A Para-Canalicular Abscess Resembling an Inflamed Chalazion by Diamantis Almaliotis, Elias Nakos, Thomas Siempis, Triantafyllia Koletsa, Ioannis Kostopoulos, Maria Chatzipantazi, Vasileios Karampatakis

“…We report a case of a 70-year-old female patient suffering from a para-canalicular abscess in the medial canthus of the left eye, beside the lower punctum lacrimale, resembling a chalazion. …”
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College Students with Oral Habits Exhibit Worse Psychological Status and Temporomandibular-Related Quality of Life: A Correlational Study by Wenke Yang, Xin Xiong, Yange Wu, Yufan Zhu, Jiaqi Liu, Chengxinyue Ye, Qinlanhui Zhang, Jun Wang

“…Medical students had significantly less depression and anxiety (OR 0.459) than nonmedical students. The possibility of suffering from temporomandibular disorder (TMDs) as evidenced by the OHIP-TMDs score was associated with female gender (OR 1.989) and having oral habits (OR 3.482). …”
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A study of serum prolactin in dermatological diseases in a tertiary care hospital of Assam by Talukdar C, Boro B

“…Methods: We performed a case–control study on 200 subjects which include 150 patients; suffering from psoriasis, alopecia areata and vitiligo; 50 patients in each group and 50 age- and sex-matched healthy controls. …”
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Preventive interventions for diabetic foot ulcer adopted in different healthcare settings: A scoping review protocol. by Açucena Leal de Araújo, Francisca Diana da Silva Negreiros, Raquel Sampaio Florêncio, Thiago Dos Santos Garces, Virna Ribeiro Feitosa Cestari, Samuel Miranda Mattos, Samara Jesus Sena Marques, Francisca Eridan Fonteles Albuquerque, Wánderson Cássio Oliveira Araújo, Vanessa de Brito Poveda, Thereza Maria Magalhães Moreira

“…Prioritizing preventive interventions holds the promise of reducing patient suffering, lowering costs, and improving quality of life. …”
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Prognostic factors for survival in patients with advanced cholangiocarcinoma treated with percutaneous transhepatic drainage by Tomas Rohan, Barbora Cechova, Peter Matkulcik, Matej Straka, Jan Zavadil, Michal Eid, Michal Uher, Marek Dostal, Tomas Andrasina

“…Abstract Biliary drainage is then one of the necessary procedures to help patients suffering from icterus to reduce serum bilirubin levels and relieve symptoms. …”
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« L’épopée » des clandestins by Zied Hadfi

“…Here the interviewee is speaking for the entire community of illegal immigrants, describing their suffering, their fear, but also their hopes and their success. …”
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Pathogenesis of Functional Biliary Pain and Pharmacology of Trimebutin by E. L. Bueverova, O. Yu. Zolnikova, N. L. Dzhakhaya, A. V. Sedova, V. Т. Ivashkin

“…The initial appeal to surgeons with a complaint of pain in the epigastrium or right hypochondrium may lead to unjustified surgical intervention that does not bring relief to the patient's suffering. The consequences of cholecystectomy also have an anatomical and physiological justification for the occurrence or preservation of biliary pain. …”
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Waiting for Treatment for Chronic Pain – a Survey of Existing Benchmarks: Toward Establishing Evidence-Based Benchmarks for Medically Acceptable Waiting Times by Mary E Lynch, Fiona A Campbell, Alexander J Clark, Michael J Dunbar, David Goldstein, Philip Peng, Jennifer Stinson, Helen Tupper, the Canadian Pain Society Wait Times Task Force

“…This will facilitate advocacy for improved access to appropriate care for people suffering from chronic pain around the world.…”
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Neuroimaging Findings of Psychosis in Alzheimer's Disease: A Systematic Review by Fardin Nabizadeh, Shadi Sheykhlou, Sara Mahmoodi, Elham Khalili, Rasa Zafari, Helia Hosseini

“…Conclusion The results of our review provided evidence about the neuroimaging alterations in AD patients suffering from psychosis, hallucinations, and delusions using different imaging methods. …”
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Differential Diagnosis of an Elderly Manic-Depressive Patient with Depersonalization and Other Symptoms by Shigehiro Ogata, Yu Itohiya, Yuri Sakamoto, Yuki Sato, Yudai Suyama, Hidenori Atsuta, Ken Iwata

