Optic Nerve Sonography in the Diagnostic Evaluation of Pseudopapilledema and Raised Intracranial Pressure: A Cross-Sectional Study by Masoud Mehrpour, Fatemeh Oliaee Torshizi, Shooka Esmaeeli, Salameh Taghipour, Sahar Abdollahi

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Cerebral Arterial Stenosis Detection Based on a Retained Two-Stage Detection Algorithm by Hanqing Liu, Xiaojun Li, Jin Wei, Xiaodong Kang

“…Stroke is one of the fatal diseases worldwide, and its primary mechanism is produced by cerebrovascular stenosis, blockages, or embolisms. …”
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Relationship between growth differentiation factor 15 and functional prognosis and severity in traumatic brain injury by Hiroshi Ito, Takeshi Ebihara, Hisatake Matsumoto, Jun Oda

“…This study aimed to explore the correlation between GDF-15 and functional outcomes at discharge in patients with TBI and stroke, including its association with SOFA scores in TBI. …”
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A Critical Review of Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy and Forced Use in Children With Hemiplegia by Jeanne Charles, Andrew M. Gordon

“…Hemiplegia is a physical impairment that can occur in childhood following head trauma, cerebral vascular accident or transient ischemic attack (stroke), brain tumor, or congenital or perinatal injury. …”
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Numerical Study of the Aerodynamics of a Hovering Hummingbird’s Wing with Dynamic Morphing by Yuanbo Dong, Bifeng Song, Dong Xue, Yuanbo Li, Wenqing Yang

“…In the results of the downward stroke, the different vortices separated from the surface and formed a vortex ring. …”
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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Urinary Incontinence in Frail Elderly Females by Walaa W. Aly, Hala S. Sweed, Nora A. Mossad, Mohammad F. Tolba

“…UI was significantly associated with older age, functional impairment, multiparity, osteoarthritis, stroke, vaginal prolapse, and laxative use. All IIQ-7 subscales were higher (worse health-related QOL) for women with mixed UI. …”
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Mediators of the association between nut consumption and cardiovascular diseases: a two-step mendelian randomization study by Ruizhe Wang, Jinfang Sun, Xiaojin Yu

“…No causal relationships were found between nuts consumption and other CVD outcomes, including atrial fibrillation, angina, coronary atherosclerosis, coronary heart disease, IHD, myocardial infarction, subarachnoid hemorrhage, intracerebral haemorrhage and stroke. Both MR-Egger and median-based methods yielded similar results to IVW. …”
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Carotid-cavernous fistula as an ophthalmic disease requiring interdisciplinary treatment by Wojciech Luboń, Małgorzata Luboń, Ewa Mrukwa-Kominek

“…Postoperatively, the patient’s general condition deteriorated, and ischemic stroke was diagnosed. An ophthalmic examination was done one month after embolization. …”
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Design and Performance Analysis of a TLET-Type Flexure Hinge by Ngoc Le Chau, Ngoc Thoai Tran, Thanh-Phong Dao

“…The proposed joint is considered for engineering applications where a large working stroke and a large capacity of load are expected.…”
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Mobile photon counting detector CT with multi material decomposition methods for neuroimaging of patients in intensive care unit by Su-Jin Park, Kwanhee Han, Junyoung Park, Jonghwan Min, Dufan Wu, Doil Kim, Kyutae Kang, Duhgoon Lee, Rajiv Gupta, Jinwook Jung

“…PCD-CT enables bedside imaging in the neuro intensive care unit (neuro ICU) for patients with life-threatening conditions such as brain hemorrhage and ischemic stroke. The primary purpose of this study is to evaluate a multi-material decomposition algorithm available on PCD-CT, dubbed MD Plus, to differentiate between contrast agent and hemorrhage in hyperdense lesions. …”
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Lactobacillus acidophilus Endocarditis Complicated by Pauci-Immune Necrotizing Glomerulonephritis by Vivian O. Chukwurah, Comfort Takang, Chinelo Uche, David B. Thomas, Waguih El Masry, Hakan R. Toka

“…Infective endocarditis (IE) is more common in patients with predisposing cardiac lesions and has many potential complications, including stroke and arterial thromboembolisms. Renal manifestations have an estimated prevalence of ∼20%. …”
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Unmasking cerebral infarction: hemianopia and heavy menstrual bleeding in a patient with adenomyosis and vascular abnormalities by Qing Wan, Chao Wang, Weiyue Zhang, Weijia Zhong, Haoran Wang, Hee King SU, Mei Hwa Joanne HNG, Fan Yang, Xiaoguang Li

