Bilateral adrenal infarction and secondary haemorrhage in pregnancy: implications of factor V Leiden heterozygosity. A review of the literature and a case report by Wiaam Elradi, Samreen Innayat, Ahmed Hanafy, Sharifah Naseem, Abuzar Awadelkareem, Deepika Meneni

“…We present the case of a 25-year-old woman in her second pregnancy, who was admitted at 34 + 4 weeks of gestation with severe abdominal pain. Despite initial unremarkable assessments, further imaging revealed a left adrenal haemorrhage, with evidence of prior right adrenal infarction, resulting in primary adrenal insufficiency. …”
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Dyspepsia: When and How to Test for Helicobacter pylori Infection by Maria Pina Dore, Giovanni Mario Pes, Gabrio Bassotti, Paolo Usai-Satta

“…Approximately 25% of western populations complain of dyspeptic symptoms each year. 70% of them do not have an organic cause and symptoms are related to the so-called functional dyspepsia, characterized by epigastric pain, early satiety, and/or fullness during or after a meal occurring at least weekly and for at least 6 months according to ROME III criteria. …”
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Laparoscopic Adnexal Detorsion in a 20-Week Pregnant Patient: A Case Report and Literature Review by Rawad Halimeh, Serge Tomassian, Maria El Hage, Nicole Metri, Marianne Bersaoui, Rafi Daou, Elie Anastasiadis

“…Adnexal torsion is a cause of severe pelvic pain in reproductive aged women and during pregnancy. …”
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Treatment of irritable bowel syndrome: the past, present and future by V. T. Ivashkin, Ye. A. Poluektova, O. S. Lyashenko, D. V. Reykhart

“…Agonists of peripheral opioid receptors normalize motility of gastro-intestinal tract and increase a threshold of pain sensitivity mediated by glutamate synaptic receptors of spinal cord posterior horns that prevents development of central and peripheral sensitization. …”
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A Comparison of Impact of Chronic Periodontal Diseases and Nonsurgical Periodontal Therapy on Oral Health-Related Quality of Life by Khushboo Goel, Dharnidhar Baral

“…The impact on orofacial pain, orofacial appearance, and psychosocial dimensions was observed, which improved after NSPT in both groups. …”
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The ileocecal valve in transabdominal ultrasound. Part 2: Pathological lesions by Smereczyński Andrzej, Goncerz Grzegorz, Kołaczyk Katarzyna

“…The nearly forgotten ileocecal valve syndrome, also known as Bauhin’s ileocecal valve syndrome, characterized by intermittent right iliac fossa pain, is also briefly discussed. Transabdominal ultrasound can be used as an initial diagnostic tool in some of these pathologies.…”
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Influence of the “five‑in‑one” mode on complications and compliance behaviors of patients with ureteral calculi after minimally invasive surgery by Xixian Ou, Xuejing Wang

“…Introduction: As a clinically common urinary system disease, ureteral calculus mainly manifests as hematuria and colicky pain. Aim: We aimed to explore the influence of the “five-in-one” mode on complications and compliance behaviors of patients with ureteral calculi after minimally invasive surgery. …”
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Obtaining personalized predictions from a randomized controlled trial on Alzheimer’s disease by Dennis Shen, Anish Agarwal, Vishal Misra, Bjoern Schelter, Devavrat Shah, Helen Shiells, Claude Wischik

“…Our findings directly suggest that SNN can tackle a current pain point within the clinical trial workflow on patient dropouts and serve as a new tool towards the development of precision medicine. …”
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Wernicke’s Encephalopathy, Wet Beriberi, and Polyneuropathy in a Patient with Folate and Thiamine Deficiency Related to Gastric Phytobezoar by Nuria Huertas-González, Virgilio Hernando-Requejo, Zaida Luciano-García, Juan Luis Cervera-Rodilla

“…A 70-year-old man with gastric phytobezoar presented with gait instability, dyspnoea, chest pain associated with right heart failure and pericarditis, and folate deficiency. …”
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Colonic Adenocarcinoma with Plasmacytoid Feature: Histopathology and Molecular Characteristics of a Rare Neoplasm with an Unusual Presentation by Noor Marji, Jasrerman Dhillon, Gregory Y. Lauwers, Sebastian Feuerlein, Reza Nikfar, Monica Chatwal, Aram Vosoughi

