Primary exocrine pancreatic insufficiency in children (a clinical case of Shwachman-Diamond syndrome) by V.S. Berezenko, Yu.I. Proshchenko, Kh.Z. Mykhayluk, M.B. Dyba, O.M. Tkalik, Yu.O. Savenko

“…Early diagnosis and timely treatment prevent the onset of adverse symptoms and disability. Treatment is complex and syndromic and includes dietary therapy, enzyme replacement therapy, supplementation with fat-soluble vitamins and correction of hematologic disorders.…”
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Resting State fMRI: A Valuable Tool for Studying Cognitive Dysfunction in PD by Kai Li, Wen Su, Shu-Hua Li, Ying Jin, Hai-Bo Chen

“…Cognitive impairment is a common disabling symptom in PD. Unlike motor symptoms, the mechanism underlying cognitive dysfunction in Parkinson’s disease (PD) remains unclear and may involve multiple pathophysiological processes. …”
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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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Fracture Risk in Type 2 Diabetes: Current Perspectives and Gender Differences by Giuseppina T. Russo, Annalisa Giandalia, Elisabetta L. Romeo, Morabito Nunziata, Marco Muscianisi, Maria Concetta Ruffo, Antonino Catalano, Domenico Cucinotta

“…Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is associated with an increased risk of osteoporotic fractures, resulting in disabilities and increased mortality. The pathophysiological mechanisms linking diabetes to osteoporosis have not been fully explained, but alterations in bone structure and quality are well described in diabetic subjects, likely due to a combination of different factors. …”
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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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Integrative Korean Medicine for Pain and Functional Recovery in Lumbar Transverse Process Fractures: A Case Report and Literature Review by Ji-Sun Kim, Gyu-Bin Lee, Hong-Wook Choi, Do-Young Kim, Dong-Jin Kim, Dong-Ju Yoon, Ye-Rim Yun, Ji-Sung Yeum, Ik-Jun Cho

“…After two weeks of iKM hospitalization, the numerical rating scale scores decreased from 5 to 3, the Oswestry Disability Index scores decreased from 53.33 to 35.56, and the EuroQoL-5 dimension scores increased from 0.675 to 0.771. …”

Brain Computer Interface on Track to Home by Felip Miralles, Eloisa Vargiu, Stefan Dauwalder, Marc Solà, Gernot Müller-Putz, Selina C. Wriessnegger, Andreas Pinegger, Andrea Kübler, Sebastian Halder, Ivo Käthner, Suzanne Martin, Jean Daly, Elaine Armstrong, Christoph Guger, Christoph Hintermüller, Hannah Lowish

“…The novel BackHome system offers individuals with disabilities a range of useful services available via brain-computer interfaces (BCIs), to help restore their independence. …”
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Calcium/Cobalt Alginate Beads as Functional Scaffolds for Cartilage Tissue Engineering by Stefano Focaroli, Gabriella Teti, Viviana Salvatore, Isabella Orienti, Mirella Falconi

“…However, injuries to the cartilage usually lead to numerous health concerns and often culminate in disabling symptoms, due to the poor intrinsic capacity of this tissue for self-healing. …”
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Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy in a Multiple Sclerosis Patient Diagnosed after Switching from Natalizumab to Fingolimod by Tim Sinnecker, Jalal Othman, Marc Kühl, Imke Metz, Thoralf Niendorf, Annett Kunkel, Friedemann Paul, Jens Wuerfel, Juergen Faiss

“…Natalizumab- (NTZ-) associated progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a severe and often disabling infectious central nervous system disease that can become evident in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients after NTZ discontinuation. …”
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The Importance of Psychological and Social Factors in Influencing the Uptake and Maintenance of Physical Activity after Stroke: A Structured Review of the Empirical Literature by Jacqui Morris, Tracey Oliver, Thilo Kroll, Steve MacGillivray

“…A structured literature review of studies indexed in MEDLINE, CinAHL, P&BSC, and PsycINFO using search terms relevant to stroke, physical disabilities, and PA. Publications reporting empirical findings (quantitative or qualitative) regarding psychological and/or social factors were included. …”
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Global, regional, and national burden of NAFLD in youths and young adults aged 15–39 years, 1990–2021, its attributable risk factors, and projections to 2035: a systematic analysis... by Jiong Wang, Jiqing Du, Minxiu Wang, Mengyun Jin, Zhihua Tang, Yuqin Mao

“…Utilizing data from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021 study, this study assessed the burden and trends of NAFLD in youths and young adults aged 15–39 from 1990 to 2021 and extracted data from this study on the incidence, prevalence, death, and disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) rates of NAFLD. …”
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Designing and developing a prescription digital therapeutic for at-home heart rate variability biofeedback to support and enhance patient outcomes in post-traumatic stress disorder... by Rebecca Macy, Flavio Somanji, Flavio Somanji, Oleksandr Sverdlov

“…Widespread access to HRV-BFB could potentially reduce the distress, disability, and healthcare burden associated with PTSD. …”
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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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Information Accessibility in the Form of Braille by Samuel Dolphin, Maren Downing, Mia Cirrincione, Adam Samuta, Kevin Leite, Kimberly Noble, Brian Walsh

“…As part of the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADx) Tech program and its goal to make home tests accessible to people with disabilities, a series of interviews with industry experts was conducted to better understand braille technologies and the braille user space. …”
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The Mediating Role of Dysfunctional Coping in the Relationship between Beliefs about the Disease and the Level of Depression in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis by Michal Ziarko, Ewa Mojs, Bartosz Piasecki, Wlodzimierz Samborski

“…In many cases it leads to disability and results in a decreased quality of life and increased levels of anxiety and depression. …”
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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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Traumatic Fracture: Dislocation of Cervicothoracic Junction—Grand Round Presentation of C7-T1 Instabilities and Different Instrumentation Techniques by Mohammad A. Alsofyani, Soufiane Ghailane, Sultan Alsalmi, Sreenath Jakinapally, Louis Boissière, Ibrahim Obeid, Jean-Marc Vital

“…At one-year postoperative follow-up, radiographs revealed bony fusion at the level of C7-T1, and the patient had no major functional disability. Conclusion. We opted for the ventral-dorsal approach in our case for maximum stabilization and to prevent mechanical complications.…”
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Molecular genetic analysis of Rubinstein–Taybi syndrome in Russian patients by Olga R. Ismagilova, Tagui A. Adyan, Tagui A. Adyan, Tatiana S. Beskorovainaya, Alexander V. Polyakov

“…IntroductionRubinstein–Taybi syndrome (RSTS) is one of the many forms of syndromic intellectual disability, occurring in the population with a frequency of 1: 100–125 thousand newborns. …”
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HCV and Lymphoproliferation by Anna Linda Zignego, Carlo Giannini, Laura Gragnani

“…It is not only a hepatotropic but also a lymphotropic agent and is responsible not only for liver injury—potentially evolving to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma—but also for a series of sometimes severely disabling extrahepatic diseases and, in particular, B-cell lymphoproliferative disorders. …”
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Vision impairment and associated daily activity limitation: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Masoud Rahmati, Lee Smith, Laurent Boyer, Guillaume Fond, Dong Keon Yon, Hayeon Lee, Tarnjit Sehmbi, Mapa Prabhath Piyasena, Shahina Pardhan

“…<h4>Background</h4>Vision impairment is a common disability that poses significant challenges to individuals' ability to perform activities essential for independent living, including activities of daily living (ADL) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL). …”
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