“…This case presents a rare instance of ischemic stroke in a young patient with adenomyosis and vascular abnormalities, underscoring the role of anemia, hypercoagulability, and vascular factors as potential contributors to cerebral infarction. …”
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Addressing ADL ability in people with poststroke cognitive impairments: A Danish survey of clinical practice by E. Ghaziani, S. S. Christensen, C. H. Arens, E. E. Wæhrens

“…Background In Denmark, stroke represents a leading disability cause. While people with difficulties in performing activities of daily living (ADL) due to poststroke cognitive impairments are often referred to occupational therapy, limited knowledge is available on the nature of these services.Aim/Objective To explore how Danish occupational therapists describe their practice when addressing decreased ADL ability in people with poststroke cognitive impairments in hospital and municipality settings.Material and Methods National, cross-sectorial, web-based public survey.Results 244 occupational therapists accessed the survey; 172 were included in the analysis. …”
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A multitask deep learning model utilizing electrocardiograms for major cardiovascular adverse events prediction by Ching-Heng Lin, Zhi-Yong Liu, Pao-Hsien Chu, Jung-Sheng Chen, Hsin-Hsu Wu, Ming-Shien Wen, Chang-Fu Kuo, Ting-Yu Chang

“…The model’s performance achieves AUROCs of 0.90 for heart failure (HF), 0.85 for myocardial infarction (MI), 0.76 for ischemic stroke (IS), and 0.89 for mortality. Furthermore, it outperforms the Framingham risk score at 5-year MACEs and 10-year mortality prediction. …”
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Pulmonary arteriovenous malformation causing lung sequestration and media infarction: a case report by Raffaella Griffo, Laura V. Klotz, Laura V. Klotz, Lena Brendel, Romina Rösch, Benedikt Niedermaier, Kai Schlamp, Mark Kriegsmann, Mark Kriegsmann, Martin M. Eichhorn, Martin M. Eichhorn, Hauke Winter, Hauke Winter

“…We present a case of a complex PAVM associated with a persistent foramen ovale, with stroke as the onset symptom. Despite timely multidisciplinary treatment of the malformation, a potentially fatal pulmonary complication occurred, highlighting the critical importance of early, interdisciplinary management and ongoing follow-up of PAVMs, particularly in preventing life-threatening outcomes.…”
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Structural and Functional Deficits in Patients with Poststroke Dementia: A Multimodal MRI Study by Huaying Cai, Zhiyong Zhao, Linhui Ni, Guocan Han, Xingyue Hu, Dan Wu, Xianjun Ding, Jin Wang

“…Although many neuroimaging studies have reported structural and functional abnormalities in the brains of patients with cognitive impairments following stroke, little is known about the pattern of such brain reorganization in poststroke dementia (PSD). …”
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A novel RFE-GRU model for diabetes classification using PIMA Indian dataset by Mahmoud Y. Shams, Zahraa Tarek, Ahmed M. Elshewey

“…It can lead to a variety of complex disorders such as stroke, renal failure, and heart attack. Diabetes requires the most machine learning help to diagnose diabetes illness at an early stage, as it cannot be treated and adds significant complications to our health-care system. …”
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Therapeutic delivery of oxygen using artificial oxygen carriers demonstrates the possibility of treating a wide range of diseases by Nijaya Mohanto, Himangsu Mondal, Young-Joon Park, Jun-Pil Jee

“…Even though numerous challenges are encountered in the development of artificial oxygen carriers, their applicability extends to various medical treatments, encompassing elective and cardiovascular surgeries, hemorrhagic shock, decompression illness, acute stroke, myocardial infarction, sickle cell crisis, and proficient addressing conditions such as cerebral hypoxia. …”
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Integrating mandatory occupational health practice and workplace health promotion programs to reduce the high burden of work-related diseases by Francesco CHIRICO, Angelo SACCO, Nicola MAGNAVITA

“…Long working hours have been linked to an increased risk of ischemic heart disease and stroke. Chronic diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease diminish individuals' quality of life and have negative employment consequences. …”
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Ultrarapid Endoscopic-Aided Hematoma Evacuation in Patients with Thalamic Hemorrhage by Kuan-Yu Chen, Woon-Man Kung, Lu-Ting Kuo, Abel Po-Hao Huang

“…All patients received surgery within 6 hours after the onset of stroke. The mean hematoma volume was 35 mL, and the mean operative time was 116.4 minutes. …”
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