Can the internet based intervention ‘strategies for empowering activities in everyday life’ support people with cognitive difficulties to self-manage digital work and everyday life... by Monika Lindberg, Maria Ranner, Lars Jacobsson, Eva Månsson Lexell, Maria Larsson-Lund

“…To address this need, the internet-based intervention ‘Strategies for Empowering Activities in Everyday Life’ (SEE 2.0) was tested.Aim To explore and describe how SEE can support the development of self-management in people with cognitive difficulties who engage in digital work and other occupations in everyday life.Material and methods A qualitative, descriptive case study included four participants with cognitive difficulties due to neurological disorders who participated in SEE. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews, self-reports and assessments then analysed using pattern matching.Results Three cases were formed. …”
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Incidence of excess oxygen use in critically ill children and its impact on clinical outcomes: A single-center, retrospective study from Pakistan by Rubab Naz, Sahira Ahmed, Muhammad Irfan, Safa Alam, Anwarul Haque

“…Common diagnoses included respiratory illnesses (48.2%), neurological disorders (18.3%), sepsis (12%), and surgical cases (10.5%). …”
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Construction of a nomogram for predicting the prognosis of patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy: a retrospective study by He Ling, Gaoyong Deng, Shaohuai Xia, Wencai Li, Rongbin Lu, Mingjian Lin, Zhao Huang

“…Abstract Cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) is a neurological disorder characterized by degenerative changes in the spinal cord and compression of the spinal cord and its adjacent structures due to various reasons, such as intervertebral disc herniation. …”
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Vulnerability of Parkinson’s Patients to COVID-19 and Its Consequences and Effects on Them: A Systematic Review by Sorayya Rezayi, Meysam Rahmani Katigari, Leila Shahmoradi, Mehrbakhsh Nilashi

“…Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the second most common neurological disorder. Patients with PD were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in many different ways. …”
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Krait2: a versatile software for microsatellite investigation, visualization and marker development by Lianming Du, Jiahao Chen, Dalin Sun, Kelei Zhao, Qianglin Zeng, Nan Yang

“…Microsatellite expansions play pivotal roles in gene expression regulation and are implicated in various neurological diseases and cancers. Although much effort has been devoted to developing efficient tools for microsatellite identification, there is still a lack of a powerful tool for large-scale microsatellite analysis. …”
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THE LIMBIC SYSTEM IN ADULT HUMAN BRAINS – COMPARATIVE MORPHOMETRIC ANATOMO-IMAGISTIC STUDY by Alin Horatiu Nedelcu, David-Constantin Bulgaru, Simona Alice Partene Vicoleanu, Razvan Tudor Tepordei, Cosmin Gabriel Popa, Roxana-Andreea Popa, Marius Constantin Moraru, Manuela Ursaru

“…Our study aims to demonstrate the variability of the components of the limbic system through their morphometric evaluation on anatomical parts and, respectively on CT images. 13 adult brains without known neurological abnormalities, fixed in 10% formalin solution for a minimum of 10 weeks, and 22 CT craniocerebral datasets of patients without any organic cerebral dysfunctions were evaluated. …”
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The Natural History of Depression in Parkinson’s Disease within 30-Month Follow-Up by Yuan-Yuan Xu, Sheng-Han Kuo, Zheng Liang, Hui Xu, Wu-Ruo Feng, Cui-Yu Yu, Wei-Guo Liu

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Temporal dynamics of neonatal hypoxic–ischemic encephalopathy injuries on magnetic resonance imaging by Holly Flyger, Samantha J. Holdsworth, Alistair J. Gunn, Laura Bennet, Hamid Abbasi

“…A wide range of monitoring tools is available to assess changes over time, including urine and blood biomarkers, neurological examination, and electroencephalography. …”
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Mapping spreading depolarisations after traumatic brain injury: a pilot clinical study protocol by Anant Naik, Samuel W Cramer, Isabela Peña Pino, Danielle Carlson, Michael C Park, David P Darrow

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Effects of Exercise in Immersive Virtual Environments on Cortical Neural Oscillations and Mental State by Tobias Vogt, Rainer Herpers, Christopher D. Askew, David Scherfgen, Heiko K. Strüder, Stefan Schneider

