Feasibility of Multiple Repeat Gamma Knife Radiosurgeries for Trigeminal Neuralgia: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Guy C. Jones, Ameer L. Elaimy, John J. Demakas, Hansi Jiang, Wayne T. Lamoreaux, Robert K. Fairbanks, Alexander R. Mackay, Barton S. Cooke, Christopher M. Lee

“…Treatment options for trigeminal neuralgia (TN) must be customized for the individual patient, and physicians must be aware of the medical, surgical, and radiation treatment modalities to prescribe optimal treatment courses for specific patients. …”
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Adnexal Torsion in Pediatric Age: Does Bolli’s Score Work? Report of Two Cases by L. Giambanco, V. Iannone, M. Borriello, G. Scibilia, G. Sozzi, V. Chiantera, P. Scollo

“…These data may aid physicians in the evaluation of abdominal pain in premenarchal girls.…”
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A Case of Undetected Neuroborreliosis in a 75-Year-Old Chinese Male by Jenny Lamichhane, Rohail Haider, Michael Bekkerman, Sean Tilford, Shireen Hijaz, Bikash Bhattarai, Rajanish Bobde

“…We express the need for physicians to consider Lyme disease in endemic patients presenting with nonspecific systemic signs.…”
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Myocardial Viability: From Proof of Concept to Clinical Practice by Aditya Bhat, Gary C. H. Gan, Timothy C. Tan, Chijen Hsu, Alan Robert Denniss

“…Optimization of medical therapy is paramount, and physicians should feel comfortable in deferring coronary revascularisation in patients with coronary artery disease with reduced LV systolic function. …”
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Macro-Aspartate Aminotransferase and Its Laboratory Detection: A Case Report by Goda Aleknavičiūtė-Valienė, Linas Černiauskas, Mantas Riauka, Dalius Vitkus

“…In the case of an isolated elevation of AST activity with no clinical indications of liver disease, diagnostic work-up for macro-AST should always be considered by physicians. …”
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Bioelectrical impedance devices in clinical practice: a narrative review by Fabio Benedetti Rodrigues, Pedro Bertemes-Filho

“…One of the answers concerns how little information physicians have access to in the literature on bioelectrical impedance devices. …”
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Helicopter EMS Transport Outcomes Literature: Annotated Review of Articles Published 2007–2011 by Brandon S. Brown, Korby A. Pogue, Emily Williams, Jesse Hatfield, Matthew Thomas, Annette Arthur, Stephen H. Thomas

“…In an effort to facilitate the academic pursuit of assessment of HEMS utility, in late 2000 the National Association of EMS Physicians' (NAEMSP) Air Medical Task Force prepared annotated bibliographies of the HEMS-related outcomes literature. …”
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Central Venous Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection with Kocuria kristinae in a Patient with Propionic Acidemia by Masato Kimura, Eichiro Kawai, Hisao Yaoita, Natsuko Ichinoi, Osamu Sakamoto, Shigeo Kure

“…Although human infections with this organism appear to be rare and are sometimes considered to result from contamination, physicians should not underestimate its significance when it is isolated in clinical specimens.…”
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Unusual Infections Complicating the Use of Steroids with Severe Alcoholic Hepatitis: Report of 2 Cases by Vitor Arantes, Pina Michieletti, Ross Cameron, Jenny Heathcote, Morris Sherman

“…Treatment of alcoholic hepatitis with steroids is not innocuous, and physicians should be aware of the potential for life-threatening complications.…”
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Pyrethroid as a Substance of Abuse by Pravesh Sharma, Stephen Manning, Regina Baronia, Saira Mushtaq

“…We conclude that it is important for physicians to maintain a high level of suspicion for alternate and uncommon substances of abuse as well as risks for suicidal tendencies in these patients.…”
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Piperacillin-Associated Pulmonary Infiltrates with Eosinophilia: A Case Report by Olivia Ling-I Tseng, John Thomas Kelsall, Pearce George Wilcox

