Transoral Laser-Assisted Total Laryngectomy: Expanding the TLM’s World by Aslan Ahmadi, Saleh Mohebbi, Masoud Kazemi, Ayda Sanaei

“…In this case report, we describe a case of a 50-year-old male patient presented to the otorhinolaryngology clinic with a history of hoarseness and odynophagia since 6 months. …”
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Diplopia, Convergent Strabismus, and Eye Abduction Palsy in a 12-Year-Old Boy with Autoimmune Thyroiditis by Pedro Marques, Sandra Jacinto, Maria do Carmo Pinto, Catarina Limbert, Lurdes Lopes

“…A 12-year-old boy has been followed up for autoimmune thyroiditis under LT4. Family history was irrelevant for endocrine or autoimmune diseases. …”
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Management of a trauma patient with alcohol withdrawal who developed neuroleptic malignant syndrome in Korea: a case report by Byungchul Yu, Ji Yeon Lee, Yong Beom Kim, Hee Yeon Park, Junsu Jung, Youn Yi Jo

“…Therefore, if the patient's past medical history is unknown or clinical symptoms develop that are suggestive of NMS, early treatment must be considered.…”
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Modifiable Coronary Heart Disease Risk Factors in the Population Aged 20-49 Years by Francisco Carlos Valladares Mas, Francisco de Jesús Valladares Carvajal, Nicolás Ramón Cruz Pérez

“…The studied variables included age, sex, skin color, risk factors (excess weight/obesity, physical inactivity, smoking, hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia) and psychosocial factors, which were obtained from the medical interview, physical examination, laboratory tests (total cholesterol and triglycerides) and review of individual medical records and family history. <br /><strong>Results</strong>: risk factors most frequently identified were excess weight/obesity (42.4 %), physical inactivity (34.4 %) and smoking (20.3 %). …”
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Abdominopelvic Tuberculosis Secondary to a Nontuberculous Mycobacterium in an Immunocompetent Patient by Beng Kwang Ng, Kembang Aziah Yakob, Wendy Yin Ling Ng, Pei Shan Lim, Rahana Abd Rahman, Abdul Kadir Abdul Karim, Ani Amelia Zainuddin, Zaleha Abdullah Mahdy

“…A 37-year-old foreign worker, para 3, presented with a one-week history of suprapubic pain associated with fever. …”
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A True Aneurysm of the Zygomatic Orbital Artery: First Case Report in the Literature by Valentina Molinaro, Elisa Pagliasso, Gianfranco Varetto, Claudio Castagno, Lorenzo Gibello, Pietro Rispoli

“…A 33-year-old man presented with a pulsatile mass in the left temporal region; about 1 year before the current presentation, the swelling had arisen on the upper lateral border of the orbital arch and increased in recent months. His medical history was negative for accidental or iatrogenic head injury. …”
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Combination Treatment of Perioperative Rehabilitation and Psychoeducation Undergoing Thoracic Surgery by Kazuhiro Hayashi, Takayuki Inoue, Motoki Nagaya, Satoru Ito, Hiroki Nakajima, Keiko Hattori, Izumi Kadono, Kohei Yokoi, Yoshihiro Nishida

“…One patient underwent pneumonectomy with laryngeal recurrent nerve paralysis; the other patient, who had a history of recurrent hepatic encephalopathy and dialysis, underwent S6 segmentectomy. …”
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The Diagnosing Challenge of a Positive ANCA Vasculitis in the Paediatric Age by Clara Preto, Armandina Silva, Sandra Alves, Margarida Guedes, Paula Matos, Conceição Mota, Paula Rocha, Paula C. Fernandes

“…A female teenager presented with a history of subglottic stenosis diagnosed at the age of 12. …”
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Discretized Impedance-Based Modeling of Converter-Interfaced Energy Resources for State-Variable-Based Real-Time EMT Simulators by Taleb Vahabzadeh, Seyyedmilad Ebrahimi, Juri Jatskevich

“…Specifically, the VSC-based systems are first represented as admittance-based models in Laplace domain, and then they are discretized and formulated to construct a Th&#x00E9;venin equivalent impedance matrix and history voltages that can be interfaced seamlessly with external systems in SV-based simulators. …”
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Ethical dilemmas in the care of patients suffering from psychotic catatonia: a case report by Luigi F. Saccaro, Luigi F. Saccaro, Barbara Privé, Ambra D’Imperio, Ambra D’Imperio, Claire Bridel, Othman Sentissi, Othman Sentissi, Alexandre Wullschleger