“…We report the case of a 37-year-old woman who presented with urinary symptoms, hematuria, and abdominal pain. Imaging studies showed segmental sigmoid wall thickening with pericolic infiltration and focal bladder wall thickening. …”
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Amelioration of Behavioural, Biochemical, and Neurophysiological Deficits by Combination of Monosodium Glutamate with Resveratrol/Alpha-Lipoic Acid/Coenzyme Q10 in Rat Model of Cis... by Naini Bhadri, Tejaswi Sanji, Hariprasad Madakasira Guggilla, Rema Razdan

“…Cisplatin or cis-diamminedichloroplatinum (II) (CDDP) is a cytotoxic chemotherapeutic agent with dose-dependent peripheral neuropathy as a foremost side effect characterised by ataxia, pain, and sensory impairment. Cumulative drug therapy of CDDP is known to produce severe oxidative damage. …”
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Risk factors analysis and risk prediction model for failed back surgery syndrome: A prospective cohort study by Parisa Hajilo, Behzad Imani, Shirdel Zandi, Ali Mehrafshan, Salman khazaei

“…Findings: Age, smoking, type of pain, revision surgery, surgical technique, quality of life, and psychological status were significantly associated with the incidence of FBSS. …”
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Stand-Alone Cervical Cage for Cervical Radiculopathy: A Retrospective Study by I Ketut Martiana, Reyner Valiant Tumbelaka

“…Background: Cervical radiculopathy is a clinical condition characterized by unilateral arm pain, numbness and tingling in a dermatomal distribution in the hand, and weakness in specific muscle groups. …”
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Osteomyelitis of the Mandible Caused by Late Fracture following Third Molar Extraction by Shinsuke Yamamoto, Naoki Taniike, Daisuke Yamashita, Toshihiko Takenobu

“…A 38-year-old Japanese man was referred to the surgery department with chief complaints of dull pain and swelling in the right masseteric region and paresthesia of his lower lip and mental region in March 2018. …”
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Methimazole Inhibits the Expression of GFAP and the Migration of Astrocyte in Scratched Wound Model In Vitro by Lina Zhao, Xianyu Zhang, Chunhai Zhang

“…While scar formation plays a very important role in wound healing and prevents further bleeding by forming a physical barrier, it is also one of key features of CNS injury, resulting in glial scar formation (astrogliosis), which is closely related to treatment resistant epilepsy, chronic pain, and other devastating diseases. Therefore, slowing the astrocytic activation process may give a time window of axonal growth after the CNS injury. …”
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First Reported Case of Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Core Biopsy Yielding Diagnosis of Primary Adrenal Leiomyosarcoma by Shaunak R. Mulani, Patrick Stoner, Alexander Schlachterman, Hans K. Ghayee, Li Lu, Anand Gupte

“…We describe the case of a 50-year-old male presenting with abdominal pain and unintentional weight loss over the course of one year. …”
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Melatonin and Angelman Syndrome: Implications and Mathematical Model of Diurnal Secretion by Justyna Paprocka, Marek Kijonka, Piotr Wojcieszek, Marcin Pęcka, Ewa Emich-Widera, Maria Sokół

“…The main aim of the study was to compare the melatonin rhythms in subjects with Angelman syndrome (n=9) and in children with (n=80) and without (n=40) epilepsy (nonepileptic patients diagnosed with peripheral nerve palsies, myopathy, and back pain) using our mathematical model of melatonin circadian secretion. …”
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A Possible Relationship between Peri-Implantitis, Titanium Hypersensitivity, and External Tooth Resorption: Metal-Free Alternative to Titanium Implants by Andrea Enrico Borgonovo, Rachele Censi, Virna Vavassori, Mauro Savio, Dino Re

“…Despite nonsurgical therapy, a rapid bone loss associated with pain and swelling occurred, and adjacent teeth presented external resorption. …”
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Faecopneumothorax Caused by Perforated Diaphragmatic Hernia by Kristina Necke, Nickolaus Heeren, Francesco Mongelli, Maurice FitzGerald, Jürgen Fornaro, Fabrizio Minervini, Jürg Metzger, Jörn-Markus Gass

“…A 78-year-old male patient presented to our emergency department with severe abdominal pain. A computer tomography (CT) scan revealed herniation of the left transverse colon and spleen into the thorax with colon perforation and fecal contents in the thoracic cavity. …”
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Effects of lower-limb intermittent pneumatic compression on sports recovery: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Filipe Maia, Fábio Yuzo Nakamura, Hugo Sarmento, Rui Marcelino, João Ribeiro

“…Results indicate a trivial to small benefit towards lower-limb IPC in enhancing muscular function, as well as a trivial to moderate effect for pain and soreness measurements, and a highly variable effect on muscle damage markers. …”
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