“…Virtual reality environments are increasingly being used to encourage individuals to exercise more regularly, including as part of treatment those with mental health or neurological disorders. The success of virtual environments likely depends on whether a sense of presence can be established, where participants become fully immersed in the virtual environment. …”
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Impact of Gastrointestinal Symptoms on Health-Related Quality of Life in an Australian Parkinson’s Disease Cohort by Jade E. Kenna, Megan C. Bakeberg, Maddison Y. Abonnel, Frank L. Mastaglia, Ryan S. Anderton

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Prenatal maternal stress in rats alters the epigenetic and transcriptomic landscape of the maternal-fetal interface across four generations by Stephanie E. King, Nicola A. Schatz, Olena Babenko, Yaroslav Ilnytskyy, Igor Kovalchuk, Gerlinde A. S. Metz

“…Transgenerational programming mainly involved genes and biological pathways associated with neurological and psychiatric diseases which were linked to maternal-fetal crosstalk facilitated by the placenta. …”
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Exploring the Mechanisms of Zhenbao Pills in the Treatment of Stroke through Network Pharmacology Combined with Mendelian Randomization by Yanhong Liu, Yunqi Hua, Xiaoe Jia

“…Research on stroke biomarkers can aid in the development of targeted therapies, while Zhenbao Pills (ZBP) from traditional Chinese medicine may enhance recovery from neurological disorders. Further investigations into the mechanisms of ZBP are crucial for better stroke management. …”
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Devaluing memories of reward: a case for dopamine by Benjamin R. Fry, Nicolette Russell, Victoria Fex, Bing Mo, Nathan Pence, Joseph A. Beatty, Fredric P. Manfredsson, Brandon A. Toth, Christian R. Burgess, Samuel Gershman, Alexander W. Johnson

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A Precocious Cerebellar Ataxia and Frequent Fever Episodes in a 16-Month-Old Infant Revealing Ataxia-Telangiectasia Syndrome by Luigi Nespoli, Annapia Verri, Silvia Tajè, Francesco Paolo Pellegrini, Maddalena Marinoni

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False-Negative CSF Cryptococcal Antigen with Cryptococcus gattii Meningoencephalitis in Southeastern United States: A Case Report and Literature Review by Shawn Esperti, Austen Stoelting, Andrew Mangano, Dveet Patel, Jilian Sansbury, Robert Sherertz

“…A 70-year-old immunocompetent male in South Carolina was admitted secondary to altered mental status and headache without focal neurological deficits. Head CT was negative. Lumbar puncture (LP) revealed normal glucose, elevated protein, and lymphocytosis. …”
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Optimizing a Rodent Model of Parkinson's Disease for Exploring the Effects and Mechanisms of Deep Brain Stimulation by Karl Nowak, Eilhard Mix, Jan Gimsa, Ulf Strauss, Kiran Kumar Sriperumbudur, Reiner Benecke, Ulrike Gimsa

“…Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has become a treatment for a growing number of neurological and psychiatric disorders, especially for therapy-refractory Parkinson's disease (PD). …”
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Presentación inusual de la enfermedad de Pott: reporte de un caso by Ana Silva Rocha, Marina Henriques Mendes

“…Pott’s disease is a severe form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis, affecting vertebrae and intervertebral discs with potential to permanent neurological sequelae.1 It accounts for 2% of all tuberculosis cases, being the thoracolumbar column most commonly affected (80-90% of cases).1,2 The diagnosis tends to be delayed because of low degree of suspicion and nonspecific manifestations (such as lombalgia).1 Cold abscesses may be the first presentation and typically they are paravertebral thoracolumbar abscesses or localized over the chest wall. …”
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Neuroprotective Activity of (-)-Epigallocatechin Gallate against Lipopolysaccharide-Mediated Cytotoxicity by Jin-Biao Liu, Li Zhou, Yi-Zhong Wang, Xu Wang, Yu Zhou, Wen-Zhe Ho, Jie-Liang Li

“…Thus EGCG represents a potent and useful neuroprotective agent for inflammation-mediated neurological disorders.…”
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The effect of gravity on hand spatio-temporal kinematic features during functional movements. by Anna Bucchieri, Federico Tessari, Stefano Buccelli, Elena De Momi, Matteo Laffranchi, Lorenzo De Michieli

“…This study highlights the importance of considering gravitational effects when evaluating upper-limb movements, especially for individuals with neurological impairments. Planning metrics, including Percent Time to Peak Velocity and Percent Time to Peak Standard Deviation, showed significant differences between g- and g0 compared to g+, supporting Fitts' law on the trade-off between speed and accuracy. …”
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