin America and the Caribbean. Our study focuses on Argentina, Colombia, Guatemala, Guyana, Jamaica, Mexico, and Peru. …”
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Exploring the Orton-Gillingham Approach to Teaching Reading from the Perspective of Tutors at the Scottish Rite Learning Centre for Children - Halifax by Heather Hollis, Mary Jane Harkins

“…The Scottish Rite Learning Centre for Children - Halifax (SRLCC-H) in Nova Scotia offers tuition-free tutoring services based on the Orton-Gillingham approach, to students with reading-based learning disabilities, such as dyslexia. Through individual interviews, this study explores the perspectives and experiences of the volunteer tutors and tutors-in-training at the SRLCC-H. …”
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Anonymous Aggregator Election and Data Aggregation in Wireless Sensor Networks by Tamás Holczer, Levente Buttyán

“…More specifically, we propose two private aggregator node election protocols, a private data aggregation protocol, and a corresponding private query protocol for sensor networks that allow for secure in-network data aggregation by making it difficult for an adversary to identify and then physically disable the designated aggregator nodes. Our advanced protocols resist strong adversaries that can physically compromise some nodes.…”
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Residential special schooling: the inclusive option! by Robin Jackson

“…Assimilation, however, is at odds with the kind of empowerment strategies adopted by most other devalued groups (for example: ethnic minorities; women; people with physical and sensory disabilities) who celebrate their differences and welcome congregative identity and activity.…”

Impact of Minimal Incision Repair of Rectus Abdominis Diastasis on Quality of Life and Stress Incontinence: A Prospective Study by Asmatullah Katawazai, Göran Wallin, Anna Ärlebäck, Gabriel Sandblom, Gabriel Sandblom

“…Assessments were conducted preoperatively and 1 year postoperatively, these included the Modified Abdominal Trunk Function Protocol (MATFP), Disability Rating Index (DRI), and Urinary Disability Index (UDI) questionnaires. …”
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Periodontal diseases in Down syndrome during childhood: a scoping review by Valentin Vergier, Anne-Margaux Collignon, Marjolaine Gosset, Anne-Laure Bonnet

“…Compared with healthy children or children with disabilities, DS children appear to have more severe periodontal inflammation. …”
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The Efficacy of the Mulligan Concept to Treat Meniscal Pathology: A Systematic Review by Nathan C. Reep, Sydney N. Leverett, Rebecca M. Heywood, Russell T. Baker, Darren L. Barnes, Scott W. Cheatham

“…Five studies reported the Disablement in the Physically Active (DPA) scale that also demonstrated statistically significant differences or met the MCID. …”
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Analysis of changes in the chemokine CXC ligand 13 in serum and cerebrospinal fluid of patients with neuromyelitis optica by Juan Zhou, Shalin Luo, Xiaoxi Yao, Haipeng Li, Ying Wen

“…Abstract To determine correlation between the Extended Disability Status Scale(EDSS) grade and the progression of neuromyelitis optica(NMO) patients’ levels of the chemokine CXC ligand 13 (CXCL13) in their serum and cerebrospinal fluid. …”
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