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Trading house of merchant A.S. Kolmakov in Tyumen. Experience of complex research, restoration and adaptation of the object by A. I. Klimenko, M. Yu. Gaydouk

“…The study and popularization of significant objects that form the architectural image of the city is an important and necessary process both for the creation of a diverse high-quality urban environment and education in the field of national history and culture.Materials and methods. The study of the object of cultural heritage is based on the complex approach, including the analysis and use of pre-revolutionary and modern archival, bibliographic sources; collection and processing of documents, graphic and photographic materials; results of field survey (photo-fixation, measurements); systematization of research results.Results. …”
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Immunotherapy of Brain Cancers: The Past, the Present, and Future Directions by Lisheng Ge, Neil Hoa, Daniela A. Bota, Josephine Natividad, Andrew Howat, Martin R. Jadus

“…In this paper, we will trace the history of immunotherapy for brain cancers. We will also highlight some of the possible directions that this field may be taking in the immediate future for improving this therapeutic option.…”
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Simultaneous determination of ten nucleosides and bases in Ganoderma by micellar electrokinetic chromatography by Feiya Sheng, Songsong Wang, Xiao Luo, Jianbo Xiao, Linfeng Hu, Peng Li

“…Ganoderma (lingzhi) is a famous herbal medicine and edible supplement in oriental countries for a long history. In this study, a simple micellar electrokinetic chromatography (MEKC) method was established for the analysis of nucleosides and bases, the major bioactive components in Ganoderma for the first time. …”
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Nigmat Hakim in the dastan “Idegey” study by Zayneeva G.N.

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Characterization of sexual and reproductive behaviour in female high school students by Perla Caridad López Hernández, Eneida Bravo Polanco, Carmen Benítez Cabrera, Lisbet Cepero Äguila

“…Variables that were analyzed: whether they kept relationships involving sex at the time of the study, age at onset of the relationships and primary motivations for its initiation, contraceptives use and most commonly used contraceptives and reproductive and obstetric history (abortions, menstrual regulation and delivery .) …”
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Congenital Heart Disease Diagnosed Prenatally in Cienfuegos. 10 Year Study by Nancy González Vales, Rossana Isabel Jiménez Arias, María Antonia Ocaña, Nicolás Ramón Cruz Pérez, Julio César Martínez Santana, Jan Oneil González Ramos

“…The variables analyzed were: association of maternal age with the appearance of heart disease, gestational age at diagnosis, year of prenatal diagnosis and its relationship with the evolution of pregnancy, pathological history, risk factors, types of congenital heart disease and its relationship with the pregnancy continuity, results of pathological anatomy of the fetuses, relationship between the diagnosis of congenital heart diseases and the results of pathological anatomy with the pregnancy continuity, behavior of the prenatal diagnosis and the possible annual increase in the mortality rate. …”
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A case report of benzodiazepine withdrawal delirium due to accidental discontinuation of benzodiazepines in cancer perioperative period by Junji Yamaguchi, Ryoichi Sadahiro, Saho Wada, Eri Nishikawa, Tatsuto Terada, Rika Nakahara, Hiromichi Matsuoka

“…Case Presentation A man in his late 70s was diagnosed with rectal cancer and had a history of taking etizolam and alprazolam for over 15 years. …”
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Arrhythmias and Sudden Cardiac Death in Beta-Thalassemia Major Patients: Noninvasive Diagnostic Tools and Early Markers by Vincenzo Russo, Enrico Melillo, Andrea A. Papa, Anna Rago, Celeste Chamberland, Gerardo Nigro

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“May-Thurner syndrome as an underlying cause of unilateral left-sided deep vein thrombosis in a young healthy female: A case report” by Khaled Sawafta, Fadi Yousef, Hani Abu Hijleh, Wasef Abdat, Yousef Samara, Tasbeeh Al-Kharraz

“…Our case report presents 33 year old women with no thrombotic condition history who complained from a left leg swelling, pain, and stiffness over 5 days. …”
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The Direct Healthcare Expenditures of Prostate Cancer by Disease Severity: Evidence from US National Survey Data by Peter J. Mallow, Jie Chen, John A. Rizzo, John R. Penrod, Geralyn C. Trudel, Teresa M. Zyczynski

“…**Background:** In the United States, approximately 2.8 million men have a history of prostate cancer (PC). **Objective:** This study quantified the effects of PC, overall and by disease severity on direct healthcare costs to insurers and patients. …”
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