The Evaluation of Thyroid Diseases in Patients with Pemphigus Vulgaris by Mukaddes Kavala, Esra Kural, Emek Kocaturk, Ilkin Zindanci, Zafer Turkoglu, Burce Can

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of thyroid function abnormalities and thyroid autoimmunity in patients with pemphigus vulgaris (PV) and to determine the association between thyroid disorders and clinical involvement and systemic corticosteroid treatment in patients with PV. …”
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Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients by Fahad Saeed, Nikhil Agrawal, Eugene Greenberg, Jean L. Holley

“…Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is more common in patients with chronic kidney disease and is associated with higher mortality than in the general population. …”
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Abnormal Cerebrovascular Reactivity in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease by Carlos Henrique Ferreira Camargo, Eduardo Antunes Martins, Marcos Christiano Lange, Henrique Alvaro Hoffmann, Jissa Jeanete Luciano, Marcelo Rezende Young Blood, Marcelo Derbli Schafranski, Marcelo Machado Ferro, Edmar Miyoshi

“…Patients with OH had higher values of basal velocity (p=0.09) and postapnea velocity (p=0.19) but lower values of percentage increase in velocity (p=0.22) and breath-holding index (p=0.32) than patients without OH. …”
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Qualitative Characteristics of Depression in Parkinson’s Patients and Controls by Cleo Kritzinger, Eva-Juliane Vollstedt, Katja Hückelheim, Anne Lorwin, Julia Graf, Sinem Tunc, Christine Klein, Meike Kasten

“…To assess depressive symptoms in PD patients and control groups and compare symptom profiles. …”
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Cell Therapy in Patients with Critical Limb Ischemia by Rita Compagna, Bruno Amato, Salvatore Massa, Maurizio Amato, Raffaele Grande, Lucia Butrico, Stefano de Franciscis, Raffaele Serra

“…This review article carries out a systematic analysis of the most recent scientific literature on the application of stem cells in patients with CLI. The results obtained from the detailed analysis of the recent literature data have confirmed the beneficial role of cell therapy in reducing the rate of major amputations in patients with CLI and improving their quality of life.…”
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Smart Bracelet for Tracking the Location of Dementia Patients by Ervin Masita Dewi, Ikhsan Malik Nurmajid, Trisno Yuwono Putro, Nurista Wahyu Kirana, Didin Saefudin

“…Dementia's impact on patients, their families, and healthcare systems is substantial. …”
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Insights into the Roles of B Cells in Patients with Sepsis by Xijie Dong, Hao Tu, Shuang Qin, Xiangjun Bai, Fan Yang, Zhanfei Li

“…However, B cells in patients with sepsis have garnered little attention. …”
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Xerostomia, Hyposalivation, and Salivary Flow in Diabetes Patients by Rosa María López-Pintor, Elisabeth Casañas, José González-Serrano, Julia Serrano, Lucía Ramírez, Lorenzo de Arriba, Gonzalo Hernández

“…The presence of xerostomia and hyposalivation is frequent among diabetes mellitus (DM) patients. It is not clear if the presence of xerostomia and hyposalivation is greater in DM than non-DM patients. …”
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Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Two Patients with Systemic Sclerosis by Tracy M. Frech, Kathleen Boynton, Erinn Downs-Kelly, Bryan Jones, John D. Kriesel, Kathryn Peterson

“…In this case report we discuss the presence of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) in two SSc patients and discuss the role for early EGD in SSc patients with moderate-severe GER symptoms for tissue study. …”
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Oocyte Cryostorage to Preserve Fertility in Oncological Patients by Alberto Revelli, Emanuela Molinari, Francesca Salvagno, Luisa Delle Piane, Elisabetta Dolfin, Simona Ochetti

“…Several techniques have been proposed to preserve fertility in these patients; among them oocyte collection and cryopreservation prior to the oncostatic treatment has been widely applied in the last decade. …”
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Hydrocephaly management in patients with tumors in the posterior fossa. by Osmany Morales Sabina, José Ramón Tejera del Valle, Juan Francisco Piñeiro Martí., Omar López Arbolay.

