Mistreatment or not the best treatment to the elder. Reality and challenge by Miguel Angel Serra Valdés, Girelda Cordero López, Marleny Viera García

“…Cuba is not exempted of this situation; the Cuban population ages and chronic non communicable diseases are a challenge to be concerned, mainly cancer, dementia, disability and prostration due to different causes which are the most frequent illnesses in elder people.…”
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Myonecrosis in a Sickle Cell-Diseased Patient: A Case Report and Literature Review by Ali Wasel Almomen, Yaser Mansour Tawfeeq, Ahmed Khalid Almuhaisin, Abdulraheem Ayman Altalib

“…In this article, we present a case of myonecrosis in a sickle cell-diseased patient who presented with left acute atraumatic left foot pain and MRI with contrast showing characteristic image of muscle infarction supportive therapy initiated, and 2-year follow-up did not reveal any physical disabilities; further study and follow-up are needed to know the nature of the disease and avoid improper management of those patients.…”
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From pathogenesis to new developments in treatment of primary progressive multiple sclerosis. Literature review by A. Juknelytė, Ž. Vaičekauskytė, D. Mickevičienė, R. Balnytė

“…Considered an incurable disease, PPMS today gives patients more hope of stopping the progression of disability. …”
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Clothing needs of adults with Down syndrome by Malgorzata Matusiak, Nina Kuryłło

“…The analysis showed differences between body dimensions in the size charts intended for women without disability and the dimensions of the surveyed group of women. …”
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Male and female (in)tolerance profile in regard to living with diversity in a southern brazilian community by Mário Antonio Sanches, Clara Nasser Scherer, Giovana Maestrelli

“…The analysed questions started with the sentence: “how do you position yourself when your son or daughter seeks to live with people of the opposite sex, another religion, other ethnicities or races, another social class, with disabilities, homosexuals and children of prisoners?”. …”
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Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Cognition, and Multiple Sclerosis: An Overview by Grigorios Nasios, Lambros Messinis, Efthimios Dardiotis, Panagiotis Papathanasopoulos

“…A major aspect of the disease is brain volume loss (BVL), present in all phases and types (relapsing and progressive) of the disease and linked to both motor and cognitive disabilities. Due to the lack of effective pharmacological treatments for cognition, cognitive rehabilitation and other nonpharmacological interventions such as repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) have recently emerged and their potential role in functional connectivity is studied. …”
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Synaptic Plasticity, a Prominent Contributor to the Anxiety in Fragile X Syndrome by Tao Yang, Huan Zhao, Changbo Lu, Xiaoyu Li, Yingli Xie, Hao Fu, Hui Xu

“…Patients with FXS suffer from cognitive impairment, sensory integration deficits, learning disability, anxiety, autistic traits, and so forth. …”
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Sturge–Weber Syndrome with Bilateral Port-Wine Stain by Bishnu Deep Pathak, Shriya Sharma, Aakriti Adhikari, Nabin Simkhada, Bhuwan Ghimire, Nirjala Aryal

“…Here, we describe a case of four years seven months female with seizures, developmental delay, intellectual disability, and bilateral port-wine stain diagnosed as type I (classical) Sturge–Weber syndrome. …”
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Two Novel Variants in the ATRX Gene Associated with Variable Phenotypes by D. Hettiarachchi, B. A. P. S. Pathirana, P. J. Kumarasiri, V. H. W. Dissanayake

“…These cases expand the clinical spectrum of ATR-X syndrome and open new opportunities for the molecular diagnosis of ATRX mutations in male patients with severe global developmental delay and intellectual disabilities.…”
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A Review of Dual-Task Walking Deficits in People with Parkinson's Disease: Motor and Cognitive Contributions, Mechanisms, and Clinical Implications by Valerie E. Kelly, Alexis J. Eusterbrock, Anne Shumway-Cook

“…The consequences of gait impairments in PD are significant and include increased disability, increased fall risk, and reduced quality of life. …”
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Failed back surgery syndrome treatment using spinal cord stimulation in Lithuania by M. Vaišvilas, A. Radžiūnas, V. Deltuva, A. Tamašauskas

