Diffuse panbronchiolitis as a rare complication of thymectomy and radiation therapy in a patient with thymoma: a case report by Ye Lu, Qi Qi, Dan Qu, Yu Chen

“…Early treatment with macrolides can improve patient prognosis.…”
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Information Experiences and Needs in Patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension or Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension by Bodil Ivarsson, Björn Ekmehag, Trygve Sjöberg

“…Shortcomings on communicating a prognosis were experienced. The mediated information and knowledge gave the patients insight into physical or psychosocial problems. …”
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Long-Term Follow-Up of SAPHO Syndrome for 15 Years Led to a Diagnosis of Temporomandibular Joint Pain and Trismus by Koki Takamatsu, Hitoshi Sato, Takashi Moriya, Arisa Yasuda, Takaaki Kamatani, Tatsuo Shirota

“…Although it is a disease with a good long-term prognosis, its treatment remains challenging. We describe a case with long-term follow-up of SAPHO syndrome for 15 years in which TMJ pain and trismus led to the diagnosis. …”
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Family intervention for expressed emotion in schizophrenia: Indian context by Kannappa V. Shetty, Suresh B. Math, Palaniappan Marimuthu, Vikram S. Rawat

“…Background: Expressed emotion (EE) being a part of the family environment could adversely affect the course and prognosis of schizophrenia. Aim: This study aimed to assess the effects of family intervention among the caregivers of persons with schizophrenia. …”
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The Natural History of Pancreatic Cancer in Manitoba: A Population Based Study by Jack Martin, Brian H Weinerman

“…Treatment, which was very selective, was also noted on univariate analysis to be a prognostic indicator but was not used in the multivariate regression analysis. The poor prognosis of all individuals confirms the rationale of trying to develop better treatments for all stages of disease, and stage and pathological differentiation should be taken into account when designing clinical trials.…”
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Quality-Shaping Factors and Endodontic Treatment amongst General Dental Practitioners with a Focus on Denmark by Sune Demant, Merete Markvart, Lars Bjørndal

“…Factors influencing RCT quality could be the status on adoption of nickel-titanium rotary technology, more focus on infection control (rubber dam use, knowledge of factors important for prognosis), as dentists often think that they are good at doing RCT, but often perform inadequately, an alteration of clinician's awareness of their performance in the context of dental practices, seems warranted. …”
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Meta analysis of resting frontal alpha asymmetry as a biomarker of depression by Yiwen Luo, Mingcong Tang, Xiwang Fan

“…The findings indicate that FAA may have limited standalone diagnostic utility but could complement existing clinical assessments for MDD, highlighting the need for a multifaceted approach to depression diagnosis and prognosis.…”
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Infected Osteoclastoma of the Knee: An Unusual Presentation by O. B. Pattanashetty, B. B. Dayanand, Yogesh Mapari, Monish Bami

“…The patient was counseled regarding the tumor and prognosis and various treatment options. She was treated successfully with above knee amputation. …”
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Single Sitting Surgical Treatment of Generalized Aggressive Periodontitis Using GTR Technique and Immediate Implant Placement with 10-Year Follow-Up by Fatme Mouchref Hamasni, Fady El Hajj, Rima Abdallah

“…The clinical decisions were based on patient compliance, the status of the existing periodontal tissues, and the prognosis of the remaining teeth. During the 12-year follow-up period, no residual pockets were observed and there was no exacerbation of the inflammatory condition. …”
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Immunobiologics in juvenile dermatomyositis: a systematic review of promising therapeutic advances by Aline Maria de Oliveira Rocha, Gabriel Fidelis Ribeiro, Juliana Capecce Silva

“…Material and Methods A systematic review was carried out comparing known treatments and immunobiological therapies, evaluating clinical improvement, adverse events and prognosis. The MEDLINE, PubMed, LILACS and Cochrane Library databases were used with children aged 0 to 18 diagnosed with JDM. …”
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Inotersen to Treat Polyneuropathy Associated with Hereditary Transthyretin (hATTR) Amyloidosis by Christopher Robinson, Cynthia Pham, Alec M. Zamarripa, Chase S. Dugay, Christopher A. Lee, Amnon A. Berger, Avi Landman, Elyse M. Cornett, Hisham Kassem, Alan D. Kaye, Ivan Urits, Omar Viswanath, Latha Ganti