“…Pulmonary infiltrates with eosinophilia is a rare adverse reaction, but one that may result in significant morbidity. Physicians should be aware of this rare but important adverse reaction to piperacillin.…”
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What is New and Innovative in Emergency Neurosurgery? Emerging Diagnostic Technologies Provide Better Care and Influence Outcome: A Specialist Review by Athanasios K. Zisakis, Vassilios Varsos, Aristomenis Exadaktylos

“…Finally, the entire development of computed tomography and progress in radiology have resulted in innovative CT scans and angiographic devices that advance the diagnosis, treatment, and outcome of the patent. The pressure on physicians to be quick and effective and to avoid any misjudgement of the patient has been transferred to the technology, with the emphasis on developing new systems that will provide our patients with a better outcome and quality of life.…”
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The Current Role of Androgen Deprivation in Patients Undergoing Dose-Escalated External Beam Radiation Therapy for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer by Michael J. Smith, Naveed H. Akhtar, Scott T. Tagawa

“…Prospective randomized trials, several of which are ongoing, are necessary to more adequately examine this issue. In the interim, physicians and patients should continue to utilize the existing data to weigh the risks and benefits of each approach to therapy.…”
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Anti-tumor role and molecular mechanism of vanillic acid by Xunxing Hao, Zhixiao Gao, Mingzhe Hu

“…This paper offers a comprehensive review of VA's anti-tumor effects and underlying mechanisms, aiming to provide some references for scientists and clinical physicians in the research of anti-tumor therapeutic strategies.…”
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Diagnosis of Coronary Heart Disease by Using Hybrid Intelligent Systems Based on the Whale Optimization Algorithm, Simulated Annealing and Support Vector Machine by Zeinab Hassani, Mahin Khosravi

“…The results exhibition the superiority of the proposed method which the proposed approach can help physicians to diagnose and to improve disease in the early stages…”
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Functional Dyspepsia in Review: Pathophysiology and Challenges in the Diagnosis and Management due to Coexisting Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Irritable Bowel Syndrome by Shadi S. Yarandi, Jennifer Christie

“…Functional dyspepsia is a common disorder which imposes significant diagnostic and treatment challenges for patients and physicians. The most recent update of the diagnostic criteria subdivides functional dyspepsia into two subcategories based on the main symptom of epigastric pain or postmeal fullness. …”
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Nutritional and Pharmacological Effects on Oxidative Stress in Soft Tissue and Bone Remodeling by Benjamin M. Savasky, David P. Mascotti, Naren Patel, Edgardo Rodriguez-Collazo

“…It is underappreciated by many that many of the most common medications prescribed result in oxidative stress. Therefore, physicians need to carefully scrutinize which medications their patients are on before surgery and treatment and during the recovery stage to obtain optimal healing results. …”
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Inverted Yoga and Near Syncope: An Unusual Diagnosis of Right Ventricular Myxoma by Wadie David, Narmeen Rehman, Robby Singh, Shukri David

“…Although recurrence is rare, it is important for physicians to remain vigilant and continue careful and consistent follow-up for patients with a history of a cardiac myxoma.…”
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Multiple Hepatic and Renal Hydatid Cysts Managed with Laparoscopic Surgery by Lamia Kouba, Bayan Alsaid, Taisser Almeree, Mazen Allouche, Abdulghani Alshalabi

“…Therefore, it is important for physicians worldwide to be familiar with the diagnostic modalities and possible treatment options for hydatid disease.…”
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Resolution of Right Hemidiaphragm Paralysis following Cervical Foraminotomies by Neal Singleton, Matthew Bowman, David Bartle

“…He had a previous history of asbestos exposure and polio and was initially seen and investigated by the respiratory physicians. He also reported intermittent neck pain and an MRI scan showed right-sided cervical foraminal stenosis. …”
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