“…Many of the treated patients become unable to work because of their disability and face psychosocial problems. Failed Back Surgery Syndrome is defined as persisting chronic neuropathic pain after a successful lumbar spine surgery. …”
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FDA-approved kinase inhibitors: a promising therapeutic avenue for traumatic brain injury by Dezhu Gao, Yu Shi, Zhiliang Wang, Weiming Liu

“…Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a complex disease that leads to significant mortality and disability worldwide each year. TBI disrupts the normal activity of kinases and molecular signaling pathways, but the effective therapeutic methods for patients remain limited. …”
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MicroRNAs in Cerebral Ischemia by Yang Wang, Yongting Wang, Guo-Yuan Yang

“…The risk of ischemic stroke increases substantially with age, making it the third leading cause of death and the leading cause of long-term disability in the world. Numerous studies demonstrated that genes, RNAs, and proteins are involved in the occurrence and development of stroke. …”
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Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber Syndrome. Case Report and Literature Review by Laura Vázquez Pis, Maday González Hernández, Aimé Marrero Gil, Antonio Mazot Rangel

“…The treatment of choice is the symptomatic clinic, focused on avoiding disability, improving functional capacity, quality of life and preventing complications. …”
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Immunization of Cooperative Spreading Dynamics on Complex Networks by Jun Wang, Shi-Min Cai, Tao Zhou

“…In this paper, we propose a strategy to immunize some nodes based on their degrees. The immunized nodes disable the synergistic effect of cooperative spreading dynamics. …”
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Irregularities in conducting the list of assets and liabilities by Jakovljević Nemanja

“…For these reasons, it is important to understand the irregularities that occur during the census in order to prevent and disable their occurrence in practice.…”
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One-Stage Hybrid Repair of Multiple Degenerative Aneurysms by George N. Kouvelos, Nektario K. Papa, Eleni M. Arnaoutoglou, Christina Bali, Miltiadis I. Matsagkas

“…We report a case of a 71-year-old male suffering from multiple aneurysms in four different segments of the arterial tree in combination with disabling claudication of his left leg. The patient was managed in a single session with a combination of classic open surgical and endovascular techniques in order to treat his aneurysms and revascularize his leg. …”
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Generation of an induced pluripotent stem cell line (UCLi026-A) from a patient with ADCY5-related disease carrying the heterozygous variant c.1253G > A; (p. Arg418Gln) by Sharmin Alhaque, Dimitri Budinger, Barbara Garavaglia, Giovanna Zorzi, Serena Barral, Manju A. Kurian

“…Heterozygous mutations in ADCY5 lead to ADCY5-related dyskinesia, comprising a wide array of disabling hyperkinetic movement disorders including chorea, myoclonus and/or dystonia. …”
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High risk factors of diabetic foot and related nursing interventions (糖尿病足的高危因素分析及护理干预现状) by JI Congying (季聪颖)

“…It's also a major cause of disability and death. This paper summarized and outlined the risk factors, prevention points and nursing interventions for diabetic foot by literature review, in order to improve the quality of life of diabetic patients, enhance clinical care, and prevent the occurrence of diabetic foot. …”
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Work loss in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with abatacept, rituximab, tocilizumab or TNF inhibitors: a nationwide direct drug-to-drug comparison by Ulf Lindström, Johan Askling, Katerina Chatzidionysiou, Lotta Ljung, Lars Klareskog, Martin Neovius, Nils Feltelius, Eva Baecklund, Christopher Sjöwall, Helena Forsblad-d’Elia, Carl Turesson, Elisabet Lindqvist, Thomas Frisell, Alf Kastbom, Helena Forsblad-d'Elia, Jonas Söderling, Ann Knight, Gerd-Marie Alenius, Gustaf Magnus Bruze

“…Data on work loss (0–365 days per year) from sick leave and disability pension were retrieved from linkage to the Social Insurance Agency. …”
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