“…After his recovery, we learnt the patient’s past history of hospitalization for psychiatric problems, and based on that history he was diagnosed as suffering from a bipolar I disorder. The lack of typical symptoms of depression and the remarkable depersonalization and derealization in this patient made it difficult to infer a depressive state. …”
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Standard Correction of Vision Worsens EMG Activity of Pericranial Muscles in Chronic TMD Subjects by Annalisa Monaco, Eleonora Ortu, Mario Giannoni, Pierdomenico D’Andrea, Ruggero Cattaneo, Alessandra Mummolo, Davide Pietropaoli

“…The objective of this work was to evaluate the effects of standard vision correction on EMG in subjects suffering from TMD compared with application of the same vision treatments to non-TMD subjects. 40 subjects were enrolled in this study. …”
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Hikikomori, a risk factor for life-threatening malnutrition: a case report of an emergency within the vulnerability by Nicola Artusi, Emanuele Russo, Gianmaria Valeri, Marzia Tecchiolli, Franco Cominotto

“…The patient was found in critical condition, suffering from shock and multiorgan failure. After initial emergency interventions, and post-stabilization,  he was transferred to psychiatric care.  …”
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Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disease with Positive Autoimmune Indices: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by M. E. Evangelopoulos, G. Koutsis, E. Andreadou, C. Potagas, A. Dimirakopoulos, C. Sfagos

“…A 45-year-old female suffering from severe thoracic pain was admitted to the emergency department of our hospital. …”
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Familial Pulmonary Capillary Hemangiomatosis Early in Life by Johannes Wirbelauer, Helge Hebestreit, Alexander Marx, Eugene J. Mark, Christian P. Speer

“…We report three siblings, two female newborns and a foetus of 15-week gestation of unrelated, healthy parents suffering from histologically proven PCH. The first girl presented with increased O2 requirements shortly after birth and patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). …”
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S-Calprotectin (S100A8/S100A9): A Potential Marker of Inflammation in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis by Claes Hansson, Catharina Eriksson, Gerd-Marie Alenius

“…S-calprotectin and hs-CRP levels were significantly higher in patients with PsA compared with controls (P<0.001 and P<0.001, resp.). Patients suffering a polyarthritic disease pattern presented with significantly higher levels of S-calprotectin compared with controls and patients with mono-/oligoarthritis (P<0.001 and P=0.017, resp.). …”
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The Relationship between Spiritual Well-Being and Resilience in Patients with Psoriasis by Mohammadhossein RahimZahedi, Camellia Torabizadeh, Majid Najafi Kalyani, Seyed Alireza Moayedi

“…This study was conducted with the purpose of investigating the relationship between spiritual well-being and resilience in patients suffering from psoriasis. The present study is a descriptive-analytical work conducted in the largest city in the south of Iran in 2019. 150 patients diagnosed with psoriasis completed Ellison and Paloutzian’s Spiritual Well-Being Scale and Connor and Davidson’s Resiliency Scale. …”
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Relation between Headache and Mastication Muscle Tone in Adolescents by Ewa Wozniak, Jolanta E. Loster, Aneta Wieczorek

“…A group of healthy individuals (axis I value 0), a group of sick individuals (axis I diagnosis Ia, IIa, or IIIa), and a group of individuals suffering from depression (axis II values 1–3) were singled out. …”
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Quality of life related to age and economic income in diabetic older adults. Chillan, Chile, 2019 by David Isaac Caamaño Valderrama, Claudia Andrea Concha Navarro, Yocelin Belén Del Canto Celis, Gustavo Alberto Dupré Orias, Ismael Morales Ojeda, Paulina Segura Hernández

“…<p><strong>Background</strong>: suffering from diabetes can influence the perception of the individual himself and change his daily routine, thus affecting his quality of life; Based on this, the deepening of the subject is of great importance.…”
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MRI Guided Focused Ultrasound Thalamotomy for Moderate-to-Severe Tremor in Parkinson’s Disease by Ilana Schlesinger, Ayelet Eran, Alon Sinai, Ilana Erikh, Maria Nassar, Dorith Goldsher, Menashe Zaaroor

“…Seven PD patients, mean age 59.4 ± 9.8 years (range, 46–74) with a mean disease duration of 5.4 ± 2.8 years (range, 2–10) suffering from severe refractory tremor, underwent ventral intermediate nucleus thalamotomy using MRI guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS), an innovative technology that enables noninvasive surgery. …”
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End Stage Renal Disease: Seroprevalence of Hepatitises B and C along with Associated Aetiology and Risk Factors in Children by Syed Raza Shah, Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, Muhammad Tanveer Alam, Adnan Salim, Mehwish Hussain, Areeba Altaf

“…Results. 444 children suffering from ESRD were included in our analysis. …”
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