“…Its most common presentation is that of polyneuropathy, and it carries a very poor prognosis and a natural history conveying a median survival of \< 12 years. …”
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Angiosarcoma of Small Bowel Presenting with Obstruction: Novel Observations on a Rare Diagnostic Entity with Unique Clinical Presentation by Richard Siderits, Frederick Poblete, Biren Saraiya, Cheryl Rimmer, Anup Hazra, Le Aye

“…Angiosarcoma of small bowel tends to spread rapidly and has a poor prognosis. We review the surgical and oncologic challenges. …”
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Tandem repeat expansions and copy number variations as risk factors and diagnostic tools for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis by Eleonora Sabetta, Davide Ferrari, Locatelli Massimo, Sulev Kõks, Sulev Kõks

“…In this review, we discuss the recent discoveries on ALS associated STRs and their potential as biomarkers as well as prognosis and therapy targets.…”
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Loeys-Dietz syndrome by Bogumiła Wójcik-Niklewska, Erita Filipek

“…Children with genetically determined congenital syndromes should be constantly monitored by an ophthalmologist for a thorough evaluation of the eyes and a prognosis of the development of visual function.…”
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Delay in seeking medication for oral cancer and its influencing factors – a review of research progress by Yuanyuan YANG, Jiegang HUANG, Huaming MAI, Qingsi OUYANG

“…Oral cancer, a common malignancy of the head and neck, is a major public health concern due to its high incidence and low five-year survival rate. Treatment and prognosis are influenced by several factors, with timely medical consultation being of paramount importance. …”
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Diagnosis and Treatment of Esophageal Candidiasis: Current Updates by Abdimajid Ahmed Mohamed, Xin-liang Lu, Faycal Awaleh Mounmin

“…Except for a few complications such as necrotizing esophageal candidiasis, fistula, and sepsis, the prognosis of esophageal candidiasis has been good.…”
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A Case of Chorioretinitis with Retinal Angiomatous Proliferation by Yanru Chen, Mingyan Wei, Qian Chen, Minghan Li

“…Thus, we suggest that early anti-inflammatory treatment in conjunction with anti-VEGF may achieve a better prognosis in patients with inflammatory retinal angiomatous proliferation (RAP).…”
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Giant Cell Myocarditis in a Patient With Crohn's Disease, Treated with Etanercept – A Tumour Necrosis Factor-Alpha Antagonist by C Nash, R Panaccione, LR Sutherland, JB Meddings

“…In this setting, myocarditis usually presents as congestive heart failure and/or refractory arrhythmia. Prognosis varies among reported cases, including complete recovery, remission with recurrence and fatal disease. …”
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GRHL3 Promotes Tumor Growth and Metastasis via the MEK Pathway in Colorectal Cancer by Lin Tan, Weiming Qu, Dajun Wu, Minji Liu, Qian Wang, Qiongjia Ai, Hongsai Hu, Min Chen, Weishun Chen, Hongbing Zhou

“…We found higher GRHL3 expression in colorectal cancer, which was negatively correlated with patients’ prognosis. Results from studies in vitro and in vivo indicated that downregulation of GRHL3 expression inhibited tumor growth and metastasis and inhibited the activation of the MEK1/2 pathway. …”
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Combined Use of Clips and Nylon Snare (“Tulip-Bundle”) as a Rescue Endoscopic Bleeding Control in a Mallory-Weiss Syndrome by Hrvoje Ivekovic, Bojana Radulovic, Suzana Jankovic, Pave Markos, Nadan Rustemovic

“…Mallory-Weiss syndrome (MWS) accounts for 6–14% of all cases of upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Prognosis of patients with MWS is generally good, with a benign course and rare recurrence of bleeding. …”
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