“…<strong>Introduction: </strong>Preoperative hydrocephalus is reported in about 80 % of posterior fossa tumor patients and in 15-40% of cases postoperative treatment for persistent or progressive hydrocephalus is required. …”
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Burnout Syndrome in Caregivers of Patients with Childhood Disability by Walter Arias, Milagros Cahuana, Karla Ceballos, Tomás Caycho-Rodríguez

“…The aim of this study was to value the prevalence of burnout syndrome in caregivers of patients with disabilities from Arequipa City. The sample was conformed by 45 caregivers (91.42% female and 8.8% male) with and average age of 30.26 years old. …”
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Treatment compliance of patients with gastro-intestinal diseases by O. P. Alekseyeva, L. N. Kasimova, Ye. Ye. Goryacheva

“…To study the effect of some social and psychological factors, disease-related factors, patient-related factors, and also to estimate the effect of psychopathological disorders on treatment compliance in patients with gastrointestinal diseases. …”
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Evaluation of ior ® Leukocim efficacy on patients with Neutropenia. by Ana María Ramos Cedeño, Leslie Pérez Ruiz, Julio Dámaso Fernández Águila, Tamara Guerra, Maritza Cabrera Zamora, Hailen Bobillo López

“…<strong>Objective:</strong> To evaluate the impact of the G-CSF in primary and secondary prevention and neutropenia episodes, in onco-haematological patients in Cienfuegos. <strong>Method:</strong> 95 neutropenic episodes were studied, picked up in clinical histories and data collection notebooks belonging to 47 patients treated in the University Hospital ¨Dr. …”
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Serum adiponectin levels in patients with rheumatoid arthritis by Ganesh Veluri, Kiranmayi S Vinapamula, P VLN Srinivasa Rao, Sirisha Kommireddy, Suchitra Musturu Manohar, Pullaiah Pasupuleti

“…Results: Serum adiponectin levels were significantly lower in RA patients compared to controls. Both groups of RA patients had lower adiponectin levels than controls. …”
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Characterization of Patients with Cystic Fibrosis in Multidisciplinary Consultation by Caridad Llull Tombo, Mercedes Fonseca Hernández, Ileana García Rodríguez, Juan Carlos Yanes Macías, Daymí Tió González, Yoandra León Rayas

“…<strong><br />Objective:</strong> to characterize patients with cystic fibrosis in the province of Cienfuegos.…”
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Alterations of Bone Metabolism in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus by Sain S. Safarova

“…Osteoporosis was detected in 50% of patients with T1DM, compared to 13% of patients with T2DM. …”
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Therapeutic Options for Patients Bleeding with Peptic Ulcers by ABR Thomson

“…It is likely that the best outcome for the patient with an acute upper gastrointestinal bleed (GIB) includes early diagnosis: for a bleeding lesion with a high risk of rebleeding, in an older patient with systolic h.ypotension or in a person with multiple medical problems. …”
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Bone and Mineral Metabolism in Patients with Primary Aldosteronism by Luigi Petramala, Laura Zinnamosca, Amina Settevendemmie, Cristiano Marinelli, Matteo Nardi, Antonio Concistrè, Francesco Corpaci, Gianfranco Tonnarini, Giorgio De Toma, Claudio Letizia

“…Recently, in a cohort of PA patients a significant increase of primary hyperparathyroidism was found, suggesting a bidirectional functional link between the adrenal and parathyroid glands. …”
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Gallstones in Elderly Patients: Impact of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy by A Montori, M Boscaini, M Gasparrini, G Miscusi, L Masoni, M Onorato, J Montori

“…The use of laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) in elderly patients may pose problems because of their poor general condition, especially of cardiopulmonary function. …”
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