Weight Gain, Obesity, and Psychotropic Prescribing by Nikhil Nihalani, Thomas L. Schwartz, Umar A. Siddiqui, James L. Megna

“…There is newer literature looking at the etiology of this weight gain and the potential treatments being used to alleviate this side effect. …”
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Herpetic Stromal Keratitis following Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty by Nisha Chadha, David A. Belyea, Sanjeev Grewal

“…Corneal edema after SLT treatment has been reported before, but the etiology has been unclear. Our cases highlight HSV as a likely etiology, which may help with prevention and better management of such cases in the future.…”
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Endoscopic Evaluation and Management of Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Patients with Ventricular Assist Devices by Marty M. Meyer, Scott D. Young, Benjamin Sun, Maher Azzouz, Michael S. Firstenberg

“…The site of GIB was identified in 32/36 episodes (88.9%), and the etiology of bleeding was determined in 30/36 cases (83.3%). …”
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Epidemiology of Acute Pancreatitis in the North Adriatic Region of Croatia during the Last Ten Years by Davor Stimac, Ivana Mikolasevic, Irena Krznaric-Zrnic, Mladen Radic, Sandra Milic

“…Therefore, we studied the incidence rate of AP in the North Adriatic Region in Croatia, as well as epidemiological analysis concerning etiology, age, gender, and severity of disease. Methods. …”
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Human Leukocyte Antigen Class I and II Alleles and Overall Survival in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma and Follicular Lymphoma by Yani Lu, Amr M. Abdou, James R. Cerhan, Lindsay M. Morton, Richard K. Severson, Scott Davis, Wendy Cozen, Nathaniel Rothman, Leslie Bernstein, Stephen Chanock, Patricia Hartge, Sophia S. Wang

“…Genetic variation in the 6p21 chromosomal region, including human leukocyte antigen (HLA) genes and tumor necrosis factor (TNF), has been linked to both etiology and clinical outcomes of lymphomas. We estimated the effects of HLA class I (A, B, and C), class II DRB1 alleles, and the ancestral haplotype (AH) 8.1 (HLAA*01-B*08-DRB1*03-TNF-308A) on overall survival (OS) among patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) and follicular lymphoma (FL) in a population-based study of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. …”
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Soccer and Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo by Nikolaj Warming, Stephanie Balslev Andersen, Dan Dupont Hougaard

“…Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is the most common cause of vertigo among adults. The etiology of BPPV is unknown in approximately 50 percent of cases. …”
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West Syndrome in an Infant with Complete Corpus Callosal Agenesis by S. Sheetal, Nikhil Gladson, Rakesh John, Yamuna P. Kurup

“…It comprises 2% of childhood epilepsies. Etiologically, West syndrome can be classified into symptomatic with known etiology and cryptogenic with unknown etiology. …”
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Genetics of Keratoconus: Where Do We Stand? by Khaled K. Abu-Amero, Abdulrahman M. Al-Muammar, Altaf A. Kondkar

“…Keratoconus has a complex multifactorial etiology, with environmental, behavioral, and multiple genetic components contributing to the disease pathophysiology. …”
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The Use of Portal Vein Pulsatility to Differentiate Hypervolemic and Hypovolemic Hyponatremia by Gurkeerat Singh, Jean-Sebastien Rachoin, Christina Chien, Sharad Patel

“…A challenge in managing hyponatremia is accurately determining the etiology for the free water excess as management can markedly differ. …”
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Melatonin as a powerful antioxidant by Chrustek Agnieszka, Olszewska-Słonina Dorota

“…The aim of this study is to get acquainted with current reports on melatonin, antioxidative mechanisms and their importance in diseases of free radical etiology.…”
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Could Ossification of the Achilles Tendon Have a Hereditary Component? by Chawki Cortbaoui, Jihad Matta, Rayan Elkattah

“…Could OAT have a hereditary component as one of its etiologies?…”
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Chronic Hepatitis with Liver Granulomas in a Patient with Granuloma Annulare: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Majid Alsahafi, Mohammed I. AlJasser, Sunil Kalia, H. M. Yang, Alnoor Ramji

“…Granuloma annulare (GA) is a benign granulomatous skin disorder of unknown etiology. GA is rarely associated with liver diseases. …”
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Bilateral Multiple Focal Choroidal Excavations in a Patient with Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH) by Ping Huang, Tal Ben Ami, Weiye Li

“…Focal choroidal excavation (FCE) is an unusual configuration characterized by focal thinning and pitting of the choroid in the absence of staphyloma or scleral ectasia. The etiology and clinical implications of FCE are currently unknown. …”
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Alveolar Osteitis: A Comprehensive Review of Concepts and Controversies by Antonia Kolokythas, Eliza Olech, Michael Miloro

“…A great body of literature is devoted to alveolar osteitis addressing the etiology and pathophysiology of this condition. In addition numerous studies are available discussing methods and techniques to prevent this condition. …”
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Advances in Pathogenesis of Sjögren’s Syndrome by Yao Tian, Hongyi Yang, Na Liu, Yan Li, Jie Chen

“…Sjögren’s syndrome (SS) is a chronic autoimmune disease of unknown etiology that mainly involves exocrine glands. Patients present with dry mouth and eyes, fever, arthralgia, and other systemic symptoms. …”
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Secondary vs. primary pituitary xanthogranulomas: which yellow is more mellow? by Dragana Miljic, Sandra Pekic, Mirjana Doknic, Marko Stojanovic, Sasa Ilic, Marina Nikolic Djurovic, Zvezdana Jemuovic, Toplica Milojevic, Mihailo Milicevic, Marija Jovanovic, Milica Medic Stojanoska, Bojana Carić, Nevena Radic, Sanja Medenica, Emilija Manojlovic Gacic, Milan Petakov

“…Distinct clinical phenotype was observed dependent on the etiology of XG.…”
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Potentials of antiviral therapy at patients with liver cirrhosis in an outcome of HCV-infection by E. N. Bessonova

“…To study efficacy and complications of antiviral therapy in patients with liver cirrhosis of HCV-etiology.Material and methods. Original study included 57 patients with liver cirrhosis of HCV-etiology of A and B classes by Child-Pugh, treated in Sverdlovsk regional center of hepatology, based on «Sverdlovsk regional hospital №1» (Yekaterinburg) in 2008 to 2010. …”
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Summary of Canadian Guidelines for the Initial Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia: An Evidence-Based Update by the Canadian Infectious Disease Society and the Canadian Thor... by Lionel A Mandell, Thomas J Marrie, Ronald F Grossman, Anthony W Chow, Robert H Hyland, Canadian CAP Working Group

“…Over the past several years, there have been significant advances in the knowledge and understanding of the etiology of the disease, and an appreciation of problems such as mixed infections and increasing antimicrobial resistance. …”
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Cryptogenic stroke in young patients and cannabis use: case presentation and literature review by A. Atkočiūnas, A. Jasionis, G. Lengvenis, R. Badaras, K. Ryliškienė

“…In this patient population, there is an especially high number of cryptogenic strokes, where etiology is not identified or several causes are identified, or their exact meaning is not entirely clear, e. g., patent foramen ovale. …”
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Clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment of intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy by Yu. B. Uspenskaya, A. A. Sheptulin

“…To present the modern concept of etiology and pathogenesis of the intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) and the modern diagnostic and treatment approaches to gastroenterologists. …”
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